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Board approves Head Start/Great Start wage increase
Summary
The Board approved a wage increase for Head Start and Great Start staff; the ISD will cover Head Start funding while Great Start funding will come from the program's base grant and the ISD included a 3% increase in its budget.
The Board approved a proposed Head Start/Great Start wage increase at the June 9 work session. Community Education Director Brandy Carey told members that the Intermediate School District (ISD) had included a 3% increase in its budget and that Head Start funds would come from the ISD while Great Start has funds available from its base grant; she noted Great Start’s budget would not increase to cover the full cost but would allocate available funding.
J. Taylor moved and C. Bankhead supported approval of the wage increase; the motion carried 6-0. The minutes do not provide specific dollar amounts or indicate which individual positions are affected by the increase.
