REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 27, 2026
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Travel by Policy Council Members to Attend the 2026 National Head Start Association Parent and Family Engagement Conference
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve travel and related expenses for two Preschool Services Department Policy Council members to attend the 2026 National Head Start Association Parent and Family Engagement Conference in Ontario, CA, in an amount not to exceed $2,232, from February 9, 2026 through February 10, 2026.
(Presenter: Arlene Molina, Director, 383-2078)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost for two Preschool Services Department (PSD) Policy Council (PC) members to attend the two-day National Head Start Association (NHSA) Parent and Family Engagement Conference (Conference) will not exceed $2,232. These travel costs will be funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the PSD 2025-26 budget.
Expense
Total
Registration ($859 x two members)
$1,718
Child Care ($40 x two days x two members)
$160
Meals: Lunch ($15 x one day x two members)
$30
On-site Self-Parking ($10 x two days x two members)
$40
Mileage: Traveler 1 (Roundtrip to/from conference 90 miles x 0.725 cents)
Traveler 2 (Roundtrip to/from conference 164 miles x 0.725 cents)
$184
Contingencies (for increases in mileage)
$100
Total
$2,232
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the federal and state-funded Head Start Preschool (HS), Early Head Start, and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership programs serving approximately 2,000...
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