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ERIC Number: ED591021
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 45
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Report to Congress on Head Start Monitoring, Fiscal Year 2012
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services
This report presents a summary of the findings of Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 monitoring reviews, fulfilling the reporting requirement, Section 641A(f), of the Head Start Act. It highlights the enhancements made to the FY 2012 monitoring review system, summarizes grantee review outcomes, and describes the types of findings most commonly identified in FY 2012. Head Start monitoring assesses grantee compliance with requirements governing Head Start programs, including those specified in the Head Start Act (original authorizing legislation in 1965 and its subsequent amendments, most recently in 2007), Head Start Program Performance Standards, and other applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The Head Start Program Performance Standards include education, health, mental health, disabilities, nutrition, family and community partnerships, management, governance, facilities, enrollment, recruitment and selection, and program design. Each year, the Office of Head Start (OHS) re-examines the monitoring review system to ensure ongoing system improvement of its review process. In FY 2012, OHS implemented enhancements to reflect changes in policy and procedure, ensure compliance with the Head Start Act (as amended in December 2007), and improve the overall monitoring process. Specific changes include: (1) enhancing the Monitoring Protocol and software to capture more information on grantee performance; (2) inclusion of sampling to ensure the generalizability of information collected through the review process; and (3) further integrating the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS™) instrument into the monitoring process. FY 2012 reviews are conducted by teams of reviewers knowledgeable about Head Start, and each team is led by a Review Team Leader (RTL). Each review is guided by the standardized methodology and the Monitoring Protocol, which guides reviewers' on-site activities to assess program performance and compliance. [For the 2011 report, see ED591019.]
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services. Tel: 866-763-6481; e-mail: headstart@eclkc.info; Web site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Office of Head Start
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A