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San Felipe‑Del Rio CISD board approves submission of $2.91 million Head Start continuance grant
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Summary
The board approved submitting a Head Start continuance application requesting $2,910,713 in federal funds (with a $727,678 non‑federal share for a total of $3,638,391) to fund services for an enrollment of 346 Head Start students; administrators described program allocations and cost‑sharing.
The San Felipe‑Del Rio CISD board approved administration’s recommendation to submit a Head Start continuance funding application that requests $2,910,713 in federal funding with a required non‑federal share of $727,678, for a total program budget of $3,638,391.
Alana Dlamantes, presenting on behalf of the Irene C. Cardwell Head Start program, said the application covers $2,878,317 for Head Start operations and $32,396 for training and technical assistance, and described a funded enrollment of 346 Head Start students across program types including pre‑kindergarten and early childhood special education. "For Head Start enrollment, we have 346," Dlamantes said, and she summarized the program's cost‑allocation plan as 65% charged to the Head Start grant and 35% to the district.
The presentation included a breakdown of personnel and fringe costs under the cost‑allocation plan and noted that the program has not received a COLA in the past two years; Dlamantes said the program uses projected salary figures from district finance staff when building its budget. Board members asked whether the district would cover any unfunded increases; a district official replied that the district would budget the difference if grant funding did not cover increases.
Board President Raymond P. Mesa moved to authorize submission of the application and approve associated memorandums of understanding; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. Administrators said they already received a letter of award confirming ongoing funding but that the award level reflects prior year amounts with no added increase.
The board also authorized the superintendent to sign required MOUs and documentation related to the grant. The administration said the grant cycle includes community and self‑assessments completed earlier in the fiscal year and that multiple district offices participated in the federal audit that preceded the submission.
Next procedural steps: staff will finalize and submit the application to the appropriate Head Start regional office and execute MOUs as required by the program.
