Franklin County Head Start Program Inc

“On may 25, 2023 first start partnerships for children and families, inc. Updated their bylaws.a change was made to change the original three unexcused absences from scheduled board meetings to be cause for forfieture of their membership to 25% of all total scheduled meetings during the program year. In addition, a change was made that a total of 50% combined excused and unexcused abscences from scheduled meetings during the program year may resort in forfeiture of membership compared to five missed scheduled meetings in the prior bylaws. Additional wording was added to the program strategic planning & evaluation committee to further include the monitoring of child and family outcomes and the obtaining and maintaining accreditation by the national association for the education of young children (naeyc). In the updated bylaws, a description of an additional committee titled "hope from the start" was included. The inclusion of this description goes into detail on the composition of the committee and that it is made up of both members and community members with the appropriate community health and education backgrounds. The services of the commitee is also added, in which is specified they work specifically with franklin county children ages 0-5 as well as serve as the health advisory committee to the organization.”

“The organization's form 990 is reviewed and approved by the finance committee and made available to the board of directors for review prior to filing.”

“Officers, directors, and key employees are required to disclose, on an annual basis, any conflicts of interest. The disclosures are reviewed by the board of directors.”

“The compensation of the organization's president/ceo and management is reviewed annually by a compensation committee and approved by the board of directors. Compensation rates are determined using comparable rates for similar services in the geographic area. The compensation committee includes persons with human resource experience. All decisions are documented in the minutes of the board meetings.”

“The compensation of the organization's president/ceo and management is reviewed annually by a compensation committee and approved by the board of directors. Compensation rates are determined using comparable rates for similar services in the geographic area. The compensation committee includes persons with human resource experience. All decisions are documented in the minutes of the board meetings.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public, upon request, at its administrative office.”

“Head start/early head start program. The organization provides a comprehensive early childhood development program for low income children and their families in franklin county, pennsylvania. During the fiscal year, the organization provided 426 children and their families with high quality early childhood education and family supports that contribute to children's readiness for school and the family's ability to get employment, education and other goals to break the poverty cycle. Services provided include home visits, health and nutrition resources and referrals, center- based and home-based early childhood instruction, and family supports for individual and groups of families. Head start/early head start are federally funded programs available at no cost to families who qualify at 100% or below of federal poverty guidelines.”