fy2014 head start supplemental renewal grant (fund code 390)

FY2014 Head Start Supplemental Renewal Grant(Fund Code 390)

Renewal ConferenceMay 9, 2013 10:00-12:30 Worcester, MA

Today’s Agenda Welcome Overview of the FY14 Head Start Supplemental Renewal Grant

Questions and Answers Grant Posting/Grant Timeline/Submission Deadline Grant Application Components Purpose Eligibility/Funding Grant Priorities and Requirements

Nuts and Bolts of the Application Submission Process Section A: Online Application Section B : Application Forms and Documents

• Budgetary Guidance & Allowable Use of Funds• Grant Specific Documents

Re-cap of Submission Process

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Questions and Answers (FAQ)

To ensure consistency in responses At the end of the Renewal Conference presentation, an

EEC staff member will record questions. Those questions will be reviewed and answered in the

FAQs. All other questions must be emailed by May 10, 2013

by 4:00 PM to [email protected] Subject line: FY14 HS – Code 390

The FAQ document will be posted online on or around May 14,2013 The FAQ document then becomes an official part of the

RFR.

mailto:[email protected]


Posting of Grant Related Information

Grant Posting Available: On Comm-PASS at www.comm-pass.com On EEC’s website at http://www.mass.gov/eec under

Funding Opportunities- -Open Competitive Grants

Grantees are responsible for checking EEC’s website and Comm-PASS for any updates to the Grant Application Information.

http://www.comm-pass.com/

http://www.mass.gov/edu/birth-grade-12/early-education-and-care/financial-assistance/funding-opportunities/open-competitive-grants/fy2014-mental-health-consultation-grant.html

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FY14 Head Start State Supplemental Grant - Fund Code 390

Grant Application Timeline

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Grant Application Release/Posting: April 24, 2013Submission of Intent to Renew: Email Intent to Renew [email protected]

April 26, 2013 4:00 PM

Renewal conference: EEC-Central Office Location: 51 Sleeper Street, Boston, MA 02210 http://mapq.st/120vlUE

April 30, 2013 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Renewal conference: EEC-Central Regional Office10 Austin Street, Worcester, MA 01609Directions: http://mapq.st/10Rw5Ks

May 9, 2013 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Submission of Written Inquiries: Applicants must submit written inquiries to [email protected]

May 10, 2013 4:00 PM

Response to Written Inquiries:

May 14, 2013 (estimated)

Submission Deadline:Applicants must submit renewal applications to [email protected]

May 15, 2013 throughMay 30, 2013

4:00 PM

Follow-up June 17-21, 2013 (estimated)

Preliminary Notification of Grantees:

June 24, 2013(estimated)

4:00 PM

Grantees are Notified of Renewal Awards: June 28, 2013 (estimated)Grant Start Date: July 1, 2013 (estimated)


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Grant Submission Deadlines

The EEC Central Office must have by May 30, 2013

Mail submission: One (1) original hard copy Two (2) hard copies

Electronic submission: ALL grant application documents (except Administrative

documents and Section A documents)

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Grant Application: Follow the Checklist Checklist for Grant Application Signed cover page (authorized signatory) Online Application

Program Contacts* Communities served* Languages spoken*

Budget Workbook

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Grant Appendices (For reference only)

Appendix A: Budget Workbook Instructions Appendix B: Online Application Instructions Appendix C: Grant Payment Terms, Grant Expenditures,

Termination, Recoupment of Funds and Relevant Law Appendix D: Eligibility Amounts Appendix E: Head Start State Funded Children Appendix F: QRIS Standards and Core Competency Areas

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FY2014 HS Supplemental Grant: Purpose

● The Massachusetts Head Start State Supplemental Renewal Grant aims to support the development and creation of a system of early quality education and care. In this system, Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) programs are key partners in supporting and enhancing the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) broader commitment to ensure that all children and families have access to the full array of Head Start services. Through this Request for Proposals, EEC aims to continue to support Head Start and Early Head Start in providing quality education and comprehensive services statewide.


Are YOU eligible to apply?

This is an application for renewal. Only agencies that received a Head Start Supplemental grant in FY2013 are eligible to apply. All current HS and EHS programs seeking to renew their grants for fiscal year 2014 must apply for funding using this application. All renewal funding awards will be based on the quality and completeness of the renewal application and will be reviewed in accordance with the required grant services.

The lead agency and any subcontracted providers must comply with all applicable statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures inclusive of any changes made to the HS and EHS Programs as a result of enacted legislation, duly promulgated regulations, or policies enacted by the federal and/or state government, EEC, and/or its Board.

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Funding and Distribution of Grants

● The Head Start Program is funded from a State appropriation account (3000-5000). The appropriation for this grant is $8 Million, which is the same as last year’s funding allocation.

● Ultimately, FY2014 funding is subject to the FY2014 final state budget appropriation for Account 3000-5000. In the event that either a reduction or increase in funding occurs in this account, EEC reserves the right to reduce or increase grant awards and to require that grantees complete a new budget reflecting the altered amount. EEC reserves the right to modify required services or priorities associated with this grant.

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Funding is subject to State and Federal budget allotment and appropriation

Mandatory RequirementsThrough this renewal grant, EEC seeks to continue to:

1. Enhance program capacity to serve state-funded children and offer them Head Start services;

2. Increase the professional development opportunities available to staff;

3. Enhance program quality by continuing to require Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) center-based and family child care programs to participate in QRIS; and

4. Provide non-federal matching funds for programs.

Note: these are the only EEC funds which can be used for matching federal funds.


Priorities and Required Services

Grantees must implement the Grant Renewal Priorities and continue to provide the following required services:

1) Enhance program capacity to serve state-funded childrenActivities:

• Continue to implement program practices that provide the full array of HS and EHS services to state-funded children by leveraging additional support and resources for children of working families and increase the number of children enrolled;

• Continue to enroll the number of state-funded children in HS and EHS programs as identified in the Office of Head Start’s Grant Award, if applicable to your program; (See Appendix D);

• Continue to ensure that quality services are provided on a full-time basis during the entire year for state-funded children and working families.


2) Provide professional development opportunities for staffActivities:• Provide staff with the ability to attend professional development

opportunities by paying them competitive salaries, offering fringe benefits, stipends, and tuition reimbursement;

• Maintain support for staff to move along the professional development continuum and increase competency in relationship to EEC’s 8 Core Competency Areas;

• Support staff’s ability to earn credentials, certificates, and/or degrees in early education and care and related fields;

• Provide professional development opportunities for staff that work with children and families that speak more than one language. (i.e., English Language Learners (ELL), Dual Language Learners, etc.); meet the needs and address the diversity of the early education and care and out of school time workforce

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Provide professional development opportunities for staffActivities: (continued)• Ensure that professional development meets (i.e., race, language, and

hours of operation, learning styles, and age of the learner) across EEC’s mixed delivery system.

• Support staff accessing on-line professional development opportunities (e.g. availability of equipment, space, internet connections, etc.);

• Encourage programs to partner with local institutions of higher education to support staff to matriculate into credit bearing programs;

• Provide staff with coaching and mentoring opportunities in the field of early education and care that meet the individual needs of staff;

• Collaborate and partner with local agencies to enhance information on roles and resources with other providers regarding professional development opportunities.

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3) Participation of HS and EHS programs in QRIS

Activities:• Continue to support program quality by ensuring that all HS and EHS

center-based and family child care programs participate in the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) by the end of FY2014. Programs must achieve no less than 100% QRIS participation of their total center-based and family child care sites in FY2014.

• Continue to support program activities that promote and enhance upward mobility in the QRIS system.

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4) Use of state funds to match federal funding requirements• Continue to use funds to supplement federal funding and support a

program’s ability to meet the federal Head Start requirement of matching no less than 20% of the federal funds with non-federal funding.

5)Program Staff Required to Register in the Professional Qualifications Registry

• All program staff, along with their respective titles, must be registered in EEC’s Professional Qualifications (PQ) Registry. Programs must ensure that no staff members are in an “expired” status. All staff must have “Active” Professional Qualification Registry (PQR) IDs.

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All funded programs are required to complete and submit: BOTH a semi-annual and an annual progress report.

These reports will provide EEC with information regarding expenditures, as well as the successes and challenges in meeting grant priorities and required activities. (EEC may withhold funding, terminate, and/or reduce funding to any grantee, if required reports are not submitted on a timely basis. A template for future reporting information to EEC will be forthcoming. )

All grantees are required to participate in the EEC data collection initiatives during the grant period, including program performance.

All grantees will be expected to report performance data in a format determined by the EEC

All grantees must complete the Head Start Projected Deliverables Form and Site Survey included in this application

RFR pg. 20

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FY2014 Reporting Requirements


Nuts & Bolts of Submission: Section A:

This is the ONLINE portion of the application. To access and submit this portion:

• Link: http://www.eec.state.ma.us/GrantHeadStart• After filling out all parts, print out this section for mail

submission Information to have ready to complete Section A:

Program Contacts Communities Served Languages Spoken

Section A information must be submitted in 2 ways: 1. Online (through the link above) and 2. Mail

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http://www.eec.state.ma.us/GrantHeadStart

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Section A: Online Application:

20Please click the blue link to Complete Online Application.

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Section A: Online Application: User Name and Password Set Up & Login

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• Create an agency username and password first, by clicking the link. “Please register by clicking here.”

• Fill in your username and password and click the ‘submit’.

Section A: User Name and Password Set Up & Agency Information

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• This is the first page of the Section A application.• Fill in ALL ‘Application Information’.• At the bottom of this page, click ‘Next Page’ when

ready.

DO NOT FORGET your username and password

Section A: Languages Spoken:

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• You will be prompted to: ‘Select Languages Spoken’• Click ‘Save and Go to Next Page’ when you have completed this

section.

Section A: Select a Region

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• Click on the drop-down menu to select a region.• Click ‘Next Page’

Section A: Regions You Propose to Serve

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Appendix D: Eligibility Amounts

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Bidders should refer to Appendix C to determine the funding available for the region (s) they propose as their service delivery area(s).

Proposed funding requests must not exceed the combined total amount of the funds for each region as listed in Appendix D: Eligible Amounts

Section A: Online Application

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When you are finished, it is very important to ‘Print All Data’

Section A: Online Application

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• You will need to include this information in the Section B packet that you mail to the EEC to formally apply for this grant funding.

• The first page of the Section A report should look like this when printing.


Section B: Application Forms and Documents

Section B documents to submit by mail and email: Checklist for Grant Application Signed Cover Page FY2014 Budget Workbook FY14 Proposal Narrative Questions Copy of Indirect Cost Approval Letter (if you are claiming

Indirect Cost) FY2014 Projected Deliverables Form and Head Start Site Survey (includes Center Based, Family Child

Care, and Home-Based Programs) Access this survey, per lead agency:

http://www.eec.state.ma.us/FY14HeadStartSiteSurvey.aspx Please, make sure to review and update and save it on your computer

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http://www.eec.state.ma.us/FY14HeadStartSiteSurvey.aspx


Section B: (continued)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Administrative Forms: A signed Commonwealth Terms & Conditions form W-9 with DUNS # Contractor Authorized Signatory Listing Authorization for Electronic Funds Payment (EFT) Form Supplier Diversity Program Plan Form (If the Grant is competitive

and involves distributing more than $150,000 in funds.) Federal Funding and Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA)

Reporting Requirements

If not already on file with the EEC, you will need to fill out and mail to the EEC:You do not need to email these materials the Administrative Forms,

please only sign and mail these in with your grant application.

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Budget Workbook ComponentsThere are 12 tabs that make up the entire Budget Workbook

Instructions (read only)* Fund Use Parameters (read only)* #1 Budget Summary (read only)* #2 Personnel #3 Consultant #4 Office and Programmatic Supplies #5 Travel #6 Equipment (n/a for HS) #7 Other Costs #8 Budget Narrative #9 Subcontractors #10 Subcontractor Narrative

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Accessing the Budget Workbook:

32Step 1: OPENING THE FILE: Click on the link:

FY2014_HeadStart_ Budget.xls.

Step 2: You must click, on the Options box located to the right

of the Security Warning.

Accessing the Budget Workbook

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Step 3: After clicking the ‘Options’ button, a Security

Alert box will appear.In order to use the workbook;

you must click:‘Enable this content’ and click

‘OK’.


Saving the Budget Workbook

SAVING AND NAMING THE WORKBOOK FILE: Once the file is open, select ‘File’ and then select ‘Save

As’ (Indicate where you want to save the file). The file is named:

FY2014_HS_Budget_Agency_Name.xls. Edit the current file name by replacing the words

‘Agency Name’ with your Agency Name. (Example): FY2014_HS_Budget_KLM_Partners.xls

Be sure to keep the exact filename as designated by the

Department of Early Education and Care.

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Budget Instructions: For more detailed instructions, see Appendix A.

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Fund Use Parameters: Allowable (Direct & Admin) and Unallowable

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Using the Budget Workbook

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Use these arrows to navigate and access

all of the tabs.

These are the different tabs for the grant application. Tabs #2-10 must be

filled in by you. The first 4 tabs are for your reference only.


Allowable Fund Use Personnel & Fringe Benefits Consultants Office & Programmatic supplies Travel expenses Rental of space Transportation of students Other Costs

Advertising Maintenance/Repairs Membership/Subscriptions* Printing/Reproduction Training*

Subcontractors*

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Allowable Fund Use Con’tAllowed Grants Administration costs are:

Salary of supervisor/director Secretary/bookkeeper salary/wages Stipends for secretary/bookkeeper Fringe benefits for secretary/bookkeeper Rental of space Telephone/utilities Equipment rental Indirect costs

ALL Administration costs for the lead agency and subcontractors (if applicable) CANNOT EXCEED 8% of the

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Additional Fund Use Guidelines: Training Costs: for on-site training provided to programs and educators that deliver:

Specific areas related to the priority areas of grant services Professional development sessions CANNOT be the only consultation services received Other programs and providers can be included in training opportunities Training costs must not exceed 5% of the total amount requested for the grant Grantees MUST consider including other professionals (non-funded) for grant-funded training Detailed description in budget narrative is necessary EEC reserves the right to approve/deny any costs associated with training requests if

justification is deemed insufficient or unacceptable Memberships and Subscriptions: Costs of memberships in civic, business, technical,

and professional organizations Benefit from membership is related to the project The expenditure is for agency, not individual membership Cost of membership is reasonably related to services received

Subcontractors: All subcontractors and partners performing services on behalf of the applicant to meet required services of this grant proposal must be approved by EEC

If applicant proposes subcontracting some of its required services, the applicant must submit the proposed subcontracted services from each subcontractor and other partners as part of its grant applicant response.

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Unallowable Fund Use

Out-of-State Travel Purchase of Food Lobbying expenses: Grant funds shall not be used to cover

costs incurred by employees, lobbyists, or consultants, to influence any local, state, or federal legislation or policy in either the Legislative or Executive branch

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TAB #2: Personnel

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TAB #2: Personnel

DIRECT Costs for Personnel Academic Advisor Career Advisor Career Counselor Coach/Mentor College Faculty Instructor Other (Direct) Project Coordinator Stipends (Direct)

ADMIN Costs for Personnel

Other (Admin) Secretary/Bookkeeper Stipends (Admin) Supervisor/Director Fringe Costs are also

ADMIN):

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Direct Cost vs. Administrative Cost?


TAB #2: Personnel Continued…

In this tab, fill in: Number of Staff, their job title, the Full Time Equivalence (FTE), the total annual salary the percentage of fringe being paid.

Full Time Equivalence (FTE): Staff time must be reported in Full Time Equivalences (FTE) under this grant. Example

Total Annual Salaries: For the purposes of the budget the Total Annual Salary is defined as the entire salary that an employee will receive for one fiscal year. - note – whether funded by position or not

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TAB #2: Fringe Benefits(Located on the Personnel Tab and the Subcontractor Tab)

The Fringe Contribution is calculated based on the FTE, the Total Annual Salary, and Fringe Percentage.

The Fringe Contribution amount is added to the Total Request amount. Provide a breakdown and explanation in the Budget Narrative for Fringe.

If fringe exceeds 35%, provide a breakdown of categories and percentages. If fringe is less or equal to 35%, provide breakdown of categories and percentages,

if possible. EEC will review the breakdown and contact you.

If the amount is coming from another source, please provide the name of the source(s) in Budget Narrative.

If you exceed the 35% allocation for Fringe, you will see an Alert on the Personnel Tab and you will need to provide a breakdown of fringe in the Budget Narrative.

Example of Alert: • FRINGE OVER 35% - PLEASE PROVIDE A ‘FRINGE BREAKDOWN’ IN

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TAB #3: Consultant

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Fill in the # per Hours/Days/Weeks/Flat per

year and Rate of Pay.

Fill in Name of the consultant and choose the title from the list of

choices in the drop-down menu.

Narrative Questions: Please list which Narrative Question # from questions in the FY14 Narrative Questions document match the Consultant position that is being funded by this grant.

TAB #4: Office and Programmatic Supplies

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Please list Expense Items

For each expense item listed, fill in the cost under Direct and/or

Admin cost.

*A grantee can charge Office and Programmatic Supplies to Admin if those supplies are related to the administrative function of the grant.

TAB #5: Travel

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Write the Total Travel Cost in the Direct cost and/or Admin

cost column.

Fill in the ‘Mileage Rate*’ (*must be your agency’s reimbursement

rate, if applicable).

List: Name and Position of staff who is traveling AND Estimated

Miles per Month and the Number of months

TAB # 7: Other Costs

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From a drop-down menu: select each Expense Item.

Once the Expense item is selected, either the Direct or Admin column will appear in yellow according to which expenses are direct or admin costs.


TAB # 7: Indirect Cost

Please enter in the Total Request for the Indirect Cost, if applicable.

Please enter your agency’s approved rate, if applicable and include an Indirect Cost Approval letter with your application.

The indirect cost rate allocation is part of the expenses allocated to administrative funds. You can use an indirect cost rate ONLY IF your agency submits documentation stating the approved rate. Under no circumstances can the use of the indirect cost rate exceed the amount of funds (8% of the total grant) allocated to administrative purposes.

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TAB # 7: Indirect Cost (continued)

If you exceed the EEC 8% ADMIN limit, you will see this Alert on the Budget Summary and you will need to CHANGE the budget so that you are not over the 8% Admin limit.

Example of Alert: YOU HAVE EXCEEDED THE EEC 8% ADMIN LIMIT. YOUR BUDGET IS REJECTED. DO NOT SUBMIT.

Letter must be submitted with application – section b Applicants must write their actual approved Indirect Cost

Rate in the box In the absence of having an approval letter, applicants

must put all “Indirect Costs” into the allowable lines for Admin costs

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TAB # 8: Budget Narrative

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Fill in information about: 2. Personnel, 2a. Fringe, 3. Consultant, 4. Office and Programmatic Supplies, 5. Travel, 6. Equipment, 7. Other Costs., 7a. EPS Courses.

In order to copy and paste within the workbook, you must double click on the source cell, copy the text and then double click on the destination cell and paste. In order to paste text copied from an external source, double click on the destination cell and paste.

TAB # 9: Subcontractors

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List each subcontractor: Include Agency and Provider Name

Please note that each column is divided into Direct and Admin costs (except the Consultant column.) Please make sure that you use the same guidelines as the Lead Agency for claiming Direct and Admin costs.

TAB # 9: Subcontractors: Fringe and Indirect Cost

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Note: Each line is for a separate subcontractor.

Fill out the Total Indirect Cost amount and Indirect Cost Rate, if eligible. Each line must contain the total indirect cost amount per Subcontractor.

Enter the Total Fringe amounts for Personnel in the Direct or Admin cost columns depending on whether the staff position is a Direct or Admin expense. Each line must contain the total fringe amount per Subcontractor.


Proposal Narrative Questions

1. Please limit your responses to 3-4 pages per question. Your answer should be typed in Arial font, font size 12, and single-spaced.

2. Question 1 -Describe practices used by your grantee(s) that support priority areas of this grant by answering the questions below. a) How will your program ensure that your grantee continue to provide the

full array of Head Start services to children enrolled in state-funded Head Start programs?

b) How will your grantee continue to increase professional development opportunities available for staff?

c) How will your program continue to enhance quality through participation in the MA State Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) thereby promoting school readiness for all children in the Commonwealth?

3. For each question, responses must include: a) Specific practices used; b) Outcomes of specific practices; and c) Lessons learned including positive and challenging experiences encountered.

Note: Please aligned with your program responses in the FY2014 Head Start State Supplemental Projected Deliverables Form.

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Re-cap of Submission Process

Section A Submission:1. Online: (through the link): Includes Program Contacts, Communities

Served, Languages Spoken.2. By Mail: Include Section A information and Section B hard copies (1 original, 2 copies) mailed to EEC by May 30, 2013.

Section B Submission:3. By Mail: one (1) original, signed copy, two (2) copies of ALL documents

(including Section A print out and Administrative Forms, if applicable)4. By Email: Email ALL individual documents as one email* to:

[email protected]. 5. (do not email Administrative forms and Section A)

(*Save your email with the name of this grant and your agency)

The ENTIRE submission process must be completed by: May 30, 2013

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