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HomeMy WebLinkAbout840924.tiff ✓ T Norman Carlson, Chairman September 11, 1984 o .._ Date p ,t» Board of County Commissioners ��� COLORADO Fran, Walter J. Speckman, Executive Director, Human Resources Subj.c„ Amendment to the Head Start Expansion Funds Application Enclosed for Board approval is an Amendment to the Head Start Expansion Application submitted for signature on August 24, 1984. In the original request it states: "By utilizing Expansion Monies, the Weld County Head Start Program is proposing to increase enrollment from 210 to 250 children. " The Amendment will change to read: "By utilizing Expansion Monies, the Weld County Head Start Program is proposing to increase enrollment from 225 to 275 children. " The line items within the budget section were also amended, however, the total of the grant does not change. If you have any questions, please feel free to telephone me at 353-0540. 890924 �Z C ,r, C ume Approval No 29.4,0718 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE ( APPLI- o. D'J43ER . 3. St!,TE ( DUMBER _ - - _ CANT'S - ARP 3. TYPE TWA OF ❑ PREAPPLICATIOtt APPLI- b. DATE IDENTI- b. CAFE Yen anava trey Year moan% rfe, • ACTION O APPcilanoM' CATION 19 84 9 12 ""` ASSIGNED )9• . Blare aP. O ti T INCATIOM OF INTENT (Opt) Leave AeJriale boa.) ® Rem, OF FORA ACTION ataa% 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT S.FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO, a' disor ient : Held County 84-6000813 b.OrlaniralinUaig t Division of Human Resources - 4 a. Strast/P.0.)laa _ : P.O. Box 1805 PRO. .. HUM3[R • 11(3 d• 16 1010 I d, City : Greeley e. toao, : Weld GRAM b. TITLE Wren • )• Pale : Colorado a.2vealc 80632 Patna Child Development )r.enact Perna vv.* Walter J. Speckman, Executive Director coaxes) Head Start Y & tat plane N,.) : (3n3) 353-n54n - a 7. TITLE AND DZSCRfPTION OF APPLICANTS PROJECT • D. TYPE OP APPLICANT/RECIPIENT' - - _ .. ID-CanasnsQF A dan Ayn r. y16-S' b.:Haat E4acstine!!nstitahn ' - b-/rain Trite District Head Start Expansion Funds Application EDrnrya,y "^°'°`5 (spta Fs; 3 Dist*:PinPinyon . F° tntar on n'rfalc War''1 1 - . 9.TYPE OP ASSISTANCE rau. . A-0ssic Grant D3!ran c j - B updta nbI Drat F-Ct2ir.• ynfce op?r0 O • C-Leta Priak fetter(t) IE I r 30. AREA OP'PROJS 'T IMPACT (Haven el tinny lrnatloe, 12. ESTIMATED NUM-- 12. TYPE OF APPLICATION States,an) EVER OF PERSONS A-Net C--R,riebt: . E-Au PENEFITINO SasandaQia2 - Weld County aDanrat DD°" - rater aypz'7>iater laterrQ 13. PROPOSED FUNDING 34. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: s 15.TYPE OF CHANGE (For near JJr) a. FEDERALy,APPLICANT L ►ROAECt A-emirs.Da)bn F-Cm,,-(Specify); ; 25.000 _00 8-Darner Dollar s APPLICANT 00 •4 County-Wide LI ceeu U pat ar • D-Dsweaae DYrNT - c STATE .00 35e PROJECT'START 37. PROJECTE-Cancellation DATE Yeav+a.W day DURATION Eaton a d. LOCAL .00 39 84 9 1 lEnA. prima bvwia) [ 1 .. OTHER • o 1R EE I ATEDT ATE TO Year month day 19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMDEP. L TOTAL $ 25,000 AO FEDERAL AGENCY P. 1984 9 12 _ 08CH0019/10 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE'REQUEST (Horn.City,Sla4,2/P rude) 121. REMARKS ADDED • Department of Health and Human Services ❑ Yea ® Na s 22. a. To the bnt of my Lnarledte and bend, ►. It required by C143 Circular A-95 this a;alieation was submitted, Dumont to In- Norm. NeaPosee m dab is Ns gameoliaatiere/amyl'«..t.- am atraebon, Darr".. DP .Jltotriale etariaiNNWS and all taspwu» ono elected: apneas alias:i THE tan 5,4.arract, two tea.ntA Des it,,. . 9. APPLICANT duly t,a.isef by Ora toning body at � CERTIFIES be'wrens!and as applstM WO carols G) . 1.61 U Lc THAT be with tee etta,IS anesegete If Du estelalm to 7 - axe b pptnni. O) ❑ O t a s.TYPED SUNi AND TIME ►.SIGNATURE c. DATE SIGNED . CERTIFYING Norman Carlson, Chairman Year mono, day re REPR - II SENTATIVE Board of County Commissioners d 1984 9 12 24. AGENCY NAME - - • - - - - 25, APPLI CA• Year myna day RECEIVED 19 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT 27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 28. FEDERAL APPLICATION OIDENTIFICATION - K 29. ADDRESS '30. FEDERAL GRANT IDENTIFICATION K 31. ACTION TAKEN 32. _FUNDING Year month day 34. Year 'anoe%A ea i 8 g 0 aNG . AWARDED a. FEDERAL _ $ .00 33. ACTION DATE In 19 - DATE ST 1 19 u Q b. REJECTED b.-APPLICANT .00 35. CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORM'S' 35. Year month l- TION (Na... and G..Pherne number) ENDING y T 0 c. RETURNED FOt c. STATE _ .00 DATE 19 AMENDMENT 4. LOCAL .00 37. REMARKS ADDED _ _ 2 I 0 2. DEFERRED ,. OTHER .00 nI Q a. WITHD:A'NY f. TOTAL S .00 I ® Ye, QNa 133. a. In biting abet,action. any comments received Iron Orade1ba,sas rrs tan. f b. FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL si.'ned. II agency rnponse is due undn pradsions d Part I. Obl3 Grreiar A-55. I (Warne and telephone no-) FEDERAL AGENCY it by,been al Ie Mini mad,. I A-95 ACTION i • STANDARD FORM 424 PAGE 1 (!3-75t Praecribed by GSA,Fedare Stan ,n,n.:Givers'+r:}-F Regular Head Start Expansion Application STATEMENT OF NEED: Weld County covers an area of 4,004 square miles in north central Colorado. The County Seat and principal city, Greeley, is located in the west central part of the County and contains almost half of the county's population of approximately 123,439. The population is up 38% from the 1970 census. The 1980 census data identified 1,913 children four (4) years of age and 2,028 three (3) years of age. The Weld County Commodity Supplemental Foods Program for low-income families served an average of 1,046 chil- dren in the time period of January-June, 1984, that were between the ages of three (3) and five (5). The Weld County Head Start Program is presently funded to provide services for 225 children. The current program has the Main Center in Greeley conducting four (4) double session classes. The Greeley Center also prepares the food for both the Greeley and Evans centers. The enrollmert of children is at its maximum and there is always a waiting list for the Greeley area. There are four (4) rural centers in Weld County: Evans , Pierce, Johnstown, and Frederick. The Johnstown Center is located in an elementary school and food is purchased from the school . The Pierce and Frederick centers are housed in churches, and the Evans Center is located about six (6) miles from Greeley. At the present, three (3) rural centers operate double sessions with a team of one (1) teacher and one (1) teacher aide working morning and afternoon sessions. One (1) rural center operates only one (1) session, and the Greeley Center operates four (4) double sessions with a team of two (2) teachers and one (1) teacher aide, with one (1) teacher working one (1) session each, and the one (1 ) teacher aide working both sessions. The Head Start Program recently completed an indepth assessment which was conducted by the Regional Office. The cost analysis section of the evaluation showed the following: 1. The overall cost per child per hour was higher than the average cost in the region by approximately 15%. This is directly related to the number of children served by Head Start and the limitation of space which currently prohibits more children from participating in the program. 2. The amount of actual teaching hours by the Greeley staff in comparison to the rural centers is not as efficient as it could be, i .e. , the teaching staff in Greeley work three and one-half (3f) hours in the classroom and utilize four (4) hours for daily planning. METHODOLOGY: By utilizing Expansion Monies , the Weld County Head Start Program is proposing to increase enrollment from 225 to 275 children. Aims Community College has donated two (2) used steel buildings, approx- imately 30' by 80' , to Weld County Head Start Program. These buildings were previously used as classrooms by Aims Community College. The buildings will be placed at the Greeley Head Start Center on some of the land that is currently occupied by the playground (part of the play- ground will be relocated to a different section on the Head Start land). The set up cost to have the buildings transported and placed on Head Start land will be covered through other Human Resources and county funds. The buildings will provide for two (2) additional classrooms, as well as space for Parent Involvement activities and training. With the addition of the two (2) classrooms at the Greeley site, the following consid- erations apply: 1. With the addition of the two (2) classrooms which will operate double session, enrollment can be increased. 2. Only two (2) teacher aides will be needed in order to expand the Greeley Center. Teachers will be transitioned into having responsibility for two (2) classes , morning and afternoon sessions, this also has been reco.mrended by the Regional Office. 3. The Evans Center which had one (1) double session classroom will be transferred into the new classroom at the Greeley Center. After the initial set up cost for the buildings , the Head Start Program will have lower costs due to the elimina- tion of rent, telephone, utilities, and transportation of food to the Evans Center. 4. Greeley has the highest amount of low-income population in the county; therefore, more low-income children can be enrolled. 5. Enrollment will be increased by a minimum of fifty (50) children. Quality of services will be maintained in all the areas. HEALTH: During the past year, the Head Start Program has worked with the private health providers in the community in order to secure physicals for the children. At the present, the program pays a minimum of $30.00 per physical per child. An agreement with the Sunrise Community Health Center in Greeley is being written at this time. The Sunrise Community Health Center will provide physical examinations for the children (including hemocrit and urine analysis) at 515.00 per child. This is half the price the program has been paying until now. DENTAL: After the on-site review performed by Regional Office, it was recommend- ed to the program to have the children examined while sitting in a completely equipped dental office. In the past, a local dentist would come to the center and screen the children with a flashlight and make referrals at no cost to the Head Start Program. All the services provided after the referral were covered with a standard payment of $75.00 per child. Starting in September, 1984, all the dental examinations will be conducted at the Sunrise Community Health Center at a cost of $5.00 per child. All follow-up treatment for children who require additional dental services, will be paid at the rate of $2.00 per visit, regardless of the amount of work performed on the children's teeth. EDUCATION: A full-time CDA Training position is being created. This position will work closely with the Educational Coordinator and will also provide support to Family Services/Parent Involvement Component in planning training for parents. SPECIAL NEEDS: The position of Special Needs Coordinator is being restructured in order to become an integral part of the Health Component. This is being done because many of the two (2) areas' functions are closely related. BUDGET DESCRIPTION: Salaries: Two (2) teachers aides @ $592.25 x 9 months S 10,660.50 Transportation salaries 7,038.50 Total Salaries $ 17,699.00 13% Fringe Benefits 2,300.87 Gas and oil 2,750.00 Repairs and maintenance 2,250.00 TOTAL $ 24,999.87 Hello