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Family Service
Association of San Antonio, Inc.
702 San Pedro Ave. San Antonio, TX 78212
Ph. (210) 299-2400 Fax (210) 299-4498 |
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HEAD START PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Education and Early Childhood Development Services
and Family and Community Support Services
Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc., (Family
Service) will provide comprehensive Head Start Education
and Early Childhood Development, and Family and
Community Support Services.
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Education and Early Childhood
Development Services 2,852 children in approximately
175 classrooms in 8 school districts:
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Family & Community Support Services
6,289 children and their families in
Head Start Centers in 13 school districts:
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NorthSide ISD
NorthEast ISD
East Central ISD
Judson ISD
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Ft. Sam Houston ISD
Medina Valley ISD
Southwest ISD
South San Antonio ISD |
Alamo Heights ISD
Edgewood ISD
Medina Valley ISD
Northeast ISD
South San Antonio ISD
Southside ISD
Somerset ISD
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East Central ISD
Ft. Sam Houston ISD
Judson ISD
NorthSide ISD
San Antonio ISD
Southwest ISD |
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Agency
Experience in Early Education
Family Service has
been a leader in the San Antonio community in the
provision of quality early childhood education and early
childhood education teacher professional development for
the past 15 years. Family Service implements the Texas
Early Education Model, Model Classroom, Play & Learn
Education Strategies and Early On Kindergarten Readiness
services improving the quality of early education
services in our community for more than 6,000 children
per year. Family Service will work in collaborative
partnership with the other Head Start Contractors and
our school partnerships for the provision of Health,
Mental Health, Nutrition and Disability Services to Head
Start children and their families. |
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Education and Early Childhood Development
Services Summary |
- Model: Full Day
center-based and school-based education
services in partnership with the five
school districts providing services to
2,852 children in approximately 175
classrooms in both school-based and
community-based Head Start Education
Centers/Classrooms.
- All Education and
Child Development services will be in
compliance with Head Start Performance
Standards Part 1304 Subpart B. 1304.21.
- Family Service
will utilize State approved,
evidenced-based curricula that are in
alignment with each school district
within which Head Start Education
Services are provided.
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Number of Slots for Full-day Education
Services
- 2,852 education
slots are projected for 7 hours of daily
instruction, five days per week for 177
days per year from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
- It is the
agency’s intention to provide extended
care, when needed, based on parents
working, in training, or attending
school, and based on available funding
for this special activity.
- At a minimum, 10%
of the Head Start Children enrolled in
each school district will be children
with disabilities.
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Number of Slots for Part-day Education
Services
At this time, no
part-day education services are projected,
however, this assumption may be revised
based upon the individual needs of families
and the communities we serve.
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Family and Community Support Services
Summary |
Family Service will
provide a wide range of resources meant to
enhance the resilience of vulnerable
families by providing social support,
information, concrete service linkages, and
parental education and leadership training
what will ameliorate the stresses that
parents may be experiencing.
- Family Wellness
Plans and the Family Partnership
Agreements will be developed for each
family through the assessment of each
family’s strengths and needs.
- Family Service
will develop community collaborative
partnerships in each community served by
Head Start Centers to leverage available
resources to meet community and family
needs.
- The strategy of
hiring current or former Head Start
parents for the majority of provider
positions will enable the Family Support
Workers to be reflective of the families
served by Head Start Programs. The
proposed service delivery system creates
a pipeline to employment and a pathway
of advancement for Head Start parents to
continuously expand their experience,
education and employment.
- Family Service’s
utilization of parent leadership
development and family engagement
strategies with the utilization of
strengths-based case management services
and concrete neighborhood and community
linkages with comprehensive resource and
referral services will result in
children and families who are healthy,
happy and ready to succeed in school.
- Family Service’s
Family and Community Support Services
will be based upon best practice
recommendations from the Administration
of Children, Youth and Families Head
Start Bureau and all Head Start
Performance Standards and Regulations
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