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Board tables Head Start facility licensing after public warnings of federal‑grant risks
Summary
After multiple Head Start teachers and families warned that district licensing or temporary operation of Head Start classrooms during a federal shutdown could jeopardize federal grants, trustees voted to table the licensing item and seek legal and federal guidance before acting.
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board on Thursday tabled a request to approve district licenses for several Head Start facilities after extended public testimony from Head Start teachers and parents who warned the board that approving licenses while federal funding and oversight were in flux could jeopardize the program's grants.
Community concerns: Head Start staff and parents said classrooms and playgrounds were built or renovated with federal Head Start dollars and that federal rules require…
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