Community Services of Northeast Texas, Inc.
Head Start
Policy Council Meeting
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 9:15 am
Linden Administrative Offices
304 East Houston
Linden, Texas

CALL TO ASSEMBLY

Please rise.
Pledge of Allegiance (US) – I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
 Pledge of Allegiance (TX) – Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
        Our CSNT Mission – CSNT applies all available strategies enabling Northeast Texas families to lead improved, empowered, and self-reliant lives.
Our Head Start Mission – To provide a system of education and encouragement which results in school-readiness for young children and their families.

 Invocation

 1.         Call Meeting to Order
2.         Recognize New Policy Council Members
3.         Establishment of Quorum
4.         Approval of Agenda
5.         Approval of Minutes for January 24, 2018
6.         Presentations
            A.       New Boston Head Start                                   Venus Hornbuckle
            B.       Texarkana Head Start                                      Debra Jackson
            C.       Training                                                              Bernadette Harris
7.         Reports
    A.   Financial Report                                                             Shelley Mitchell
        a.    Head Start Financial Report February 2018
        b.    Credit Usage Report February 2018
        c.      CACFP Financial Report February 2018
    B.   Head Start Director Report                                           Bernadette Harris
        a.    Head Start Report
        b.    PIR Report February 2018
        c.  ACF-PI-HS-18-01
    C.  Executive Director Report                                            Dan Boyd
8.         Committee Reports
            A.        Appoint Committee Member(s)
9.         Action Items
A.   Discuss and/or Approve Safety Policy #501
10.       Discussion Items
                A.  Discuss CLASS Data Self-Assessment 2018
                B.  Discuss Circle Assessment Data Wave 2
                C.  Discuss Frog Street Assessment Wave 2
                D.  Discuss Wave 2 School Readiness Performance Data – Circle Assessment
                E.  Discuss Wave 2 School Readiness Performance Data – Frog Street
11.       Audience Comments
12.       Executive Session
            A.  Personnel
                   1. New hires and terminations
Discussion with respect to any matter specifically made confidential by law or regulation.  Topics may include, but are not limited to:  Approval of new hires, terminations, and employee matters of a confidential nature.
13.       Required Action from Executive Session
14.       Adjourn