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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My god.  This is hilarious.  All these parents at schools who are losing Head Start trying to justify that head start has no value.

You guys all sound desperate and pathetic really.

Head Start is a great program that has proven results.  Fact.  Your subjective opinions don’t matter a whole lot.[/quote]

I’m just not sure what services Head Start provides. No one has provided and specifics of things that they would lose. [/quote]

You would have to ask your school specifically.  They are given money from the head start program to implement a curriculum that would meet their early learning outcomes framework.

Potential areas could be:

1. Teacher education in regards to outcome goals

2. Teacher training and development in such areas as below:
a. Early childhood development, teaching, and learning
b. Early childhood health and wellness
c. Parent, family, and community engagement

3. Curriculum materials

4. Testing materials and childhood quality outcomes

5. Classroom equipments, supplies

6. Social services such as social worker, mental health providers, community liaisons

7. Health and dental screenings

Those are some things that come to mind.  I’m sure there are many more.  But bottom line is they provide much needed services to schools that lack the resources for these things above.

The schools will lose a lot of money.  They will have to cut or severely decrease whatever services above.  It will drive down quality and educational outcomes.

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If you look at the budget which varies by school but it’s anywhere from $130k-200k per school.  Not small change.[/quote]

Error between 130k-250k plus[/quote]

Ok but if it is a middle class school they probably don't need extra funds for family engagement support, at school health and dental screenings (still available to zero cost to residents, just not at school), and once a teacher has been trained in the outcomes, does it really need to happen every year? Is the ECE teacher turnover that high?

And the schools that receive targetted assistance can still provide the things on the list above that are most critical. I really do not get the hysteria here.[/quote]

Uh no, the schools losing title 1 is not middle class.  The ECE might be more than 40% low SES or middle class but the school as a whole is far from it. [/quote]

Not sure exactly what you're trying to say here. The only school losing T1 this year is LT. LT's PK is probably 75%+ solidly UMC; I'd guess 10% FARMS eligible at most. The school as a whole is more diverse -- which is great -- but still pretty solidly middle class+ overall. (Last year's at risk percentage was 30% and that was with 40% FARMS eligible; looks like this year's FARMS eligible is sub 35%, so I would guess at risk is sub 25%. The PTA raises ~$75K and that's w/ no suggested donation, no fundraising for the first month+ of school so new families can settle in, and only one pay to attend event w/ free tickets for teachers + any parents who ask. All of this screams middle class+ school to me.)[/quote]

LT is not the only one losing head start.  LT may look more middle class in the upper grades but not true for many other schools at all.[/quote]

Why are people having so much trouble confusing T1 and HS? LT is the only school losing T1, which is what the above comments refer to.[/quote]

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