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Gordon E. Lacy, Chairman
To Weld County Commissioners Date June 17, 1987
COLORADO From Walter J. Speckman, Executive Director, Human Resources
Migrant Head Start Expansion Grant
Subject:
The Migrant Head Start Program is applying for expansion funds in the
amount of $300,174.00 to increase services for Migrant Head Start
children in Weld, Boulder, Adams, and Larimer counties.
The Migrant Head Start Program will sign cooperative agreements with the
Lamar and Alamosa BOCES to provide services to migrant children in those
two areas.
These funds will provide services for an additional 271 Migrant Head
Start children.
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BUDGET FIGURES FOR HHS
expansion of 1987
WELD COUNTY
1987
Migrant Head Start /Day Care
PA 23 Budget expansion
Personnel
Salaries , Staff 82135
Salaries, Transportation « 16000
Total Personnel 98135
Fringe Benefits
Workers Compensation 572
Health and Life Insurance 2958
FICA 6399
Total Fringe Benef 9928
Travel
Mileage ( . 20 per mile) 60
Out-of-Town Expense 15
Meals 150
Total Travel 225
Supplies
Food 15500 -15000
Office Supplies 1800
Janitorial Supplies 2300
Classroom Supplies 3400
Medical Dental Supplies 4200
Kitchen Supplies 1839
Total supplies 29039 -15000
Other
R&M Supplies 1560
Gas & Oil 9000
Postage 120
Printing 840
Subscriptions 30
Memberships & Dues 60
Utilities 5580
Telephone 900
Storage 420
Medical & Dental Services 4243
Audit Fees 720
Other Proffesional Services 15400
R & M Vehicles 7000
R & M Equipment 1000
Staff & Local Travel 5000
Meeting Expense 300
Books 120
Supportive Services 180
Insurance 180
Building & Equipment Rent 4000
Machinery & equipment Rent 1020 8'70493
Total Other 57673 0
Program Expenditures 195000 -Icnnn
BUDGET FIGURES FOR HHS
expansion of 1987
SAN LUIS PA 23
1987
Migrant Head Start /Day Care
PA 23 Budget expansion CCFP
Salaries, Administration 4000
Salaries , Staff 15000
Salaries , Transportation 2000
Total Personnel 21000
Fringe Benefits
Workers Compensation 173
Health and Life Insurance 894
FICA 1933
Total Fringe Benef 3000
Travel
Mileage ( . 20 per mile ) 1500
Out-of-Town Expense 5
Meals 47
Total Travel 1552
Supplies
Food 6000 -4500
Office Supplies 563
Janitorial Supplies 563
Classroom Supplies 750
Medical Dental Supplies 1313
Kitchen Supplies 188
Total supplies 9375 -4500
Other
R&M Supplies 488
Gas & Oil 1875
Postage 38
Printing 263
Subscriptions 9
Memberships & Dues 19
Utilities 1744
Telephone 281
Storage 131
Medical & Dental Services 1013
Audit Fees 225
Other Proffesional Services 4500
R & M Vehicles 1744
R & M Equipment 263
Staff & Local Travel 656
Meeting Expense 94
Books 38
Supportive Services 56
Insurance 56
Building & Equipment Rent 938
Machinery & equipment Rent 319
Total Other 14748 870493
Program Expenditures 49674 -45nn
BUDGET FIGURES FOR HHS
expansion of 1987
LAMAR
1987
Migrant Head Start /Day Care
PA 23 Budget expansion CCFP
Personnel
Salaries , Administration 4610
Salaries , Staff 39479 -2500
Salaries , Transportation 3719
Total Personnel . 47807 -2500
Fringe Benefits
Workers Compensation 305 -24
Health and Life Insurance 1579 -122
FICA 3415 -264
Total Fringe Benef 5299 -409
Travel
Mileage ( . 20 per mile ) 25
Out-of-Town Expense 6
Meals 64
Total Travel 96
Supplies
Food 4090 -4000 .00
Office Supplies 764
Janitorial Supplies 764
Classroom Supplies 1019
Medical Dental Supplies 1783
Kitchen Supplies 255
Total supplies 8674 -4000
Other
R&M Supplies 662
Gas & Oil 2547
Postage 51
Printing 357
Subscriptions 13
Memberships & Dues 25
Utilities 2369
Telephone 382
Storage 178
Medical & Dental Services 1377
Audit Fees 306
Other Proffesional Services 6113
R & M Vehicles 2369
R & M Equipment 357
Staff & Local Travel 891
Meeting Expense 127
Books 51
Supportive Services 76
Insurance 76
Building & Equipment Rent 1274
Machinery & equipment Rent 433
Total Other 20033
Program Expenditures 81909 -6909 870493
Anticipated CCFP Reimbursement -6909
A. Need for Assistance
For the remainder of this decade and well into the next, it is
anticipated that rural agricultural communities in twenty-three of
Colorado's sixty-three counties will continue to experience an influx of
migratory agricultural workers. Approximately five to six thousand
(5,000 - 6,000) interstate migrants come to Colorado from Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona, California, and other areas of the Southwest. A small
number come from Missouri , Washington, and Iowa. These families move
into Colorado in order to prepare the soil , plant, irrigate, weed, thin,
harvest, grade, sort, and package Colorado's produce. Others work in
packing sheds and potato cellars.
Approximately ninety-five percent (95%) of migrant farmworkers in
Colorado are Hispanic. Of these, nearly sixty percent (60%) are
mono-lingual (Spanish only). Of the remaining five percent (5%) , four
percent (4%) are Anglos and one percent (1%) are Native Americans and
Blacks.
Migrant farmworkers are among the very poorest of the working poor in
America today. Nationally, the average income for individual
farmworkers is estimated at $27 per day for an average of 96 working
days, or $2,592 per year. In Colorado, the average annual income for a
family of six is currently estimated to be between $4,200 and $5,500.
Aggravating the farmworkers very low income is the factor of inflation
which has a devastating affect on the ability to obtain even the bare
essentials of life. The lifestyle of migrant farmworkers in Colorado is
characterized by underemployment, low wages , job insecurity, substandard
(although expensive) housing, inadequate nutrition, cultural isolation
and community discrimination.
Children of migrant farmworkers represent the principal "high risk"
population in Colorado. Not only do children of migrant farmworkers
face typical diseases and health problems associated with childhood,
but also they confront numerous health problems and risks associated
with their migratory lifestyle and the environmental hazards faced by an
agricultural worker--the third most hazardous occupation in the United
States.
Infants and preschool age children are regularly at field worksites.
Those not in the field are often cared for in conditions that are far
below the accepted standards of care for children. Both sets of
conditions may be considered by legal definition to constitute child
neglect.
In 1984, Colorado had thirteen migrant day care/Head Start centers for
infants and preschool age children of migrant agricultural workers; and
this number of centers did not meet the full demand. These centers
provided services to approximately six hundred (600) children throughout
the state. In 1986, there were only three (3) migrant day care/Head
Start centers operating in Colorado serving three hundred (300) migrant
children. The Weld County Migrant Head Start provides services to two
hundred (200) children in Weld, Adams, and Boulder counties. Otero
Community College provides services to one hundred (100) children in
Otero County.
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The number of preschool migrant children in the State of Colorado has
been determined through data collected from the following sources:
State Department of Education, Title I Migrant Education, Weld Board of
Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) , and historical data compiled
through the Migrant Day Care/Head Start program operated by Weld County
in 1986. The Colorado Migrant and Rural Coalition did participate in
a needs assessment process also. The coalition is formed by statewide
agencies, local community organizations, and advocates of migrant
fa rniworkers. The coalition meets throughout the year to plan delivery of
services, to assess resources available, and to identify other migrant
worker needs.
The data is broken down by month (the months shown are those with the
greatest impact of migrant families in the area) and by children's age.
Chart 1
Adams and Boulder Counties
The Weld County Migrant Head Start is presently funded to serve one
hundred (100) children for a period of fifteen (15) weeks in these two
counties. The dates of actual services during the summer of 1986 were
July 7, 1986 to October 16, 1986.
Number of Number of migrant
migrant children children unnerved
Month Age (years) in counties by Migrant Head Start
May 0 - 2 39 39
3 - 5 89 89
June 0 - 2 60 60
3 - 5 124 124
July 0 - 2 96 37
3 - 5 136 92
August 0 - 2 68 22
3 - 5 118 54
October 0 - 2 72 47
3 - 5 121 43
September 0 - 2 32 18
3 - 5 76 34
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Chart 2
Weld County
The Weld County Migrant Head Start Program is presently funded to serve
100 children in the Weld County area for a period of 15 weeks. The
dates of actual services during the summer of 1986 were July 7, 1986 to
October 16, 1986.
Number of Number of migrant
migrant children children unserved
Month Age (years) in counties by migrant Head Start
May 0 - 2 165 165
3 - 5 108 108
June 0 - 2 111 111
3 - 5 162 162
July 0 - 2 106 61
3 - 5 162 106
August 0 - 2 85 31
3 - 5 150 73
September 0 - 2 64 31
3 - 5 123 70
October 0 - 2 50 4
3 - 5 112 50
The counties chosen to receive services represent the predominant
agricultural areas in the state of Colorado. The influx of migrant
families into these counties is also greater than anywhere else in the
state. The families who will receive services must be migrant
farmworkers, as defined by the Administration for Children Youth and
Families (ACYF) Migrant Head Start; meet the family income guidelines;
and be presently working in the fields. Families meeting the criteria
are some of the most vulnerable in at risk populations. Although
farmworkers are of major economic importance to many of Colorado's rural
communities, they are virtually invisible to local decision makers
because they have no voting power, do not own property, and are
culturally and linguistically different from the local power bases.
They are not anyone's natural constituency. Most communities are
neither aware of, nor willing to respond to, the needs of Colorado's
migrant agricultural labor force.
The Weld County Migrant Head Start is preparing to increase the number
of children enrolled in the following areas:
Weld County by 60 children
10 infants 0 - 1z
20 toddlers 1} - 3
30 Head Start 3 - 4
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Adams County by 30 children
10 infants 0 - 1#
10 toddlers 1} - 3
10 Head Start 3 - 4
Boulder County by 30 children
10 infants 0 - 1}
10 toddlers 14 - 3
10 Head Start 3 - 4
These counties do not count at the present time with other service
providers (public schools or preschool comprehensive developmental
services) who could serve migrant farniworker's children.
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B. Results or Benefits Expected
The Weld County Migrant Head Start will provide a comprehensive center
based day care/Head Start program which will address critical
developmental , educational , and health services to 0 to 4. year old
migrant children and their families.
Education
The program will implement the Bilingual Multicultural Curriculum
"Nuevas Fronteras de Aprendizaje" for children 3 and 4 years old. The
philosophy of Language Development behind the curriculum stresses
learning concepts in the child's dominant language and familiarizes the
child with a second language. The program's goals are designed to
develop both languages through small group and large group activities
with regard to child development the children experience a full and rich
program which promotes their development in psychomotor, socio-emotional ,
and conceptual areas.
The curriculum to be implemented with the 1 to 3 year old children will
be adapted from the portage guide to Early Education. In this guide,
five basic areas of development can be taught. These are socialization,
language, cognitive, self-help, and motor skills. The progress of these
skills are recorded on a check list based on the sequence of normal
child development. The steps in implementing the portage guide are as
follows:
1. Have a defined goal that is specific and requires a response from
the child.
2. Select a specific objective to be taught (for example, buttoning).
3. Select materials.
4. Have a routine time and place.
5. Use short and simple explanations and be sure to model the correct
response.
6. Reward frequently at the beginning and then gradually fade the
rewards.
7. Provide many opportunities for the child to use and practice their
new skills.
The curriculum to be implemented with the 0 to 1 year old children will
be adapted from "Teach Your Baby." In this guide there are five areas
of sensory experiences. These are spatial relationships, self
awareness, cause and effect, and imitation and speech. The progress of
these skills are recorded on a check list based on the sequence of
development.
Health
The Weld County Migrant Head Start will implement a comprehensive health
program which will address the unique needs of migrant families. The
health program will be integrated into the educational component to
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promote healthful life styles and health practices as essential elements
of each child's growth and development. The educational program will be
linked in a systematic way to a broad variety of health care providers
in each community, accessing services to migrant families.
1. Services to be provided
a. Screening and physical assessment
vision
hearing
height and weight
blood pressure
hematocrit
icoliosic
b. Referral for diagnosis confirmation/treatment
All migrant children for whom abnormalities are discovered
during the screening/physical assessment process will be offered
treatment as indicated.
c. Case management/follow-up
Each child for whom a medical problem is identified in a
screening will receive follow-up services, including parent
contact to:
(1) assure compliance with prescribed regimen and medications
(2) assure that necessary return visits are appropriately
scheduled and adhered to
(3) assure that parents are adequately informed of their
child's diagnosis and ongoing needs for treatment
d. Dental services
Nationally, dental disease has been identified as the number one
chronic health problem in children. Dental diseases frequently
cause stomach aches, ear aches, and other painful conditions in
children that are not always identified as dental in origin.
Significantly, dental disease will not correct itself.
Untreated, it will lead to serious dental diseases and
eventually to loss of teeth. It is additionally significant
that dental diseases are, for the most part, preventable.
Specific dental services will include the following:
(1) Identification of needs
Children enrolled in the migrant summer program will
receive dental screening. Caries, periodontal disease,
malocclusion, speech defects and adverse oral habits will
be identified from this screening information and
individual specific dental plans will be developed.
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(2) Treatment of identified needs
All children needing emergency dental treatment will be
referred for immediate care. Other children needing care
will be prioritized and referred for treatment.
(3) Prevention
All children of appropriate age will receive classroom
dental health education and individual instruction, dental
prophylaxis (cleaning) , and topical fluoride application at
the school . Fluoride combines with the teeth, making them
stronger and less susceptible to dental decay.
Diet counseling, as it relates to dental health, will be
provided in coordination with the migrant nutritionist.
(4) Nutrition services
Over the past several years, medical literature has
suggested that migrant children have significantly more
nutritional problems and deficiencies than non-migrant
children. Data from the 1986 Colorado Migrant Schools
report seems to be consistent with this statement.
Symptoms of a nutrition deficiency, such as anemia, are
fatigue, frequent illness, poor appetite and short
attention span. Consequence of prolonged anemia may result
in decreased growth and development potental and increased
susceptibility to infection.
Other nutrition problems such as growth failure,
overweight, and failure to thrive have equally devastating
results in terms of the child's learning potential .
The primary focus of the migrant nutrition program is to
provide direct counseling to children and families where
nutritional deficiences are found. As part of the
nutrition management of these problems, it is important to
assess dietary intake, to determine parent/child motivation
for changing eating behavior and to provide individual
dietary counseling and follow-up.
Other services that will be provided in the school setting
include: inservice training to teaching and food service
staff, assistance for teachers in using nutrition classroom
curriculum plans, and nutrition education at parent/family
nights and during home visits.
(5) Health education services
In 1979, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare released the Surgeon General 's Report on Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention, "Healthy People." The
central theme of the report is that the health of this
nation's citizens can be significantly improved through
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actions that individuals can take themselves. Not only do
these personal decisions influence the length of people's
lives and their capacity to enjoy it, but also, they have
a major impact on the long term overall cost of health care
services.
In addition to the obvious potential for a positive impact
on the health status of a population as a direct outgrowth
of education and preventive efforts directed toward dental
and nutrition issues as described above, there are a number
of other educational health promotion topics which are of
importance to this special population.
The Weld County Migrant Head Start will direct major health
education efforts towards migrant families. Systematic
dissemination of information and educational materials will
take place during home visits and parent/family nights.
Handicap/Special Needs
The Weld County Migrant Head Start Program will actively recruit for and
make available no less than 10 percent of its total number of funded
slots to handicapped children and will provide services to them in a
main stream setting.
Instructional Services
The program will provide migrant handicapped children with special
opportunities to improve their communication skills; will prepare
handicapped children to function successfully, by providing them with
preschool experiences that are geared to their psychological and
physiological characteristics; will provide specially designed
activities which will increase handicapped children social growth,
positive self-concept, and group interactions skills; will implement
programs utilizing every available and appropriate federal , state, and
local resources through coordinated funding that will improve mutual
understanding and appreciation of differences among children.
Supportive Services
The Weld County Migrant Head Start will make every effort to establish
an intra-state and inter-state communication program for exchange of
student records, methods, concepts and materials to assure that sequence
and continuity will be an inherent part of migrant handicapped children's
total educational program.
Communication will be developed and established among the Head Start
programs, the community and its agencies , and the target groups to
ensure coordination of all available resources for the benefit of
migrant handicapped children.
The physical and mental well-being of migrant handicapped children will
be promoted by including dental , medical , nutritional , and psychological
services.
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Lines of communication will be established between Head Start staff and
migrant families. The communication will lead to parental reinforcement
of the handicapped effort.
Pre-service and in-service workshops will be conducted to increase
staff's self-awareness of their personal biases and possible prejudices
regarding handicapped persons, and to upgrade their skills for teaching
migrant handicapped children.
Social Services
The Weld County Migrant Head Start Program has established and maintains
an outreach and recruitment process which systematically ensures
enrollment of eligible children. Recruitment activities include
networking with the community agencies, advertisements in newspaper and
radio stations in both english and Spanish, visiting migrant labor camps
and placing posters in migrant health centers, food stamp offices, job
services office, etc.
A family needs assessment is conducted for every family participating in
the program. The needs assessment identify the interests, desires,
goals, needs, and strengths of the family.
The Family Services component provides direct services and advocates for
migrant Head Start families by networking with local social service
agencies, community organizations , volunteer organizations, etc.
However, the main goal is to determine how Head Start can help the
families to attain self-sufficiency.
Direct Services to migrant families include: free child care, in order
for family members to attend GED glasses and workshops; transportation
to Head Start, in order for parents to volunteer in the classroom,
attend meetings, etc. ; clothing for Head Start family members; emergency
loans; fee for classes; and food vouchers. These and other direct
services are provided in part or all by fundraising efforts and
donations from local businesses. Families are also referred to other
agencies in an effort to meet their needs.
Parent Involvement
The importance of parent involvement in Head Start is unquestionable.
For the past twenty years, the success of Head Start as a comprehensive
early childhood program has been in great part due to the extensive
parent involvement effort.
When we talk about helping children, we cannot discount parents as a
main influence in their childrens' lives. Creating real change means to
affect the family environment, unemployment, lack of educational
opportunities, single parenting frustration, substance abuse, etc. ,
create the conditions for child abuse and neglect; create the conditions
under which young children will grow up without the basic
ability--physical , emotional , intellectual , social skills--to succeed.
Weld County Migrant Head Start is totally committed to the principle
that parents with adequate support can provide the home environment that
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will protect and stimulate children to be successful at whatever they
try. This can be achieved by providing opportunities and encouragement
to parents to participate in the Head Start experience.
Parent participation includes:
o Parents or decision makers
o Parents as paid staff, volunteer and observers in the classroom
o Parents working at home with their own children in cooperation with
Head Start staff to support the child's expenses
o Parents participating in the development of a Parent Education Plan
Parents who will participate in the Head Start Program will continue to
provide their children with opportunities to grow and learn. They will
know where to go for assistance within the community and how to work
within the community system to effect the changes they need.
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C. Approach
The Weld County Migrant Head Start is proposing to provide services to
migrant children through the implementation of the Standard model-full
day option.
Standard Model - Full Day
# of children 120
# of hours/day 9
# of days/week 5
# of days/year 100
# of home visits/year 2 (minimum)
average time of home visit 1 hour
# of classes 8
The standard model-full day option will best serve the needs of the
migrant families in the area. The families move constantly within the
county seeking work. On many occasions it can be 30 to 50 miles away
from their labor camp or house. The distance and the work needed to be
completed, most of the times on a deadline, keeps the families away from
home since very early in the morning until late afternoon.
The program will provide services from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. five days
per week. Services will be provided through two migrant day care/Head
Start centers. One will be located in the town of Frederick, Colorado
(see attached map). This center will serve the southern part of Weld
County, and Adams and Boulder counties. The center is licensed by the
State Department of Social Services and can accommodate the increase in
enrollment. Weld County chose this area because it is centrally
located. Children will be transported from the towns of Hudson,
Prospect Valley, Brighton, Fort Lupton, Longmont, Erie, and Henderson.
The second center will be located in Greeley, Colorado. The Greeley
center houses the regular Head Start Program during the fall and winter
months. It is licensed by the State Department of Social Services, and
has a capacity to house over 200 children. Children will be transported
to and from the center. The following towns will be served: Pierce,
Ault, Platteville, Gilcrest, LaSalle, Evans, and Eaton.
Transportation is provided through the Weld County Transportation
Department, which utilizes maxi-vans equipped with seat belts, radios,
and car seats for infants.
The Parent Policy Council has been involved in the development of this
application. One of the recommendations from the parents was to extend
the length of time that children receive services from the program. At
the present the program provides direct services for a period of fifteen
(15) weeks. However, families arrive in the area as early as late April
and do not leave until late September. The program is applying for
expansion monies to serve 120 additional children for a period of 20
weeks from the middle of May to late September. Attached please find
letter of support from local community agencies and organizations, as
well as other service providers and community members.
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