Head Start Program CLASS Implementation Date Delay
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2024-11-06 · Effective 2024-11-06 · 89 FR 87977
Document
Document number
2024-25440
Federal Register citation
89 FR 87977
CFR reference
45 CFR 1304
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of implementation date.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2024-11-06
Effective date
2024-11-06
Abstract
This final rule describes how the Office of Head Start officially delays the date for programs to meet the new competitive threshold for the Instructional Support domain of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS[supreg]) used to determine whether a Head Start agency will be subject to an open competition under the Designation Renewal System (DRS). The implementation date in the Head Start Program Performance Standards that raises the CLASS[supreg] Instructional Support competitive threshold from 2.3 to 2.5 was August 1, 2025. This final rule officially delays this implementation date to August 1, 2027.