TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Leon County Schools considered an agreement with Capital Area Action Agency Head Start to bring classrooms to several area schools.<\/p>\n
Head Start said it has over 300 slots it wants to open up to LCS students.<\/p>\n
Starting in January 2026, Head Start hopes to open classrooms at Hartsfield, Pineview and Sabal Palm Elementary Schools.<\/p>\n
Classrooms would expand in August to Apalachee, Astoria, Oak Ridge, Sealey and Springwood.<\/p>\n
This collaboration promotes early learning and will help facilitate smooth transitions to kindergarten.<\/p>\n
Superintendent Rocky Hanna said this \u201cjust makes sense.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can have some of these spaces full of three and four-year-olds to help with professional development and then those kids will metriculate into our kindergarten classrooms when they become five and six-year-olds,\u201d Hanna said. \u201cIt just makes complete sense that we would take advantage of space at some of our schools to expand a program, especially for pre-K kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the Memorandum of Understanding, Head Start will provide student screening data, refer children for evaluation and pay for meals and the use of the facility.<\/p>\n
As part of the agreement, Leon County Schools will prioritize Head Start evaluations, provide classroom space and include Head Start staff and families in school events. <\/p>\n
The agreement was unanimously approved Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
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