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Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Board Members 9:30 AM Jack Sellers, Chairman, District 1 Bill Gates, Vice Chairman, District 3 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Steve Chucri, District 2 Maricopa County, Arizona Clint Hickman, District 4 (and the Boards of Directors of the Flood Control District, Steve Gallardo, District 5 Library District, Stadium District, Improvement Districts and/or Board of Deposit) County Manager Joy Rich "The mission of Maricopa County is to Clerk of the Board provide regional leadership and fiscally Juanita Garza responsible, necessary public services to its residents so they can enjoy living in healthy and safe communities” Meeting Location Supervisors’ Conference Room 301 W Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona, convened in an Informal Session at 9:30 AM on Monday, May 3, 2021, in the Supervisors’ Conference Room 301 W Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003, with the following members present: Jack Sellers, Chairman, District 1; Bill Gates, Vice Chairman, District 3; Steve Chucri, Supervisor, District 2 (remote); Clint Hickman, Supervisor, District 4 (remote); Steve Gallardo, Supervisor, District 5 (remote). Also present: Juanita Garza, Clerk (remote); Joy Rich, County Manager; Andrea Cummings, Legal Counsel (remote); Maria Ceaglske, Minutes Coordinator. PRESENTATION 1. MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM PRESENTATION Presentation regarding the Maricopa County Head Start/Early Head Start program activities: • School Readiness Outcomes • Annual Self-Assessment • Program Operations • Plans to resume in person classrooms June 1st. (C-22-21-109-X-00) Bruce Liggett, Human Services Department Director Evangelina Del Real, Early Education Division Assistant Director Bruce Liggett, Human Services Department Director and Evangelina Del Real, Early Education Division Assistant Director, presented remotely. Chairman Sellers introduced the presenters, spoke of his experience with Head Start and noted the significant impact Head Start has in the community. Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Page 2 of 9 Mr. Liggett began the presentation by stating that this was an annual presentation required by Head Start Regulation. He introduced Eve Del Real, the Assistant Director for Early Education. Mr. Liggett continued by briefly highlighting the presentation purpose. Ms. Del Real began with the program overview. Ms. Del Real stated that it was important to acknowledge and celebrate Maricopa County as a 56-year Head Start grantee. Ms. Del Real reviewed the Head Start program performance standards. Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Page 3 of 9 Mr. Liggett spoke on some of the specific roles of the Board of Supervisors and noted that these are achieved through Board approval. He continued with the role of the Board of Supervisors noting shared governance, legal and fiscal responsibilities. Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Page 4 of 9 Ms. Del Real reviewed early education selection criteria noting eligibility requirements for enrolling children and established selection priorities. Ms. Del Real highlighted 3 specific program outcomes: total children served, health outcomes and at-risk children. She spoke of the program emphasize on children’s health by providing services such as medical, nutritional, dental and vision screenings. Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Page 5 of 9 Chairman Jack Sellers asked if there is a way for children identified with vision problems to get assistance to purchase the corrective glasses. Ms. Del Real responded that the County has a partnership with Welsh and Nationwide. Welsh provides the screening and the family provides the information to Nationwide to obtain the glasses. Chairman Jack Sellers noted his gratitude to the partners and stated vision problems can impair children's learning abilities. Ms. Del Real stated it is an area they will continue to address. Ms. Del Real spoke of the program outcomes noting families feel strongly for the program and its positive impact. Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Page 6 of 9 Ms. Del Real spoke of the school readiness results which are obtained from a program that measures the specified skills based on assessment of objectives. She pointed out the significant increase in 2020 of children meeting or exceeding age level expectations. Mr. Liggett noted his gratitude to Ms. Del Real and staff for their accomplishments during the pandemic. Ms. Del Real stated a 6-week summer option was developed to support children at higher risk for in school readiness. Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Page 7 of 9 Ms. Del Real spoke of the proposed summer pilot. Ms. Del Real thanked the Board for their time and support. She noted the reason Human Services was successful during the pandemic was due to leadership. She said during the phased roll out there was a digital divide and 400 laptops were distributed to families needing the technology. She noted the impact made was more than anticipated and spoke of a particular family experience. She thanked the Board for the ongoing support of the program and stated that the children and families have been very grateful. Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Page 8 of 9 Chairman Jack Sellers thanked Mr. Liggett and Ms. Del Real for their presentation. He commented on the successes of Head Start through the midst of a pandemic. Supervisor Steve Gallardo thanked Mr. Liggett and his staff for their work. He noted a large portion of his district that is impacted by Head Start. Many of the families are struggling economically and socially and these services help prepare children and their parents for school readiness. He thanked Mr. Liggett and his staff for their work. Mr. Liggett noted slide 5 contained a photo of Chairman Jack Sellers while he read, "The Hungry Caterpillar" during a visit. He thanked Chairman Jack Sellers for his involvement. Chairman Jack Sellers spoke of the positive impact Head Start is within the community. Supervisor Bill Gates concurred with previous comments made and spoke of his involvement while a Councilmember for City of Phoenix. He spoke of the importance of Head Start in the community. He asked if the summer program was new. Ms. Del Real explained that the pandemic suspended services and the summer program is meant to assist children transitioning into kindergarten. Supervisor Bill Gates said the numbers on the standards were impressive from fall to spring. He asked how the numbers compared to the past. Ms. Del Real responded there was a pivot to 2020 with the pandemic but services and curriculum continued. Supervisor Bill Gates congratulated the Head Start staff for their work and said it was quite an achievement. Supervisor Steve Chucri thanked Mr. Liggett and Ms. Del Real for their presentation and noted the importance of the program to continue serving residents. Chairman Jack Sellers spoke of the Head Start Department transitions during the year and said he was amazed at how well staff responded to the pandemic. Informal Meeting Minutes Monday, May 03, 2021 Page 9 of 9 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION Vote to convene in Executive Session to consider the items on the Executive Agenda dated Monday, May 03, 2021, for Board of Supervisors and relevant Special Districts pursuant to the statutory authority listed for each item. Motion to approve by Supervisor Bill Gates, seconded by Supervisor Steve Chucri Ayes: Jack Sellers, Bill Gates, Steve Chucri, Clint Hickman, Steve Gallardo MEETING ADJOURNED After discussion on the Executive Session items and there being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. _____________________________ Jack Sellers, Chairman of the Board ATTEST: ___________________________ Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board