• PULASKI

• Katherine Olinger

• Rebecca Hubble

• Sabrina Davidson-Ratcliffe

• Kristen Roush

• Thea Phillips (ZOOM)

• FLOYD

• Kristen Hamilton

• Jamie Huff

• Beth Fariello (ZOOM)

• Carol Sutphin

CONSENT AGENDA *Requires Board Approval

Radford has identified replacement, application and background check in progress

• Katherine Olinger

• Rebecca Hubble

• Sabrina Davidson-Ratcliffe

• Kristen Roush

• Thea Phillips (ZOOM)

• Kristen Hamilton

• Jamie Huff

• Beth Fariello (ZOOM)

• Carol Sutphin

• Amanda Mellowspring (not able to attend)

CONSENT AGENDA *Requires Board Approval

CONSENT AGENDA *Requires Board Approval

The TTA Budget describes how we will use funds to train policy council members, parents and staff. The first section includes annual trainings we are required to provide such as child abuse and neglect, CPR, MAT, First Aid, food safety, pre-service, child health and safety, and outcomes.

The next section details spending on professional development days. We included funds for our learning communities as well as a Winter staff professional development day. There are funds for the annual ERSEA and recruitment training day. Training will be provided on trauma-informed service delivery, outcomes, and curriculum assessment. There are funds to help assistant teachers acquire a CDA or assist other staff taking relevant classes.

For parent education, there are funds to help us implement Positive Solutions. Funds can be used for workshops and materials.

For governance, funds will cover use of OnBoard for Policy Council.

There are also funds for staff to attend a variety of professional development conferences.

CONSENT AGENDA *Requires Board Approval

Progress update

CONSENT AGENDA *Requires Board Approval

CONSENT AGENDA *Requires Board Approval

CONSENT AGENDA *Requires Board Approval

Roni Fitch presented the Head Start refunding application for the 2025-2026 program year. The application begins with a description of progress made on our Five Year Goals. Community needs are supposed to be updated annually. In program year 2026, HS sites include 183 funded slots and blended classrooms will include 45 slots. Classrooms will include 13-18 students with 3 staff per classroom.

The education service area - we will continue to use STREAMin3 curriculum and assessments. For health, we will continue services with a heavy emphasis on classroom routines and professional development for staff. We will add members with mental health expertise to the Policy Council. In the disability service area, we will work on improving transitions into HS. For the transition service area, we will continue practices which have resulted in great relationships with schools. We do not propose to offer services to pregnant women, but will continue to refer to our partners. For transportation, we will continue the transportation waiver for four year old children in blended classrooms. For the nine buses in operation, we propose to dispose of three reaching 25 years of age. Three buses will under five years of age will provide daily transportation in Giles and Radford. The remaining three buses approaching 15 years of age will serve as backups. In a new route is added in Pulaski, driver training will be needed. We will continue to help staff obtain CDLs.

For governance, we will continue using OnBoard and providing regular updates to the Board. For HR, our new COO Stephanie Bryson will spearhead staff training initiatives. We propose to expand professional development opportunities using the HS Academy.

The TTA Budget describes how we will use funds to train policy council members, parents and staff. The first section includes annual trainings we are required to provide such as child abuse and neglect, CPR, MAT, First Aid, food safety, pre-service, child health and safety, and outcomes.

The next section details spending on professional development days. We included funds for our learning communities as well as a Winter staff professional development day. There are funds for the annual ERSEA and recruitment training day. Training will be provided on trauma-informed service delivery, outcomes, and curriculum assessment. There are funds to help assistant teachers acquire a CDA or assist other staff taking relevant classes.

For parent education, there are funds to help us implement Positive Solutions. Funds can be used for workshops and materials.

For governance, funds will cover use of OnBoard for Policy Council.

There are also funds for staff to attend a variety of professional development conferences.

CONSENT AGENDA *Requires Board Approval

Roni Fitch presented the five-year goals mid-year report. HS has five goals and is currently in the first year of the plan.

Goal 1: increase pyramid model practices in classrooms. We've implemented STREAMin3 and new assessments in all our classrooms. This involved getting GoEngage to sync with the new assessments. We are also working on the Big Five Practices to help reduce challenging behaviors. Staff are receiving coaching to learn about these practices. A major challenge is a lack of time. In order to make progress on this goal, we need full staff and full enrollment. We were fully staffed in November. Three out of five jurisdictions are at full enrollment with the final two expected to be fully enrolled within the next week.

Goal 2: support parents by enhancing parenting skills. We are using Positive Solutions for Families, a research-based curriculum. Families receive monthly home lessons to do with their child and we are offering family engagement workshops. We are scheduling staff training on the family coaching check list.

Goal 3: expand professional development system to include pyramid model and peer coaching strategies. Peer coaching and discussion groups are an expansion on what we have been doing. Staff can choose self-guided (with input from the educational specialist and supervisor) or they may participate in coaching. Staff turnover was a challenge.

Goal 4: increase pyramid model practices within transitions. We were fully staffed in November. We plan to begin planning work over the summer. Social stories were given to all families which included classroom information specific to each child.

Goal 5: developing our staff wellness system. We made a lot of progress by increasing staff salaries and offering better healthcare. There is a heavy push for staff mental health from federal OHS. We now have MH professionals on the advisory committee. A challenge has been needing to prioritize getting to full enrollment.

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