Memorandum TO: Head Start Policy Council and Board of Directors FROM: Tim Center, CEO and Acting Head Start Director RE: Head Start Director’s Report DATE: April 13, 2016 The following memo serves as my update to the Community Action Head Start Policy Council and Board of Directors. Staffing A tentative offer has been made to fill a Family Advocate position left vacant by a retirement. The Policy Council will need to approve the hire. Interviews for the Early Childhood Development Manager position began today. We hope to have the field narrowed for an onsite visit by the finalist. Additional cook team staff have been hired to facilitate cooking at Mabry for both Mabry and South City campuses. New substitute teachers have been hired. Staffing in the Centers now permits the Education Coordinators to work with teaching staff. The Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend has offered to assist with training needs related to Creative Curriculum. Teachers also enrolled in a Quality of Feedback course to address an area where they scored low on the CLASS assessment. Facilities Louise B. Royal Head Start Center renovations were completed. There are a couple items on the punch list to be resolved before payment of final invoices. Total costs will come close to $200,000. Finance staff will work with the HHS Financial Specialist to discuss how best to capitalize the balance of the expenses that exceed the start-up supplemental funds received (about $70,000). Students returned to the Royal Head Start Center on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
Memorandum TO: Head Start Policy Council and Board of Directors FROM: Tim Center, CEO and Acting Head Start Director RE: Head Start Director’s Report DATE: April 13, 2016 The following memo serves as my update to the Community Action Head Start Policy Council and Board of Directors. Staffing A tentative offer has been made to fill a Family Advocate position left vacant by a retirement. The Policy Council will need to approve the hire. Interviews for the Early Childhood Development Manager position began today. We hope to have the field narrowed for an onsite visit by the finalist. Additional cook team staff have been hired to facilitate cooking at Mabry for both Mabry and South City campuses. New substitute teachers have been hired. Staffing in the Centers now permits the Education Coordinators to work with teaching staff. The Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend has offered to assist with training needs related to Creative Curriculum. Teachers also enrolled in a Quality of Feedback course to address an area where they scored low on the CLASS assessment. Facilities Louise B. Royal Head Start Center renovations were completed. There are a couple items on the punch list to be resolved before payment of final invoices. Total costs will come close to $200,000. Finance staff will work with the HHS Financial Specialist to discuss how best to capitalize the balance of the expenses that exceed the start-up supplemental funds received (about $70,000). Students returned to the Royal Head Start Center on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
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