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Polk Preschool Programs Woodlake Center

3425 New Jersey Road Lakeland, FL 33803

863.648.3051 (English/Spanish) www.polk-fl.net/preschoolprograms

Annual Report

2012 - 2013

Our Mission: To provide a high quality education for all students

Polk County Public Schools Preschool Programs

http://www.polk-fl.net/preschoolprograms

ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 POLK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Contents Our Mission: .................................................................................................................................... cover

I. SCHOOL READINESS / VPK ...................................................................................................................... 3

SCHOOL READINESS .................................................................................................................................. 4

VPK - VOLUNTARY PREK ............................................................................................................................ 4

VPK / SCHOOL READINESS RATE SCORES (2010-11) .......................................................................................... 5

Early Childhood Developmental Screenings ............................................................................................ 7

II. Florida First Start ................................................................................................................................. 8

FLORIDA FIRST START ..................................................................................................................................... 9

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 10

III. Quality Initiatives Fiscal Reports ..................................................................................................... 12

FY 2011-12 REVENUE RECEIPTS ................................................................................................................... 13

FY 2011-12 PARENT CO-PAYMENT ............................................................................................................... 14

HEAD START FISCAL REPORT ......................................................................................................................... 15

IV. Head Start Program .......................................................................................................................... 17

Program Information Report…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18

PIR Report ………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………. 20

V. Comprehensive Health Services ...................................................................................................... 40

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 41

HEALTH EDUCATION .................................................................................................................................... 42

STATISTICS .................................................................................................................................................. 43

SUCCESS STORIES ........................................................................................................................................ 45

Contact Information:................................................................................................................................... 47


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SANDI OPALINSKI

SENIOR COORDINATOR SCHOOL READINESS

SCHOOL READINESS / Voluntary

PreKindergarten (VPK)

Promoting

Early Learning


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I. SCHOOL READINESS / VPK SCHOOL READINESS

The Polk PreK School Readiness Program and Early Learning Coalition have partnered together in order to meet our Polk families child care and educational needs. The ELC determines program eligibility for three and four year old children for School Readiness and VPK. In addition to the high quality educational component, students will receive:

Comprehensive health services: health education instruction, basic health screenings and health record reviews.

At-school accident insurance. Instructional support services by Early Childhood Education Specialists. Take-Home Library.

VPK - VOLUNTARY PREK

The Voluntary PreK (VPK) program was created to prepare every four-year old for kindergarten and continued educational success. The VPK program gives

each child an opportunity to perform better in school and throughout life with quality programs that include high literacy standards, appropriate curricula, manageable class sizes, and qualified instructors.

All Florida’s four-year-olds are entitled to participate in one of the VPK program options. The District served 648 SR PreK/VPK students.

VPK READINESS RATE SCORES As a provider we receive an annual readiness rate related to the assessment of the children we served in our programs by the State Board of Education. The Polk County School Board average readiness rate score for the 2010-11 School Year Programs was 89. Our Summer VPK Program rate average score was 81.

Polk County Readiness Rate Scores included: 20 schools with a score of 100 10 schools in the 90th percentile 14 schools in the 80th percentile 7 schools in the 70th percentile 4 schools scoring below 70 (Providers on Probation)


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VPK / SCHOOL READINESS RATE SCORES (2011-12)

Provider SCHOOL YEAR Location Readiness Rate

Alta Vista Elementary Haines City 100 Alturas Elementary Alturas 89 Auburndale Central Elementary Auburndale 87 Blake Elementary Lakeland 100 Caldwell Elementary Auburndale 90 Carlton Palmore Elementary Lakeland 100 Chain of Lakes Elementary Winter Haven 89 Churchwell Elementary Lakeland 100 Combee Elementary Lakeland 92 Crystal Lake Elementary Lakeland 85 D.R. N.E. Roberts Lakeland 100 Davenport Elementary Davenport 96 Dundee Elementary Dundee 100 Eagle Lake Elementary Eagle Lake 95 Eastside Elementary Haines City 75 Frostproof Elementary Frostproof 76 Garner Elementary Winter Haven 88 Gause Academy Bartow 74 Gibbons Street Elementary Bartow 96 Griffin Elementary Lakeland 89 Haines City Center Haines City 83 Highlands Grove Elementary Lakeland 95 Horizon's Elementary Davenport 92 Jesse Keen Elementary Lakeland 64 Jewett SOA Winter Haven 88 Kathleen Elementary Lakeland 100 Kingsford Elementary Mulberry 85 Lake Alfred Elementary Lake Alfred 88 Lake Ship Elementary Winter Haven 100 Laurel Elementary Poinciana 100 Lena Vista Elementary Auburndale 92 Lewis Elementary Fort Meade 86 Loughman Oaks Elementary Loughman 91 McLaughlin Middle Lake Wales 94 Medulla Elementary Lakeland 98


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North Lakeland Elementary Lakeland 100 Oscar J. Pope Lakeland 100 Padgett Elementary Lakeland 100 Palmetto Elementary Poinciana 94 Polk City Elementary Polk City 92 R. Bruce Wagner Lakeland 100 Rochelle SOA Lakeland 93 Sandhill Elementary Davenport 100 Scott Lake Elementary Lakeland 100 Sleepy Hill Elementary Lakeland 74 Snively Elementary Eloise 82 Socrum Elementary Lakeland 100 Southwest Elementary Lakeland 100 Spessard Holland Elementary Lakeland 100 Spook Hill Elementary Lake Wales 68 Stephens Elementary Bartow 93 Valleyview Elementary Lakeland 97 Wahneta Elementary Winter Haven 100 Winston Elementary Lakeland 87 Winter Haven Center Winter Haven 86

AVERAGE READINESS RATE SCORE (SY): 92

VPK / SCHOOL READINESS RATE SCORES SUMMER 2012

Provider Location Readiness Rate

D.R. N.E. Roberts Lakeland 100 R. Bruce Wagner Lakeland 76 Eagle Lake Winter Haven 100 Alta Vista Elementary Haines City 70

AVERAGE READINESS RATE SCORE 87

Early Childhood Developmental Screenings Ages and Stages is a developmental screening for early childhood. We use these results to refer children to Child Find due to risk factors that might influence learning and for additional screening to determine potential placement in the Exceptional Student Education. Also to receive support services such as speech therapy and developmental skills. Child Find screens preschoolers who may have special needs, so that schools can better plan for future educational programs.


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School Screening

Totals Child Study

Team Annual Child Find

Referrals Speech Developmental 1 Alta Vista 22 0 0 0 3 Blake Academy 22 4 1 0 4 Caldwell 22 2 1 0 5 Chain of Lakes 84 1 1 6 Churchwell 40 2 1 0 7 Combee 40 2 1 0 9 Davenport 40 6 1 0 10 Dundee 22 1 1 0 12 Eastside 40 2 2 1 13 Frostproof 22 2 1 0 15 Griffin 22 4 1 0 16 Highlands Grove 80 2 2 1 18 Horizon 40 2 1 1 19 Jewett 40 2 1 1 21 Kathleen 22 2 1 0 22 Kingsford 22 3 1 0 23 Lake Alfred 22 2 1 0 24 Lake Shipp 22 2 2 0 25 Laurel 42 0 4 0 26 Lena Vista 40 1 1 0 28 Loughman Oaks 22 2 1 0 29 Medulla 40 1 1 1 30 N.E. Roberts 80 2 5 0 31 North Lakeland 40 5 2 0 33 Palmore Elementary 10 4 2 2 34 Padgett 22 3 2 0 37 Polk City 40 2 2 0 38 R. Bruce Wagner 44 2 1 1 39 Rochelle 40 2 2 1 40 Scott Lake 40 2 2 0 41 Sleepy Hill 22 1 1 0 43 Southwest

Elementary 22 1 1 0

44 Spessard Holland 62 2 2 0 45 Stephens 40 2 1 1 47 Valleyview 44 5 2 1 48 Wahneta 22 2 1 1


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NANCY MORGAN

SENIOR TECHNICIAN CHILD CARE SERVICES

FLORIDA FIRST START

Promoting early parent education and

support services.


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II. Florida First Start FLORIDA FIRST START

The Florida First Start Program is a home-school partnership designed to give children at risk of future school failure the best possible start in life and to support parents in their role as their children’s first teachers.

Emphasis is on enabling families to enhance their children’s intellectual, physical, language, and social development by involving parents in their children’s education during the critical first three years of life

OVERVIEW

FAMILY SERVICE Families Children (0-3) Other Children Frostproof Elementary 23 30 38 Griffin Elementary 22 30 25 Snively Elementary 23 32 32

Total 68 92 95

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100

FrostproofElementary

GriffinElementary

SnivelyElementary

TOTALS

23 22 23

68

30 30 32

92

38

25 32

95

Families

Children (0-3)

other children


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PARENT ENGAGEMENT GOALS No

Education Working on GED

Or Diploma GED HS

Diploma Technical

School Some

College Frostproof Elementary 4 2 4 8 2 3 Griffin Elementary 6 7 2 3 3 2 Snively Elementary 8 4 1 3 4 3

GOALS MET BY FAMILY One Goal Two Goals Three Goals Four Goals Frostproof Elementary 2 9 6 6 Griffin Elementary 1 5 12 4 Snively Elementary 0 0 1 22 Each family is required to work on four goals from the following categories: family, educational, financial and health & safety.

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Griffin Elementary Snively Elementary

4

6

8

2

7

4 4

2 1

8

3 3 2

3 4

3 2

3

No Education

Working on GED or Diploma

GED

HS Diploma

Technical School

Some College

05

101520


Griffin Elementary Snively Elementary

2 1 0

11

4 0

7

13

3 6 5

20 Goals met by family

1 Goal

2 Goals

3 Goals

4 Goals


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PHONE CALLS, MEETINGS, REFERRALS, HOME & CENTER VISITS Parent

Phone Calls

Parent Group

Meetings

Referrals to other Agencies

Referrals to Child

Find

Home Visits

Center Visits

Frostproof Elementary 533 9 146 1 242 171 Griffin Elementary 521 9 199 0 212 218 Snively Elementary 623 9 164 0 319 423

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Frostproof Elementary Griffin Elementary Snively Elementary

533 521

623

9 9 9

146 199

164

1 0 0

242 212

319

Parent Phone Calls

Parent Group Meetings

Referrals to other Agencies

Referrals to Child Find

Home Visits

Center Visists

Referral calls Emails Ages and Stages

Frostproof Elementary 122 2478 51 Griffin Elementary 463 1321 46 Snively Elementary 520 3667 62


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Ensuring

Fiscal Integrity

QUALITY INITIATIVES FISCAL REPORTS


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III. FY 2012-13Report

SCHOOL READINESS - REVENUE RECEIPTS

Revenue Receipts SY 12-13

ELC-QI FFS

ELC-QI PreK

VPK Slots Child Care

Parent Co Pay Totals

July $ - $ -

$ 12,556.00 $ 12,556.00

August $ 22,499.93 $ 44,415.91 $ - $ - $ 54,243.36 $ 121,159.20

Sept $ 14,889.90 $ 32,279.60 $ 39,199.67 $ 17,569.20 $ 74,514.10 $ 178,452.47

Oct $ 18,514.81 $ 62,276.26 $ 51,454.54 $ 22,333.10 $ 91,675.02 $ 246,253.73

Nov $ 32,819.23 $ 16,937.57 $ 39,109.20 $ 19,092.00 $ 78,947.50 $ 186,905.50

Dec $ 15,174.91 $ 25,346.51 $ 17,212.40 $ 17,212.40 $ 65,338.01 $ 140,284.23

January $ 13,925.95 $ 56,034.15 $ 122,482.21 $ 10,578.00 $ 78,071.77 $ 281,092.08

Feb $ 14,866.27 $ 31,717.34 $ 256,106.40 $ 4,124.20 $ 61,619.42 $ 368,433.63

March $ 14,843.00 $ 30,758.80 $ 215,714.27 $ 3,218.00 $ 66,499.20 $ 331,033.27

April $ 16,525.43 $ 58,600.15 $ 298,231.08 $ 4,000.08 $ 96,037.34 $ 473,394.08

May $ 22,746.00 $ 28,952.05 $ 290,353.81 $ 3,568.40 $ 44,089.68 $ 389,709.94

June $ 13,984.69 $ 25,000.00 $ 91,334.74 $ 472.60 $ 42,526.22 $ 173,318.25

Totals $ 200,790.12 $ 412,318.34 $ 1,421,198.32 $ 102,167.98 $ 766,117.62 $ 2,902,592.38

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SCHOOL READINESS – PARENT CO-PAYMENT / FEES

SY 2012-2013 Collected Checks and Fees

Recovered

Bounced Checks and

Fees Adjusted

July $ 21,034.00

$ 21,034.00

August $ 79,981.50 $ (396.00)

$ 79,585.50

September $ 80,535.87 $ (792.00) $ 1,026.00 $ 80,769.87

October $ 98,770.07 $ (699.00) $ 420.83 $ 98,491.90

November $ 78,391.05 $ (192.00) $ 145.80 $ 78,344.85

December $ 60,602.08 $ (369.25) $ 321.59 $ 60,554.42

January $ 73,438.88 $ (1,758.60) $ 774.30 $ 72,454.58

February $ 72,154.62 $ (357.00) $ 836.34 $ 72,633.96

March $ 61,030.52 $ - $ 27.63 $ 61,058.15

April $ 79,815.27

$ 79,815.27

May $ 56,033.10 $ (1,130.00) $ 822.00 $ 55,725.10

July $ 21,034.00

$ 21,034.00

$ 761,786.96 $ (5,693.85) $ 4,374.49 $ 760,467.60


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Promoting school readiness by

enhancing social, emotional and cognitive development

SYLVIA HOLMES

SENIOR COORDINATOR HEAD START

HEAD START PROGRAM


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IV. Head Start Program

Since 1965, Head Start has served millions of children and families by promoting school readiness, by providing comprehensive services, and by emphasizing the role of parents as their child's first and most important teacher. These are the stories of how Head Start has impacted the lives of the children, parents, neighbors, and staff that have been involved in its programs.

The Head Start program provides grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping children to develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school. Intended primarily for preschoolers from low-income families, Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. Head Start programs engage parents in their children's learning and help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. The Head Start Program also emphasizes the significant involvement of parents in the administration of local Head Start programs. Each Head Start program must make at least 10 percent of its enrollment opportunities available to children with disabilities. Head Start grantees must, unless a waiver is granted, contribute 20 percent of the total cost of the program from non-federal funds.

In 2008, Polk County Schools began serving the children and families of Polk as the Head Start Grantee. The annual application process is required by the federal oversight agency to provide current budgetary information and to realign costs.


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School Enrollment Capacity

Actual Enrollment

TOTAL Open slots

Annual with-

drawals

Cum-mulative

ESE ALL Wait

List Auburndale 36 36 0 5 7 33

Crystal Lake 36 36 0 8 12 67

Davenport 18 18 0 2 4 38

Eagle Lake 34 34 0 1 4 49

Frostproof 36 36 0 3 1 28

Garner 36 36 0 4 1 62

Gause 53 53 0 8 5 25

Gibbons 36 36 0 4 3 26

Haines City 90 89 1 16 4 71

Jesse Keen 36 36 0 1 0 54

Kingsford 45 45 2 10 10 59

McLaughlin 36 35 1 11 3 32

Medulla 36 36 0 8 3 63

Oscar J Pope 27 27 0 4 7 48

Palmetto 36 36 0 9 8 91

Sandhill 36 35 1 6 5 27

Sleepy Hill 45 45 0 7 8 130

Snively 36 36 0 4 4 41

Socrum 36 36 0 1 1 43

Spook Hill 27 27 0 7 10 58

Wahneta 45 45 0 4 7 53

Winston 36 36 0 2 5 45

Winter Haven 36 36 0 8 2 32

PCS ACF funded 888 885 3 132 95 1175

ALPI ACF funded 54 53 1 15 4

Totals 942 100% ESE 118 12.5%

The School Board Of Polk County9700 - PIR Report

A. Enrollment & Program Options

102714. Total cumulative enrollment. Includes preschool children (preschool programs), infants, toddlers andpregnant women in EHS programs.

013. Total cumulative enrollment of pregnant women

0

728

0

0

f. 5 years and older

e. 4 years old

c. 2 years old

b. 1 year old

298d. 3 years old

Cumulative Enrollment

0

12. Cumulative enrollment by child age:

a. Under 1 year

a. Of these, the number in double sessions

11. Total number of classes operated

0

72

Classes and groups

10. The number of funded enrollment positions at center-based child care partners with whom theprogram has formal contractual arrangements

0

Funded enrollment at child care partner

9. Total number of pregnant women positions in funded enrollment 0

Funded Enrollment of pregnant women

7. Family child care option

0

5. Home-based option

1. Of these, the number available for the full-calendar-year

a. Of these, the number available as full-working-day enrollment

0

888

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1. Of these, the number available as full-working-day enrollment

3. Center-based option - 5 days per week

c. Funded Enrollment from the MIECHV Grant Program, for Early Head Start services

a. Head Start/Early Head Start Funded Enrollment, as identified on NOA

6. Combination option

2. Funded Head Start or Early Head Start Enrollment

b. Funded Enrollment from non-federal sources, i.e. state, local, private

Funded Enrollment

b. Part-day enrollment

4. Center-based option - 4 days per week

a. Full-day enrollment

1. Of these, the number in double sessions

1. Of these, the number in double sessions

b. Part-day enrollment

a. Full-day enrollment

a. Of these, the number available for the full-calendar-year

8. Locally Designed Option

1. Enrollment Year a. Start Date a. End Date 06/05/201308/13/2012

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628

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b. Of the number of preschool children enrolled in Head Start at the end of the current enrollmentyear,the number projected to be entering kindergarten in the following school year

a. The number of children who were in class less than 45 days

14218. Total number of children who dropped out any time after classes or home visits began and did notre-enroll

Turnover in enrollment

Child Care Subsidy

023. The number of enrolled children for whom the program received a child care subsidy

0b. The number of preschool children who aged out, i.e. left the program in order to attendkindergarten

a. The number of children who were enrolled less than 45 days 0

Transition and turnover (Migrant programs)

022. Total number of children who left the program any time after classes or home visits began and didnot re-enroll

b. Of the pregnant women enrolled when their infant was born, the number whose infant was NOTsubsequently enrolled in the program

0

0a. Of the pregnant women enrolled when their infant was born, the number whose infant wassubsequently enrolled in the program

021. Number of pregnant women receiving Early Head Start services at the time their infant was born

020. Total number of pregnant women who left the program after receiving early head start services butbefore the birth of their infant, and did not re-enroll

0

0

0

3. The number of infants and toddlers who did NOT enter another early childhood program

2. The number of infants and toddlers who entered another early childhood program

a. The number of children who were enrolled less than 45 days

Transition and turnover (EHS programs)

b. Of the infants and toddlers who left the program during the program year, the number who agedout of Early Head Start

0

19. Total number of children who dropped out any time after classes or home visits began and did notre-enroll

0

0

1. The number of infants and toddlers who entered a Head Start program

Prior enrollment

0

229a. The second year

b. Three or more years

17. Enrolled in Head Start or Early Head Start for:

9

12

11

f. Enrollees exceeding the allowed over income enrollment with family incomes between 100% and130% of the fedeal poverty guideline

11

135

848

e. Over income

d. Status as homeless

c. Status as a foster child - # children only

b. Receipt of public assistance such as TANF, SSI

a. Income below 100% of federal poverty line

15. Cumulative enrollment by eligibility:

16. If the program serves enrollees under a.15.f, specify how the program has demonstrated that allincome-eligible children in their area are being served.

Cumulative enrollment by type of eligibility




YesChildPlus.net

Web-basedYes (Y) /No (N)

30. Does your program use a management information system to track enrollees, program services,characteristics of families, and information on program staff?

c. Enter name/title,if locallydesigned and if web-based

Record Keeping

a. Enter name/title,if locallydesigned and if web-based

No

b. Enter name/title,if locallydesigned and if web-based

If yes, list software programs-primary tool first

Locally designedYes (Y) /No (N)

Name/title

0

No

Transportation

27. Does the program provide transportation to some or all of your enrolled children (either directly orthrough a formal contractual agreement with a transportation provider)?

a. Number of children for whom transportation is provided 0

028. Total number of buses owned by the program that were purchased with ACF grant funds and arecurrently used to support program operations, regardless of year purchased

a. Number of buses leased

29. Are any of the buses used by the program leased by the program itself? No

a. Of these, the number of buses purchased since last year's PIR was reported

i. European & Slavic Languages

Primary language of family at home

727

266

f. East Asian Languages

b. Spanish

0

d. Caribbean Languages

c. Native Central American, South American 0

g. Native North American/Alaskan

0h. Pacific Island Languages

0

e. Middle Eastern & South Asian

a. English

0

0

j. African Languages

k. Other

l. Unspecified

0

0

0

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26.k. Comments:

26. Cumulative enrollment by primary language of family at home. Of the total cumulative enrollment(A.14)

d. Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

g. Other

4

c. Black or African American

f. Biracial/Multi-racial

390

29

44

b. Asian

a. American Indian or Alaskan Native 4 510

Race

3 h. Unspecified 43

25. Cumulative enrollment by race. Of the total cumulative enrollment

25.g.1 Comments:

25.h.1 Comments:

e. White

b. Non-Hispanic/ Non-Latino origin 604a. Hispanic or Latino origin 409

Ethnicity

24.Cumulative enrollment by ethnicity. Of the total cumulative enrollment



B. Program Staff & Qualifications

0

4. On average, the number of hours per week services managers spend coordinating services:

Average# of hoursper week

a. Child Development and Education Manager

b. Health Services Manager

c. Family and Community Partnerships Manager

d. Disability Services Manager

0

0

0

Coordination of services

a. Executive Director

(1)AnnualSalary

0

3. Management staff:

(2)Percentage ofSalary Fundedby Head Start

b. Head Start or Early Head Start Program Director

c. Child Development & Education Manager

d. Health Services Manager

e. Family and Community Partnerships Manager

f. Disability Services Manager

g. Fiscal Officer

0 0

00

0 0

00

0

0

0

0

0

Management staff - salaries

0

2. The total number of persons providing any volunteer services to your program this enrollment year 0

a. Of the total staff, the number who are current or former Head Start parents

Volunteers by type

(1)Head Start

Early Head StartStaffStaff by type

0

(2)Contracted

Staff

105 01. Total Staff

a. Of the total staff, the number who are current or former Head Start parents 010

b. Of the total staff, the number who left during the year

1. Of these. the number who were replaced during the year 0

0 0




2. Any field and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhoodeducation, with experience teaching preschool-age children

0 3

Of those with an associate degree, the number enrolled in:

3. A baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or in any field andcoursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education

0 0

c. An associate degree in:

300

3. Any type of Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or state-awarded preschool,infant/toddler, family child care or home-basedcertification, credential, or licensure that meets or exceeds CDArequirements and that is appropriate to the option in which they are working

00

Of those in b.5.e, the number enrolled in:

0 0

2. An associate degree in early childhood education or in any field andcoursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education

0 0


3 0e. Of the child development staff, the number who do not have thequalifications listed in B.5.a through B.5.d



00


1. Of these, a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential orstate-awarded preschool,infant/toddler, family child care or home-basedcertification, credential, or licensure that meets or exceeds CDArequirements and that is appropriate to the option in which they are working

0 27

0 29d. A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or state-awarded preschool,infant/toddler, family child care or home-based certification, credential, orlicensure that meets or exceeds CDA requirements

1. Early childhood education

Preschool child development staff -qualifications (HS and Migrant programs)(1)

Teachers

(2)AssisstantTeachers

5. Total number of preschool child development staff by position 14 67

1 0

0

3

6

0

4

2

Of B.5, the number who have the following degree or credentials

a. An advanced degree in:



b. A Baccalaureate degree in:



3. Any field and admitted to Teach for America and passed early childhoodcontent exam

0 0

Of those with a baccalaureate degree, the number enrolled in:

4. Advanced degree in early childhood education or in any field andcoursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education

0 0




An advanced or baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or in any field and courseworkequivalent to a major relating to early childhood education with experience teaching pre-school agechildren, or

A baccalaureate degree and has been admitted into and is supported by the Teach for Americaprogram and passed a rigorous early childhood content exam.

An associate degree in early childhood education or in a related field and coursework equivalent to amajor relating to early childhood education with experience teaching preschool-age children

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7. Number of center-based option classes serving preschool-aged children in which at least one teacher(excluding assistant teachers) has one of the following:

726. Total number of center-based option classes serving preschool-aged children




0


e. Of the child development staff, the number who do not have the qualificationslisted in B.8.a through B.8.d

00

Of those in b.8.e, the number enrolled in:


0

0

Preschool child development staff-qualifications(EHS and Migrant programs)

0

3. Any type of Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or state-awarded preschool,infant/toddler, family child care or home-basedcertification, credential, or licensure that meets or exceeds CDArequirements and that is appropriate to the option in which they are working



b. A Baccalaureate degree in:

3. Advanced degree in early childhood education or in any field andcoursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education

00

0 0

Of those with a baccalaureate degree, the number enrolled in:


(1)Teachers

(2)AssisstantTeachers

0 0

1. Of these, a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or state-awarded preschool,infant/toddler, family child care or home-basedcertification, credential, or licensure that meets or exceeds CDArequirements and that is appropriate to the option in which they are working

d. A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or state-awarded preschool,infant/toddler, family child care or home-based certification, credential, orlicensure that meets or exceeds CDA requirements

8. Total number of infant and toddler child development staff by position


0

Of B.8, the number who have the following degree or credentials

1. Early childhood education 0

0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 0


00



0


0


0


0



0 0




05. Nursing plus Nurse Practitioner (NP)license

00 04. Human services (include related areassuch as child and family services or socialservices)

0

1.Social work 00


0 0

0


0 0

00

0

0 0

0

3. Sociology

2. Psychology

0

0

007. Other 0

0 00

0

1

1. Specify

b. A baccalaureate degree in:

0 0 00

05. Nursing plus Nurse Practitioner (NP)license

4. Human services (include related areassuch as child and family services or socialservices)

0 002

1. Specify

0

7. Other 00 02

0

00 0

0 06. Early childhood education

0

00 02. Psychology 0

0 003. Sociology

1.Social work

02. Marriage and family therapy/Licensedmarriage and family therapist (LMFT)

0 0

000

0 0

0

5. Human services (include related areassuch as child and family services or socialservices)

00

0

0 0

0

3. Psychology 0

0 0

0

4. Sociology

(1)Visitors

9. Total number of child development staff byposition

(2)Visitors

Supervisors

(4)ChildCare

Specialists

(3)ChildCare

Providers

0 015

Of B.9, the number with the following degreesand licenses:


01. Social work/Licensed clinical socialworker (LCSW)/Licensed master socialworker (LMSW)

0

00 0

0


0 006. Nursing plus Nurse Practitioner (NP)license

000 0

1. Specify

8. Other

Child development staff qualifications:home-based and FCC




Child development staff - race

13. Race:

h. Unspecified

g. Other

1

c. Black or African American

f. Biracial/Multi-racial

0

0

51

b. Asian

a. American Indian or Alaskan Native e. White0 43

0d. Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

13.g.1 Comments:

1

13.h.1 Comments:

12. Ethnicity

7917a. Hispanic or Latino origin b. Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino origin

Child development staff - ethnicity

c. Home-based visitors 0.000

b. Assistant teachers 0.000

0d. Family child care providers 0

Child development staff - average salary

11. Average salary:

0 0.00a. Classroom teachers

Avg. Hourly RateAvg. Annual

Salary

a. Advanced degree in early childhood education or related degree

Child development staff - classroom teacher salary by level of education

0e. Classroom teachers that do not have the qualifications listed in b.9.a - b.9.d

0

b. Baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or related degree 0

0

c. Associate degree in early childhood education or related degree

d. A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or state-awarded preschool, infant/toddler,family child care or home-based certification, credential, or licensure that meets or exceeds CDArequirements

0

10. Classroom teacher salary by level of education:

0

0

0

00

0 0 0

00

0

Of those in B.9.e,the number enrolled in:

2. A baccalaureate degree

010 00

4. Studies leading to a non-degreelicense, certificate, or credential

0 0

0

0 0

3. An associate degree

1. An advanced degree or license

e. Of the child development staff by position,the number who do not have the qualificationslisted in B.9.a through B.9.d

0 0

0 0 0

0

0 000

0 0

0

0 0

0 0

0

2. Family development credential (FDC)

3. Child development associate credential(CDA)

1.Nursing, non-RN, i.e. LPN, CNA, etc.

d. License, certification, or credential held:

Of B.9, the number with the following licenses,certifications, or credentials:

5. Other

4. State-awarded certification, credential,or license appropriate to the option inwhich they are working, i.e. home-basedoption or family child care option

0 0

1. Specify




18. Number of classroom teacher vacancies in the program that remained unfilled for a period of threemonths or longer

17.c.1 Comments:

c. Other 0

19. Number of classroom teachers hired during the year due to turnover 0

0

17. Of these, the number who left for the following reasons:

0

0

Child development staff - classroom teacher turnover

0b. Change in job field

a. Higher compensation/benefits package in the same field

16. The number of classroom teachers who left the program during the year

22. Number of home-based visitor vacancies in the program that remained unfilled for a period threemonths or longer

21.c.1 Comments:

0

0

23. Number of home-based visitors hired during the year due to turnover 0

0

0

21. Of these, the number who left for the following reasons:

0

Child development staff - home-based visitor turnover

b. Change in job field

c. Other

a. Higher compensation/benefits package in the same field

20. The number of home-based visitors who left the program during the year

0

d. Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages (e.g., Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali)

c. Caribbean Languages (e.g., Haitian-Creole, Patois)

e. East Asian Languages (e.g., Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog)

0

0

0

a. Of these, the number who are proficient in more than one language other than English 0

0

14. The number who are proficient in a language(s) other than English 0

0

b. Native Central American, South American, and Mexican Languages (e.g.,Mixteco, Quichean)

15. Language groups in which staff are proficient:

a. Spanish

f. Native North American/Alaska Native Languages

i. African Languages (e.g., Swahili, Wolof)

k. Unspecified (language is not known or staff declined identifying the language)

15.j.1 Comments:

j. Other (e.g., American Sign Language)

g. Pacific Island Languages (e.g., Palauan, Fijian)

0

0

h. European & Slavic Languages (e.g., German, French, Italian, Croatian, Yiddish, Portuguese,Russian)

0

0

0

Child development staff - language




0

c. Associate degree in early childhood education or related degree with experience teachingpreschool-age children

1. Of these, enrolled in a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or in any field andcoursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education

Of these, the number with the following degrees or credentials

a. Advanced degree in early childhood education or related degree with experience teachingpreschool-age children

# of ECDmanagers/

coordinatorsEducation & child development management staff - qualifications

1B.28. Total number of education and child development managers/coordinators

0

0

0

b. Baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or related degree with experience teachingpreschool-age children

0


0

1e. None of the qualifications listed in B.28.a through B.28.d

B.29. Comments on education and child development managers/coordinators shared by Head Start and Early Head Startprograms:

d. A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or state-awarded preschool, infant/toddler, familychild care or home-based certification, credential, or licensure that meets or exceeds CDArequirements


25. Of the family & community partnerships staff, the number with the followingeducation:

00a. A related advanced degree

019

(1)Family

Workers

(2)Family andCommunity

PartnershipsSupervisors

0a.Of the FCP supervisors, the number who work directly with families, i.e. staffwith a family caseload:

24. Total number of family & community partnerships (FCP) staff

b. A related baccalaureate degree

1 026. Of the family & community partnerships staff who do not have a related degree, thenumber in training leading to a related degree or credential

27. Comments on staff shared by head start and early head start programs

c. A related associate degree

01

3d. GED or high school diploma 0

00

Family & community partnerships staff - qualifications



C. Child & Family Services

527

(2)At end of

enrollmentyear

5. Number of children with an ongoing source of continuous, accessible health care 446

(1)At

enrollment

6. Number of children receiving medical services through the Indian Health Service 20

7. Number of children receiving medical services through a migrant community healthcenter

1211

Medical home - children

0

(1)At

enrollment

3. Number of pregnant women with at least one type of health insurance. 0

0 0

0

(2)At end of

enrollmentyear

a. Number enrolled in Medicaid 0 0

b. Number enrolled in state-only funded insurance

0

0

4. Number of pregnant women with no health insurance

1. Specify:

0

d. Number with health insurance other than those listed above, e.g., MilitaryHealth (Tri-Care or CHAMPUS)

0c. Number with private health insurance (for example, parent's insurance)

0

Health insurance - pregnant women (EHS programs)

896a. Number enrolled in Medicaid and/or CHIP 790

Of these, the number of children whose primary insurance fits into the followingcategories:

9311. Number of all children with health insurance 818

(1)At

enrollmentHealth Insurance - children

(2)At end of

enrollmentyear

209

02b. Number enrolled in state-only funded insurance (for example, medicallyindigent insurance)

c. Number with private health insurance (for example, parent's insurance) 2630

d. Number with health insurance other than those listed above, e.g., MilitaryHealth (Tri-Care or CHAMPUS)

23

1. Specify:

2. Number of all children with no health insurance 96




f. Prenatal education on fetal development

e. Substance abuse treatment

g. Information on the benefits of breastfeeding

0

Pregnant women - services (EHS programs)

0

b. Postpartum health care

a. Prenatal health care

d. Substance abuse prevention

c. Mental health interventions and follow-up

0

0

0

0

0

14. Indicate the number of pregnant women who received the following services while enrolled in EHS:

57558011. Number of children who have been determined by a health care professional to beup-to-date on all immunizations appropriate for their age

(1)At

enrollment

(2)At end of

enrollmentyearImmunization services - children

12. Number of children who have been determined by a health care professional tohave received all immunizations possible at this time, but who have not received allimmunizations appropriate for their age

367 358

13. Number of children who meet their state's guidelines for an exemption from immuni 2 2

Childrenat

enrollment10. Number of children who are in the following weight categories according to the 2000 CDC BMI-for-agegrowth charts

a. Underweight (BMI less than 5th percentile for child's age and sex) 86

b. Healthy weight (at or above 5th percentile and below 85th percentile for child's age and sex) 659

c. Overweight (BMI at or above 85th percentile and below 95th percentile for child's age and sex) 125

d. Obese (BMI at or above 95th percentile for child's age and sex) 128

Body Mass Index (BMI) - children (HS and Migrant programs)

c. Hearing Difficulties

e. High Lead Levels 0

d. Vision Problems 14

f. Diabetes

b. Asthma

04

a. Anemia

Medical services - children

(2)At end of

enrollmentyear

(1)At

enrollment

8. Number of all children who are up-to-date on a schedule of age-appropriatepreventive and primary health care, according to the relevant state's EPSDT schedulefor well child care

943241

a. Of these, the number diagnosed by a health care professional with a chronic condition needingmedical treatment since last year's pir was reported

2

1. Of these, the number who have received or are receiving medical treatment 0

b. Specify the primary reason that children who needed medical treatment, for any chronic condition diagnosed by ahealth care professional since last year's PIR was reported, did not receive it:

9. Number of all children diagnosed by a health care professional who received medical treatment for thefollowing chronic health conditions, including those diagnosed prior to this reporting period:

22

61




Mental health services

23. Indicate the number of enrolled children who were served by the mental health (MH) professional(s)since last year's PIR was reported:

a. Number of children for whom the MH professional consulted with program staff about the child'sbehavior / mental health

3

1. Of these, the number for whom the MH professional provided three or more consultationswith program staff since last year's PIR was reported

0

b. Number of children for whom the MH professional consulted with the parents(s) / guardian(s) abouttheir child's behavior/mental health

2

1. Of these, the number for whom the MH professional provided three or more consultationswith program staff since last year's PIR was reported

1

c. Number of children for whom the MH professional provided an individual mental health assessment 0

d. Number of children for whom the MH professional facilitated a referral for mental health services 0

0

Mental health professional

22. Average total hours per operating month a mental health professional(s) spends on-site

Mental Health Services

21. Of the number of pregnant women served, the number who received a professional dentalexamination(s) and/or treatment since last year's PIR was reported

0

Pregnant women dental services (EHS programs)

20. Number of all children who are up-to-date on a schedule of age-appropriate preventive and primaryoral health care according to the relevant state's EPSDT schedule

0

Infant and toddler preventive dental services (EHS and migrant programs)

Preschool dental services (HS and Migrant programs)

687

19. Number of all children, including those enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, who have completed aprofessional dental examination since last year's PIR was reported

954

a. Of these, the number of children diagnosed as needing treatment since last year's PIR wasreported

0

1. Of these, the number of children who have received or are receiving treatment 0

b. Specify the primary reason that children who needed treatment did not receive it:

18. Number of children who received preventive care

(2)At end of

enrollmentyear

(1)At

enrollment

17. Number of children with continuous, accessible dental care provided by a dentist 386 429

Preschool dental services (HS and Migrant programs)

a. 1st trimester (0-3 months) 0

b. 2nd trimester (3-6 months)

15. Trimester of pregnancy in which the pregnant women served were enrolled:

c. 3rd trimester (6-9 months)

0

0

16. Of the total served, the number whose pregnancies were identified as medically high risk by aphysician or health care provider

0

Pregnant women - prenatal health (EHS programs)




0

0

0

19

0

0

1

0

0

0

61

0

2

22

j. Traumatic brain injury

i. Autism

l. Multiple disabilities

0

0

m. Deaf-blind

k. Non-categorical/developmental delay

0

0

h. Learning disabilities

(2)Receiving

SpecialServices

a. Health impairment(i.e.meeting IDEA definition of "other health impairment")

(1)Determined

to haveDisability27. Diagnosed primary disability:

0

c. Speech or language impairments

d. Intellectual disabilities

1

b. Emotional/behavioral disorder

66

0

g. Visual impairment, including blindness

3

e. Hearing impairment, including deafness

f. Orthopedic impairment

0

0

1

Preschool primary disabilities (HS and Migrant programs)

1. Prior to enrollment into the program for this enrollment year

0

b. Of these, the number who have not received early intervention services under IDEA 0

2. During this enrollment year

0

26. Number of children enrolled in the program who have an individualized family service plan (IFSP)indicating they have been determined eligible by the Part C agency to receive early intervention servicesunder the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

0

a. Of these, the number who were determined eligible to receive early intervention services:

Infant and toddler Part C early intervention services (EHS and Migrant programs)

10

25. Number of children enrolled in the program who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP)indicating they have been determined eligible by the LEA to receive special education and related services

93

Preschool disability services (HS and Migrant programs)

a. Of these, the number who were determined eligible to receive special education and relatedservices:

1. Prior to enrollment into the program for this enrollment year 34

2. During this enrollment year 59

b. Of these, the number who have not received special education and related services

Disability Services

a. Of these, the number who received mental health services since last year's PIR was reported

0

0

Mental health referrals

24. Number of children who were referred by the program for mental health services outside of Head Startsince last year's PIR was reported




372

35. Total number of families: 967

Number of families

a. Of these, the number of two-parent families

590b. Of these, the number of single-parent families

Family and Community Partnerships

c. Family child care settings No

No

Locally designed

No

34. If yes, interaction observation tool(s) used by the program:

b. Home-based settings

a. Center-based settings

Yes (Y)/ No (N)

No33. Does the program use staff-child interaction observation tools to assess quality?

Staff-child interaction observation tools

2. No

No3.

No1.

d. For pregnant women services:

32. Curriculum used by the program:

Locally designed

3.

2.

No

No

Locally designed

No

c. For home-based services:

1.

2. No

No3.

No1.

b. For family child care services: Locally designed

3.

2.

No

No

Locally designed

No

Curriculum

1.

a. For center-based services:

No

c. No

b.

a.

31. Approach or tool(s) used by the program for ongoing child assessment: Locally designed

No

Assessment

b.

28. Number of all newly enrolled children since last year's PIR was reported

a.

789

29. Number of all newly enrolled children who completed routine screenings for developmental, sensory,and behavioral concerns

30. The instrument(s) used by the program for developmental screening:

Screening

a. Of these, the number identified as needing follow-up assessment or formal evaluation to determineif the child has a disability

c.

0

0

Education




525d. Less than high school graduate

283

25

45. Of the total number of families, the highest level of education obtained by the child's parent(s) /guardian(s)

c. High school graduate or GED

82b. An associate degree, vocational school, or some college

a. An advanced degree or baccalaureate degree

Parent guardian education

b. The parent/guardian is not in job training or school

26

44. Of the number of single-parent families, the number of families in which:

558

a. The parents/guardian is in job training or school

1

Job training/school

c. Neither parent/guardian is in job training or school 310

b. One parent/guardian is in job training or school

a. Both parents/guardians are in job training or school

28

43. Of the number of two-parent families, the number of families in which:

41. Total number of families receiving services under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program forWomen, Infants and Children (WIC)

622

40. Total number families receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 150

Federal or other assistance

73

42. Total number of families receiving services under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP), formerly referred to as Food Stamps

758

39. The number of families receiving any cash benefits or other services under the Federal TemporaryAssistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program

263

37. Of the number of single-parent families, the number of families in which:

b. The parent/guardian is not working (unemployed, retired, disabled)

a. The parent/guardian is employed

321

54c. Both parents/guardians are not working (i.e. unemployed, retired, or disabled)

13

78

36. Of the number of two-parent families, the number of families in which:

225

a. Both parents/guardians are employed

b. One parent/guardian is employed

38. The number of all families in which at least one parent/guardian is a member of United States military

Employment




Public school pre-kindergarten programs

No

a. To coordinate services for children with disabilities 0

56. Does the program have formal collaboration and resource sharing agreements with public school pre-kindergarten programs?

0

54. The number of LEAs in your program's service area 0

55. Number of formal agreements the program has with LEAs:

a. To coordinate services for children with disabilities

b. To coordinate transition services

0

Local education agency (LEA)

52. Total number of enrolled children who were in foster care at any point during the program year 18

53. Total number of enrolled children who were referred to Head Start/Early Head Start services by a childwelfare agency

7

Foster care and child welfare

49. Total number of families experiencing homelessness that were served during the enrollment year 13

50. Total number of children experiencing homelessness that were served during the enrollment year 13

51. Total number of families experiencing homelessness that acquired housing during the enrollment year 6

Homelessness Services

Father Involvement

0

Yes

a. The number of enrolled children whose fathers/father figures participated in these activities

48. Does your program have organized and regularly scheduled activities designed to involve fathers/fatherfigures in Head Start or Early Head Start?

99

16

m. Assistance to families of incarcerated individuals

Number of families thatreceived services through

Head Start/Early Head Startor through referrals

46. The number of families who received the following services since last year's PIR wasreported:

a. Emergency/crisis intervention such as meeting immediate needs for food, clothing, orshelter

l. Health education

j. Domestic violence services

10

309

k. Child support assistance

n. Parenting education

122

f. Job training

e. Adult education such as GED programs and college selection

235

39

294

40

d. English as a second language (ESL) training

177

c. Mental health services

g. Substance abuse prevention

i. Child abuse and neglect services

128

b. Housing assistance such as subsidies, utilities, repairs, etc. 77

o. Marriage education

h. Substance abuse treatment

18

431

18

47. Of these, the number that received at least one of the services listed above 666

Family Services




General Comments

58. Does the program have formal collaboration agreements with child welfare agencies?

a. Number of formal agreements the program has with Part C agencies to coordinate services forchildren with disabilities

0

No

0

0

Part C agencies (EHS and Migrant programs)

a. If yes, the number of formal agreements in which the program is currently participating

57. Number of Part C agencies in the program's service area



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GWEN PARISH, RN

SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING SUPERVISOR

POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES

Promoting

Health and Wellbeing

of children and families

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V. Comprehensive Health Services OVERVIEW

Our year began with a change in the agreement between the Polk County School Board and the Polk County Health Department (PCHD). Comprehensive health services maintained for the School Readiness program were health record appraisals, high risk and allergy list and vision and hearing screenings for the students requiring a Help Team. Along with the mandated services each classroom received the educational nutrition program on nutrition provided by the registered nurse. Head Start comprehensive services were not altered.

Additional staff members were not added to our health team, but we were able to convert the Health Support Technician (HST) to a full time career service position. The part time RN position was left vacant due to the budget uncertainty at the PCHD. This did assist with the adjustment in funding for the HST. The change in the HST position was imperative due to the necessary data entry in Child Plus required for Head Start. The Health Team once again participated in the annual Preschool Programs beginning of the year, “Starting Out Right” conference as well as other community events with PCHD school health staff to provide services for back to school events.

As the school bell rang, our professional staff began meeting the challenges of the Head Start timelines. The staff moved into action by teaming up to begin the screening process for all Head Start students, writing individual health plans and conducting case conferences for children with chronic health issues. As the year progressed, we accomplished our goal of meeting the Head Start timelines, as well as meeting the needs of the School Readiness students. Our successes were many and a small representation of the hard work and labored efforts of the health team which are noted in the success stories and statistics that follow.

We served students with complex medical issues such as Diabetes, severe life threatening conditions due to food allergies, rare skin conditions, seizure disorders, etc. One very significant concern again this year was the increased number of students with complicated medical issues.

Keeping in mind the ages that we serve, the RN staff wrote a total of 550 Individual Health Plans, an increase of 108 from last year. Of those, 39 emergency plans and 11 student specific case conferences were completed for School Readiness alone. These medical conditions all require a detailed nursing assessment, an individual health plan, special training for school staff, excessive documentation initiated by a registered nurse and follow up. Although some of

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these students have significant needs and chronic health issues, they are not eligible for the educational disability status in Head Start.

Our annual lead and hemoglobin screening clinics were held in four areas of the County at three health departments and the Haines City Community Center. Even though our attendance for the clinics decreased, our percentage for completed documentation of these lab values increased from last year. The hemoglobin completion rate for this year was 82% and lead was 74% compared to last year 38% and 45 % respectively. All staff, RNs, Family Service Advocates and Parent Outreach Facilitators worked very hard to gather this information from parents. The findings from the clinics held are noted later in this report.

Three members of the RN team presented at the Head Start state conference in Tampa. Their presentation was on classroom health and safety. Members of our team also attended the national Head Start conference in Nashville as well as the Head Start comprehensive health conference in Orlando.

HEALTH EDUCATION A total of 180 educational presentations provided in the classrooms on nutrition and

dental hygiene

There were 149 in-services held due to chronic or complex medical conditions. These trainings were held with parents, staff, and students. Some of the conditions were severe food allergies, seizure disorders, diabetes, and asthma. These also included training on equipment such as nebulizers and emergency medications.

The registered nurses presented at the “Starting Out Right” conference in August. Classroom Health & Safety was our topic which included the required annual blood borne-pathogen training, as well as proper hand washing and other significant classroom issues regarding safety and infection control.

A Dental Educator, from a private dental office, provided the educational programs on dental hygiene to our students. These are in-kind services, arranged and scheduled by the registered nurse.

The teacher in each classroom remains responsible for hand washing instruction on a routine basis. During the classroom health & safety session at the August conference, the procedure was reviewed and “I Care Cat” storyboards were distributed to each teacher.

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STATISTICS

Health Services Head Start School Readiness

Totals

Nursing Assessments 1393 242 1635

Phone Calls/Contacts/ emails (parents/staff/teachers)

12,289 3304 15,593

Notes Sent Home 3057 399 3456

Individual Health Plans written 372 178 550

Student Specific Case Conferences 37 39 76

In-services 62 11 73

Parent Conferences 2829 55 2884

Teacher Conferences 4804 87 4891

Administrator Contacts (principals/Woodlake/PCHD) 801 4 805

Health Record Reviews (Initial) 1156 576 1732

Records Reviewed – Immunization Compliance

2600 1299 3899

Vision screenings/Referred 1071 / 42 41 / 13 1112 / 55

Hearing screenings/Referred 1158 / 117 50 / 4 1191 / 121

Heights& Weight /Referred 1189 / 109 N/A 1189 / 109

Home Visits 24 5 29

School Visits 919 450 1369

Pediculosis – Head Lice Checks 237 14 251

Classroom Health & Safety Checklist (w/ rechecks)

62 52 114

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Most referrals were complete by the end of the school year.

The in-kind screenings for the VPK Help Teams are not included in these statistics, but are as follows; approximately 39 hearing and vision screenings and 4 Epi-Pen training in-services were completed.

For those students who had a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 95% or under 5% a parent contact was made by the RN.

All Head Start parents received an informational letter and a growth chart with their child’s height, weight and body mass index (BMI) plotted.

These statistics are gathered throughout the school year and are as precise as possible.

4%

37%

9%

1% 0%

9%

15%

3%

11%

10%

0% 1%

Head Start Services

Nursing Assessments

Contacts- parents, teachers, staff

Notes to parents

Individual Health Plans / caseconferencesIn-services - staff / parents

Parent Conferences

Teacher Conferences

Administrator Contacts

Health Record Review /Immunization ComplianceScreenings - hearing, vision, ht. &wt.Home visits

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SUCCESS STORIES With attendance being one of our primary goals for each child, the health team has focused on educating parents regarding absences due to illness and the policies of the school. The success stories below are just a few examples of the accomplishments and challenges of the health team this past school year.

A teacher mentioned to the RN that one child snored terribly at nap time and was a

“mouth breather”. The child had also been referred for hearing. A phone call to Mom was made to inquire about medical issues and inform her of the screening results. After several conversations with the mother, the child was seen by a physician and had his tonsils and adenoids removed.

As part of a speech referral, the child did not did not pass the vision and hearing

screening. After being seen by the pediatrician, he was referred to an ear, nose and throat specialist for further treatment. The child had tubes placed in his ears and is now receiving speech therapy and doing well.

On a routine hearing screening, the child was referred. Upon examination by the

physician, he was found to have a growth behind his eardrum and deaf in that ear. Surgery was scheduled and it is hopeful that the child’s hearing will be restored.

After a seizure at school and trip to the ER, the nurse held a case conference regarding

special medication to be given at school for seizures. The nurse was told by the parent that the child did not take any meds at home for seizures. Knowing this is not the normal protocol; the RN discussed this thoroughly with the parent and with permission, called the physician’s office. It was determined that the parents misunderstood the doctor’s directions and the child began taking seizure medication at home.

While doing routine heights and weights, a child was found to be below the 1st

percentile. During a phone call by the RN to the parent they discussed the child’s weight and medications that he is taking. The parent mentioned the child was not eating well, so after further discussion with the nurse and upon her recommendation, the mother began weighing the child daily. After a few weeks the mother took the information to the physician for discussion. The medication and the time of administration were changed. Within a month the student had gained a few pounds and continues to make progress.

We had numerous vision success stories this year with many children receiving glasses. Once again, Mary Summers with Traviss Technical Center optometric assisting program provided several initial pairs of glasses or an extra pair as well as many repairs. We also provided numerous families with a VSP Sight for Students certificate that includes a free

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vision exam and glasses. These are provided at no cost by our RN staff through a professional organization to which they belong.

While screening one child in a classroom, the RN was asked to check another student having drainage from their ear. Upon assessment by the RN, multiple issues were discovered and a phone call to the parent was made to discuss findings. The mom explained that she was aware of the issues and had an appointment with the physician in 3 days. The RN explained her concerns and possible complications that could arise. She suggested that the parent call the doctor’s office back and share that the preschool RN had seen the child and recommends the child be seen! The child was seen in the physician’s office that day and treated with antibiotics.

A student did not pass a vision screening and was referred for follow up. After several

phone calls to the parents, the RN was told that the new glasses were ready to be picked up but they were unable to get to the optometrist office. With the parents’ permission, the RN picked up the glasses, took them to school and put them on the child. The expression on that child’s face was priceless!

A hearing screening was completed due to a speech referral. The child did not pass, even though the child had passed in the doctor’s office only a few months earlier. Other equipment was used to assess the child’s ears with the same results. Due to the child having prior reconstructive surgeries during infancy, the child was seen by his pediatrician and then referred to a specialist. The child was seen multiple times and it was determined that an incision from a previous surgery had not healed properly. Surgery was completed not only to correct the hearing issue but also to correct a previous surgery.

We are able to assist parents on a consistent basis with applying for Medicaid. Many

times parents are unsure of their Medicaid status and we are able to assist them by calling the Medicaid office at the Health Department to gather that information.

The instructional staff has expressed many times a level of comfort regarding emergency situations due to the thorough student specific case conferences regarding severe medical issues.

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MATTI GARCIA FRIEDT DIRECTOR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

3425 NEW JERSEY ROAD LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33803

PHONE: 863.648.3051 (ENGLISH/SPANISH) FAX: 863.648.3050

WWW.POLK-FL.NET/PRESCHOOLPROGRAMS

The Mission of Polk County Schools is to provide a high quality

education for all students.

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