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Rony Adams Division Director of

Early Learning

Evelyn Friedman GLCAC, Inc.

Executive Director

Thomas Hartwell GLCAC, Inc.

Board of Directors Chair

Annual Report

2019

Head Start &

Early Head Start

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Table of Contents Introduction. Here for Greater Lawrence .................................................................... 3

GLCAC, Inc. Leadership ............................................................................................. 3

Mission Statement ................................................................................................... 3

Championing Parent Advocacy and Leadership ........................................................... 4

Head Start Policy Council ........................................................................................ 4

Program Enrollment ................................................................................................... 5

Program Goals ............................................................................................................ 7

Laying the Foundation for a Brighter Future ............................................................... 8

Head Start Child Outcomes Scores ........................................................................... 9

Introduction to Healthy Food ................................................................................. 11

Principles of the Life Cycle of a Plant ...................................................................... 12

Families Growing Together ....................................................................................... 13

A Head Start on the Ivy League .............................................................................. 14

Healthy Families Learn Better ................................................................................... 15

Health Services Advisory Committee External Members ........................................ 15

Health Services ...................................................................................................... 16

Healthy Initiatives. Vision Program & Healthy Foods, Healthy Families .................. 17

Our Community Support ........................................................................................... 18

Family and Community Engagement ......................................................................... 19

Budget Overview ...................................................................................................... 20

Funding Details ..................................................................................................... 20

Expenses Details ................................................................................................... 21

Approved Budget for 2019-2020 ............................................................................... 21

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GLCAC, INC.

LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

Thomas Hartwell

Board Chair, Andover

Cindy Mazella

Vice Chair, Methuen

Patricia Stevens

Treasurer, Enterprise Bank

Neily Soto

Secretary

Johana Santos

Board Liaison for

Head Start

GLCAC, INC.

SENIOR STAFF

Evelyn Friedman

Executive Director

Richard Robichaud

Chief Financial Officer

Rony Adams

Division Director of

Early Learning

Here for

Greater Lawrence GLCAC, Inc. Head Start and Early Head Start program

is a comprehensive early education program

especially tailored to serve children from at-risk

backgrounds and their families in the Greater

Lawrence community. Our multi-disciplinary approach

aims at supporting children, families, and the

community on their path to success.

Since our designation in 1965 by the Lyndon B.

Johnson Administration on the War on Poverty, our

program has served hundreds of families every year in

Lawrence, Methuen, Andover, and North Andover.

We remain committed to provide high quality services

to the most vulnerable members of our community,

because the success and future of our children and

families depend on it.

Our Mission

To serve low income, high need, high risk children and families

in Greater Lawrence through high quality services. Using a case

management approach, the program provides individualized

services to strengthen families by fostering self-sufficiency,

problem-solving skills, and a spirit of life-long learning.

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Championing Parent

Advocacy and

Leadership

HEAD START

POLICY

COUNCIL

Policy Council is a body of

governance that helps

determine the way our

program operates, from

input into hiring decisions

to feedback on budget

decisions.

Policy Council Leadership

Franklin Miguel

Chairperson,

Park Street Center

Santa Pimentel

Vice Chairperson,

Community Representative

(Past Parent)

Mariel Silverio

Secretary,

Community Representative

(Past Parent)

Yahayra Michel-Smith

Treasurer,

Community Representative

(Past Parent)

Rayssa Rojas

Assistant Secretary,

Common Center

Johana Santos

GLCAC, Inc. BOD Liaison

(Past Parent)

Parents and Policy Council members discuss issues pertaining

to early childhood education in Massachusetts with elected

officials during Advocacy Day.

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Program Enrollment

DISTRIBUTION OF HEAD START SLOTS

FOR 2018-2019

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2019-2020

More Time to

Learn, More

Opportunities

for Parents

Responding to the needs of our

community, GLCAC, Inc. Head

Start applied for, and was

allotted the conversion of 51

school year slots into duration

slots. Duration slots are

openings for longer days and a

longer year (more weeks)

What does this mean for our

children and families?

It means that more children will

benefit from a caring, nurturing

learning environment for more

time and reduce summer

learning loss, and more parents

will have more opportunity to

pursue personal or professional

development endeavors.

303 116

40

252 116

91

459total

slots

459total

slots

48 Early Head Start

48 Early Head Start

6

88 644

Common St.

Serving downtown

Lawrence

Casa Roja

Serving South

Lawrence,

Andover/North

Andover

Water St. Serving

Lawrence

Park St.

Serving

Lawrence

Gill Ave.

Serving

Methuen

5 Centers

30 Classrooms

732

2018-2019 ANNUAL CUMULATIVE ENROLLMENT

Number of homeless families served

2018-2019

106 158

Number of children referred by the

Department of Children and Families

with a required service plan

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We are committed to serving our children, families, and community in the

areas most needed. Our Community Assessment and Self-Assessment

findings have led us to make funding priority decisions based on the main

Program Goals.

Children will

achieve school

readiness

goals based on

continuous

development

The program

will implement

an outcomes-

based family

engagement

model

The program will

partner with

parents to

implement

practices that

respond to

children’s

challenging

behaviors and

the family’s

well-being

The program

will engage staff

and families in

activities that

support healthy

lifestyles

Program Goals

We are committed to serving our children, families, and community in

the areas most needed. Our Community Assessment and Self-

Assessment findings have led us to make funding priority decisions

based on the identified program goals below. The program goals were

designed to truly impact our children, families, and the Greater

Lawrence community.

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Laying the Foundation for a Brighter Future

Every child is different. The individual assessment of children by qualified

teachers is what allows us to measure the growth and development of all

children who come to our program, and to provide the appropriate

interventions when necessary. All of our classrooms are integrated, which

means that all of our children receive quality of service regardless of need

or ability.

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Head Start Child Outcomes Scores

This chart shows the percentages of all Head Start children meeting or exceeding expectations

between the Spring and the Fall.

61.6%

70.9%

57.2% 59.9%

46.9% 44.2%

97.8% 98.0% 96.0% 96.7%92.9% 92.3%

Social-Emotional Physical Language Cognitive Literacy Mathematics

Fall Spring

We utilize Creative Curriculum for Preschool and Infants and Toddlers, My Teaching Strategies and

GOLD Assessment to provide a framework for the major components of our curricula.

These programs and resources allow for the daily and monthly focused planning of group and

individualized instruction; are directly linked to assessment that guide further decisions on

curriculum development; provide tools for reporting children’s progress and identification of

special needs; strengthen professional development of the teachers; helps to evaluate our

program and monitor trends; and, offers communication opportunities and tools to include

families in supporting their children’s learning. Various features of the programs allow for specific

instructions for culturally linguistic children and provide support for their language and literacy

development.

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The Duration program option offers more time in the classroom for

children. These charts show the Fall and Summer Child Outcomes

for our Duration option.

48%

35%

25%29%

49%

43%

48%

65%

75%71%

51%54%

4%0% 0% 0% 0%

3%

Social Emotional PhysicalDevelopment

Language Cognitive Literacy Mathematics

Below Expectations Meeting Expectations Exceeding Expectations

FALL 2018 DURATION CLASSROOMS OUTCOMES

SUMMER 2019 DURATION CLASSROOMS OUTCOMES

0% 0%2%

0% 0%2%

35%

18%

41%

28%

53%

26%

65%

82%

57%

72%

47%

72%

Social Emotional PhysicalDevelopment

Language Cognitive Literacy Mathematics

Below Expectations Meeting Expectations Exceeding Expectations

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Introduction to Healthy Food

Chef Travis interacts

with the children as

he introduces healthy

and nutritious foods.

Chef Travis

Brown also spent

time in the

kitchen sharing

tips and tricks

with our fabulous

food service staff.

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Principles of the Life Cycle of a Plant

Early STEM experiences

provide children with an

appreciation of the

Earth.

The children

demonstrate an

understanding of

the growth and

principles of the life

cycle of a plant.

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Families Growing Together Head Start offers comprehensive services through family advocates, who work with

each family to serve as a bridge between the home and available services in the

program and throughout the community. Family advocates help families set goals

and measure growth in the domains below.

This chart shows how parents report their progress while enrolled in the program in the different domains based on the scale below.

1

Not at all

5

Very Much 2

Not very much

3

Somewhat

4

Mostly

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.6

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

Family Well-Being

Positive Parent-Child Relationships

Parents as Life-Long Educators

Families as Learners

Family Engagement in Transitions

Family Connections to Peers and Community

Families as Advocates and Leaders

Averages PRE (Complete Records) Averages POST (Complete Records)

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A Head Start on the Ivy League

Felicia moved to Lawrence in 2003 seeking

a better life for her three children. She

enrolled her two youngest children in

GLCAC’s Head Start program and qualified

for English lessons, fuel assistance and WIC

nutrition benefits, too.

Head Start asks all parents to volunteer,

and Felicia soon rose to a paid assistant

teacher position. She was able to provide a

steady income and stable home for her

family.

Her son Jean excelled in Head Start and all

through public schools.

So much so, that in the fall of 2018, the 17-

year-old standout student-athlete earned a

full scholarship to Brown University, where

he will start in the fall of 2019.

In a single generation, this family has moved

from poverty in the Dominican Republic to

the halls of an Ivy League university.

“Today, the purchase of my own home, the

ability to financially support my family, and

my son’s success would be nothing without

the help and guidance that GLCAC

provided,” says Felicia.

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Healthy Families

Learn Better Health Services Advisory Committee

HEALTH SERVICES

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

EXTERNAL MEMBERS

Ashley Mason, WIC Director, GLCAC, Inc.

Alis Checovich, DMD, Boston University

Ashley LaVallee, Dental Hygienist

Brenda Fitzgerald, Department of Children

and Families

Carole Grandon, Nutritionist, Community

Day Care

Carolina Garces, Sr. Manager & Nutritionist,

Sidekim Foods

Cheryl Bruk, MS, CCC-SLP, CEIS, Early

Intervention Program Director

The Professional Center

Dee Beach, LMHC, Mental Health

Consultant, Head Start

Diane George, RN, Health Consultant,

Head Start

Diane Knight, Director, Northeast Tobacco

Free Community Partnership

Dilenia Rodriguez, Community Coordinator,

WIC

Dr. Winston Yao, OD, Community Optics

Elecia Miller, Project Officer, Mayor’s Health

Task Force

Elsie Jean Michel, RN, Health Manager,

Community Day Care

Our Health Advisory Committee is a

group of community health

professionals, internal professional

staff, and parents. The committee

discusses current community health

trends and issues affecting our

children and families, and share

resources to tackle complex health,

social, and economically

interrelated challenges.

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Health Services

HEALTH SERVICES

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

EXTERNAL MEMBERS-CONT’D

Jennifer Cook, LICSW, Department of

Children and Families

Linda Comeau, Associate Director,

iHealth@NECC

Linda Piette, Nutritionist

Luz Rodriguez, CSS Supervisor, GLFHC

Maria Lopez-Mosquea, MV Lead

Prevention Program, GLCAC, Inc.

Mariel Silverio, Policy Council Secretary,

Head Start

Molly Mitchell, LICSW, Program Director,

Family Services of the Merrimack Valley

Randall Davis, DMD, Randall Davis DMD

PC

Rayssa Rojas, Parent/Policy Council,

Head Start

Rena Ginsberg, Early Intervention

Program Manager, The Professional

Center

Ryan Dono, MD, Greater Lawrence

Family Health Center

Wendy Barr, MD, Greater Lawrence

Family Health Center

Wismelda Perez, Community Health

Specialist, Mayor’s Health Task Force

Martha Torres, Mental Health

Consultant, Head Start

100%

children are up to date on a

schedule of preventive and

primary health care

100%

children with continuous,

accessible dental care

provided by a dentist

are receiving

preventive dental

care this year

Our health, nutrition, disabilities, and mental health staff

is comprised of nurses, health advocate, mental health

providers and coordinators who support the children’s

social, emotional, and physical growth. Often chronic

conditions go unrecognized in young children. This

talented group of professionals strive to help parents

address their child’s health care needs.

11%

Children were diagnosed by a

health care professional with a

chronic condition needing

medical treatment this year.

All received treatment for

these conditions.

100% *

*3% of children have future

appointments scheduled

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Healthy Initiatives Vision Program & Healthy Foods, Healthy Families

The Vision Program is an initiative to

help parents who have difficulty

obtaining vision care and glasses for

their children. This is a challenge for

many parents because it requires

multiple visits to the eye doctor and

coverage confirmation from their

health insurance.

Partnering with Dr. Yao of

Community Optics, and a member

of our Health Advisory Committee,

12 of the participating 15 children

received glasses.

Healthy Foods, Healthy Families is a

series of hands-on workshops in

collaboration with the WIC program,

where parents learn to improve their

nutrition based on their lifestyles.

Parents can talk directly with the

nutritionists.

“I learned that it is important to keep

a routine and spend time as a family,

such as eating dinner together.”

-G. Guzman, Water Street Parent

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Our Community Support

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Volunteers obtained employment by the agency

We are proud to collaborate with our families to create avenues of growth for the

future of this community. Our Head Start parents contribute to the success of our

program, and our program offers, in turn, opportunities for development.

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Family and Community Engagement

Total volunteer

hours:

31,323.35

Total in-kind

donations from

volunteer hours:

$609,992

Whether it is participating in Policy Council, reading in the classrooms, face

painting at an outreach event, or recruiting other potential families, our

Head Start parents contribute to the success of our program.

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Budget Overview

Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care

7/2018 – 6/2019 State Supplemental $ 294,443.00

State Preschool Program (Wrap-around vouchers)

$2,118,500.00

Universal Pre-Kindergarten $ 249,294.00

Total State Funding 2,662,237.00

Department of Health and Human Services / Administration for Children & Families

2018-2019 Head Start Funds $4,316,067.00 Training and Technical Assistance (EHS*) $42,370.00 Cost of Living Adjustment (2.6%) (HS*) $122,846.00 Duration Grant $34,871.00 Early Head Start Funds $799,908.00 Training and Technical Assistance (HS*) $ 14,135.00 Cost of Living Adjustment (2.6%) $25,558.00 Total Federal Funding 2018-2019 $5,355,755.00

Head Start Non-Federal Resources $1,129,039.00 Early Head Start Non-Federal Resources $209,900.00 USDA* (October 2018-September 2019) $475,800.00

Total $1,814,739.00

SOURCES OF FUNDING

FUNDING DETAILS

Federal Funds (HS/EHS)

52%

Training & Technical

Assistance0.6%

Cost of Living Adjustment

(2.6%)1%

Duration Grant 0.4%

Non-Federal Resources

14%

USDA (October 2018-

September 2019)

5%

Total State Funding

27%

*EHS: Early Head Start

*HS: Head Start

*USDA: United States Department of Agriculture

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Head Start Early Head Start

Head Start Early Head Start Personnel $2,389,976 $477,350

Fringe Benefits $878,002 $160,250

Travel $1,298 $119

Supplies $83,063 $11,355

Contractual $52,058 $7,172

Other $544,734 $77,030

Indirect Costs $567,023 $106,325

$4,516,154 $839,601

Personnel $ 2,625,749 $ 476,373

Fringe Benefits $ 850,150 $ 159,966

Travel $ 1,080 $ 113

Supplies $ 90,686 $ 18,444

Contractual $ 73,282 $ 6,744

Other $ 489,221 $ 52,741

Training/Technical Assistance $ 52,998 $ 18,895

Indirect Costs $ 611,615 $ 106,325

Total Federal Funding $ 4,794,781 $ 839,601

Total Non-Federal Share $ 1,198,696 $ 209,900

EXPENSES - DETAILS

Personnel53%Fringe Benefits

19%

Travel0.03%

Supplies2%

Contractual1.1%

Other12%

Indirect Costs13%

COMBINED BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES

APPROVED BUDGET FOR 2019-2020

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Glossary

Head Start and Early Head Start Program

305 Essex Street, 3rd Floor Lawrence, MA 01840

Main office: 978.681.4920 http://headstart.glcac.org