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54. HEAD START POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Approve the following described Head Start Policies and Procedures and Standards of Conduct as recommended by the Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program. 1. Policy Council Community Representative Selection Policy and Procedure, No. 11.04: This procedure outlines the steps required to select community representatives to serve on the Policy Council. 2. Policy Council Staff Termination Policy and Procedure, No. 11.03: This procedure outlines the process for involving the Policy Council in the termination of Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program staff. 3. Self Assessment Policy and Procedure, No. 12.09: This procedure outlines how the Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program conducts an annual program self assessment as required by Head Start Performance Standards. 4. Head Start Standards of Conduct: These Standards of Conduct outline how the staff of the Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program is expected to represent themselves and the program. Some of the responsibilities of the Board of Supervisors outlined in the Head Start Act amended December 12, 2007, include the following. 1) Reviewing and approving all major policies of the agency, including a) the annual self-assessment and financial audit; b) personnel policies of such agencies regarding the hiring, evaluation, termination, and compensation of agency employees; and,2) Developing procedures for how members of the Policy Council are selected. (C-22-09-110-6-00)