Webb County Head Start
January 2007
Director's Monthly Report
Enrollment:
- Funded Enrollment: 1,150
- Actual Enrollment for December: 1,150
- Last Day of December Enrollment: 1,148
- High-Income Enrollment for December: 16
- Open Slots: 2 (enrollment in process from waiting list)
- Waiting List: 360
- Attendance for December: 86% (89% for November)
Staff Attending College :
- Staff enrolled in a Child Development course with LCC Grant: Enrollment In Process
- Staff enrolled in Teacher Certification grant with TAMIU: In Process
- Staff enrolled in CDA program: In Process
- Staff enrolled in an Associate Degree Program: In Process
- Staff enrolled in a Business Management Program: In Process
- Staff enrolled in a Bachelor Degree Program: In Process
Parent Education:
- Parents attending Head Start ESL: Enrollment in Process
Vacant Positions: 3 15 hr/week Substitutes
Mental Health:
- Referrals: 3
- ASQ (behavioral screener): All are complete at this time
- Teacher Parent Conferences: 3
- Outer-Agency Referrals: 3
- Intervention Refusals: 2
Disability:
- Referrals: 3
- High-Income Children with Disabilities: 6
- Current Diagnosed Children: 111
- Children receiving services from ISDs: 25
- Children with Individual Education Plans: 97
Highlights:
• January 16 and 17 = Classes for children canceled due to hazardous weather conditions. I communicated with Judge Valdez on January 15 th regarding this decision.
• January 10 12 = Seven staff members and I attended a meeting in Dallas on Head Start Program Review Instrument Systems Monitoring (PRISM) in preparation for the Federal On-site Review.
• January 13 = Father Involvement activity at Little Palominos Head Start Center from 9:00 11:00.
• January 20 = Father Involvement Committee will participate in the Menudo Bowl.
• January 23 = Met with Commissioner Garza for a Governance Training update
• January 24 = Met with Judge Danny Valdez and Commissioner Rosaura Tijerina for a Governance Training.
• January 25 = Commissioner Sergio Martinez will send a representative from his office to attend the Governance Training.
• January 26 = Family Day from 9:30 11:00 a.m. at all centers. All parents and relatives are welcome.
• January 31 = The Parent Executive meeting will be held at 9:30 at Little Palominos Head Start Center ( West End Washington Street ).
• February = Healthy Relationships Conference to be scheduled early February (tentatively February 10 th ).
• February = Parents will visit a City of Laredo Council meeting.
• Carolyn Dayish, T&TA Specialist, will visit the program in late February or early March to discuss progress on the 2006 2007 Training and Technical Assistance plan.
• The Fall Progress and Outcomes report was sent to you in December. I will call your office to schedule an appointment to discuss this report with each of you on an individual basis.
