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Recruitment
Selection
Enrollment
Attendance
100
Three years old
What is the age children must be to be eligible for Head Start services?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.4 Age of children and family income eligibility. (a) To be eligible for Head Start services, a child must be at least three years old by the date used to determine eligibility for public school in the community in which the Head Start program is located, except in cases where the Head Start program’s approved grant provides specific authority to serve younger children. Examples of such exceptions are programs serving children of migrant families and Early Head Start programs.
100
Flyers, Head Start buses, community events, word of mouth, knocking on doors, and referrals.
What are ways PICA recruits parents?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.5 Recruitment of children. (a) In order to reach those most in need of Head Start services, each Head Start grantee and delegate agency must develop and implement a recruitment process that is designed to actively inform all families with Head Start eligible children within the recruitment area of the availability of services and encourage them to apply for admission to the program. This process may include canvassing the local community, use of news releases and advertising, and use of family referrals and referrals from other public and private agencies.
100
PICA's point system
What is PICA's process for selecting children?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.6 Selection process. (a) Each Head Start program must have a formal process for establishing selection criteria and for selecting children and families that considers all eligible applicants for Head Start services.
100
Visiting Advocates and Records Clerks
Who does enrollment at PICA?
100
All of PICA's staff.
Who is responsible for children's attendance?
200
10%
What is percentage of children who can be over income?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.4 Age of children and family income eligibility. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, up to ten percent of the children who are enrolled may be children from families that exceed the low-income guidelines but who meet the criteria that the program has established for selecting such children and who would benefit from Head Start services.
200
To select those with the greatest need for Head Start/Early Head Start services.
What is goal for recruitment according to performance standards 1305.5?
200
Age and Income.
What must be considered in selecting a child for Head Start services?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.6 Selection process. (b) In selecting the children and families to be served, the Head Start program must consider the income of eligible families, the age of the child, the availability of kindergarten or first grade to the child, and the extent to which a child or family meets the criteria that each program is required to establish in Sec. 1305.3(c)(6).
200
Once the enrollment application and all required documentation necessary is completed.
When is a children considered to be enrolled at PICA?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.2 Definitions. (b) Enrollment means the official acceptance of a family by a Head Start program and the completion of all procedures necessary for a child and family to begin receiving services.
200
3 consecutive days
How many consecutive days can a child be absent before follow up needs to happen according to PICA's policies?
300
$22,350
What is income eligibility amount for a family of four?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.4 Age of children and family income eligibility. (c) The family income must be verified by the Head Start program before determining that a child is eligible to participate in the program.
300
Community health care providers, PICA's pre-natal support group, Visiting Advocates, or word of mouth.
How does PICA recruit pregnant women eligible for Early Head Start services?
300
100 points
How many points in PICA's enrollment point system do homeless/foster or returnee children get?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.6 Selection process. (a) Each Head Start program must have a formal process for establishing selection criteria and for selecting children and families that considers all eligible applicants for Head Start services.
300
2,429 children and 16 pregnant women
What is PICA's funded enrollment number?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.2 Definitions. (f) Funded enrollment means the number of children which the Head Start grantee is to serve, as indicated on the grant award.
300
85%
What is the minimum average daily attendance percentage?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.8 Attendance. (a) When the monthly average daily attendance rate in a center-based program falls below 85 percent, a Head Start program must analyze the causes of absenteeism. The analysis must include a study of the pattern of absences for each child, including the reasons for absences as well as the number of absences that occur on consecutive days.
400
Income tax, 1040, W2, paystub, pay envelope, written statement from employer, or documentation of current status as recipient of public assistance.
What are the types of documentation that can be used to verify income?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.4 Age of children and family income eligibility. (d) Verification must include examination of any of the following: Individual Income Tax Form 1040, W-2 forms, pay stubs, pay envelopes, written statements from employers, or documentation showing current status as recipients of public assistance.
400
IEIC's and school district's ECSE program (local LEA's).
Who do we collaborate with to recruit families of children with disabilities?
400
10 percent
What is the total number of enrollment opportunities designated each year for children with disabilities?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.6 Selection process. (c) At least 10 percent of the total number of enrollment opportunities in each grantee and each delegate agency during an enrollment year must be made available to children with disabilities who meet the definition for children with disabilities in Sec. 1305.2(a).
400
30 Calendar Days
How much time can elapse before a slot needs to be refilled?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.7 Enrollment and re-enrollment. (b) A Head Start grantee must maintain its funded enrollment level. When a program determines that a vacancy exists, no more than 30 calendar days may elapse before the vacancy is filled.
400
Phone calls, home visits, contact emergency contacts.
What are ways of reaching out to families that have been absent for 3 or more days?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.8 Attendance. (b) If the absences are a result of illness or if they are well documented absences for other reasons, no special action is required. If, however, the absences result from other factors, including temporary family problems that affect a child’s regular attendance, the program must initiate appropriate family support procedures for all children with four or more consecutive unexcused absences. These procedures must include home visits or other direct contact with the child’s parents. Contacts with the family must emphasize the benefits of regular attendance, while at the same time remaining sensitive to any special family circumstances influencing attendance patterns. All contacts with the child’s family as well as special family support service activities provided by program staff must be documented.
500
A child that meets all requirements for enrollment in Head Start.
What it the definition of Head Start eligible?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.2 Definitions. (g) Head Start eligible means a child that meets the requirements for age and family income as established in this regulation or, if applicable, as established by grantees that meet the requirements of section 645(a) (2) of the Head Start Act. Up to ten percent of the children enrolled may be from families that exceed the low-income guidelines.
500
Assist families in filling out the application form.
What program staff may need to do to get complete information for enrollment?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.5 Recruitment of children. (b) During the recruitment process that occurs prior to the beginning of the enrollment year, a Head Start program must solicit applications from as many Head Start eligible families within the recruitment area as possible. If necessary, the program must assist families in filling out the application form in order to assure that all information needed for selection is completed.
500
Board of Directors and Policy Council
Who approves PICA selection criteria?
500
When a child moves from Early Head Start to Head Start.
When family income must be reverified?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.7 Enrollment and re-enrollment. c) If a child has been found income eligible and is participating in a Head Start program, he or she remains income eligible through that enrollment year and the immediately succeeding enrollment year. Children who are enrolled in a program receiving funds under the authority of section 645A of the Head Start Act (programs for families with infants and toddlers, or Early Head Start) remain income eligible while they are participating in the program. When a child moves from a program serving infants and toddlers to a Head Start program serving children age three and older, the family income must be reverified.
500
When a child is chronically absent.
When must a child's slot be considered a vacancy?~~~~~~~~~~ 1305.8 Attendance. (c)In circumstances where chronic absenteeism persists and it does not seem feasible to include the child in either the same or a different program option, the child’s slot must be considered an enrollment vacancy.