Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Amendment #2 to the Contract With Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., Doing Business As Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County Amending Contract #SV 01-08 (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Under this contract, Hillsborough County Public Schools - Early Childhood School Readiness Programs provides the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program (VPK) to eligible Hillsborough County families by performing intake and eligibility services for children registering for the program and for child care providers applying to be VPK providers, as well as disbursing monthly payments to VPK providers. The term of this contract was July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Amendment #2 provides increased funding for payment of providers through June 30, 2008. Amendment #2 was received in the Hillsborough County Public Schools – School Readiness Programs’ office July 30, 2008, from the Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc.

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 amended contract total of $21,094,955 will be increased by $256,000 reflecting a revised total of $21,350,995. All of the VPK funding is a state grant channeled to Hillsborough County Public Schools from the Agency for Workforce Innovations, Office of Early Learning through Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., doing business as Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County.

EVALUATION

Each year the financial statements are audited by Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition as prescribed by law. The VPK dollars are state funds granted to the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County by the Agency for Workforce Innovations. The School Readiness Program uses these funds to provide VPK services in Hillsborough County. There is no district-generated revenue used for this purchase.

SUBMITTED BY: Beverly Wickson, Ed.D., Director, Early Childhood & HOST Programs

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