Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 2/10/2022 - 5:30 PM
Category: ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Type: Action
Subject: 1. Action on a Request to Approve the MPS FY22 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 1. FY22 MPS Non-compete Program Narrative

2. Head Start Budget Narrative FY22
File Attachment:
FY22 MPS Non-compete Program Narrative.pdf
Head Start Budget Narrative FY22.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 January 28, 2022.

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

The FY22 Head Start federal continuation grant application is due March 1, 2022.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Does not authorize expenditures. The federal grant is expected to be in the amount of $11,316,909.
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon Board Approval the Administration will submit the grant application.
Recommendation: The Administration recommends that the Board approve the submission of the 2022-2023 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:
Jennifer Mims Howell - Chief Academic Officer
Signed By:
Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent