Head Start Challenges - Philadelphia Public School Notebook
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School District of Philadelphia
Office of Early Childhood Education
Prekindergarten Head Start
2013-2014 Restructuring Plan
SRC Presentation
March 21, 2013
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Office of Early Childhood Mission
Provide high quality, comprehensive, developmentally
appropriate programs and services for children from birth to age
six
Ensure that every child in Philadelphia is safe, healthy, and
arrives to school ready to learn and succeed
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Head Start Challenges
Costs to administer in District have risen annually (22% since FY08)
Contractual obligations result in annual compensation increases that
exceed any annual increase in grant funds
increased cost of District retirement benefits
indirect costs attributed to program budgets, compliance, and
administration
Actual grant revenue has remained level (incremental increases in
federal funding and incremental decreases in state funding)
Federal Title I funds are decreasing
Budgeted revenue from Title I increased 173% from FY08 to FY13
Title I funding comprises 26% of budgeted Head Start revenue
District Title 1 funding is decreasing substantially in FY14
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Head Start Funding Trends
Millions
PKHS Funding Trend FY05 - FY13
$80.0
$68.5
$70.0
$60.0
$54.1
$47.8
$50.0
$43.4
$40.0
$56.0
$58.2
$61.5
$62.7
$10.7
$11.9
$58.9
$17.9
$6.5
$8.9
$8.5
$5.1
$12.8
$12.8
$12.6
$12.6
$12.3
$12.3
$11.8
$2.7
$3.0
$4.4
$8.7
$36.1
$36.5
$36.1
$36.7
$36.7
$37.8
$38.5
$38.5
$38.8
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
$30.0
$20.0
$10.0
$Fed HS Grant
HSSA Grant
Title I - Budgeted
PKHS Program Budget
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Head Start Funding Sources FY13
Federal Head Start Grant: $38,791,271 to serve 4,896
children
Head Start State Supplemental Grant: $11,773,768 to serve
1,286 children
District Title I Federal Funding: $17,892,127 to supplement
implementation cost
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Cost Per Child 2013/2014
The cost to serve a child at a partner’s site is substantially
lower than the cost to serve a child in a District-run classroom.
District Classroom
Partner Classroom
$11,700
$8,300
Proposed Average Per Child Cost for FY14
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Projected Budget Gap with No Restructuring
Millions
PKHS Budget Projection FY14 - FY18
$90.0
$80.0
$70.0
$60.0
$70.6
$68.5
$-
$72.9
$75.2
$77.4
$79.7
$18.4
$11.6
$16.1
$20.7
$13.8
$8.5
$8.5
$8.5
$8.5
$8.5
$11.8
$11.8
$11.8
$11.8
$11.8
$11.8
$38.8
$38.8
$38.8
$38.8
$38.8
$38.8
2012/13
2013/14
1213/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
$17.9
$50.0
$40.0
$30.0
$20.0
$10.0
$-
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Fed HS Grant
HSSA Grant
Title I - Budgeted
GAP
PKHS Program Budget
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Head Start Funded Enrollment Distribution
7000
6000
1621
1568
1568
1567
4661
4695
4695
4672
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
1782
1830
4457
4352
2011/12
2012/13
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
SDP sites
Partner sites
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Current Actual Funded Enrollment 2012-2013
Delivery Model
Federal Grant
State Grant
Total
SDP
3,942
410
4,352
Partners
954
876
1,830
Total
4,896
1,286
6,182
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Impact if No Additional Partner Slots Added in FY14
Head Start currently serves 6182 students: 4,352 in District
and 1,830 partner programs
If District and partner ratio was maintained at the projected
reduced funding levels, 500 fewer students would be served
This service reduction would be a tremendous loss to the
children, families and communities in the City of Philadelphia
Reducing number of slots could jeopardize Federal Head
Start grant
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Opportunities To Improve Quality PreK Access
Maintain and increase number of slots by providing service
through partners
Improve access across all geographic areas by partnering
with agencies in underserved areas
Increase the number of slots at partner’s centers that offer
before and after care (beyond the Head Start program hours)
and have care available during the summer.
Increase the number of slots at partner’s centers that offer
culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
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Head Start Restructuring 2013-2014
The Office of Early Childhood Education developed a plan to
restructure the Prekindergarten Head Start program to address
immediate and long-term funding challenges while maintaining highquality Prekindergarten programs
The Office of Early Childhood Education will shift slots from:
Programs in school buildings closed or impacted by Facilities Master Plan
Closing programs in leased facilities, for additional cost savings
Moving programs from other non-District facilities (i.e., Renaissance
Charters)
The restructuring will include greater usage of high-quality,
community-based partner agencies to provide a larger proportion of
the Head Start program
Approximately 60% of the Prekindergarten Head Start program will be
delivered through Keystone Star Level 3 or better community partners in
2013-2014
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Letter Naming Fluency (LNF) – SDP & Partners 2009-2011
80%
75%
72%
72%
72%
70%
64%
58%
60%
50%
At Risk
Some Risk
40%
Low Risk
30%
21%
20%
13%
15%
13%
15%
13%
15%
15%
11%
14%
14% 14%
10%
0%
LNF - 2009 - SDP
LNF - 2010 - SDP
LNF- 2011 - SDP
LNF- 2009-Partners LNF- 2010-Partners LNF- 2011-Partners
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Initial Sound Fluency (ISF) - SDP & Partners 2009-2011
70%
62%
60%
60%
58%
56%
56%
53%
50%
At Risk
40%
Some Risk
30%
20%
19%
21%
23% 22%
21% 21%
23% 24%
21%
23% 22%
Low Risk
17%
10%
0%
ISF - 2009 - SDP
ISF - 2010 - SDP
ISF- 2011 - SDP
ISF- 2009 -Partners ISF- 2010 -Partners
ISF- 2011-Partners
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Maintaining Quality Through Partner Selection Process
Seeking additional high-quality partners through a Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) process to further increase the number of slots
at community based partners
Issued Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify partners to provide
services in District-owned early childhood centers
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Maintaining Quality through Partner Selection Process
Keystone Star Level 3 or better
State monitored quality rating system
Star rating scale: Star Levels 1-4
All teachers must meet the qualifications outlined in the Head
Start Act 2007:
Teachers must have a BA in Early Childhood Education or other related
field
Teacher assistants must have a Child Development Associate
Each site must undergo a quality assurance site visit which
includes a classroom observation, health and safety assessment,
and an internal systems check
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Partner Support and Oversight
The Office of Early Childhood Education will provide
oversight and support to partners through teams
Professional development
Field Administrator/Education Coordinator
Instructional Specialist
Special Needs Coordinator
Social Worker
Nutrition Field Representative
Nurse
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Stakeholder Communication
Parents
Partner Agencies
Office of Head Start (Region III)
Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)
Head Start Policy Council
City Council
Foundations
Universities
School Reform Commission
School District Leadership and Staff
Mayor’s Early Learning Advisory Council (MELAC):
Office of Health and Opportunity, Department of Public Welfare, Department
of Licenses & Inspections, Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth, Public
Health Management Corporation, Department of Behavioral Health, Delaware
Valley Assn for the Education of Young Children, United Way, and YMCA
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Restructuring Timeline
Request For Qualifications (RFQ)
Evaluate and identify qualified partners - April 15, 2013
Finalize allotment to new partners – May 1, 2013
Request For Proposals (RFP)
Bidder’s Conference- March 27, 2013
Closes April 12, 2013
Evaluate and identify qualified partners – April 26, 2013
Finalize allotment to partners – May 13, 2013
Finalize 2013-14 PreK locations – May 28, 2013
Parent Notification for location selection- May 28, 2013
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