Early Head Start/Head Start Programs are required to establish and maintain a formal structure for program governance that includes a governing body, policy council and parent committee.
Governing bodies have legal and fiscal responsibility to administer and oversee the agency's Head Start and Early Head Start's programs.
The MCISD EHS/HS governing body is the MCISD Board of Education.
Policy Councils are responsible for the direction of the agency's Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
The MCISD EHS/HS Policy Council is comprised of parents/guardians of currently enrolled students and community representatives.
Parent Committees (Parent Meetings) are encouraged to provide input at the center level into the direction of the agency's Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
The MCISD EHS/HS parent committees are comprised of parents/guardians of currently enrolled children from each site location.