Mcintosh Trail E C D C

“Memberhip on the board is by recommendations from the parents, staff, other board or policy council members, volunteers and community members in accordance with the by-laws. The full board votes on the nominated person. According to head start guidelines, mcintosh must have individuals on the board with expertise in early childhood education, business administration/ finance or community affairs and legal or use consultants for those areas if no members qualify. Mcintosh also strives to have members representing all seven of the counties the organization serves.”

“A draft copy of the form 990 is reviewed by the governing board prior to its filing.”

“A conflict of interest policy is included in the organization's code of conduct. Employees, board members and policy council members are asked to sign the code of conduct annually. Potential conflicts of interest are evaluated for new board members before they are accepted. The board discusses any emerging conflicts throughout the year.”

“The organization conducts a wage comparability study every 3 years for employees whose salaries are funded by federal sources. Area surveys for similar organizations are reviewed as well as deparment of labor statistics.”

“The organization conducts a wage comparability study every 3 years for employees whose salaries are funded by federal sources. Area surveys for similar organizations are reviewed as well as deparment of labor statistics.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public through the use of the organization's website. A link on the home page allows visitors to view the annual report. Minutes of governing board meetings and certified audit reports are available at the administrative office upon request by the public.”

“The children and families received the following services during the year: 44 were referred to mental health professionals 50 received an individualized education program (iep) to meet their learning needs 18 were diagnosed with speech and language impairments 27 were diagnosed with developmental delay 445 received education screenings and 44 required follow up 80 families received crisis intervention 169 received informaton about ged training 61 received information on job training 394 families received parenting educational information 280 families received health education information 35 families received information about marriage/relationship education early head start: butts, henry, newton, spalding, and upson counties 135 children were served representing 112 families with the following demographics: 109 were enrolled through medicaid 9 pregnant mothers the children and families received the following services during the year: 4 families requested mental health services 10 children were referred to mental health professionals 12 children received individual family service plans (ifsp) 87 children received educational screening and 1 required follow up 45 families received ged training information 67 families received health education information 71 families received parenting info 3 families received crisis intervention 22 fathers participated in fatherhood activities”