Date: 2/26/2015 Location: Ramada Inn, Paintsville 1

Date: 2/26/2015

Location: Ramada Inn, Paintsville

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Eligibility

Recruitment

Selection

Enrollment

Attendance

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What are the only two requirements for a child to be eligible for Head Start?

ELIGIBILITY

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Head Start eligible means a child meets the requirements for Age and Family Income as established in regulation 1305 of Performance Standards.

AGE REQUIREMENT FOR HEAD START

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Although Head Start is designed for low income children, any

family can apply if the child meets the age requirement. Age Requirement: The child must be

at least 3 and no older than 4 by August 1st to be considered eligible.

Age Requirement: The child must be at least 3 and no older than 4 by

August 1st to be considered eligible.


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There are two situations when a child turns 3 years of age AFTER

the August 1 cut-off date but would still be eligible to enroll:1. If the child has a diagnosed disability (IEP).

Note: That child should be on the waiting list as soon as they turn 3 and can be enrolled on their 3 rd birthday.

2. If the program has reached their overincome limit of children and doesn’t have any other kids on the waiting list to enroll, they can enroll a child that has already turned 3 but did not do so by August 1.

Note: Enrolling this child would be a “last resort” to maintain funded enrollment.

1. If the child has a diagnosed disability (IEP). Note: That child should be on the waiting list as soon as they turn 3 and can be enrolled on their 3 rd

birthday.

2. If the program has reached their overincome limit of children and doesn’t have any other kids on the waiting list to enroll, they can enroll a child that has already turned 3 but did not do so by August 1.

Note: Enrolling this child would be a “last resort” to maintain funded enrollment.


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• If you enroll a PIR 2 year old in your program, he/she can and should remain in your program for the current year as well as the two upcoming years.

• You will not reverify information on a child returning for a 2nd year, but if the child is eligible to return for a 3rd year, you must obtain a new application, income, and complete a new Eligibility Verification form as well as reverify the child on COPA.

VERIFYING AGE

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You must have age verification in hand before accepting a child into the program. The best age verification is a birth certificate. However, this is not the only documentation you can accept for

enrollment. Here are some others:– Immunization Card– Hospital Certificate– A letter from another agency that has verified birth such as Community Based Services or Health Department– List of age eligible children whose families receive public assistance (TANF list).– And many more

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Once you have determined that the child is age eligible for Head Start, an enrollment application should be completed regardless of what the parent tells you about their income.

Every parent, with an age eligible child living in your district, has the right to fill out a Head Start enrollment application

Review the Enrollment Application

VERIFYING AGE

VERIFYING INCOME

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Verifying income means that you obtain ALL income for the family of the applying child.

You must ask the parent for all of their income information, not just some of it.

VERIFYING INCOME

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Warning:

Do not help children qualify by neglecting to ask questions or refusing to accept their answers! You are

accountable.

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Income can be determined by examining any of the following:

Individual Tax Form 1040

W-2 Forms

Pay Stubs

Written Statements from Employers

Documentation Showing Public Assistance (TANF, SSI)

Documentation Showing Social Security

And other documents showing income

VERIFYING INCOME

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There will be instances when a family cannot provide any of the documents mentioned. We must always start with asking for items from the list. Alternate documentation that can be accepted when parents cannot provide any of the items mentioned will be:

A statement from the parent indicating incomeA statement from the parent indicating how much money is received for support of the childA “0 income” verification form signed by the parent

VERIFYING INCOME

Lets take a look at the “0” Income Form we use

Reviewing the “0” Income Form

Head Start Program

“O” Income Verification Form

If your total family income is “O” and has been for at least one (1) month prior to the date of this application, explain how you are meeting your living expenses: How do you pay for your housing/utilities? How do you pay for clothing? How do you pay for transportation? I certify that this information is true, complete and correct. ____________________________ _________________ Parent/Guardian’s Signature Date _____________________________ __________________ Verifying Staff Member Signature Date

Revised: 2009-10

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Every person you interview will be receiving money from somewhere in order to survive. But the interviewer’s job is to find out where it comes from and whether it is INCOME or a GIFT.

If a parent receives money from someone without compensation in return, that is a GIFT and should not be counted as income.If a parent receives money from someone because they are providing that person with a service, that is INCOME.

In order to use a “0” income form, the family should not have any

income.

“0” INCOME FORM

SOCIAL SECURITY VS SSI

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What is the difference in SSI and Social Security?

•If anyone in a child’s family receives SSI, the child is automatically eligible and the interviewer would not obtain any other form of income other than the amount of SSI.

•Social Security is simply viewed as income and does not make the child automatically eligible.

Now lets see what SSI and Social Security normally look like when presented to the

interviewer

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DETERMINING INCOME

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Income must be verified for either the preceding 12 months from the month of application or the calendar year preceding the calendar year of application.

Note: When using pay stubs, unemployment statements, etc. to verify income, you must see documentation for an entire, consecutive month that ended no more than 30 days prior to the date you are reviewing them.

Note: When you have received the income documentation, the Eligibility Verification Sheet must be completed within 30 days.

DETERMINING INCOME

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If the parent has not been at their job for the full 12 months preceding the day of the application, you will still take their previous month’s income and multiply by either 12, 24, 26, or 52 (depending on the frequency that they are paid) to show an amount for a full 12 months.

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The Connection Between

Eligibility Verification Form

Child’s Eligibility Information History (Snapshot)

Eligibility Points Information (Points Page)

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Birth Certificate Comm. Based Services TANF list

Hospital Certificate Other

Immunization Cert.

1. Pay Stubs to show income for at least one month 8. Foster/ Kinship Care document showing income2. W-2 employment form 9. Written statements from employers3. 1040, 1040A, etc. tax form 10. Statement from parent showing income (This method4. Unemployment Compensation is only acceptable if the applicant's situation rules out the ability to obtain5. Documentation showing receipt of public assistance (TANF, SSI) any other form of income documentation. Must be attached to the back of this sheet)6. Family Residency Questionnaire 11. Other:7. Divorce Decree or other legal court document showing 12. "0" Income Verification form child support, alimony, etc.

# in Family 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 $Amount $15,930 $20,090 $24,250 $28,410 $32,570 $36,730 $40,890

Yes (underincome) No (overincome)

I certify that I have examined the documentation indicated on this form and, to the best of my knowledge, recorded the information accurately.

Family Member Income Period Income Doc. Used

(choose # from above)

(must be attached to the back of this sheet)

Total Gross Amount

Income Schedule

Income Documentation

Weekly Bi-Weekly

Monthly Semi-Monthly

Yearly

Eligibility VerificationAge Documentation

Child's Name

Date of Birth

Previous 12 Months

Previous Calendar Year

Current Situation

Weekly Bi-Weekly Previous 12 Months

Monthly Semi-Monthly Previous Calendar Year

Yearly Current Situation

$




Documentation Used to Verify Birth(please check one)

Weekly Bi-Weekly




Previous 12 Months

Yes No

Is child currently age eligible to enroll in Head Start?

$

$

Annual Total

$

Attention: Child Eligibility Information sheet from COPA must be attached to

this form before child is enrolled!!

Based on the information above, is this child income eligible for Head Start?

Total number in the family (from application)

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Total Annual Income2015-16 Poverty Guidelines

Staff Name & Title Date

Boyd Crowder

9-16-2011

$400Ava Crowder 10,400 4

210,400

Scott Helton, Director 2/16/15

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Flynn White

12/29/2008 Birth Certificate Comm. Based Services TANF list


Immunization Cert.


# in Family 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Amount $15,510 $19,530 $23,550 $27,570 $31,590 $35,610 $39,630


I certify that I have examined the documentation indicated on this form and, to the best of my knowledge, recorded the information accurately.


(choose # from


Total Gross Amount

Income Schedule


Walter White 5$600

Weekly Bi-Weekly


Yearly


Child's Name

Date of Birth

Previous 12 Months


Current Situation




$





Weekly Bi-Weekly




Previous 12 Months

Yes No


$

$

Annual Total

$7,200

Attention: Child Eligibility Information sheet from COPA must be attached to




_________________

Total Annual Income2013-14 Poverty Guideline


$7,200

Lea Collins, Director 6/19/2012

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Flynn White



Immunization Cert.


# in Family 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Amount $15,510 $19,530 $23,550 $27,570 $31,590 $35,610 $39,630


I certify that I have examined the documentation indicated on this form and, to the best of my knowledge, recorded the information accurately. Attention: Child Eligibility Information sheet from COPA must be attached to




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$3,600


Previous 12 Months

Yes No


$

$

Annual Total

$3,600


Weekly Bi-Weekly




$








Child's Name

Date of Birth

Previous 12 Months


Current Situation Flynn White 8$300

Weekly Bi-Weekly


Yearly


(choose # from


Total Gross Amount

Income Schedule


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Flynn White



Immunization Cert.


# in Family 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Amount $15,510 $19,530 $23,550 $27,570 $31,590 $35,610 $39,630






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$0


Previous 12 Months

Yes No


$

$

Annual Total

$0

Documentation Used to Verify Birth

(please check one)

Weekly Bi-Weekly




$








Child's Name

Date of Birth

Previous 12 Months


Current Situation 12

Weekly Bi-Weekly


Yearly


(choose # from


Total Gross Amount

Income Schedule


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Flynn White



Immunization Cert.


# in Family 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Amount $15,510 $19,530 $23,550 $27,570 $31,590 $35,610 $39,630






_________________



$0


Previous 12 Months

Yes No


$

$

Annual Total

$0


Weekly Bi-Weekly




$








Child's Name

Date of Birth

Previous 12 Months


Current Situation 6

Weekly Bi-Weekly


Yearly


(choose # from


Total Gross Amount

Income Schedule


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CHILD INCOME

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There are 3 particular instances when you will not ask for ALL of the family income:

If it is a Foster child, you only ask for the amount received for Foster care.If it is a TANF/K-TAP or SSI situation, you only ask for the amount received for TANF/K-TAP or SSIIf the family qualifies as “Homeless” under the McKinney-Vento Act, you do not ask for any income at all.

Those are the only 3 situations that would make a child Automatically Eligible

CHILD INCOME

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In almost all cases, the interviewer will designate the family’s income to the primary or secondary caregiver on the Eligibility Verification Sheet. The only time that income is designated to the child will be when it is a Foster/Kinship Care child. A Foster/Kinship child is ALWAYS A FAMILY OF 1.

In the case of a Foster/Kinship child, the only name on the eligibility verification sheet will be the child’s name. On the application and on COPA, the foster money will be listed in the “Child Monthly Income” box and the box on the child’s section titled “Exclude Family Income” should be checked.

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DETERMINING FOSTER CHILD STATUS

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Up until now, we only considered a child as “Foster” if the guardian was being paid to care for the child. However, now that the Kinship Care in our state has changed, we must also change how we view Foster Care.

Beginning with the 2015-16 applications, a child will be considered as “Foster” if the guardian produces a letter from the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) stating that the child has been placed in their care within the past 12 months, regardless of whether they are receiving payment for the care of the child.

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1305.4(b)(1-3) of the Head Start Performance Standards tells us that 90% of the children who are enrolled in each Head Start program must be from low income families.

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Overincome slots do not belong to individual delegate programs. Slots belong to the overall agency and can be redistributed if needed.

For this reason, you must get permission from the grantee office before enrolling any additional overincome children after your initial enrollment selection has occurred at the beginning of the year .

DETERMINING INCOME

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Low Income Family means:A family whose total annual income before taxes is equal to, or less than, the income guidelines decided by Congress.

Family means:All persons living in the same household who are:

(1) Supported by the income of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the child enrolling or participating in

the program and (2) related to the parent(s) or guardian(s) by blood, marriage, or adoption.

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Allison has one child, a four-year old son named James. Two months ago, she and James moved in with her boyfriend Tim. Tim has 3 kids of his own and they all live with him. Today, Allison came to fill out a Head Start application for James. What is the family size and whose income should be counted?

The family size would be 2 (Allison & James). Only Allison’s income would be used.

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Jennifer is 18 years old. She has two children: Jake, 4, and Wesley, 3. Jennifer and her children live with her dad and his girlfriend. Her father owns a carwash and she works there part-time. She comes to fill out an application for Jake today. What is the family size and whose income is counted? (Let’s assume that the FRQ shows that this is not a homeless family)

The family size would be 3 (Jennifer, Jake, and Wesley). Only Jennifer’s income would be counted.

Same family.

Jennifer comes back a year later and fills out an application for her other child Wesley. During that time, her father has given Jennifer the carwash and has retired for health reasons. She tells the interviewer that even though she now owns the carwash and her dad doesn’t work there, she gives her dad $1,000 per month so he can pay the bills for him and his girlfriend. They still all live in her dad’s home (Jennifer, her dad, dad’s girlfriend, Jake, Wesley). What is the size of the family and whose income counts?

The family size would now be 4 (Jennifer, Wesley, Jake, and her dad). Only Jennifer’s income would be used. Jennifer’s dad would count in Wesley’s family because he is supported by Jennifer and is related to her. The girlfriend is not related to Jennifer and would not count.

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Glenn and Lisa are unmarried but living together. Living with them are Lisa’s 4 year old daughter Connie and Glenn’s 4 year old daughter Sue. Lisa comes today to fill out an application for both girls. What is the family size?

This would be two separate families of 2 (Glenn and Sue in one family and Lisa and Connie in the other). However, Lisa would not be able to fill out the application for Sue because she is not her parent or guardian.

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Same family.

Glenn and Lisa get married. They also adopt 2 more children. One of the adopted children draws SSI. Lisa came today to fill out an application for Connie, her biological child. What is the family size and whose income counts?

The family size is 6. The only income that would count is the SSI amount and it would be listed for one of the parents.

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Frank and Tina have one biological child, George who is 4 years old. Tina is pregnant and is due next month. They are also the legal guardians for Frank’s (not Tina’s) grandson, Ike who is 6 months old. Last week, they got a foster child, Chris who is 9 years old. Frank comes to fill out an application for George. What is the family size?

The family size is 4. The foster child is not counted. The unborn baby is also not counted.

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Using the same family as before (Two adults with one biological child, one guardianship child, and one foster child) This time, the parent comes to fill out an application for the foster child. What is the family size and whose income should be counted?

A foster child is a family of 1. Therefore, the only income that should be counted is the child’s own income.You do not need to see any income for the family other than the amount they receive for the foster child. This means that the family income on COPA would be “0”.

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A man and woman are living together but are not married. They are both the biological parents of their only child, Ralph, 3 years old. The mother comes to fill out the application for the child. What is the family size and whose income should be counted?

The family size is 3. Even though they are not married, both are the biological parents of Ralph and live together in the same house so they both count in

his family and both incomes should be used.

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Homer and Ruth have 1 child together, 4 year old Caden. Homer is also the legal guardian for his friend’s 16 year old daughter Madison while his friend is in the military stationed in another country. Madison has been living with them for 6 months and works at Taco Bell. How many are in the family and whose income should count?

The family size is 3. Madison does not meet the definition of “family” because she is not related to the caregiver(s). Only the income of the caregivers count.

QUESTIONS ABOUT ELIGIBILITY

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Q. Can a child be accepted into Head Start if he/she is not a US citizen?

A. Yes. A child cannot be banned from Head Start acceptance based on citizenship or immigration status.

Q. If a parent brings you the required documentation for age and income but you know the family makes more money than what is being presented, what should you do?

A. We are not investigators and you cannot make accusations. If they provide the needed documentation and you ask them for their income in the appropriate way, your job is done.

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Q. If our program has reached our limit of over-income enrolled children and then one of them withdraws, can we replace that child with another over-income child.

A. Yes, if the child at the top of the waiting list is an overincome child. A program can enroll as many over-income children as needed as long as there are never more than 10% over-income children in the program at any given time.

Q. If we have met our 10% enrollment requirement for disability children, can we deny enrollment to all other disability children?

A. No. A program cannot deny enrollment on the basis of a disability or it’s severity to any child as long as they are age and income eligible and the Head Start classroom is an appropriate setting according to the child’s IEP.


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Q. If a program has already reached their 10% over-income children limit, can an over-income child with a disability be enrolled in order to reach the 10% disability children requirement?

A. No. The two requirements cannot be overlapped. In other words, regardless of the number of children with disabilities currently enrolled in the program, the 10% over-income limit cannot be crossed.

Q. If we receive enough applications from low - income families to fill all of our program’s funded slots, can we still give some of those slots to over-income children.

A. No. Children must be selected for enrollment based on the number of eligibility points they receive.


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What is Recruitment?Recruitment means the systematic ways in which a Head Start program identifies families

whose children are eligible for Head Start services, informs them of the services available, and encourages them to apply for enrollment in the program.

How important is Recruitment?Simply put, recruitment is possibly the single most important step in

assuring your program meets their funded enrollment.

RECRUITMENT

Here are some of the more common ways that are used:

•Flyers or pamphlets•Media: TV, radio, & newspaper ads•Interagency or community meetings•Distributing a program newsletter•Word of mouth•And unique strategies such as……………

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How do you Recruit?

RECRUITMENT

• Hold an “Open House” event

• Send out postcards • Send out Christmas

cards with recruitment information

• Use your school principals

• Rent a billboard54

How do you Recruit?

• Invite a political or popular figure to your program and make sure there is news coverage

• Sponsor or take part in a community event

• Put on your own event

Here are some unconventional methods that could be effective:

RECRUITMENT

Here are some partnership ideas for recruitment:

Develop Head Start bookmarks for the local library to distribute or hold a recruitment event at the libraryCreate tray liners for a local restaurantAsk the local TANF office about putting recruitment notices in the envelopes with the TANF checks.Partner with Community Action programs to hand out recruitment flyers to LIHEAP participants

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How do you Recruit?

RECRUITMENT

Each program must obtain a number of applications that is greater than the number of enrollment opportunities that are anticipated to

be available over the course of the next enrollment year. This is your minimum

recruitment goal!!

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How many families should we recruit each year?

RECRUITMENT

We will use a fictional program to determine this number:

1. Our program is funded for 100 children.2. 78 of our currently enrolled children will be going on

to Kindergarten next year.3. 22 of our currently enrolled children are expected to

return.4. We estimate that 11 children will withdraw during the

year based on last year’s PIR info.

Add 78 + 11 Result – We need to recruit 89 children57

How many families should we recruit each year?

RECRUITMENT

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Selection is the formal process for considering all eligible applicants and selecting children and their families into the program.

Note: The selection process should not be a secret. Obviously, the people in this room are expected to understand it, but it should also be understood by all staff and parents so that they will know that it is fair, consistent, and based on a logical system.

SELECTION

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The selection criteria that we use is reflected on the “Eligibility Information” sheet on COPA.

This criteria should be reviewed, updated, and approved by the Delegate Policy Committee, Grantee Policy Council, and the governing boards each year.

SELECTION

Lets take a look at the current Eligibility Criteria we use

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Head Start Child Eligibility Criteria 2014-15

Income Status Points Given

75% - 100% below Poverty Level 17550% - 74% below Poverty Level 15025% - 49% below Poverty Level 125Poverty Level - 24% below 1001% - 30% above Poverty Level 5031% above Poverty Level 0

Parental Status

Homeless Automatically EligibleSingle Parent 2Disabled Parent 1Teen Parent 1Foster Parent Automatically EligibleGuardian 3Living with Grandparent 2

Other

Certified IEP 3Child Protective Services 54 years old 45Death of Immediate Family Member 1Receiving TANF or SSI Automatically Eligible

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Waiting Lists Some Important Notes

Each program should have a waiting list of age & income eligible children at all times during the year.

If a child has been on your waiting list for more than 12 months without being enrolled, his income must be reverified before you can enroll him in the program.

Whether or not your program has a good waiting list is not determined by how many kids you have on the list overall, but rather how many kids you have on the list at each site.

SELECTION

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The only children that should be on your waiting list are children that are willing and able to enroll as soon as a slot becomes available. Here are some children who should not be on the waiting list:

Any child who has been terminated from your program for any reason Any child whose age or income has not been verified Any child who has turned down a slot at the center they applied for Any child who does not currently meet the age requirements

Clarification: A terminated child or a child who has turned down an enrollment slot can be placed back on the waiting list when a parent notifies you that he/she is ready to attend.

SELECTION

Waiting Lists Some Important Notes

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The following excerpts are taken directly from a Program Information memorandum issued to all

Head Start programs in November 2004:

-Regulation 45 CFR 1305 states that “A Head Start Grantee must maintain its funded enrollment level.

Programs are expected to be at full enrollment on the first day of their enrollment year.”

(This means that if you have 50 enrollment slots, there should have been 50 letters of acceptance sent. All 50 of these children should be on your “Eligible / Accepted List” on COPA and you MUST print this

list to keep in your records as proof)

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ENROLLMENT

The following excerpts are taken directly from a Program Information memorandum

issued to all Head Start programs in November 2004:

No more than 30 days may elapse before a vacancy is filled.

A program may elect not to fill a vacancy when 60 calendar days or less remain in the program’s

enrollment year.

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ENROLLMENT

When enrolling children in classrooms, you must be aware of the requirements

regarding “predominant age”.

(By predominant age, this is a reference to whether there are more 3 year olds or 4 year olds in a

classroom)

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ENROLLMENT

If you enroll more 4 year olds in a classroom than 3 year olds, then this is looked at as a “4 Year Old

Classroom”.

In a 4 Year Old Classroom, you can have a maximum of 20 kids (regardless

of whether it is HS or KERA kids)

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ENROLLMENT

If you enroll more 3 year olds in a classroom than 4 year olds, then this is looked at as a “3 Year Old

Classroom”.

In a 3 Year Old Classroom, you can have a maximum of 17 kids (regardless

of whether it is HS or KERA kids)

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ENROLLMENT

You must have a minimum of 13 children enrolled in each classroom

at all times.

BSACAP asks that delegate programs assure that there are at least 10 HS

kids in each classroom.

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ENROLLMENT

Q. A child is enrolled in our program this year but withdraws on January 14th. The parent calls in June and says she

wants to send the child back during the upcoming year. Is the child automatically given an enrollment slot?

A. No. Once the child is terminated, he will only be enrolled again, in the current or upcoming year, if he has the most

eligibility points on the waiting list.

Q. In the scenario above, will the child’s income need to be reverified if he is accepted during the upcoming year?

A. If the first day of school will be more than 12 months since his income was verified, the answer is yes.

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QUESTIONS ABOUT ENROLLMENT

Q. I understand that if a child is enrolled throughout the year in our program and wants to return next year, it is not required that we reverify his income. But if we know the income has

changed significantly, is it okay to ask for the parent to bring in new verification?

A. The policy states: If a parent reports to the Head Start program that their income has changed between program years, it will be at the discretion of the program to decide whether the increase or decrease warrants reverification.

Q. If a child has been enrolled in another Head Start program this year and then applies at my program, do I need to

reverify the family income before I enroll the child?A. If the child was enrolled in one of the other programs within

our overall agency and the verification date is not more than 12 months old, then you don’t need to verify income again.

This is assuming that the income verification is obtained from the other program before enrollment.

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Under no circumstances are you allowed to enroll a child

that does not live in our 5 county service area (Floyd,

Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Pike)

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The next slide may not relate to ERSEA, but I wanted to include it because there have been so many misconceptions about “Classroom

Staffing Requirements” over the past couple of years.

Here goes……..

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CLASSROOM STAFF

There must be 2 paid staff with the children at all times. This means that you cannot have a teacher and a parent volunteer supervising the classroom.

Regardless of what the state regulations say about staff/child ratio, you cannot have just one staff person in the room with the children at any time.

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CLASSROOM STAFF

Attendance of the enrolled children in our program is very important. If children are not

attending, they are not receiving the full benefits that Head Start is suppose to provide. If we cannot

provide the full benefits to the children enrolled, our funding can and may be reconsidered.

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ATTENDANCE

When should a child be counted in attendance?

Our policy is that if a child shows up in the classroom for any amount of time at any point in

the school day, you will count that child in attendance.

If the child is offsite for some type of Head Start required service such as a dental exam, physical, etc., you will not count that child in attendance

unless he makes an appearance in the classroom.

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ATTENDANCE

Excused & Unexcused Absences

Programs are required to record excused and unexcused absences for planning and intervention purposes. But regardless if a

child’s absence is viewed as excused or unexcused, the child is still not counted as being

in attendance.

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ATTENDANCE

Excused & Unexcused AbsencesFrom the following list, which reasons should be

counted as excused and which ones as unexcused?

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Hospitalization Serious illness or injury Family vacation Contagious disease Death in the family Transportation problems Weather conditions Cultural or religious family activities Family’s water was off

Excused Excused Unexcused Excused Excused Excused Excused Excused Excused

ATTENDANCE

Average Daily Attendance (ADA)

Programs are required to analyze the causes of absenteeism when the ADA for the month falls below 85%.

The findings from this analysis should be reviewed for any trends or patterns and action taken if necessary.

Any child who has been absent for 3 consecutive days with unexcused absences requires a follow-up which includes a

home visit or direct contact with the child’s parents.

Note: A program’s funding could be jeopardized if it does not make a reasonable, good faith effort to maintain 85% ADA.

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ATTENDANCE

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Questions?

Documents

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