The CNMI Head Start program has met its funded enrollment of 462 students for school year 2013-2014, according to its director, Melissa Palacios.<\/p>\n
This number is the required amount of enrolled students the schools must have during the school year in keeping with federal guidelines.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt no point during [last] school year did we go below the funded enrollment,\u201d Palacios said.<\/p>\n
According to her, the total cumulative enrollment was 492 children, as some children moved to another school or moved off-island.<\/p>\n
Of the cumulatively enrolled children, zero of them were 1 or 2 year olds.<\/p>\n
According to Palacios, a total of 140 3-year-old students were served, while 343 children were 4 years old.<\/p>\n
Some 122 of these children were in the program for their second year, with two being in their third year.<\/p>\n
Updates on the program were given yesterday at the Head Start Policy Council meeting through the disseminated school year 13-14 Program Information report, which was reviewed and approved by the council.<\/p>\n
The PIR gave updates on minimum qualifications of Head Start instructors, which are a bachelor\u2019s degree in early Head Start education or in a related field such as elementary education.<\/p>\n
Part of the report covered child and family services as well as the overall health of Head Start\u2019s children.<\/p>\n
The program assists students and families in health issues by providing them with referrals to health care services.<\/p>\n
The program successfully referred 455 children for health insurance, while 297 children had up to date immunization, according to Palacios.<\/p>\n
On information relating to Head Start staff, the PIR also noted positions that have not been filled for three months or longer. Two positions remain open, one in a Tinian center and the other in a Kagman center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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