Head Start Family Hand Book 2017-2018 School Year 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Head Start Center Information Education Section Management Staff Head Start Daily Activities Mission Statement Head Start Developmentally Appropriate What is Sieda Head Start? Practice What are Performance Standards? Curriculums Clothing Policies Section Outdoor Weather Privacy Policy Transportation Bus Safety Policy Information Changes Child Abuse Fire and Tornado Drills Indicators of Possible Child Abuse Other Emergency Procedures What is Child Abuse under Iowa Rest Time Law? Definition of Child Health Section Child Pick-Up Policy Fluoride Parental Access/Custody Orders Lead/Hemoglobin Screenings Sieda Head Start Discipline I Am Moving I Am Learning Behavior Intervention Policy Injuries at School Behavior Intervention Medication Authorization Intervention for Behavior Escalation Keep Your Child Home From Class: Process for Disruptive Behavior When any of these occur Sieda Head Start Biting Policy Chicken pox Field Trip Policy Conjunctivitis: pink eye Smoke Free Environment Policy Fifth Disease Job Openings Impetigo Sieda Policy on Solicitation of Funds Lice and/or Merchandise Scabies Sieda Head Start Fund Raising Policy Crytosporidiosis Head Lice Policy Head Lice Treatment Head Start Policy for use of “Holiday Immunizations Themes” Low Sugar Policy Nutrition Section Intruder Policy Guidelines for Food Brought in for Attendance Policy Special Times When Your Child Can Attend Class Meals and Snacks Class Cancellations Resources for Good Nutrition Personal Items From Home Parent Information Resolutions Policies Serving Sized for Children 3 to 5 Years Parent/Sieda Old Parent/Head Start Parent/Staff Mental Health Disabilities Sections Head Start Zero Tolerance for Violence Positive Behavioral Interventions and Policy Supports (PBIS) PBIS Parenting Modules 3 Disabilities Sections SIEDA Programs and Services Screenings Section Area Education Agency (AEA) What is sieda? Parent Engagement Section Why are Community Action Agencies Parent Engagement (CAP) Unique? Parent Groups Services and Programs Head Start Policy Council Web-Site Head Start Health Advisory Committee Head Start Disabilities Advisory Committee What Can I do to Help as a Volunteer? In-Kind Volunteer Hours Can Be Earned in the Following Ways End of the Year Celebration Parent and Child Special Activities Parent Training Opportunities Family Partnership Agreement Parent/Staff Conferences and Home Visits Emergency Information Emergency Plans Medical Dental Fire Tornado Blizzard Earthquake, Flood, Structural Damage to Buildings Evacuation of Building Emergencies Involving unauthorized individuals and Individuals Who Appear Intoxicated or Under the Influence of Drugs Emergencies Involving Abducted or Lost Children Center Security Plan Emergency Supply Kit Universal Precautions for Bloodborne Pathogens What to do in case of? Chemical Attack Biological Attack Nuclear Attack Conventional Weapons National Alert Codes 4 Head Start Center Information Head Start Center ____________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________ Telephone # ________________________________________________ Class hours ________________________________________________ Arrival time _________________________________________________ Pick up time ________________________________________________ Teacher ___________________________________________________ Teacher’s Aide ______________________________________________ Family Service Worker ________________________________________ Center Supervisor ___________________________________________ Other Information: _________________________________________ 5 Sieda Child Development Programs Management Staff PO Box 658 725 W 2nd Street Ottumwa, Iowa 52501 (641) 682-8741 1-800-622-8340 Sieda Executive Director ............................................................................... Brian Dunn Director Child Development Division (CACFP, Head Start) .............. Elizabeth Fairchild Assistant Director of Child Development Division (CACFP, Head Start).......................... Program Manager CACFP/Nutrition Coordinator ......................... Glori Headly-Johnson CACFP Specialist ............................................................................................ Julie Pitzl PAT Program Manager .............................................................................. Lynn Godwin Administrative Assistant ......................................................................... Electa Richards Enrollment/Quality Assurance/Transportation Coordinator ........................Sara Whitlow Health Coordinator .............................................................................. Kate Fisher-Walz Mental Health/Partnerships Coordinator/Policy Council Support Staff ......... Nicole Ford Education/Training Coordinator ............................................................ Kathy Thompson Program Assistant ................................................................................ Heather Gooden County/Counties Supervisor…………………………………………………………………… Appanoose County……………………………………………………………………………… Davis County…………………………………………………………………………………….. Jefferson County………………………………………………………………………………… Keokuk County…………………………………………………………………………………... Mahaska County………………………………………………………………………………… Van Buren County………………………………………………………………………………. Harmony School District Partnership……………………………………………………… Douds School District Partnership…………………………………………….…………… Wapello County…………………………………………………………………………………. Cardinal School District Partnership………………………………………………………. Ottumwa School District Partnership……………………………………………………… 6 MISSION STATEMENT SIEDA HEAD START PROGRAM’S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHICH PROMOTE HEALTHY, SELF-SUFFICIENT, SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 7 Welcome to Sieda Head Start! WHAT IS Sieda HEAD START? Sieda Head Start is a federally funded preschool program for children 3 to 5 years old who meet income eligibility. Income eligibility for Head Start families follow the Federal Poverty guidelines. Ten percent of the children enrolled in Head Start may be over these income guidelines. Generally, these slots are reserved for children with a disability. Sieda Head Start operates in a seven county area. The counties served include Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Van Buren and Wapello. We also have school district partnerships with Cardinal, Ottumwa, Douds, and Harmony within these seven counties. Head Start is funded to serve 265 children and with our current partnerships, able to serve over 500 children and families. Head Start is a child-focused, comprehensive, child development program. Head Start has three main goals: social competence, school readiness, and Parent/Family Impact. Social competence is defined as, “a child’s everyday effectiveness in dealing with both his/her present environment and later responsibilities in school and life. Social competence takes into account the interrelatedness of social, emotional, cognitive and physical development.” (Head Start Program Performance Standards, US DHHS). Head Start promotes Parent Family Community Engagement by building relationships with families that support family well-being, strong parent-child relationships and ongoing learning and development of parents and children. Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing social and cognitive development through the use of developmentally appropriate teaching practices. Head Start Performance Standards clearly define what is expected of children, staff and parents. Head Start operates on the knowledge and experiences that show children learn best through play. Through play, children learn to be creative, solve problems, experiment and investigate, use language and increase attention span and self-confidence. A variety of learning opportunities are offered to children throughout their day at Head Start. Head Start acknowledges that parents are the first and primary teachers of their children. Parents are encouraged to be involved in Head Start through Home Visits, Volunteering, Monthly Parent Committee Meetings, Literacy Nights, and Policy Council. 8 WHAT ARE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS? The Head Start Program Performance Standards are the foundation on which programs design and deliver comprehensive, high-quality individualized services to support the school readiness of children from low-income families. Each grantee and delegate agency must operate each Head Start program following the Head Start Program Performance Standards. Each grantee must develop a plan for implementing the Performance Standards. This plan will give the grantee or delegate agency a firm basis for operations in order to assure maximum benefits to children and their families. A copy of the Performance Standards and Sieda Head Start Service Delivery Plans are kept in each center. Sieda Head Start is a Grantee. There are no delegate agencies under the SIEDA Head Start Program. 9 10 POLICIES Sieda Head Start Policies are established as a guide for Parents and Staff to follow the Program operations and Classroom guidelines. 11 12 PRIVACY POLICY It is the responsibility of Sieda Community Action Head Start program to maintain and respect the family’s right to privacy by not disclosing confidential information. Any written or verbal information which has been received by an employee on a confidential basis will be maintained. The following Head Start staff will have access