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Authority To Renew Partnerships With AVANCE-Houston, Inc.; Gulf Coast Community Services Association; Harris County Department Of Education; And BakerRipley, For Head Start Prekindergarten Collaborative Programs
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The purpose of this agenda item is to seek approval from the Houston Independent School District (HISD) School Board to negotiate, execute, and amend agreement renewals with specific external agencies to create effective prekindergarten (pre-K) collaboratives. HISD collaborates with four federally funded Head Start agencies that serve regional sectors of Harris County within HISD boundaries. Collectively, all four agencies will partner with 23 HISD schools. Within the schools, the HISD and Head Start teachers collaborate and deliver instruction to dually enrolled students in 97 pre-K classrooms.
During the 2026-2027 school year, the HISD/AVANCE-Houston, Inc., Head Start pre-K collaborative will continue at Janowski Elementary School (ES). The HISD/Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) Head Start pre-K collaborative will continue at Dogan ES and Fonwood Early Childhood Center (ECC). The HISD/Gulf Coast Community Services Association (GCCSA) Head Start pre-K collaborative will continue at DeAnda ES, Kelso ES, Patterson ES, Peck ES, Reynolds ES, Rucker ES, Thompson ES, and Woodson PK-5 Leadership Academy. The HISD/BakerRipley Head Start pre-K collaborative will continue at Anderson ES, Benavidez ES, Bonham ES, Braeburn ES, Halpin ECC, King ECC, Mistral ECC, Neff ECC, Rodriguez ES, and Shearn ES.
The Head Start agencies will offer comprehensive services to eligible children at the designated schools. These services include medical, dental, nutritional, and psychological services for students and classes for parents. Preschoolers with disabilities will be enrolled according to HISD guidelines for special education and preK. The class sizes, program options, and hours of operati...
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