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RE: APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR HEAD START AND
MIGRANT/SEASONAL HEAD START PROGRAMS AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN -
WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE -8
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Memorandum of Understanding for the
Head Start and Migrant/Seasonal Head Start Programs between the County of Weld, State of
Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the
Department of Human Services, Family Educational Network of Weld County, and Weld County
School District RE -8, commencing December 1, 2009, and ending December31, 2010, with further
terms and conditions being as stated in said Memorandum of Understanding, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said Memorandum of
Understanding, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Memorandum of Understanding for the Head Start and
Migrant/Seasonal Head Start Programs between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and
through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of
Human Services, Family Educational Network of Weld County, and Weld County School
District RE -8 be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to
sign said Memorandum of Understanding.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 28th day of September, A.D., 2009.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD C� ,,COLORADO
William F. Garcia, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Boar '
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Deputy Clerk to the Boar
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 31, 2009
WILD1 TO: William F. Garcia, Chair, Board of County Commissioners
C• FROM: Judy A. Griego, Director, Human Services Department
COLORADO RE: Memorandum of Understanding between the Weld County
Department of Human Services' FENWC Head Start and
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs and Weld County
School District Re -8
Enclosed for Board approval is a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department's
FENWC Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs and Weld County School
District Re -8. This Memorandum of Understanding was presented at the Board's August 31,
2009, Work Session.
The major provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding are as follows:
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Provider of Service/Term
Program Area
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School District Re -8 (Fort Lupton)
12/01/09 - 12/31/10
Collaboration
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Re -8 AND
FENWC HEAD START AND MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD START
This Agreement is between Weld County School District Re -8 (hereinafter referred to as LEA)
and the Weld County Department of Human Services' Family Educational Network ( FENWC )
Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (hereinafter referred to as FENWC), for the
period of December 2009 through December 2010.
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Agreement is to establish, foster and facilitate collaboration and
provide working procedures between the LEA and FENWC in the delivery of services
related to Colorado Preschool Program and Head Start eligible children.
IL Partnership Requirement
Head Start programs are mandated to have formal partnership agreements with local
education agencies in regard to identifying and serving pre -kindergarten children. Local
level agreements should define relationships and specify areas of collaboration which are
most appropriate to local situations.
III. The intent of this Agreement is to:
• Define potential services and activities provided by each Agency.
• Ensure that each Agency cooperatively maintains communication and shares
leadership responsibilities at the local level to ensure that available resources are
utilized in the most effective manner.
• Ensure that cooperative arrangements between the LEA and FENWC are developed,
implemented and preserved.
IV. Responsibilities of FENWC
1. Provide public information dissemination and access to programs for families
contacting Head Start or the preschool program.
2. Recruit, enroll, and serve, to the extent possible and feasible, eligible Regional Head
Start children ages 3 — 5 and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start children ages 6 weeks
through 5 years whose families wish to place them in FENWC Head Start centers,
including working parents.
3. Screen all Head Start enrolled children within 45 days for Regional Head Start and
within two weeks for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start of enrollment for potential
health problems and /or developmental delays. FENWC will invite LEA staff to
participate in screenings. FENWC will participate in Child Find Activities under
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Part B, of IDEIA, including but not limited to, participation in staffing/ TEP
development meetings, annual reviews and transition planning, and refer children to
Weld County School District Re -8 Child Find Coordinator to obtain appropriate
determination of eligibility for children with disabilities and/or significant
developmental delays. At the completion of the Weld County School District Re -8
Child Find process, children who are eligible for special education services will be
referred to the district preschool director for enrollment in Weld Re -8.
4. Assist in seeking out resources in the community for Colorado Preschool Program
and Head Start eligible children and their families as needed, including services to
meet the needs of working parents.
5. Work collaboratively with the LEA to develop and implement cooperative staff
training opportunities including educational activities, curricular objectives and/or
instruction to increase knowledge and ability to provide quality services to Colorado
Preschool Program and Head Start eligible children. This may include such topics as
academic content standards, instructional methods, curricula, and social and
emotional development, provided by FENWC and/or the technical assistance center,
and sharing the use of facilities and other program elements.
6. Assist the LEA with communication and parent outreach for smooth transitions to
kindergarten.
V. Responsibilities of LEA
1. Locate, identify and evaluate children within their jurisdiction who may be eligible for
early childhood education and related services, including highly mobile children,
private school children and homeless children.
2. Refer identified Head Start eligible children to FENWC for possible services.
3. Provide comprehensive evaluations of children within the Weld County School
District Re -8 jurisdiction with suspected disabilities or significant developmental
delays by appropriate personnel using appropriate instruments, and provide
comprehensive evaluations on children who may require special evaluations.
Weld County School District Re -8, Fort Lupton has universal preschool for all
students; if a student chooses to attend the Head Start program in Frederick or any
other location outside the district, the district would not be responsible for the special
education services. Parents have the opportunity to attend preschool and receive the
needed services (FAPE Free and Appropriate Public Education) provided through
special education in the district. Weld County School District Re -8 is responsible for
child find for any children who are residents of our district, but SPED services would
be through our preschool.
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If a child participating in the Head Start or Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Program,
who is a resident of Weld County School District Re -8, is identified as a student with
a disability, Head Start will notify Weld County School District Re -8 and will inform
parents of their option to attend and receive appropriate services in the Weld County
School District Re -8 district preschool. If parents do not want this placement, then
they are giving up their right to FAPE in Weld County School District Re -8, and
appropriate services will be provided through Head Start.
4. The IFSP/IEP interdisciplinary team that includes, LEA interdisciplinary staff, Head
Start staff (when Head Start -enrolled children are involved) and the parents/guardians
of the child will complete IFSP/IEP development. IFSP/IEP meetings will be held
within the Weld County School District Re -8 at a time convenient for all the
interdisciplinary team members. Copies of the IEP will he made available to LEA
and the parents in English and the preferred language of the family if requested.
Based on the IFSP/IEP interdisciplinary team determination, children will be placed
in the least restrictive environment within Weld County School District Re -8, or if
they choose to give up their right to FAPE in Weld County School District Re -8, in
the least restrictive environment within the Head Start programs.
5. Work collaboratively with Head Start to develop and implement cooperative staff
training opportunities to increase knowledge and ability to provide quality services to
Colorado Preschool Program and Head Start eligible children.
VI. COUNTING AND REPORTING
LEA and FENWC will have systems and timelines for counting and reporting children.
VII. TRANSITION PLANNING
In an effort to provide for a smooth transition from the preschool setting to a public school
setting the following will occur:
1. For Head Start enrolled children, prior to the child entering the public school setting,
the pre-school staff and the child's elementary teacher will meet to share strategies.
Transition plans will be developed jointly, and in the case of children with
disabilities, at an IEP meeting or Annual Review, which takes place prior to the
transition meeting when the student exits from the FENWC to the public school
setting.
2. Information to parents regarding the differences in service delivery will be provided
jointly during the Transition Staffing of the child from FENWC to the public school
setting.
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VIII. CONFIDENTIALITY
Consent for Release of Information Forms that will assist FENWC and LEA in
providing optimal services will be generated and signed as each child is identified in
accordance with the Family Education Privacy Rights Act and the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act.
IX. MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT
1. All modifications to this agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as of the day and year first hereinabove set forth.
Weld County Board of County of County
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WELD COUNTY CLERK TO THE.BOARD
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Deputy Clerks the Board
ATTESTING TO BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SIGNATURES ONLY
Weld County School District Re -8
WELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
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