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

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 $1,747,915 of the federal funding. 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, 2008, through September 30, 2009.

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

The match funds of $58,630 coupled with the federal draw down of $1,747,915 is used to provide part-time early education and child care services for approximately 903 children of income-eligible families residing within the Tampa city limits.

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.