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San Felipe Del Rio CISD approves $2.91 million Head Start continuance grant application
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Summary
The school board approved submission of a Head Start continuance funding application requesting $2,910,713 (total request $3,638,391 including a $727,678 non‑federal share) to continue services for 346 enrolled Head Start and pre‑K students and authorized required MOUs and signatures.
The San Felipe Del Rio Independent School District board on Monday approved administration’s submission of a Head Start continuance funding application requesting $2,910,713, with a non‑federal share of $727,678 for a total funding request of $3,638,391.
Alana Talamantes, presenting on behalf of the Irene T. Cardwell Head Start program, told trustees the submission covers operations, training and technical assistance, and associated reports required by the Head Start office. She said the program currently serves a funded enrollment of 346 Head Start students across pre‑K, early childhood special education and related categories.
“We service 73 students under pre‑kindergarten, 29 in early childhood special ed, and 21 in other membership categories, for a total of 468 students at Cardwell Head Start and pre‑K” (program categories and counts described by Talamantes were read during the presentation), she said. The grant operations line was listed at $2,878,317, with $32,396 for training and technical assistance to reach the $2,910,713 figure.
Talamantes also outlined the district’s cost allocation approach: 65% of personnel salaries and fringe costs are charged to the Head Start grant ($2,205,127.83 for salaries and $520,988.65 for fringe shown in the presentation), with the district covering the remaining 35% ($1,187,376.52 for salaries and $280,532.35 for fringe). She said the program submitted its annual community assessment, public report, self‑assessment, training plans and memorandums of understanding as part of the application package.
Board members thanked staff for hosting federal auditors and noted favorable review comments. Trustee Linda Guanajuato Webb said federal reviewers were “very impressed with the Head Start here in Del Rio,” and that the district’s program stands out among other grantees in the state.
The motion to approve submission of the application, the annual reports, and to authorize signatures to complete the process passed unanimously. Administration said the award notice had already been received indicating continued funding, though no increase in grant levels was included this cycle.
What’s next: administration will finalize required documents and signatures and continue implementing the memorandums of understanding and program goals outlined in the application.
