If you guys really want to help to keep the program and demonstrate to Head Start that there is a need, help with recruitment of low income families at your school.

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s unfair of DCPS to expect people to enter the lottery without this information. Parents and families rely on ECE, and we should be given the information before we’re expected to choose schools for next year.

But the funding depends on how many low income kids enroll.

Is there a way for parents to call Head Start and tell them how much they love and benefit from having Head Start at DCPS? That might help DCPS get the grant again.

I think it’s unfair of DCPS to expect people to enter the lottery without this information. Parents and families rely on ECE, and we should be given the information before we’re expected to choose schools for next year.

Anonymous wrote:And people here said that the OP who talked about this in the summer was lying.

No, we said OP failed to provide supporting references and was an annoying, repetitive troll.

And people here said that the OP who talked about this in the summer was lying.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else get this letter? Or is this just the troll sock puppeting now? My kid is in PK4 at a school that will be one of the first to lose HS and I got no letter.

What sense would it make for a current PK4 parent to receive the letter? The letter contains information about programming shifts for parents with children still in preK next school year.

Because it is for ECE and that includes K.

Head Start funding does not cover kindergarten. So again, why should a parent with a child moving to kindergarten need to know about changes to preK 3 and preK 4?

Because if they pull some money from other parts of the budget to cover ECE, that’s everyone’s business. And so many K parents have younger kids.

+1. This is a way of reaching next year's PK3 siblings.

Our school just emailed it to everyone in the school.

I agree, everyone in the school should know.

Losing head start will affect ECE the most with the quality of programming but you are naive if that does have have effect downstream on the rest of the grades/school.

Some money/resources will have to be shifted not to replace head start but at least for the testing and materials.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else get this letter? Or is this just the troll sock puppeting now? My kid is in PK4 at a school that will be one of the first to lose HS and I got no letter.

What sense would it make for a current PK4 parent to receive the letter? The letter contains information about programming shifts for parents with children still in preK next school year.

Because it is for ECE and that includes K.

Head Start funding does not cover kindergarten. So again, why should a parent with a child moving to kindergarten need to know about changes to preK 3 and preK 4?

Because if they pull some money from other parts of the budget to cover ECE, that’s everyone’s business. And so many K parents have younger kids.

+1. This is a way of reaching next year's PK3 siblings.

Our school just emailed it to everyone in the school.

Here's the letter:


January 29, 2020
Dear DC Public Schools Families,
At DC Public Schools (DCPS), we are proud to offer free, high quality, full-day Pre-Kindergarten
education to 3- and 4-year-olds across all wards in the District. With funding from the federal Head Start
program, we have been able to enhance the Pre-K programs in our Title I schools by offering additional
supports and wraparound services that promote early learning, health, and family well-being.
I am reaching out today to provide you with an update regarding the status of DCPS' Head Start
funding for School Year 2020-2021 and beyond. Head Start grants typically last for a five-year funding
period, and DCPS is at the end of the current five-year grant cycle. Due to shifting demographics of our
schools that have resulted in fewer Head Start-eligible students coupled with challenges related to
student safety, DCPS has submitted a new application to receive Head Start funding for the 2020-2021
school year and beyond. Please be assured that regardless of funding status, the number of Pre-K
classrooms that DCPS offe rs will not be impacted.
With fewer Head Start-eligible students, it is important that we are transparent with our communities as
we anticipate changes to the grant award. As part of the re-application process, DCPS' Early Childhood
Education Division (ECED) has completed a comprehensive assessment and review of services and
schools to ensure that support services are available at schools with the highest need. The final
confirmation of Head Start funding will be available in summer 2020, and we will be able to share
additional information with any impacted schools at that time. For impacted schools, we expect some
grant-funded support staff and resources - including family services and instructional coaching - will
be reduced.
DCPS remains committed to providing high-quality early childhood education programs that we know
have a significant and lasting impact on a child's school readiness, achievement throughout their
education, and positive life outcomes.
Thank you for your continued support of DCPS' Early Learning.
Sincerely,
Melissa M. Kim, Ed.D
Deputy Chancellor
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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else get this letter? Or is this just the troll sock puppeting now? My kid is in PK4 at a school that will be one of the first to lose HS and I got no letter.

What sense would it make for a current PK4 parent to receive the letter? The letter contains information about programming shifts for parents with children still in preK next school year.

Because it is for ECE and that includes K.

Head Start funding does not cover kindergarten. So again, why should a parent with a child moving to kindergarten need to know about changes to preK 3 and preK 4?

Because if they pull some money from other parts of the budget to cover ECE, that’s everyone’s business. And so many K parents have younger kids.

Anonymous wrote:Wait, so DCPS has been using Head Start funding so MC, UMC and wealthy DC parents don't have to pay for daycare? Ouch.

The Head Start money isn’t enough to cover every ECE, but yes it has been covering non-poor kids. When the last grant was made, there were a lot more poor kids in the system. “DCPS does ECE well everywhere” wasn’t an accident.

Now you see what Early Action was about.

Anonymous wrote:Wait, so DCPS has been using Head Start funding so MC, UMC and wealthy DC parents don't have to pay for daycare? Ouch.

It's only part of the program's funding.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else get this letter? Or is this just the troll sock puppeting now? My kid is in PK4 at a school that will be one of the first to lose HS and I got no letter.

What sense would it make for a current PK4 parent to receive the letter? The letter contains information about programming shifts for parents with children still in preK next school year.

Because it is for ECE and that includes K.

Head Start funding does not cover kindergarten. So again, why should a parent with a child moving to kindergarten need to know about changes to preK 3 and preK 4?

Wait, so DCPS has been using Head Start funding so MC, UMC and wealthy DC parents don't have to pay for daycare? Ouch.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else get this letter? Or is this just the troll sock puppeting now? My kid is in PK4 at a school that will be one of the first to lose HS and I got no letter.

What sense would it make for a current PK4 parent to receive the letter? The letter contains information about programming shifts for parents with children still in preK next school year.

Because it is for ECE and that includes K.