Policy Council is a decision-making group that gives parents a meaningful role in deciding the direction of the program. They approve or disapprove many of the Head Start decisions such as program plans, budgets and hiring of staff.
Each Head Start/Early Head Start site, as well as the Early Head Start Home Based program has an elected parent representative and up to two alternates. The Council also elects Community partners to attend. The Policy Council meets monthly.
Pasco County Early Childhood Programs, Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council typically meets on the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of every month. The meetings are currently being held through Zoom conference and in-person.
Below you will find each month's meeting date, the handouts for the meeting, and the approved minutes.
Meeting Dates
- September 19 - Handouts and Minutes
- October 17 - Cancelled due to Hurricane Milton
- November 21 - Handouts and Minutes
- December 19
- January 16
- February 20
- March 13
- April 17
- May 15
Department Navigation
PROGRAM INFORMATION
- Head Start Application and Interview Information
- VPK Application Here
- Head Start Required Documents
- Head Start Definitions of Income
- Head Start/Early Head Start Locations
- School Boundaries
Policy Council
Annual Reports
Community Assessment
Important Links
Parent Engagement
Other Important Links
- HURRICANE RESOURCES
- (FDLRS) Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource Systems
- Florida Head Start Association
- Florida VPK
- Head Start/Early Head Start Welcome Video
- National Head Start Association
- Poverty Guidelines
- Head Start Community Resources (Espanol)
- Head Start Bus Van Safety Video
- Walk This Way Video
