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Subject:
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1. Action on a Request to Approve Submission of the Head Start Recompetition Grant |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments:
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2023 Head Start Recompetition Grant Narrative |
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Head Start program is the largest Federal investment in early childhood education. The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 required the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to begin awarding 5-year grants for Head Start and to require grantees that ACF determines are not providing a high-quality and comprehensive Head Start program to “recompete”—i.e., to participate in open competition for funding renewal. The Milwaukee Public Schools’ Head Start Program is subject to recompetition and will be applying for the Federal Grant. The Administration for Children and Families will be soliciting applications from local public and private non-profit organizations that wish to compete for grant funds in the amount of $12,722,388 to provide Early and/or Head Start services to City of Milwaukee eligible children and families. As such, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requires the participation of the Milwaukee Public Schools Head Start Policy Council and Milwaukee Board of School Directors to review, provide feedback, and approve the MPS Head Start Federal Recompetition Grant Application within the 60 day deadline. |
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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Does not authorize expenditures. |
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Implementation and Assessment Plan: |
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Upon Board Approval of the MPS Head Start Federal Recompetition Grant Application, the Administration will submit the application to the Office of Head Start. |
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Recommendation
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The Administration recommends the Board approve the submission of the MPS Head Start Federal Grant Application. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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K. Washington - Manager II, Early Childhood Learning |
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Signed By: |
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Felicia Saffold, Ed.D. - Senior Director, Curriculum & Instruction |
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Signed By: |
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Jennifer Mims Howell - Chief Academic Officer |
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Signed By: |
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent |
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