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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