Action Item
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Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, June 10, 2014 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve the Contract Between the Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., D/B/A the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County, Contract #SDHC-SR1415 (Student Services and Federal Programs Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| This contract with Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., doing business as Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County 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 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.
Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc. requires the School Board’s signature, as the subcontracted agency, to acknowledge acceptance of this contract prior to the Coalition’s final signature. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| The total of $39,677,520 is federal/state funding originating with Florida’s Office of Early Learning flowing through the 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 the administration cost and earmarked funding for infant and toddler quality enhancement, child care resource and referral, and intake and eligibility services leaves $34,028,520 for direct child care services. At an annual average rate of $4,000 per child, these funds will serve approximately 8,507 children. | |
| 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 the Florida Office of Early Learning. 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 | |
| Larry Sykes, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Student Services and Federal Programs |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 6.32 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140610_634 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.32 | ||