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Board approves $2.6 million Head Start budget; program adds a family service worker
Summary
The Rockingham County Board of Education approved the Head Start FY26–27 budget, including total program funding of $2,599,443 (including in‑kind), personnel costs of $1,291,190 and a per‑student figure of $10,371; administrators said staffing changes respond to updated Head Start performance standards.
The Rockingham County Board of Education approved the Head Start grant budget presented March 9, which district staff said totals $2,599,443 including in‑kind contributions.
Ms. Jumper, Head Start director, outlined key budget lines: personnel $1,291,190; fringe benefits approximately $706,010; supplies $10,608; contractual training and technical assistance (TNTA) set at $1,223 and a broader contracts line including Teaching Strategies Gold ($5,000) and ChildPlus for program data and reporting. Ms. Jumper said the Office of Head Startperformance standards limit caseloads to 40 families per family service worker, so the program will add an additional family service worker (moving staffing from three to four family service workers). "We used our NC Pre‑K budget to fund this position," she said.
Dr. Shotwell and other administrators described how Head Start expenditures are layered with NC Pre‑K reimbursements and in‑kind supports. The board asked questions about training priorities (autism supports, Conscious Discipline) and how the district plans to pilot Teaching Strategies Gold for preschool assessment and alignment with the science of reading.
The board approved the budget after a motion and second. Next steps: staff will submit the grant application to the Office of Head Start in April as part of the districts annual grant cycle and proceed with the staffing adjustments described in the presentation.
