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Head Start Parent Council
The Head Start Parent (Policy) Council is not just a parent /teacher association—it’s a governing body that makes important decisions about our Head Start program.
The Council is the parents’ voice in shared decision making for the program about such things as recruitment and selection policies, personnel policies, hiring, budgets, and funding proposals. In addition to helping to manage the program, Parent Council members have an opportunity to learn how to conduct meetings, enhance skills, and gain self-confidence in a supportive environment of friends. This experience can be a starting point for future leadership roles in school organizations, the workplace, and in the community.
At least 51% of the Parent Council members must be parents of currently enrolled children, and up to 49% may be of community representatives. The Council meets once a month on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. During the first or second parent meeting of theyear, parents are nominated and elected as representatives or alternates to the Council (two representatives, per teacher, and two alternates). Any parent may attend meetings, but only elected members may vote.
Parent Council Representatives and Alternates
2009 – 2010
Lyon County
Marshall 1
Terri Downing
Marshall 2
Jasmine Sanabria, Chairperson
Marshall Combo
Open
Home Based
Nancy Vigil
Alexis Ramirez
Paula Carrasco - Alternate
Kayla Saltzer - Alternate
Tracy Classroom
Ruby Kramer
Sarah Davis
Erica Martinez - Alternate
Home Based
Open
Lincoln County
Home Based
Brandy Rennick
Nancy Groeneweg
Redwood County
Redwood Falls
Leslie Robinson
Holly Johnson
Home Based
Laura Villanueva
Home Based
Tabitha Ourada
Rebecca Sik – Alternate
Wang Her – Alternate
Walnut Grove
Open
Cottonwood County
Mountain Lake Classroom
Amy Wall
Lisa Lugo
Tasha Sipaseut - Alternate
Home Based
Sue Russell
Susan Buss, Historian
Patricia Holtz - Alternate
Jackson County
Jackson Classroom
Open
Home Based
Lynn Wenk
Community Representatives
Marshall
Rebbecca Benson - Vice Chairperson / Historian
Walnut Grove
Fran Pfarr
