Community Services of Northeast Texas, Inc.
Head Start
Policy Council Meeting
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 9:15 am
Linden Administrative Offices
304 East Houston
Linden, Texas

Invocation
1.    Call Meeting to Order
2.    Recognize New Policy Council Members
3.    Establishment of Quorum
4.    Approval of Agenda 
5.    Approval of Minutes
    a. Discuss and/or Approve Minutes from June 28, 2017
6.    Presentations/Professional Development
    A. Bloomburg Pre-K Academy.............................................Candie Harris
    B. Head Start Policy Council Orientation-Training..................Bridgette Grandmaison
7.    Reports
    A.    Financial Report........................................................Shelley Mitchell 
            a. Head Start Financial Report September 2017 
            b. Credit Usage Report    
            c. CACFP Financial Report September 2017
    B.    Head Start Director...................................................Bernadette Harris
            a. Head Start Report
            b. PIR Report September 2017
    C.    Executive Director.....................................................Dan Boyd
8.    Action Items
    A.    Discuss and/or Approve Morris County Community Representative
    B.    Nominations/Elections of New 2017-2018 Policy Council Officers
    C.    Set Date and Time for Policy Council Meetings
    D.    Discuss and/or Approve Meeting Date Changes
        a. October Meeting - November 1, 2017
        b. November and December Meeting - December 6, 2017
    E.     Discuss and/or Approve Policy Council By-Laws
    F.    Discuss and/or Approve Annual Report
    G.    Discuss and/or Approve Personnel Policy #391 Holidays
    H.    Discuss and/or Approve Head Start Standard Operating Procedures
        a. Administrative Requirements
        b. Disability Services
        c. Education and Child Development
        d. ERSEA Policies
        e. Family and Community Engagement
        f.  Financial Requirements
        g. Health Program Services
        h. Human Resources Mangement
        i. Program Governance
        j. Program Management and Quality Improvement
        k. Program Structure
        l. Protections for the Provacy of Child Records
        m. Transition Services
        n. Transportation
    I.    Discuss and/or Approve Head Start Operating Manuals
        a.  Education
        b. Family and Community Engagement
        c. Health
        d. Mental Health-Disabilities
        e. Nutrition
        f. On-going Monitoring
        g. Staff Development - Training
        h. Strategic Plan
    J.    Discuss and/or Approve Head Start Operating Forms (handouts will be provided at the meeting)
9. Committee Reports
    A. Appoint Committee Members
10.    Discussion Items
        A. Discuss 2017-2018 Nutrition Menu Changes
11.    Audience Comments
12.     Executive Session
     A. Personnel
           1. New hires and terminations
Discussion with respect to any matter specifically made confidential by law or regulation.  Topics may include, but are not limited to:  Approval of new hires, terminations, and employee matters of a confidential nature.
13.    Required Action from Executive Session
14.    Adjourn