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Parents and union oppose Head Start staffing change; board approves caseload waiver
Summary
Parents and AFT representatives urged the board not to reduce Head Start family-service facilitator positions, warning of higher caseloads and noncompliance with 45 CFR 302.52. Administration argued funds should be reallocated to instructional coaching; trustees approved the caseload waiver and a related transportation waiver.
Community members and union representatives used the Feb. 3 "citizens to be heard" period to press trustees on a consent-item proposal to reduce Head Start Family Service Facilitator (FSF) positions and reallocate funding to an instructional coach for early grades.
Cheyenne Rendone, speaking as a parent and former South San Antonio graduate, urged trustees to reject the plan to cut FSF positions from eight to six. She referenced federal Head Start guidance (45 CFR 302.52) and argued that reducing the facilitator count would raise caseloads to roughly 44'48 families per facilitator, moving the program away from the Office of Head Start's intended movement toward manageable caseloads ahead of the 2027 compliance cycle. Alexa Lopez, another…
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