Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Amendment II of the Contract with Early Childhood School Readiness Programs and Tampa Early Childhood Center at Luther Village (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

By virtue of this contract, the child care provider delivers child care services to low-income families participating in the School Readiness Program. The contract is effective July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Amendment II is written to correct the number of paid regular and floating holidays. The original contract incorrectly stipulated a total of five (5) holidays instead of twelve (12).

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 remaining funding of $188,100 will be expended for school readiness services at this contracted site for approximately 99 children through June 30, 2008. All of the funds are allocated by the Agency for Workforce Innovation Office of Early Learning to Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., which then contracts with Early Childhood School Readiness Programs to provide intake, eligibility and provider reimbursement services.

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 Agency for Workforce Innovations. 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: Beverly Wickson, Ed.D., Director, Early Childhood & HOST/After School Programs

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