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Policy Council

The Head Start Policy Council plays an important role in establishing policy and direction for the Appalachian Council Head Start program.  Per the Head Start Act of 2007, the Policy Council is “. . . responsible for the direction of the Head Start program, including program design and operation, and long- and short-term planning goals and objectives, taking into account the annual communitywide strategic planning and needs assessment and self-assessment.” 

The management staff at the Appalachian Council Head Start program works closely with the Policy Council to ensure that the voices of families and community members are fully represented in the policy council, per requirements from the Head Start Act of 2007. 

Below are the guidelines for the Policy Council:

  • The policy council shall be elected by the parents of children who are currently enrolled in the Head Start program of the Head Start agency.
    • The policy council shall be composed of--
      • parents of children who are currently enrolled in the Head Start program of the Head Start agency (including any delegate agency), who shall constitute a majority of the members of the policy council; and
      • members at large of the community served by the Head Start agency (including any delegate agency), who may include parents of children who were formerly enrolled in the Head Start program of the agency.

If you are interested in working with the Head Start Policy Council or becoming a member, please contact the Head Start Director, Lori Hedrick-Litteral—lhedrick-litteral@appcouncil.org

2019-2020 Policy Council Members

Charity Landis
Chairperson – Jackson

Rachel Hanshaw
Vice Chairperson – Jackson

Candace Southerly
Secretary – Wood

Cassie Jarvis
Assistant Secretary – Roane

Eve Parsons Reed
Treasurer – Calhoun

Cindy Blouir
Parliamentarian – Wood

Brooklyn McCallister
Member – Boone

Camber Hager
Member – Boone

Jennifer Coleman
Member – Clay

Jerri Ferrebee
Member – Clay

Victoria Bates
Member – Doddridge

Martha Reynolds
Member – Jackson

Addie Salman
Member – Putnam

Lindsy Lambert
Member – Wood

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