Annual Report 2020-2021

Highland Rim Economic Corporation 2020/2021 Annual Report Policy Council Approval: 11/23/2021 Board of Directors Approval: 3/24/2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 5 Our Mission Locations Enrollment 7 9 10 Community Partners Parent Engagement Health Services 11 13 14 Education CARES Act Finance

Our Mission To coordinate resources to empower and inspire people to reach their full potential. Service Area Highland Rim Economic Corporation provides services and connects resources in Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, and Stewart Counties, in the northwestern part of Middle Tennessee. 2

Our Locations Dickson County Charlotte Head Start Dickson Head Start 125 Doyle Hill 119 West Broad Street Charlotte, TN 37036 Dickson, TN 37055 Max: 20 Children Max: 80 Children 1 Classroom 4 Classrooms McEwen Head Start Humphreys County 220 East Swift Street Waverly Head Start McEwen, TN 37101 612 East Main Street Waverly, TN 37185 Max: 17 Children 1 Classroom Max: 17 Children 1 Classroom 3

Our Locations Houston County Houston Head Start and Head Start Central Office 3215 Highway 149 Erin, TN 37061 Max: 34 Children 2 Classrooms Stewart County Dover Elementary Pre-K Stewart Head Start North Stewart Pre-K 1010 Moore Road 500 Williams Road 2201 Highway 79 Dover, TN 37058 Big Rock, TN 37023 Big Rock, TN 37023 Max: 20 Children 1 Classroom Max: 34 Children Max: 20 Children 2 Classrooms 1 Classroom 4

Enrollment HREC is federally funded to serve 230 children ages 3-5. 184 # of Children Served 169 # of Families Served 100% Average Monthly Enrollment Eligibility 5

Enrollment *COVID-19 impacted enrollment limiting Head Start Classrooms to 10 children, with the exception of two Pre-K Collaborated Classrooms Enrollment 3 4 Total Cumulative Enrollment year olds year olds Diversity Race 149 Language 181 Family Status 91 18 2 78 White: 9 English: 2 Single Parent: Bi-Racial: 1 Spanish: 1 Two-Parent: African American: Middle Eastern/South Asian: Asian: Native Central American: Family Education 114 Employment/School 110 32 59 High School Graduate/GED: 14 Employed/Job Training/In School: Associates Degree/Vocational: Neither Employed/Job Training/In School: 5 Baccalaureate Degree/Advanced: 9 Job Training: Less than High School Graduate: 6

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT *COVID-19 limited Community Outreach HOUSTON HEALTH DICKSON TIME FOR THE HOUSTON ART SHOW DEPARTMENT BIG YELLOW SCHOOL BUS STEWART COMMUNITY STEWART FIRE WAVERLY BABY SHOWER DEPARTMENT ELEMENTARY DICKSON WALNUT STREET DOVER ELEMENTARY DICKSON DRUG CHURCH OF CHRIST FUN WITH BIRDS FREE COALITION HOUSTON TVA FOOD CHARLOTTE SMOKEY HOUSTON IRISH 7 BOX DELIVERY THE BEAR DAY PARADE

COMMUNITY PARTNERS Erin Family Dental Waverly Fire Dept. Mid Cumberland Transportation Waverly Police Dept. Houston County Board of Education Humphreys Co Sheriff’s Dept. Houston County Homeless Liaison Dr. Ojeda Nestor A MD BB’s Playhouse McEwen Dental Rosie’s Thrift Store Stewart County Public Library County Line Tire and Auto Stewart County Board of Education Covenant Care Stewart County Health Dept. City of Erin Fire Dept. Good Samaritan of Stewart County Houston Co. Chamber of Commerce Stewart County Mayor’s Office City of Erin Police Dept. Midway Pizza Houston County Library Tennova Clinic Erin Housing Authority Cash Express Houston Co. Health Department Dickson County Pediatric Dentistry CASA of Dickson County Erin City Hall Dickson County Health Department Houston CO. UT Extension Dickson Housing Authority Colonial House Apartments Care Net of Dickson County Healing Hope Family Medicine Dickson County Help Center Bethesda MissionSmall Steps Preschool Imagination Library- Dickson County Humphreys Co UT Extension Child Advocacy Center Humphreys Co Chamber of Commerce Dickson County Habitat for Humanity Waverly Elementary School Centerstone- Healthier Beginnings Colour Design Company Safe Baby Court- Dickson County Waverly Church of the Nazarene Dept. of Children Services 8

Parent Engagement *COVID-19 limited in-person activities, trainings, and volunteering Parent Activities and Trainings Policy Council and Parent Committees Child Development/Social Emotional Ready Rosie At Home Activities and Crafts Home Visits CPR certification Literacy Virtual Learning Parent/Teacher Conferences Pre-K/Kindergarten transitioning Budgeting/Tax Preparation Stress and Time Management Volunteers = 10 Volunteers 339 9 = Current/Former Head Start Parents 165

Health Services 99.45% 99.45% Health Insurance Accessable Health Care (Medical Home) 86.4% Medical Services (EPSDT Preventative and Primary Health Care) 100% Immunizations Services (Up To Date) 99.45% Accessable Dental Care (Dental Home) 84.78% Receiving Preventative Dental Exams 15.2% Diagnosed Disabilities (IEP) 10

Education SCHOOL READINESS GOALS Goal 1: Approaches to Learning Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children will follow classroom rules and routines with increasing independence. Goal 2: Social and Emotional Development Goal 3: Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children recognize self as a unique individual Goal 4: having own abilities, characteristics, emotions, and interests. Language and Communication Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children understand and respond to increasingly complex communication and language from others. Literacy Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children demonstrate awareness that spoken language is composed of small segments of sound. Goal 5: Cognition Goal 6: Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children understand the relationship between Goal 7: numbers and quantities. Goal 8: Goal 9: Mathematics Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children identify, describe, compare, and compose shapes. Scientific Reasoning Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children ask questions, gather information, and make predictions. Perceptual Motor and Physical Development Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children coordinate control and strength of large muscles. Perceptual Motor and Physical Development Highland Rim Head Start will ensure that all children demonstrate personal hygiene and self- care 11

Education 2020-2021 Teaching Strategies Gold Outcomes Report *CLASS observations are conducted three times a year per classroom. 12 COVID-19 prevented all classrooms from having three observations completed, therefore impacting the total average scores.

CARES ACT Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Highland Rim Head Start was provided $202,126 to address the economic fallout from COVID-19 through the CARES ACT. CARES Act Expenditures Response to COVID-19 with CARES ACT Funding: Tablets for Children's Virtual Learning Additional Paid Leave related to COVID-19 Laptops for Lead Teachers Air Purifiers/HEPA Filters Additional Cleaning Supplies UV Lights for HVAC for Air Purification Steamers Pergolas for Staff Break Areas Additional Materials for Expanded Outdoor Learning Concrete Sidewalks for Individual Classroom Entrances Scrub Jackets Hand Sanitizing Stations/Sanitizer Masks/Gloves/Face Shields Disposable Containers/Utensils for Meals to Go Ability to work from Home Digital Infrared Thermometers Virtual Meetings 13

Finance 2020-2021 Budget Breakdown Federal Head Start Grant: $2,194,613 + USDA CACFP: $93,903 + In-Kind: $264,119 = Grand total: $2,552,635 HOW WAS IT SPENT? 14

Finance 2021-2022 Proposed Budget Personnel: Fringe: $1,198,470 $523,615 Mortgage: Utilities: $90,000 $95,000 Supplies: Contract: $50,251 $45,000 Maintenance: T/TA: $31,300 $26,681 Indirect: Other: $260,000 $79,904 Grand Total: $2,400,221 Federal Review: There were no Federal reviews conducted in the 2020-2021 program year. Federal Audit: There was an independent audit conducted for the 2020-2021 program year. Those results revealed no finding. 15

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