30-Hv Head Start
PROCLAMATION NO. 2005-30
WHEREAS, the Head Start program has established itself as the foremost Early Childhood Development program in these United States; and
WHEREAS, Head Start was established in May 1965, and has provided health, educational, and social services to more than 22 million children and their families in every U.S. state
and territory over the last 40 years; and
WHEREAS, to achieve its goals, Head Start provides not only for the education and exceptional needs of children, but also for their social, psychological, health, and nutritional
requirements; and
WHEREAS, in addition to focusing on the needs of children, Head Start involves the parents on decision making through its Policy Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
2005
be declared: The Year To Celebrate Head Start’s 40th Anniversary
and by doing so call attention to the accomplishments of the Head Start program and urge all citizens to increase their awareness of this unique program.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 11th day of October, 2005.
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J. TURNER, MAYOR