Scott County School Board approves preliminary December Head Start financial report; program materials show funded enrollment of 137

The Scott County School Board on Feb. 3 unanimously approved the Head Start program's preliminary financial report for December 2025 and received the January 2026 Head Start Director's Report presented by Superintendent John Ferguson on behalf of Head Start Director Cindy Raymond. The board voted to accept the report after it was presented as Appendix A to the meeting packet.

The financial appendices list Year 1 grant funding and related lines for the period July 1—Dec. 31, 2025, with combined program lines totaling $1,463,153 under the HS/EHS "TOTAL" column. December 2025 expenditures for the Head Start grant account are listed at $304,825.14, and the month shows a net income (current month) loss of $2,017.51. The year-to-date statements in the packet indicate a negative net income of $78,250.84 for the grant through December 2025.

The report documents funded federal enrollment of 137 slots (Head Start 105, Early Head Start 32) and a December cumulative enrollment close to that level: total enrollment of 136 in one table and program materials that list current enrollment at 133 with three additional acceptances noted. Centers' attendance percentages in the director's materials averaged about 79% across sites. The packet notes the statutory requirement for a non-federal match under the Head Start Act, Section 640(b), and reports non-federal share activity in the financial tables.

Health and program metrics included in Appendix B show that about 67% of enrolled children had a recent dental screening; Miles for Smiles was scheduled to return in February for additional onsite screenings. Mental-health data in the director's report list nine children reported as currently receiving services, nine under monitoring, and 17 referred for services; one child had an active behavior support plan. Education and family-engagement activities in the materials include scheduled Parent & Community engagement events, parent workshops, and upcoming parent-teacher conferences Feb. 16—27.

The board did not record public discussion challenging the numerical figures during the meeting. The superintendent delivered the director's report on Cindy Raymond's behalf and no questions were recorded at the public meeting. The financial packet and director's report will be available in the board's appendices for review; the Head Start materials label some figures as preliminary for December 2025 and include detailed budget-vs.-actual tables and credit-card reconciliation detail.