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Program Governance

EDCOE maintains a formal structure of program governance that includes a Governing Body and a Policy Council. The Governing Board assumes legal and fiscal responsibility for the child development programs and is comprised of the elected County Superintendent of Schools. Policy Councils are responsible for the direction of the agency's Head Start, Early Head Start and State Preschool programs. The Policy Council is comprised of elected parents that serve as a representative from each child development site/program. The Policy Council makes recommendations on program operations to the Governing Board. Copies of the complete Governing Board/Policy Council meeting packets may be obtained by contacting the Child Development Office at (530)295-2322.

Notices: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, for those requiring special assistance to access public meeting rooms or to otherwise participate at a public meeting conducted by the El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE), please contact Phil Jones at (530)295-2205, pjones@edcoe.org at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting you wish to attend so that every reasonable effort to accommodate you, including requests for auxiliary aids or services, can be made. If you require documents being discussed at a public meeting be made accessible, please contact Veronica Arechiga de Lopez (530)295-2322, varechiga@edcoe.org at least 48 hours in advance of the meetingEDCOE strives to provide a fragrance free work environment. For the comfort of all participants, attendees are requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne and other fragrances.