1303.32 Evaluations and corrective actions for delegate agencies.
Grant recipients must evaluate and ensure corrective action for delegate agencies according to Sec. 641A(d) of the Head Start Act.
Organizational Leadership
Leadership and governance are the bedrocks of effective management. Head Start program leadership consists of three key entities: the governing body/Tribal Council (i.e., legal and fiscal responsibilities), Policy Council/parent committees (i.e., set program direction), and management staff (i.e., day-to-day operations). These entities work together to provide leadership and strategic direction. Explore resources to help grantees navigate these tasks and relationships. Learn how to build communication and information systems that connect internal and external stakeholders. Find resources to help design and distribute reports and manage recordkeeping activities.
1302.102 Program goals, continuous improvement, and reporting.
This standard focuses on establishing program goals, monitoring program performance, using data for continuous improvement, and reporting.
1302.101 Management system.
Review requirements for implementing a management system that provides effective oversight of all program areas, promotes clear staff roles and responsibilities, and ensures staff understand reporting procedures.
1301.6 Impasse procedures.
Each agency’s governing body and Policy Council jointly must establish written procedures for resolving internal disputes between the two governance groups in a timely manner.
1301.5 Training.
Head Start agencies must provide appropriate training and technical assistance to the governing body, any advisory committee members, and the Policy Council, to include training on the HSPPS requirements.
1301.4 Parent committees.
This standard outlines how to establish, and the requirements for, parent committees in program governance.
1301.2 Governing body.
Review requirements for the composition, duties, and responsibilities of the governing body. This standard also addresses how to establish an advisory committee.
1301.3 Policy council and policy committee.
Read the standards around establishment, composition, duties and responsibilities, term length, and reimbursement for policy councils and policy committees.
1301.1 Purpose.
Head Start agencies must establish and maintain a formal program structure that includes a governing body, a Policy Council at the agency level and policy committee at the delegate level, and a parent committee.
Part 1301—Program Governance
This part focuses on areas related to program governance, including the role of governing bodies, councils, and committees, as well as training and technical assistance for these groups.