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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Acting Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Contract Between the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) Child Care Training Coordination Contract #LC937 2015/2020 (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This is a five-year contract to administer and coordinate state-mandated child care training and competency exams for current child care personnel or anyone seeking child care employment in Hillsborough and Pasco counties.  This contract shall be effective on July 1, 2015, and end on June 30, 2020. DCF has partnered with Hillsborough County Public Schools for over four decades and serves as the fiscal and administrative manager of the state funds.  DCF requires the School Board’s signature acknowledging acceptance of this contract prior to DCF's final signature. 
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
State funds in the amount of $808,909.80 will be included in the divisional general operating budget for this five-year child care contract.  In addition, funds are generated from the collection of fees for online courses offered through DCF.  
EVALUATION
At the end of each fiscal year, success will be based on the number of training courses offered and competency exams administered.
SUBMITTED BY:  Sherell Wilson, Ph.D., Supervisor, Child Care Training Coordination
Larry Sykes, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent   Gretchen Saunders
Academic Support and Federal Programs
(813) 272-4879
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.19
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150609_693 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.19