REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 9, 2024
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Revenue Contracts with the California Department of Education
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Revenue Contract (State Contract No. CPKS-3074) with the California Department of Education to provide Pre-Kindergarten and Family Literacy Program services in the amount of $15,000 for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
2. Approve Revenue Contract (State Contract No. CSPP-3430) with the California Department of Education to provide California State Preschool Program services in the amount of $7,249,395 for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
3. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Director of the Preschool Services Department to execute any subsequent, non-substantive amendments and other contract documents in relation to the Revenue Contracts mentioned in Recommendation Nos. 1 and 2, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, on behalf of the County, as required by the California Department of Education, subject to review by County Counsel.
4. Direct the Director of the Preschool Services Department to transmit all amendments in relation to the Revenue Contracts mentioned in Recommendation Nos. 1 and 2, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Jacquelyn Greene, 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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The recommended revenue contracts to provide literacy and preschool program services totaling $7,264,395 are 100% funded by the California Department of Education (State) and do not require a local match. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department’s (PSD) 2023-24 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The California Pre-Kindergarten and Family Literacy Support (CPKS) program supports interactive literacy activities. The California State Preschool Program (CSPP) includes both part-time and full-day services to provide a core class curriculum that is developmentally and culturally appropriate for the children served. Since 1999, PSD has provided these programs through a combination of direct and contracted services for children ages zero to five and their families. The State provides annual funding to PSD for CPKS and CSPP through the recommended revenue contracts.
CPKS assists children who receive preschool services at PSD contracted sites with literacy skills. Services include pre-reading skill assessments, teacher training on instructional strategies, and the provision of instructional materials. PSD anticipates serving 400 eligible children enrolled in CPKS in Adelanto, Barstow, Ontario, San Bernardino, and Victorville in 2023-24 at an average cost of $37.50 per child. These areas were identified by the State as having the greatest need due to low standardized testing scores for elementary school-aged children.
The CSPP provides education, health, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent involvement services for children ages three to five countywide, as well as referrals to health and social services for families and staff development opportunities to employees. CSPP services cover full-day and part-time child care and development programs that include nutrition, parental education, information on child development and care with an educational component that is developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate for the children served. Services will be provided to eligible children, parents of eligible children who are either attending school or are enrolled in a job-training program, and families involved with Children and Family Services. PSD anticipates serving approximately 813 CSPP children countywide in 2023-24, at an average cost of $8,917 per child.
On January 10, 2023 (Item No. 28), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved a grant application to the State in the amount of $7,249,395 for the CSPP for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 for CSPP. PSD must submit an annual, continued funding application in order to receive the revenue contract for annual CSPP funding. CPKS is a $15,000 grant that does not require an application and is automatically included in the CSPP application. The CSPP grant automatically includes CPKS as PSD serves children in the Prekindergarten age, zero to five.
This item is being presented at this time as PSD received the contracts (State Contract Nos. CPKS-3074 and CSPP-3430) from the State on October 26, 2023, and this is the first date available following the required operational, fiscal, and legal reviews. Approval by the Board at this time will have no impact on PSD’s CSPP and CPKS services and activities.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services Contracts (Patty Steven, Contracts Manager, 388-0241) on November 15, 2023; County Counsel (Bonnie Uphold, Supervising, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5487) on January 4, 2024; Finance (Chris Lange, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on December 13, 2023; and County Finance and Administration (Cheryl Adams, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0238) on December 19, 2023.