Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Amendment # 1 of the Contract Between Hillsborough County Public Schools – Early Childhood School Readiness Programs and Northside Mental Health Center for Care Options (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

By virtue of this contract, Northside Mental Health Center for Care Options provides inclusion training and technical assistance services to approximately 125 Hillsborough County child care providers and staff. The term of the contract is July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2009. Amendment # 1 defines the first year of funding at $45,000, with subsequent years’ funding based upon future state allocations for said services and also clarifies allowable expenditure language. Said Amendment # 1 is effective March 1, 2007.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

Goal 5 – The District will eliminate the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) achievement gap by a minimum of 10 percentage points as reported by No Child Left Behind.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

The total amount of $45,000 for fiscal year 2006-2007 is federal funding which is allocated to the Agency for Workforce Innovation Office of Early Learning, channeled to the Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., and included in a contract with the Hillsborough County Public Schools – Early Childhood School Readiness Programs.

EVALUATION

This contract is reflected in the year-end financial statements which are audited annually by the Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc. as prescribed by law. The Board will receive the audit reports when they are completed. The time of completion will vary based upon the activities of the auditors.

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

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