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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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| Collection |
| Title: | Escuelita Agueybana Day Care Centers records |
| Dates: | 1978-1996 |
| Call Number: | M116 |
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1. Governance, 1978-1996
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| Volume: | 1 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
This series documents Escuelita's curriculum planning and program development, parent recruitment and involvement, health advisory policies and procedures, and Escuelita's recovery efforts concerning non-compliance violations from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and from the Massachusetts Department of Health and the Human Development Services Head Start Office. Records include by-laws; agendas and minutes of Board of Directors, Health Services Advisory Council, Parent's Policy Council and Escuelita annual meetings; executive director reports to the Board of Directors; corrective action and recovery plans; and executive and finance committee reports. Of note is the Head Start Parent's Policy Council Handbook, which includes policy interpretations and member's roles, functions, and responsibilities (Box 1, Folder 28). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 1 | Annual Meetings: Agendas and Minutes | 1986-1995 |
| 1 | Board of Directors (5 folders) | n.d., 1990-1997 |
| 1 | By-laws | n.d. |
| 1 | Community Meeting: Recovery Plan | 1994 |
| 1 | Correspondence (3 folders) | 1988-1993 |
| Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program | |
| 1 | | Massachusetts: Compliance (2 folders) | 1990-1995 |
| 1 | | United States | |
| 1 | | | Corrective Action Plan | 1994 |
| 1 | | | Follow-up Review | 1995 |
| 1 | | | On-site Program Review Summary Report | 1995 |
| 1 | | | Validation Response | 1990 |
| 1 | Escuelita Status Report | 1993 |
| 1 | Financial Committee | 1988 |
| 1 | Fiscal (4 folders) | 1987-1992 |
| 1 | Health Services Advisory Council Meeting Minutes (3 folders) | 1987-1993 |
| 1 | Parent Policy Council (4 folders) | 1987-1996 |
| 1 | Recovery Plan: A New Way of Doing Business | 1994 |
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2. Administration, 1978-1996
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| Volume: | 2 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
This series documents the daily operations of Escuelita's South End and Dorchester centers, including staff training and development in nutrition, special needs and team building; restructuring planning; health and safety policy implementation; and compliance with federal and state funding agencies regulations. Records include correspondence and compliance reviews from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program and from the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program, meeting minutes, United Way affiliation proposal, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. Staff folders include teacher qualification standards; teaching and center schedules; job descriptions; and agendas and minutes of staff, teacher, and program directors meetings. Materials related to outside organizations document the programs and services of organizations with which Escuelita collaborated, such as Action for Boston Community Development, the New England Resource Center, and the YMCA. These records include a listing of community resources, classroom information, and meeting minutes. Of special interest are the Policies and Procedures manual, which provides a concise history of Escuelita, program goals and structure, and daily activities schedule (Box 2, Folders 17-18); the United Way Affiliation Proposal, which includes a history of Escuelita, program description, objectives, and fee schedules (Box 2 Folder 49); and Escuelita's Corrective Action Plan (Box 2, Folder 61). Also of interest are the Felin Development Screening Test Manual, which was designed specifically for Esquelita Agueybana (Box 1, Folders 62-65); Five in Massachusetts: Profiles of Diversity, which features Escuelita (Box 2 Folder 22); the Directory of Bilingual Immersion Programs (Box 2 Folder 21), which provides a concise overview of Escuelita and its programs; and the building logs, which include the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office for Children Licensing Center's investigations (Box 1, Folder 10). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 1 | Agreements (8 folders) | 1989-1991 |
| 1 | Brochures | n.d. |
| 1 | Building Logs | 1992-1994 |
| 1 | Child Care Career Consortium | 1990 |
| 1 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Affairs: Statistics | 1985-1988 |
| 1 | Compliance Response | n.d. |
| 1 | Consultants (2 folders) | n.d., 1987 |
| 1 | Day Care Closing: Press Conference | n.d., 1991 |
| Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program | |
| 1 | | Massachusetts | |
| 1 | | | Meeting Minutes | 1990 |
| 1 | | | Nutrition Component | n.d., 1990 |
| 1 | | United States | |
| 1 | | | Compliance Review (2 folders) | 1995 |
| 1 | | | New Disabilities Standards | 1993 |
| 1 | | | Nutrition Counts Report | n.d., 1995 |
| 1 | | | Performance Standards | 1984 |
| 1 | | | Reports | 1987-1990 |
| 1 | | | Resident Protest | |
| 1 | | | Review | 1993 |
| 1 | Dorchester Meal Service: Sponsor Review Form | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | Eligibility Requirements | 1990 |
| 1 | ETC Developers Incorporated Lease Agreement | 1985-1987 |
| 1 | Events | n.d., 1987 |
| 1 | Feilin Development Screening Test Manual (3 folders) | 1986 |
| 1-2 | Fiscal (12 folders) | 1987-1994 |
| 2 | Health Screenings | n.d, 1989-1992 |
| 2 | History | n.d., 1992 |
| 2 | Human Services Risk Management Exchange: Evaluations | n.d. |
| 2 | Newsletters | 1988-1995 |
| 2 | Newspaper Clippings | 1987-1995 |
| 2 | Outside Organizations (4 folders) | n.d., 1987-1995 |
| 2 | Parent Information (3 folders) | 1992-1993 |
| 2 | Policies and Procedures (4 folders) | n.d., 1986-1995 |
| Reports | |
| 2 | | Directory of Bilingual Immersion Programs (National) | 1987 |
| 2 | | Five in Massachusetts: Profiles of Diversity | 1987 |
| 2 | Safety Guidelines and Health Regulations | 1991 |
| 2 | South End Data: Boston Department of Health and Hospitals | 1995 |
| 2 | Spanish Origin Census Tracts | 1980 |
| 2 | Staff (23 folders) | n.d., 1990-1995 |
| United Way | |
| 2 | | Affiliation Proposal | 1983 |
| 2 | | Site Visit | 1994 |
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3. Executive Directors, 1986-1995
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| Volume: | 1.75 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological by director |
| Summary: |
This series documents the activities of the Executive Directors, including the development and implementation of corrective action plans; fiscal management and management of regulatory mandates, including health, physical, building, fire, and safety; curriculum planning and development; site visits made by Escuelita to other Head Start programs, and site visits made to Escuelita by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and the Villa Victoria Child Care Project. Records include correspondence to and from Executive Directors and the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Youth and Families and the Massachusetts Office of Human Services Office for Children regarding compliance violations, site visits, and conditions for continued refunding; Escuelita's responses to non compliance violations and corrective action plans; restructuring plans; and transition, status and final reports from executive directors to Board of Directors. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| Cornier, Agnes-Tamara, 1985-1990 | |
| 2 | | La Alianza Hispana (2 folders) | 1985-1987 |
| 2 | | Budget | 1986-1987 |
| 2 | | Consultant Correspondence | 1986 |
| 2 | | Fiscal (2 folders) | 1989-1990 |
| 2 | | Metropolitan Boston Child Care Network: Meeting Minutes | 1988-1990 |
| 2 | | Villa Victoria Child Care Project | 1987-1988 |
| Guiterrez, Rosaria, 1989-1990 | |
| 2 | | Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program: Massachusetts | 1987 |
| Sariol, Lourdes, 1990-1992 | |
| 2 | | Boston Public Schools Meeting Notes | n.d., 1991 |
| 2 | | Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program: Massachusetts | |
| | | Corrective Action Plan | 1992 |
| 2-3 | | | Non-compliance / Site Visit (3 folders) | 1992 |
| 3 | | Executive Director's Report to Board of Directors | 1990 |
| 3 | | Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation (2 folders) | 1991 |
| Fisher, Louis, 1993-1994 | |
| 3 | | Elton and Associates: Escuelita and Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center Correspondence | 1994 |
| 3 | | Final Report on Escuelita Agueybana | 1994 |
| Levine, Mark, 1993-1995 | |
| 3 | | Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes | 1995 |
| 3 | | Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program | |
| 3 | | | United States | |
| | | | Compliance | 1993-1995 |
| | | | Corrective Action Plan | 1994 |
| | | | Corrective Action Plan Review | 1994 |
| | | | Funding Sources | 1994 |
| | | | Reports | 1994 |
| | | | Technical Assistance | 1994 |
| 3 | | Restructuring Plans | 1994 |
| Rosa, Marta, 1994-1995 | |
| | Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program: United States | |
| 3 | | | General Correspondence | 1994 |
| 3 | | | Site Visit Notes | 1995 |
| 3 | | Technical Assistance Consultants: Meeting Notes | n.d., 1994-1995 |
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4. Programs, 1978-1995
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| Volume: | 1 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
This series documents the planning and implementation of Escuelita's programs, including education, health and nutrition, and special needs. Also documented are activities and events, meal observations, special needs training, and menu and nutrition planning. Records include curricula, workplans, policies and manuals, evaluations, program component director and staff meeting minutes, and menus. Of special interest are the Educational Services Philosophy and the Education Plan (Box 3 Folders 19, 22, and 24-25). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 3 | Integration Training | 1990, 1992 |
| Education | |
| 3 | | General | 1992-1993 |
| 3 | | Bulletin Board Projects | 1994 |
| 3 | | Educational Services Philosophy | 1992 |
| 3 | | Field Trips | 1992 |
| 3 | | Final Report | 1994 |
| 3 | | Objectives | 1992 |
| 3 | | Plan | 1986 |
| Health and Nutrition | |
| 3 | | General | 1989-1995 |
| 3 | | Activities (5 folders) | 1991-1996 |
| 3 | | Food Storage Inspection | 1992 |
| | Head Start | |
| 3 | | | Nutritionists | 1993 |
| 3 | | | Health Advisory Committee Handbook | 1974-1975 |
| 3 | | Health Coordinator (2 folders) | 1989 |
| 3 | | Lesson Plans | 1995 |
| 3 | | Meal Observation | 1992-1993 |
| 3 | | Meeting Minutes | 1990-1995 |
| 3 | | Memos | 1992-1994 |
| 3 | | Menu Evaluations | 1993, 1995 |
| 3 | | Menus (17 folders) | 1989-1995 |
| 3 | | Mental Health Services: Meeting Notes | n.d., 1992-1993 |
| 3 | | Mental Health Planning | 1995 |
| 3 | | Non-compliance Response | n.d. |
| 3 | | Nutrition Goals | 1995 |
| 3 | | Program Plan | 1992-1995 |
| 3 | | Response to January 1995 Review: Consultant report | 1995 |
| 3 | | Screening Report | 1991, 1993 |
| 3 | | Workplans | 1991 |
| Special Needs | |
| 3 | | General | n.d., 1992-1993 |
| 3 | | Brochure | 1992 |
| 3 | | Individual Education Plans | 1987-1990 |
| 3 | | New England Resource Access Project: Speech Language Workshop (3 Folders) | 1989-1993 |
| 3 | | Outreach / Recruitment | 1991-1993 |
| 3 | | Special Services Outreach Notes | 1992 |
| 3 | | Supervising People with Moderate Special Needs: Meeting Minutes | 1990 |
| 3 | | Staff Training | 1992 |
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5. Grants and Contracts, 1979-1994
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| Volume: | 2.5 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
This series documents the government and private sources from which Esquelita sought funding for its operations. Funders include the City of Boston Public Facilities Department, Massachusetts Department of Education and Social Services, Massachusetts Department of Education Bureau of Nutrition, United States Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program, and United Way. Records include budgets, correspondence to and from Executive Directors and funders; audit, final, and quarterly reports; and basic day care utilization reports. Proposals include supporting material, such as program descriptions and activities, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and United States Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program performance standards. Of special interest is the 1978 Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare proposal which provides a concise description of Escuelita (Box 5 Folder 43). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 3 | Bank of Boston | 1987-1990 |
| 3 | Boston Company | 1987-1989 |
| 3 | Boston Foundation | 1988-1989 |
| 3 | Boston Globe Foundation | 1988-1989 |
| 4 | Child Care Choices of Boston | 1990-1992 |
| 4 | Child Care Resource Center | 1989-1992 |
| 4-5 | City of Boston (35 folders) | n.d., 1986-1993 |
| 5 | Clipper Ship Foundation | 1989-1994 |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts Rate Setting Commission | |
| 5 | | Purchase of Senior Budget: Dorchester | 1989 |
| 5 | | Purchase of Service: South End | 1989 |
| Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program | |
| 5 | | Massachusetts | 1986 |
| 5 | | United States | |
| 5 | | | General (19 folders) | 1983-1995 |
| 5 | | | Financial Assistance Award | 1995 |
| 5 | | | Non-compliance Report | 1990 |
| 5 | Goldston Foundation | 1988-1989 |
| 5 | Hovey Trust Fund | 1987-1988 |
| 5 | Marion Decrow Foundation | 1994 |
| 5 | Massachusetts Bureau of Education Social and Mental Health Services: Daycare Program Questionnaire | 1988 |
| 5 | Massachusetts Department of Education (11 folders) | n.d., 1985-1993 |
| 5 | Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare | 1979-1994 |
| 5-6 | Massachusetts Department of Social Services (20 folders) | 1984-1993 |
| 6 | New England Telephone | 1988-1989 |
| 6 | Office of Child Care Services: Proposal | 1999 |
| 6 | Parker Foundation | 1985, 1988 |
| 6 | Peabody Foundation | 1988, 1994 |
| 6 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Company | 1988-1989 |
| 6 | Physical Education: Proposal | n.d. |
| 6 | Polaroid Foundation | 1988-1989 |
| 6 | Prudential Insurance | 1991 |
| 6 | Raytheon Company | n.d., 1988-1989 |
| 6 | Riley Foundation | 1986-1988 |
| 6 | Shawmut Bank | 1994-1995 |
| 6 | State Street Bank | 1988-1989 |
| 6 | United States Department of Education: Head Start | 1992 |
| 6 | United States Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs: Proposal | 1988-1989 |
| 6 | United Way (10 folders) | 1986-1991 |
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6. Photographic Material, 1979-1988
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| Volume: | 1 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
This series contains photographic images that document various aspects of Escuelita, including events, activities, programs, students, and staff members. The bulk of the material documents Escuelita's activities, such as field trips and celebrations. Classroom activities are also documented. Of special interest are the Three Kings Day celebration and the parent protest against day care closings. |
| Box | Title | Date |
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| 6 | | Birthday Parties | n.d. |
| 6 | | Field Trips | |
| 6 | | | General | n.d., 1981 |
| 6 | | | Apple Picking | n.d. |
| 6 | | | Boston Commons | n.d. |
| 6 | | | Fair | 1984 |
| 6 | | | Harvard Museum of Natural History | n.d. |
| 6 | | | Plimoth Plantation | n.d. |
| 6 | | | University of Massachusetts Boston Picnic | 1984 |
| 6 | | | USS Constitution | 1984 |
| 6 | | Limbo Party | n.d. |
| 6 | | Meals | n.d., 1982, 1987 |
| 6 | | Performance Troupe | 1979 |
| 6 | | Play Time | n.d., 1980-1982 |
| 6 | | Playground | n.d, 1978 |
| 6 | | Puppet Show | 1984 |
| 7 | | Swimming | n.d. |
| 7 | | Traveling Zoo | |
| Celebrations | |
| 7 | | Chinese New Year | n.d. |
| 7 | | Halloween | n.d., 1988 |
| 7 | | Thanksgiving | n.d., 1979 |
| 7 | | Three Kings Day | n.d., 1987-1988 |
| 7 | Class Pictures | 1981-1989 |
| Classroom | |
| 7 | | General | n.d., 1979 |
| 7 | | Music Lessons | n.d., 1979-1987 |
| 7 | | Naptime | n.d., 1980 |
| 7 | | Organized Activities | n.d., 1979 |
| 7 | | Story Time | n.d. |
| 7 | Dorchester Center Playground | 1988 |
| Events | |
| 7 | | Day Care Closing Parent Protest | n.d. |
| 7 | | Graduation | n.d., 1978-1991 |
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Group Photos | n.d., 1979 |
| 7 | South End Center | 1980 |
| Staff | |
| 7 | | General | n.d., 1979, 1984 |
| 7 | | Activities | 1983, 1987 |
| 7 | Student Portraits | n.d., 1979 |
| 7 | Unidentified (2 folders) | n.d., 1979-1988 |
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