BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START INC
5 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, BLOSSBURG, PA 16912 www.bradfordtiogahs.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF HIGH QUALITY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES GROW AND THRIVE. SERVICES PROVIDED ARE HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, AND PRE-K FOR NEWBORNS TO CHILDREN AGED FIVE AND PREGNANT WOMEN.

TO PROVIDE HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, AND PRE-K SERVICES.

BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC. PROVIDES THREE PRIMARY PROGRAMS: HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, AND PA PRE-K COUNTS. HEAD START IS A FREE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDED PROGRAM AND PA PRE-K COUNTS IS A STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM. BOTH PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENHANCING THE SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL, SOCIAL, AND OTHER SERVICES TO ENROLLED CHILDREN (AGES 3-5) AND THEIR FAMILIES. EARLY HEAD START (EHS) IS A FREE FEDERAL HOME-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PARENTING SKILLS DURING PERSONALIZED WEEKLY VISITS. EHS PROVIDES EDUCATION AS WELL AS FREE HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTHE 2019-20 PROGRAM YEAR BEGAN WITH ALL OF BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC.'S CLASSROOMS PROVIDING 5.5 TO 5.75 HOURS A DAY, 180 DAYS A YEAR TO CHILDREN. THIS PROVIDED EACH CHILD WITH A MAXIMUM OF 990 HOURS A YEAR (INCREASED FROM 455 HOURS/YEAR IN THE 2016-17 YEAR) WHICH IS JUST SHY OF THE 1020 HOURS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AS OF AUGUST 2021. THIS CHANGE WAS A RESULT OF PARENT NEED/WANT AND THE NEW HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND WAS MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO STATE EXPANSION FUNDING. IN MID-MARCH 2020, THE PROGRAM WAS FACED WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SHUT DOWN ALL CLASSROOMS. SERVICES CONTINUED TO BE PROVIDED REMOTELY BY STAFF WHICH INCLUDED FOOD, RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, FAMILY SUPPORTS, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.SCHOOL READINESS CONTINUED TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT FOR BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC. IN HEAD START AND PA PRE-K COUNTS FOR THE 2019-20 YEAR. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE TWO HIGHEST HEAD START/PRE-K SCHOOL READINESS MEASURES INCLUDED 97% OF HEAD START/PRE-K CHILDREN MET OR EXCEEDED IN THE COGNITIVE AREA WITH 96% WHO MET OR EXCEEDED IN THE AREA OF APPROACHES TO LEARNING. OVERALL, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT SCHOOL READINESS GAINS IN THE 2019-20 PROGRAM YEAR COMPARED TO THE 2018-19 SCHOOL READINESS OUTCOMES. THE LOWEST SCHOOL READINESS ACHIEVEMENT AREAS WERE LANGUAGE/LITERACY (90%) AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL (94%) WHICH WILL LIKELY BE THE FOCUS FOR THE 2020-21 PROGRAM YEAR.IN THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM, THE HIGHEST SCHOOL READINESS ACHIEVEMENT WAS IN THE COGNITIVE AREA WITH 97% OF CHILDREN MEETING OR EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS. THE LOWEST TWO AREAS FOR THOSE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN EARLY HEAD START WERE LANGUAGE/LITERACY (90%) AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL (94%) WHICH WILL LIKELY BE THE AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE 2020-21 YEAR.FOR THE 2019-20 YEAR, EARLY HEAD START FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OUTCOMES SHOWED THAT 77% OF FAMILIES COMPLETED THEIR AGREEMENTS. IN HEAD START/PRE-K, 89% OF THE FAMILIES COMPLETED THEIR FPA'S.IN REGARDS TO HEALTH SERVICES, 96% OF HEAD START/PRE-K CHILDREN AND 91% OF EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN HAD UP-TO-DATE IMMUNIZATIONS. NINETY-NINE PERCENT (99%) OF HEAD START/PRE-K CHILDREN AND 98% OF EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN HAD HEALTH INSURANCE BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM YEAR. ALTHOUGH DENTAL CARE IS A PRIMARY AREA OF NEED, RECORDS INDICATE THAT 80% OF HEAD START/PRE-K CHILDREN HAD A DENTAL HOME; ONLY 12% OF EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN HAD A DENTAL HOME. THE PROGRAM NOW EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 105 STAFF WHEN ALL POSITIONS ARE FILLED. STAFF TURNOVER CONTINUED TO REMAIN LOW FOR THE PROGRAM REACHING JUST 2.33% AT THE END OF THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR (UP BY .55% FROM 2018). IN REGARDS TO INJURIES/ACCIDENTS, DOCUMENTATION INDICATED THE MAJORITY OF STAFF INCIDENTS WERE MINOR; HOWEVER, THERE WERE TWO (2) THAT WERE RECORDABLE WHICH MEANS MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. CHILD TURNOVER FOR EARLY HEAD START WAS AT 15%, UP FROM 13% IN 2018-19, AND HEAD START/PRE-K WAS 12.7% STAFF WELLNESS IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT THAT CONTINUES IN THE PROGRAM. BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC. PROVIDES FLU SHOTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ALL STAFF, A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER INCORPORATES WELLNESS AS WELL AS SAFETY TIPS, THE MEDICAL INSURANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES WELLNESS COACHES, AND AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) IS OFFERED THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PLAN. IN THE 2019-20 PROGRAM YEAR, EMPLOYEES WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A STEPS CHALLENGE PROGRAM WHICH ENCOURAGED EACH PARTICIPANT TO WALK 10,000 STEPS A DAY. PRIZES WERE PROVIDED FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. STAFF MEETINGS PROVIDED HEALTHY SNACKS AND LUNCHES, AND THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAININGS TO SUPPORT THE OUTCOMES OF THE 2018 EMPLOYEES' HEALTH RISK APPRAISALS WHICH INDICATED THE TOP AREAS OF FOCUS ARE HYPERTENSION/PRE-HYPERTENSION 82%; BORDERLINE/HIGH CHOLESTEROL 68%; OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY 67%; DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS 35%, AND FREQUENT STRESS 32%. THE EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER PROVIDES A WELLNESS TOPIC ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND THIS YEAR THE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS TEAM ALSO LED THE PUBLISHING OF AN EMPLOYEE HEALTHY HABITS COOKBOOK.A STAFF SATISFACTION SURVEY IS CONDUCTED EVERY THREE YEARS AND THE MOST RECENT SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN MAY 2018. THE OUTCOMES INCLUDED THAT STAFF ARE VERY SATISFIED WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC. NINETEEN OUT OF TWENTY-ONE AREAS SURVEYED, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, TRAINING, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND OVERALL JOB SATISFACTION WERE RATED AT LEAST AT A 91% AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE SATISFACTION LEVEL, AND THE TWO AREAS TO STRENGTHEN INCLUDE COMPETITIVE PAY (OUTCOME OF 71 % UP FROM 60% IN 2015) AND SUPERVISOR APPRECIATION (OUTCOME OF 89% DOWN FROM 93% IN 2015). THE PROGRAM PARTICIPATES IN SALARY/BENEFIT SURVEYS TO HAVE COMPARABLE DATA ON SUCH AND, IN 2019-20 HAS MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FAMILY ADVOCATE AND FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PAY SCALES.THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REMAINS SOLID; TWO DIRECTORS RESIGNED WHICH INCLUDED ONE WHO "RETIRED AND THE OTHER HAS A JOB OUTSIDE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. ONE NEW DIRECTOR WAS ADDED WHO REPRESENTS GREAT FISCAL KNOWLEDGE. THE CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON REMAINED STABLE FOR THE 2019-20 YEAR; THE BOARD IS CURRENTLY AT A 10-MEMBER COMPOSITION.DURING THE 2019-20 YEAR, THE PROGRAM ADDED A CLASSROOM IN NORTHEAST BRADFORD. THIS CLASSROOM IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IS FUNDED BY THE PA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THRU THE OFFICE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY LEARNING (OCDEL). THE PROGRAM NOW HAS 19 CLASSROOMS IN THE 2-COUNTY AREA.

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