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 comptroller and governing board chair before 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.”

“35 father figures involced in family goal setting 161 father figures participated in fatherhood activities 93 volunteers assisted with the program including parents. The children and families received the following diagnosis during the year: 3 speech/language impairments 1 vision impairment 22 developmentally delayed early head start: butts, henry, lamar, newton, pike, spalding, and upson counties 306 children (160 funded) were served representing the following demographics: 200 were from single parent families 269 were enrolled through medicaid the children and families received the following services during the year: 13 families received crisis intervention 78 received child abuse and neglect information 32 received infomration on mental health services 168 families participated in parent education 12 father figures involced in family goal setting 24 father figures participated in fatherhood activities 44 volunteers assisted with the program including parents.”