Title: AC9-Renew Agreement with PBC Commissioners for Head Start Delegate Agency

Recommendation:
I recommend that the School Board approve the Agreement with the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners for continuation of the Head Start Delegate Agency at the Delray Full Service Center in the amount of $1,091,661, effective October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008, and authorize the Superintendent or designee to sign all documents related to the Agreement which are required for implementation of the Agreement activities.

Description:

This Agreement will provide funding for services for 185 children, 3 and 4 years of age, from low-income families.  The Head Start Delegate Agency contract provides funding for curriculum, personnel, staff development, equipment, software, materials (including audio visual), supplies, transportation, field trips, parent involvement, travel for home visits and Head Start Delegate Agency meetings, and food for eligible students.  In addition, it provides funding for medical, dental and mental health care for children in need of services.

Performance will be measured by the following:

-  Monitoring four times during the 2007-2008 contract year by the grantee, based on the Head Start Program Performance Standards, which are designed to ensure that the Head Start goals and objectives are implemented successfully.
-  85% of the Head Start children in attendance daily.
-  100% of the Head Start children screened for medical and dental services.
-  Readiness surveys completed for all four-year olds transitioning to Kindergarten.  85% will be ready for Kindergarten as measured by the Pre-Kindergarten student profile.
-  Continued utilization of Galileo software, which generates data on individual child outcomes.

A copy of the Agreement is attached.

Financial Impact:
The financial impact to the Special Revenue Funds-Other Funds Budget is an increase of $1,091,661.  The funds will be appropriated to the Delray Full Service Center Budget.  All of the Agreement expenditures are authorized for payment up to the amount of the revenue.

For Additional Information, contact:
Ann Killets (akillets@palmbeach.k12.fl.us)
Janice S. Cover
Willie J. Young

Attachments (list):
HS Agreement.PDF
HS checklist.PDF
HS Data Panel.PDF
Q&AAC9.doc