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Designation Renewal System

The Designation Renewal System (DRS) holds Head Start and Early Head Start agencies accountable for delivering high-quality and comprehensive services to the children and families they serve, and meeting program and financial requirements. The DRS establishes seven conditions to determine whether programs qualify for continued Head Start funding for five years without competing for those funds with other local agencies. Open competitions are held in communities in which a program meets one or more specified conditions. In this case, interested agencies may apply to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services in that area through a funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Any agencies that do not meet one of the seven DRS conditions become eligible to receive a new five-year grant noncompetitively. The DRS was established in 2011 and revised in 2020.

Head Start Designation Renewal System (DRS) Final Rule Changes

Explore revisions to the Designation Renewal System (DRS) that will further improve and strengthen the Head Start program. They ensure less uncertainty around the competitive process for all Head Start agencies.

Using CLASS® for Quality Improvement in the Designation Renewal System

The Designation Renewal System Final Rule makes important changes to the Classroom Assessment Scoring System condition. Dr. B explains how these changes promote a growth mindset and support continuous improvement.

Revised Head Start Programs Performance Standards on the DRS

Effective November 9, 2020, the Head Start Program Performance Standards at 45 CFR § 1304 Subpart B will read as shown in the PDF.

Preamble to the Final Rule on DRS Changes

The preamble discusses the comments received in response to the notice of proposed rule-making and of the various impacts anticipate by the issuance of this rule.

Questions and Responses Regarding the Designation Renewal System Changes

Find responses to questions anticipated from the public and the grantee community about Designation Renewal System (DRS) changes.

Designation Renewal System Changes in 2020

The DRS Revisions in 2020 ensure the conditions for competitive designation target grantees with lower performance or systemic problems. The changes also support for grantees to continuously improve the quality of teacher-child interactions.

Designation Renewal System Overview

Explore this brief overview of the Designation Renewal System (DRS) background and conditions.

Data on Improving Quality in Head Start Programs

Four reports provide evidence that, since the last reauthorization, quality in Head Start has increased across the country..

 

Use of Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) in Head Start

This resource will help you understand how CLASS® can be used for professional development and will explain how it is used within OHS for program monitoring purposes.

Designation Renewal System

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as required by Congress, established the Designation Renewal System (DRS) to determine whether Head Start and Early Head Start agencies deliver high-quality and comprehensive services to the families they serve.

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