Board Agenda - December 12, 2006

i. Head Start continuation grant application for 2007-08

Presenter: Jim Hirsch

Purpose: A - Request decision - closure required

Time: No time limit

Description:

The Head Start Program provides comprehensive services that include health, dental, nutrition, family wellness, education, disability services, parent involvement and family social services to PISD poverty level preschool children and their families. This continuation application is for the operating year April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008. Funding levels for 2006-2007 are included for comparison.

2006 - 2007
Federal Funds $946,740
PISD Matching Funds:* $236,685  
Total Operating Cost: $1,183,425  

2007-08
Federal Funds:  $937,430
PISD Matching Funds:  $323,915
Total Operating Cost:  $1,261,345

*Matching Funds may include facility use, support services, or professional services volunteered to the program through the community as well as cash required to help with PISD salaries and transportation.

Recommendation:

Approve the application. Complete grant applications are available in Jim Hirsch's office in the Curriculum Department and in Kathy Waskow's office in the Finance Department.

Business Impact:

Cash contribution: $217,365 (2006-07) $304,595 (2007-08)
The requested cash increase is due to increase in transportation and salary costs. Government funding cuts have caused a loss in the total amount of grant funds received causing a need for PISD to cover a larger percentage of staff salaries. Plano ISD Head Start students are included in the district's total ADA count. This helps reduce the total amount that PISD must send to state for recapture. Recapture amount reduction is estimated at $295,513.

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