QRIS rating Record of high performance in primary grades by formerly enrolled children Teacher–child interaction ratings Evidence of development system Evidence of success improving family self-sufficiency Management Team Demonstrate how professional experience of executive director, Provide information on child care licensing and program director, managers will allow for administration of project of QRIS standards for program/center directors and proposed size, complexity, and scope managers and alignment of such standards to the EHS Program Performance Standards Current Program and Explain any differences in current program operations from EHS Share alignment of child care licensing and QRIS Experience (e.g., target population, services provided, program structure, standards with EHS Program Performance mechanisms for quality assurance/improvement, early learning Standards standards, performance measurement) and explain how applicant will successfully adapt to proposed program Organizational Capacity and Governance Maximum Points: Historically 25 Points FOA CRITERIA APPLICATION MUST… STATES CAN… Organizational Capacity Identify capacity of senior executive managers and governing board to: exercise effective oversight of program operations and accountability include Policy Council in planning assure representation of diverse community engage in ongoing monitoring and evaluation Explain how oversight meets program governance requirements of Organizational Oversight Head Start Act Provide information on how current governance structure would change to meet Head Start Program Performance Standards
QRIS rating Record of high performance in primary grades by formerly enrolled children Teacher–child interaction ratings Evidence of development system Evidence of success improving family self-sufficiency Management Team Demonstrate how professional experience of executive director, program director, managers will allow for administration of project of proposed size, complexity, and scope Provide information on child care licensing and QRIS standards for program/center directors and managers and alignment of such standards to the EHS Program Performance Standards Current Program and Experience Explain any differences in current program operations from EHS (e.g., target population, services provided, program structure, mechanisms for quality assurance/improvement, early learning standards, performance measurement) and explain how applicant will successfully adapt to proposed program Share alignment of child care licensing and QRIS standards with EHS Program Performance Standards Organizational Capacity and Governance Maximum Points: Historically 25 Points FOA CRITERIA APPLICATION MUST… STATES CAN… Organizational Capacity Identify capacity of senior executive managers and governing board to: exercise effective oversight of program operations and accountability include Policy Council in planning assure representation of diverse community engage in ongoing monitoring and evaluation Organizational Oversight Explain how oversight meets program governance requirements of Head Start Act Provide information on how current governance structure would change to meet Head Start Program Performance Standards
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