1303.33 Termination of delegate agencies.
To end a delegate agency contract, grant recipients must show just cause why termination is appropriate or demonstrates cost effectiveness.
Leadership and governance are the bedrocks of effective management. Head Start program leadership consists of three key entities: the governing body/Tribal Council (i.e., legal and fiscal responsibilities), Policy Council/parent committees (i.e., set program direction), and management staff (i.e., day-to-day operations). These entities work together to provide leadership and strategic direction. Explore resources to help grantees navigate these tasks and relationships. Learn how to build communication and information systems that connect internal and external stakeholders. Find resources to help design and distribute reports and manage recordkeeping activities.
To end a delegate agency contract, grant recipients must show just cause why termination is appropriate or demonstrates cost effectiveness.
This standard presents the requirements for determining and establishing written agreements with delegate agencies.
Grant recipients are accountable for supporting and overseeing its delegate agencies, ensuring delegates provide high-quality services to children and families and meet all applicable Head Start requirements.
Grant recipients must observe standards of organization, management, and administration that ensure all program activities are conducted in a manner consistent with the purposes of the Head Start Act.
Data in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs is a series of interactive online learning modules that includes a mixture of practical scenarios, real-life examples from the field, and tools and templates.
This Head Start A to Z session offers leaders the opportunity to become familiar with the underlying tenets of Head Start. It affirms the solid foundation on which Head Start was built. During this session, leaders are asked to reflect on the programs for which they provide leadership. Consider the extent to which the core values of Head Start are evidenced in the daily operations.
Well-designed recordkeeping and reporting systems maintain the program's institutional memory and provide critical information to program leaders, staff, families and community partners.
The Office of Community Services has created this guide to better inform grantees, Head Start program staff, and other family service organizations about the definition, necessity, and role of best practices in the nonprofit sector. Although best practices were first used extensively in business, nonprofits continue to recognize the need to adopt best practice methodologies to effectively achieve an organization’s mission, and meet its goals.
The Head Start Management Systems Wheel is a visual representation of the 12 program management, planning, and oversight systems that are critical to high-quality service delivery.
This resource contains the Head Start Act of 2007 citations that relate to program governance.