Approve Amendment #3 of the Contract with Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., D/B/A the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County Amending Contract #SR 01-09 (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

This contract provides early education and child care services for children from income-eligible families in school readiness child care facilities. The term of the contract is July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Amendment #3 provides additional funding to be expended on direct child care services and curriculum support. Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County Board of Directors met and approved the $1,490,759 funding increase at its regularly scheduled meeting on April 13, 2009. Amendment #3 is effective May 1, 2009.

* Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals

The original total of $43,492,838 is increased to $44,983,597. The federal/state funding originates with the Agency for Workforce Innovation Office of Early Learning flowing through Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., doing business as Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County and passed to Hillsborough County Public Schools to provide early education and child care for children from eligible low-income families. The total funding, minus intake and eligibility services, child care resource and referral, inclusion services, funding earmarked for infant and toddler quality enhancement, and administration costs, leaves $38,349,281 for direct child care services and $125,000 for curriculum support. An additional 342 children will receive early education and child care services because of the funding increase reflected in this amendment. Approximately 9,587 children will be served based on the average annual rate of $4,000 per child.

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.