File #: 25-0778    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: In Committee
File created: 5/28/2025 In control: *Life Enrichment Committee
On agenda: 6/10/2025 Final action:
Title: Subject: Report On The City’s Head Start Program From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The City’s Head Start Program, Including (1) Recent Actions Concerning Leadership Staff And Potential Impact On The City’s Federal Head Start Funding; (2) Clarification On The Roles, Responsibilities, And Mandates Of The Head Start Advisory Board, The Head Start Program Director, City Administration, And The City Council; (3) Race And Other Demographic Data On Head Start Teachers And Students; (4) Details On The Proposed Process To Eventually Transfer Oakland’s Head Start Program From The City Of Oakland To An External Entity; And (5) Information Regarding The Formal Status Of The City’s Head Start 2021-2026 5-Year Grant Contract With The Federal Government And Plans For The 2026 Continuation Application
Sponsors: Carroll Fife

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Subject:                      Report On The City’s Head Start Program

From:                                           Councilmember Fife

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The City’s Head Start Program, Including (1) Recent Actions Concerning Leadership Staff And Potential Impact On The City’s Federal Head Start Funding; (2) Clarification On The Roles, Responsibilities, And Mandates Of The Head Start Advisory Board, The Head Start Program Director, City Administration, And The City Council; (3) Race And Other Demographic Data On Head Start Teachers And Students; (4) Details On The Proposed Process To Eventually Transfer Oakland’s Head Start Program From The City Of Oakland To An External Entity; And (5) Information Regarding The Formal Status Of The City’s Head Start 2021-2026 5-Year Grant Contract With The Federal Government And Plans For The 2026 Continuation Application