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1. One Agency Multiple Funders: Southern Seven Head Start
Early Care & Education Program Collaboration Model Description
1. Model (Please check only one. Complete separate forms for different collaboration models.)
2. Collaboration Type (Check all that apply to this collaboration model.)
3. Partnership Initiated By
4. Demographics
5. Schedule
6. Number of Children Served Full-Day/Year by Location, Setting & Age
7. Total number of children served by organization
8. Total number of children served by partner’s organization (if applicable). Note: this means an early care & education partner with whom you are collaborating. Agencies that checked “One Agency, Multiple Funders” in question 1, page 1 of this survey will NOT complete this question.
9. Funding used to support full-day/year services (Check all that apply.)
10. Administration/Management (Check either yes, no or not applicable – NA – for each item.)
11. Has the collaboration had an impact on the partner’s internal practices with regard to (check yes or no for each item):
12. Program Services (Make 2 checks for each item – 1 to indicate which partner is primarily responsible for direct service delivery and the other to indicate which children receive that service – all or just the collaboration children.)
13. Primary objectives for beginning this collaboration (check all that apply)
14. Collaboration Development & Management
15. Program Components: Please answer the following questions about your collaboration program. Show in column 2 which partner is responsible for each program component. Check which children receive the program component in the last 2 columns - either all children in the classroom(s) or just the collaboration children.
Answer the following questions IN AS FEW WORDS as possible, still giving a picture of how your collaboration works. Use bullet point lists whenever possible. 16. List/describe any other program components included in the collaboration that are not described in items 12 and 15 (pages 3-4). Head Start offers transportation when & where possible. Head Start provides all comprehensive services. Head Start conducts hearing & vision screenings in the schools. 17. Please describe how budgeting and cost sharing among funding sources is done. How do you decide how costs will be shared? What are the financial arrangements between partners? The formal contract includes money for rent, utilities, etc. Agreement for partnership children includes $20/child who is dually enrolled between PreK & Head Start for supplies. Head Start helps pay for training, substitutes, and upgrades to playgrounds. 18. Please explain how your collaboration is staffed. Include classroom and support staff and tell how this is changed/different from your regular program. Who funds the staff’s salaries? Who supervises the staff and who employs them? What salaries and benefits are offered collaboration staff and is this different from other staff? Combination of PreK & Head Start staff. Each pays for 1 full-time employee. Supervised together. Constant communication. Head Start is primary supervisor. Shared evaluation. Monthly meetings. 19. Please tell about your written agreement, if you have one. Include: what the agreement covers (section titles); term (what the time period is); if finances are part of the agreement and how these were figured; etc. Each agreement is different – negotiated by local school board & Head Start. Cover custodial services, rent, utilities, use of space, meals, etc 20. Please describe the training system for your collaboration. Include what kind of training is done, how costs are shared among funding sources and/or partners, and how it has changed since the collaboration began. Head Start provides training to PreK & Head Start. Head Start also helps pay for outside training. All staff included in trainings such as challenging behaviors, Creative Curriculum, screenings, assessments, etc. More early childhood professionals are trained – it's an integrated system. 21. Please give any other details about your collaboration that you believe are important, but not covered elsewhere. Collaborations are a tremendous benefit to any program. They take a lot of time, consideration & concern. We have to start with firm relationships built on trust. It is one arena when you have to keep your word no matter what. Be up-front from the beginning! 22. If you could start your collaboration over again, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? Nothing at this point. We are pleased with how things have turned out. We took it slow, built a relationship- we were up-front with expectations & rules and knew there would be give & take on both ends. 23. What advice do you have for agencies/homes starting new collaborations? • Make each collaboration individual. • Listen more than you talk. • Be honest with everything. • Build trust. • Keep your word. • Maintain your goals & build new ones together.
Copyright 2005 Collaboration Model Description. Template.
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