How much funding can a district take out of the base Head Start or provider per-pupil amounts for district administrative costs?
A. It is recommended that each district first determine an estimated per-pupil cost for the overall administration of the preschool program (nurses, master teachers, early childhood supervisors, etc). Once determined, that per-pupil cost should then be subtracted from each applicable per-pupil amount (district, private provider or Head Start). The resulting per-pupil amounts are what should be used for the instructional piece of the district program and the instructional and administrative pieces of the provider and Head Start programs.
