REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 11, 2020
FROM
PHALOS HAIRE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
Title v
Amendment to Contract with Needles Unified School District to Provide Head Start and State Preschool Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 5, effective February 12, 2020, to Contract No. 17-299 with Needles Unified School District to provide Head Start and State Preschool programs, increasing the total contract amount by $1,259, from $1,201,770 to $1,203,029 as a result of a Cost of Living Adjustment increase for the California State Preschool Program, with no change in the total contract period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.
(Presenter: Phalos Haire, Director, 383-2005)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase of $1,259 for the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) is 100% federally funded through the Administration for Children and Families. Adequate appropriation and revenue is included in the Preschool Services Department’s (PSD) 2019-20 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On December 17, 2019 (Item No. 33), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved a COLA increase from the California Department of Education for PSD to continue providing services for the CSPP program. PSD is using a portion of the increase to provide a COLA increase to the Needles Unified School District (NUSD), which provides services for the CSPP program. NUSD will use the increase for CSPP program supplies and other related costs.
The overall goal of Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool programs is to increase the health and school readiness of disadvantaged children and increase the self-sufficiency of low-income families.
Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool programs provide comprehensive child development and family services that include education, health, nutrition, parent involvement, and psychological services for children age 0 to 5 and their families. Head Start and State Preschool programs have been operating in San Bernardino County since 1965. Since 1999, PSD has provided these programs through a combination of direct and contracted services. PSD currently contracts with six agencies to serve approximately 1,000 eligible children and their families annually. PSD provides direct services to approximately 4,300 eligible children and their families in areas not served by contracted agencies.
PROCUREMENT
On May 23, 2017 (Item No. 76), the Board approved the Contract No. 17-299 with NUSD in the amount of $775,260 for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019. The Board has since approved several amendments to the contract, increasing the total contract amount to $1,201,770 and extending the contract for an additional one-year period through June 30, 2020.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services Contracts (Jennifer Mulhall-Daudel, Contracts Manager, 388-0241) on December 19, 2019; County Counsel (Kristina Robb, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5436) on December 27, 2019; Finance (Paul Garcia, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on January 15, 2020; and County Finance and Administration (Tanya Bratton, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0332) on January 15, 2020.