Education Comes First
As of next school year, Meek Head Start, among other preschools controlled by Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, will be closed. This must not stand. Our children need all the help they can get.
We the undersigned hereby petition the Community Action Partnership of North Alabama to re-open the Head Start center at Meek school, in Arley, Alabama. It is crucial that our children get the most opportunities available, and it is too great a distance for many of our children to travel to another of Community Action's Head Start centers.
According to a recent study of Head Start students and their parents (available at
www.acf.hhs.gov), students enrolled at a Head Start school experienced better health and education benefits than those going straight into Kindergarten. While some of these benefits were far greater, any increase in these benefits is well worth pursuing for our children.
Thank you for reading this and giving us your attention and support. Please reconsider your decision on closing this crucial part of our children's education and give us the help we need to ensure the success of our children's education.
