9-Exhibit I - School Year Calendar.pdf

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Head Start / Early Head Start Educational Partners
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ITB-25-00275
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Hillsborough County, Florida

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The document is a 2025-2026 School Calendar for the Hillsborough County Head Start Program, involving the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and two sub-recipients: Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA and Lutheran Services Florida (LSF). The calendar outlines a comprehensive 230-day operational schedule for these entities, with services running from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm daily. The program includes specific provisions for Head Start/Early Head Start (EHS) totaling 135 days and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) providing 540 hours of instruction.

The calendar details multiple screening periods throughout the academic year, including 30-day screenings for immunization and health history, 45-day screenings for vision and developmental assessments, and 90-day screenings focusing on growth and dental health. Sub-recipient providers are encouraged to follow the main recipient's holiday schedule but may also adhere to their own organizational holiday calendars. The calendar was approved by the Policy Council on 4/17/25, with a note that the July 4th holiday is still pending confirmation. The document provides a color-coded monthly breakdown indicating school start/end dates, holidays, non-school periods, teacher training days, and specific screening periods.

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Hillsborough County Head Start Program

2025 - 2026 School Calendar The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, along with Sub-recipients – Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, and Lutheran Services Florida (LSF), are required to adhere to the specified dates, even if their organizations are not open. Any changes to these dates must receive prior approval. The YMCA, LSF, and the Recipient will be operational from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm. All three entities will operate for 230 days of direct service to the children and provide additional training days as outlined below:

August ’25 (15)

Su M Tu W Th F S

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

September ’25 (21/17)

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

October ’25 (22/22)

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

November ’25 (17/14)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

December ’25 (21/18)

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

28 29 30 31

January ’26 (19/18)

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

February ’26 (19/18)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

March ’26 (16/14)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

April ’26 (22/14)

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

26 27 28 29 30

May ’26 (20)

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

June ’26 (21)

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

28 29 30

July ’26 (17)

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

26 27 28 29 30 31

Start / End of School No School – Winter / Spring / Summer Break

Holidays – No Work / School First / Last Day of VPK

No School – Teacher Training / Planning Non-VPK Days

30-day screening: Immunization, physicals, dietary survey, and health history

45-day screening: Vision, hearing, developmental, speech/language

90-day screening: Growth assessment, blood pressure, dental exam, and dental health determination

Total Days = 230 days Head Start/EHS Total Days = 135 days VPK/ 540 hours

Sub-recipient Providers are encouraged to observe the same holidays as the Recipient; however, they may also adhere to their organizational calendar for staff holidays.

Approved by Policy Council: 4/17/25 * July 4th Holiday – Pending Confirmation

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