Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve the Termination of the Contract Between the Hillsborough County Public Schools - Early Childhood School Readiness Programs and Aleta Ford Family Child Care Home (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The term of the contract with Aleta Ford Family Child Care Home is July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, with an original contract amount of $38,000. The contract is to be cancelled effective March 1, 2007, due to the provider’s breach of contract for refusing to participate in the annual Environment Rating Scale assessment which measures quality standards and is a requirement for maintaining contract eligibility.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

Goal 5 – The District will eliminate the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) achievement gap by a minimum of 10 percentage points as reported by No Child Left Behind.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

The total funding of $38,000 was to be used to provide education and care for approximately 10 children from income-eligible families at the average annual rate of $3,800 per child. The federal/state grant funds are channeled to the district from the Florida Office of Early Learning and the Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., doing business as the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County. To date, reimbursement to the provider for child care services is approximately $19,000. The remaining contract balance of $19,000 will be made available to providers assuming the care of the School Readiness children currently enrolled at Aleta Ford Family Child Care Home.

EVALUATION

No evaluation will be conducted due to this action being a contract termination.

SUBMITTED BY: Beverly Wickson, Ed.D., Director, Early Childhood School Readiness

Gwendolyn L. Luney
Assistant Superintendent, Student Services & Federal Programs
(813) 272-4879
Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
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