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Head Start has served nearly 30 million children since 1965, growing from an eight-week demonstration project to include full day/year services and many program options. Currently, Head Start is administered by the Administration for Children & Families (ACF) in the Department of Health and Human Services. Head Start serves over a million children and their families each year in urban and rural areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories, including American Indian, Alaskan Native and Migrant/Seasonal communities. LSF is the grantee for Head Start programs in Duval, Palm Beach and Pinellas Counties, FL, and is a delegate in Hillsborough County, FL. We are currently serving approximately 6,000 children and families in Florida. The first of the Excel Charter Schools, the Sellew Belle Glade Excel Charter School is located within the western part of Palm Beach County and will begin the 2013-14 school year with Kindergarten through grade 3 and expand to include all elementary grades. • 2013-14: Grades K-3 • 2014-15: Grades K-4 • 2015-16: Grades K-5 Our faculty and staff will provide an innovative educational program that includes a variety of instructional methods and strategies designed to encourage student achievement, improve behavior and encourage attendance. The program will combine parental support and active involvement in children's education with the implementation of a comprehensive instructional design plan. This instructional design plan will include an effective, innovative curriculum that promotes academic achievement, creative problem-solving skills, and positive character values. The school will encourage academic success by engaging superior instructional staff and maintaining small class sizes and low student-teacher ratios and personal success by encouraging good citizens and well-rounded children. The faculty and staff will be comprised of competent and caring professionals who will work together to teach, coach and motivate students. Staff will be required to participate in ongoing professional development to increase their knowledge and proficiency in the most current educational practices as well as maintain their state certification. The educational philosophy and curriculum plan are designed to serve students of all ability levels. As detailed in the Curriculum Plan; Core Knowledge (E.D. Hirsch), A Legacy of Literacy (Houghton Mifflin) and Differentiated Instruction are all elements of the research­-based curriculum that have proven to be effective.