May 26, 2017
We’ve been collecting and curating the week’s must read news, articles and blog posts on Head Start, federal grants and related issues. Happy reading! Budget woes. The President released his budget proposal for [...]
May 23, 2017
At our trainings on the Head Start Program Performance Standards, we always get a lot of questions on the requirements for background checks on new hires. What do you need to know? Who [...]
February 15, 2017
This is the third installment of our four-part blog series addressing the privacy related provisions in the new Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS). Part 1 privded an overview of the new regulations and Part [...]
February 9, 2017
This is the second installment of our four-part blog series addressing the privacy related provisions in the new Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS). If you missed Part 1 of the series, check [...]
February 2, 2017
In the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, Congress required the Office of Head Start to implement regulations to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (“PII”). Nearly ten years [...]
November 3, 2016
Does your organization have “partners” that help it fulfill its grant obligations? Whether your organization is operating a Head Start grant or under any other federal grant program, accurately determining the type of [...]
October 26, 2016
On October 24, 2016, the Office of Head Start (“OHS”) launched the CLASS section of the FY17 Aligned Monitoring Virtual Expo. This launch includes the “FY2017 CLASS Field Guide,” “FY2017 CLASS Review At-A-Glance,” [...]
October 19, 2016
“Streamlined” is a word you’ll hear often to describe the new Head Start Program Performance Standards (the “HSPPS”). Part 1302, subpart I – which addresses human resources management– is one section that lives [...]
October 12, 2016
With the November elections quickly approaching, many feel the urge to get involved in the election process. Head Start grant recipients and their employees may feel particularly motivated because federal, state, and local [...]
October 5, 2016
After a month of acclimating to the new Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) you may have noticed that while there are a few new items, the requirements contain a lot of the [...]