Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve the Cancellation of the Contract Between the School District of Hillsborough County School Readiness Programs and Family Child Care Home Tamara Armstrong Effective June 7, 2006 (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The term of the contract with Family Child Care Home Tamara Armstrong is July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, with an original contract amount of $38,000. The contract is to be cancelled effective June 7, 2006, due to the provider’s breach of contract for failing to earn a passing score of 3.0 out of a possible 7.0 on the Environment Rating Scale which is the tool used to assess quality standards. Said assessment is a requirement for maintaining contract eligibility.

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 total funding of $38,000 was to be used to provide education and care for approximately 10 children from income-eligible families at the average annual rate of $3,800 per child. The federal/state grant funds are channeled to the District from the Florida Office of Early Learning and the Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., doing business as Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County. To date, reimbursement to the provider for child care services is approximately $36,000. The remaining contract balance of $2,000 will be made available to providers assuming the care of School Readiness children currently enrolled at Family Child Care Home Tamara Armstrong.

EVALUATION

No evaluation will be conducted due to this action being a contract termination.

SUBMITTED BY: Beverly Wickson, Ed.D., Director, Early Childhood School Readiness

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