Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Contract with City of Tampa (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The funds provided by the City of Tampa are a portion of the 6% local match required to utilize federal Child Care and Development Block Grant dollars. The city match funds draw down approximately $977,100 of the federal dollars. The total funding will provide child care and early education services for children of income eligible families residing within the city limits. The term of this contract is October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008.

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

Goal 5 - The District will eliminate the FCAT achievement gap by a minimum of 10 percentage points as reported by No Child Left Behind.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

The match funds of $58,626 coupled with the federal draw down of $977,100 is used to provide part-time early education and child care services for approximately 800 children of income eligible families residing within the Tampa city limits.

EVALUATION

Each year the financial statements are audited by Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition as prescribed by law. The funding for Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County is provided through federal dollars. The flow-through dollars are channeled by Agency for Workforce Innovations. 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: Beverly Wickson, Ed.D., Director, Early Childhood and HOST/After School Programs

Gwendolyn L. Luney
Assistant Superintendent, Student Services and Federal Programs
(813) 272-4879
Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
A 5.03
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