Subject: Report On The City’s Head Start Program From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The City’s Head Start Program, Including (1) Recent Actions Concerning Leadership Staff And Potential Impact On The City’s Federal Head Start Funding; (2) Clarification On The Roles, Responsibilities, And Mandates Of The Head Start Advisory Board, The Head Start Program Director, City Administration, And The City Council; (3) Race And Other Demographic Data On Head Start Teachers And Students; (4) Details On The Proposed Process To Eventually Transfer Oakland’s Head Start Program From The City Of Oakland To An External Entity; And (5) Information Regarding The Formal Status Of The City’s Head Start 2021-2026 5-Year Grant Contract With The Federal Government And Plans For The 2026 Continuation Application

Committee

*Life Enrichment Committee

Requested by

Carroll Fife

Introduced

May 28, 2025

On agenda

June 24, 2025

Passed

June 26, 2025

Where it was heard

*Rules & Legislation Committee Jun 26, 2025 Received and Filed *Life Enrichment Committee Jun 24, 2025 Received and Filed Pass *Rules & Legislation Committee Jun 12, 2025 Scheduled *Life Enrichment Committee - CANCELLED Jun 10, 2025 *Rules & Legislation Committee May 29, 2025 Scheduled

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