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Head Start presenters outline ERC rules, grant waivers and proposed van purchase
Summary
Head Start staff briefed trustees on eligibility and selection criteria (ERC), a draft FY26 grant application (flat-funded), two waivers including bus-monitor continuation, and a proposed budget revision to use unspent transportation funds (about $80,266) toward a program van.
Head Start presenters told the Pocatello District board about annual ERC (eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, attendance) training requirements and walked trustees through selection criteria, recruitment practices and program expectations.
Carlia Lopez, identified in the packet as the family services manager, explained eligibility rules: children must be 3 or 4 years old by Sept. 1, live within district boundaries and meet income or categorical eligibility (homelessness, foster care or qualifying…
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