REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 7, 2021
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with San Joaquin Valley College, Inc. for Student Internship Program
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with San Joaquin Valley College, Inc. for the terms and conditions for training and field experience of student interns provided by the Preschool Services Department, for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.
(Presenter: Jacquelyn Greene, Director, 383-2005)
Body
COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is non-financial in nature and as such, does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended MOU with San Joaquin Valley College, Inc. (SJVC) will allow the Preschool Services Department (PSD) to provide training and field experience to interns in the Registered Nursing Program at SJVC. Through the student internship program, PSD provides learning experiences that will help students receive the skills they need to prosper in the 21st century economy, which aligns with the San Bernardino Countywide Vision2Succeed initiative.
PSD employs qualified professionals who will provide the needed tutelage and guidance to student interns participating in the Registered Nursing Program, where their focus of study is on providing community health education and services. Interns will assist in providing hearing, vision and hemoglobin screenings to PSD enrolled children. The interns will also provide parent education classes in areas such as chronic health conditions and reducing the spread of communicable diseases. PSD's population of approximately 5,000 children ages 0 to 5 throughout San Bernardino County will provide SJVC interns with required field experience and internship hours. The partnership will provide a mutually beneficial internship program offering the training and field experience SJVC students need and a valuable means of maximizing PSD’s available public resources.
PSD provides Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool programs that include comprehensive child development and family services comprised of education, health, nutrition, parent involvement, and psychological services for children ages 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. The overall goal of these programs is to increase the health and school readiness of disadvantaged children and increase the self-sufficiency of low-income families.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services Contracts (Becky Giroux, Contracts Manager, 388-0241) on November 4, 2021; County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on November 10, 2021; Finance (Paul Garcia, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on November 15, 2021; and County Finance and Administration (Cheryl Adams, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0238) on November 16, 2021.