The Office of Head Start (OHS) will be conducting a series of listening sessions to gather feedback from the field regarding revisions to the Head Start Program Performance Standards required by amendments to the Head Start Act 42 USC 9801 et seq. in the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-134). These sessions are intended to complement the previous listening sessions that were held in Washington in March 2008.

We are allowed 5 representatives from the state of Maryland to attend our Regional session on December 7th. However, we would also like to cull together a written report from feedback given from the MHSA members. The following questions are taken directly from the Session Topics that were provided by the Office of Head Start.

Thank you for taking the time to alert us of any concerns or questions you would like the OHS to know. This will allow us to magnify our voices.

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