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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Amendment #4 of the Contract SR-SDHC1617 Between the Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., D/B/A Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County (ELCHC), and The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This contract with Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., doing business as ELCHC, is for the provision of early childhood education and child care services for low-income families. The terms of this contract are in effect July 01, 2016, through June 30, 2017. The purpose of Amendment #4 is to update and add governing laws and language to compliment and comply with the Office of Early Learning. 

Amendment #4 was reviewed and approved by the School Board Attorney on March 01, 2017.

The ELCHC requires the School Board’s signature, as the subcontracted agency, to acknowledge acceptance of this contract prior to the ELCHC’s final signature.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Improve the high school graduation rate
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds in the amount of $42,330,678.93 will be available in the ELCHC contract. For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this agenda item is 3262 through 3290. As of Wednesday, March 1, 2017, the remaining balance less encumbrances for this line item equaled $18,257,350.00. The current total of $42,330,678.93 is federal/state funding originating with Florida Office of Early Learning (OEL) flowing through the ELCHC and passed to Hillsborough County Public Schools to provide early education and child care for children eligible low-income families.  The total funding includes $4,847,944.00 in operating costs for intake and eligibility, comprehensive consumer education, provider payment services, and training and coaching to providers; and $37,482,734.93 for direct child care and quality costs.  These funds will serve approximately 9,370 children at an annual average rate of $4,000.00 per child. Amendment #4 does not change the total contract amount.
EVALUATION
Each year the financial statements are audited by Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition as prescribed by law. The funding for ELCHC is provided through federal dollars. The flow-through dollars are channeled by OEL. The School Readiness Program uses these funds to purchase child care in Hillsborough County.  There is no district-generated revenue used for this purchase.
SUBMITTED BY: 
Marie Caracciola, Director, Early Childhood and HOST Programs
Tracye H. Brown, Assistant Superintendent, Academic Support and Federal Programs
Gretchen Saunders   Dr. Alberto Vázquez
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
  Chief of Staff
(813) 272-4986
    C 6.08
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20170502_811 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.08