New Director Mentor Initiative
Expand your knowledge and practice, enhance your networks, and improve your performance and career development through a one-year mentor–mentee relationship with an effective and experienced Head Start director.
Displaying 22 results
Leadership and Governance
This resource collection covers Head Start entities that set program direction, exercise fiscal and legal oversight, and ensure stakeholder input and accountability to the community. These entities include program management, Policy Councils and committees, governing bodies, and Tribal Councils. Leadership and governance are foundational to establishing sound management systems and providing quality services. They are essential to all 12 components of the Management Systems Wheel. Program leadership is also one of the program foundations in the Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework.
Preventing Child Incidents Through Effective Systems
Learn how enhanced systems thinking can proactively address child incidents in Head Start programs.
Governance, Leadership, and Oversight Capacity Screener
Use this screener to help identify where your program needs to make changes for quality improvement and capacity building in program governance.
Certification of Governance and Leadership Capacity Screening
The governing body must certify that a governance and leadership capacity screening was conducted and a training plan was developed. A certification must be submitted to the Office of Head Start (OHS) in the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES) within 75 calendar days of the start of the project period.
Head Start Program Governance: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Head Start leaders who implement strong governance systems often face important questions. When such questions arise, leaders should refer first to key Head Start policy and regulation.
Head Start Program Governance Reference Book
This resource contains the Head Start Act of 2007 citations that relate to program governance.
Leadership and Governance
Explore ways to build strong leadership and governance systems that foster positive relationships among the three governing entities. Learn how this supports grant recipients to better serve children and families.
Parent Activity Funds Narrative
Parent committees are allocated a specific amount from the Parent Activity Fund to develop and implement parent projects and activities. Grantee and delegate agencies will find this information useful when preparing their annual budgets.
Governance, Leadership, and Oversight Capacity Screener and Certification
This screener identifies ways to improve program governance and build leadership capacity. The accompanying form certifies that programs conducted the required screening.
Governance Readiness Assessment
The Governance Readiness Assessment helps organizations review their processes. Governing bodies can use it to assess their capacity to oversee and monitor a Head Start program.
