Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation
Project Overview
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is required by section 649(g)(1) of Public Law 92-463 to convene an expert advisory committee to review and make recommendations on the design of the study or studies that provide national analysis of the impact of Head Start programs. To this end, Secretary Sebelius chartered an Advisory Committee for Head Start Research and Evaluation on May 12, 2010.
The Advisory Committee will maintain and advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families regarding the progress of research that is providing a national analysis of the impact of Head Start programs. The Committee will also comment, if the Committee so desires, on the interim and final reports regarding such research to be submitted to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
The point of contact is Jennifer Brooks.
Charter
Authority
42 U.S.C. 9844(g), Section 649(g)(1) of Head Start Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the information and use of advisory committees.
Objective and Scope of Activities
The purpose of the Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation ("the Committee") is to review and make recommendations on the design of the study or studies that provide a national analysis of the impact of Head Start programs. The Committee will also advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary") regarding the progress of the study.
Description of Duties
The Committee will maintain and advise the Secretary and Assistant Secretary for Children and Families ("the Assistant Secretary") regarding the progress of research that is providing a national analysis of the impact of Head Start programs. The Committee will also comment; if the Committee so desires, on the interim and final reports regarding such research to be submitted to the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
Agency or Official to Whom the Committee Reports
The Committee provides advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
Support
Coordination, management, and operational services shall be provided by the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Estimated Annual Operating Costs and Staff Years
The estimated annual cost for operating the Committee, including compensation and travel expenses for members but excluding staff support, is $257,162. The estimated annual person-years of staff support required is .20FTE, at an estimated annual cost of $28,000.
Designated Federal Officer
ACF will select a full-time or permanent part-time Federal employee to serve as the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) to attend each Committee meeting and ensure that all procedures are within applicable statutory, regulatory, and HHS General Administration Manual directives. The DFO will approve and prepare all meetings agendas, in consultation with the Chair, call all of the Committee and subcommittee meetings, adjourn any meeting when the DFO determines adjournment to be in the public interest, and chair meetings when directed to do so by the official to whom the Committee reports. The DFO or his/her designee shall be present at all meeting of the full committee and subcommittees.
Estimated Number and Frequency of Meetings
Meetings shall be held up to three (3) times per year. Meetings shall be open to the public except as determined by the Secretary or other official to whom the authority has been delegated in accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b (c)) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Notice of meetings shall be given to the public. Meetings hall be conducted, and records of the proceedings kept as required by applicable laws and Departmental regulations.
Duration
Continuing
Termination
Unless renewed by the appropriate action prior to its expiration, the Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation will terminate three months from the date the charter is filed.
Membership and Designation
The Committee shall consist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary. Members shall be experts in evaluation and research, education, and early childhood programs. The Committee shall also consist of six ex-officio members representing the Administration for Children and Families; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; the Department of Education; and the Government Accountability Office.
Members shall be invited to serve for four-year terms; such terms are contingent upon the renewal of the Committee by appropriate action prior to its termination. The members for this committee will be special government employees.
Subcommittees
Subcommittee may be established with the approval of the Secretary or designee. Subcommittee members may be composed of the parent committee. The subcommittee shall make recommendations to be deliberated by the parent committee. The Department Committee Management Officer will be notified upon establishment of each Subcommittee and will be provided information on its name, membership, function, and estimated frequency of meetings.
Recordkeeping
The records of the Council, established subcommittees, or other subgroups of the Committee shall be managed in accordance with General Records Schedule 26, Item 2 or other approved agency records disposition schedule. These records shall be available for public inspection and copying, subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.552.
Filing Date
May 12, 2012
Approved:
Date: May 9, 2012
Secretary: Kathleen Sebelius
Committee Members
J. Lawrence Aber
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Margaret Burchinal
Judith Carta
Thomas Cook
Gayle Cunningham
Jerlean Daniel
Linda Espinosa
John Fantuzzo
Danette Glassy
Whitcomb Hayslip
John Love
Tammy Mann
Robert Pianta
Thomas Schultz
Joshua Sparrow
Heather Weiss
Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Martha Zaslow
Ex Officio Members
Sherry Glied, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Jacqueline Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Early Learning, Department of Education
Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, Director, Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
George Sheldon, Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
Linda Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
Michael Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education