Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 3/11/2021 - 5:30 PM
Category: ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Type: Action
Subject: 2. Action on a Request to Approve the MPS FY21 Head Start Federal Continuation Grant Application
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 1
Academic Achievement
Policy: Admin Policy 1.01 - Vision, Mission, Core Beliefs, and Goals
Attachments FY21 MPS Non-compete Program Narrative and Budget Narrative
File Attachment:
FY21 MPS Non-compete Program Narrative and Budget Narrative.pdf
Background: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requires the participation--through review, feedback, and approval--of the Milwaukee Public Schools Head Start Policy Council and Milwaukee Board of School Directors in the MPS Head Start federal continuation and baseline grant application.

The Head Start federal grant and county baseline application was presented to and discussed and approved by the Policy Council on February 25, 2021.

The funded enrollment for federal MPS Head Start grant is 1,506.

The FY21 Head Start federal continuation grant application was due March 1, 2021.
Fiscal Impact Statement: This item does not authorize expenditures. The federal grant is expected to be in the amount of $11,181,973.
Implementation and Assessment Plan
Recommendation: The Administration recommends that the Board approve the submission of the 2021-2022 Head Start federal application.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Joandy Williams - Manager of Early Childhood/Head Start
Signed By:
Felicia Saffold, Ed.D. - Senior Director, Curriculum & Instruction
Signed By:
Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent