Approve Amendment #1 of the Contract With Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., D/B/A the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County Amending Contract #SR 01-09 (Student Services & Federal Programs Division)

This contract provides early education and child care services for children from income-eligible families in school readiness child care facilities. The term of the contract is July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Amendment #1 provides additional funding to be expended on direct child care services. Amendment #1 was received in the Hillsborough County Public Schools – School Readiness Programs’ office November 20, 2008, from the Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc.

* Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals

The original total of $41,696,943 is increased to $43,492,838. The federal/state funding originates with the Agency for Workforce Innovation Office of Early Learning flowing through Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., doing business as Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County and passed to Hillsborough County Public Schools to provide early education and child care for children from eligible low-income families. The total funding minus intake and eligibility services, child care resource and referral, inclusion services, earmarked funding for infant and toddler quality enhancement, and administration costs leaves the remainder of $36,983,522 for direct child care services at an annual average rate of $4,000 per child for approximately 9,245 children. An additional 506 children will receive early education and child care services because of the $2,025,215 funding increase reflected in this amendment.

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 Agency for Workforce Innovations. School Readiness Program uses these funds to purchase child care in Hillsborough County. There is no district-generated revenue used for this purchase.