REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 23, 2025
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Request for Preschool Services Department Policy Council Members to Attend the San Bernardino County's 39th Annual Children's Network Conference in Ontario, California
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve travel and related expenses, in the amount not to exceed $1,009, for two Preschool Services Department Policy Council members to attend the 39th Annual Children's Network Conference in Ontario, from October 15, 2025 through October 16, 2025.
(Presenter: Arlene Molina, Director, 383-2078)
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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 total estimated cost for two Preschool Services Department (PSD) Policy Council (PC) members to attend the 39th Annual Children's Network Conference (Conference) will not exceed $1,009 and is 100% funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the PSD 2025-26 budget. Estimated travel costs are outlined in the following chart:
Expense
Total
Registration ($350 x two members)
$700
Child Care ($20 x two days x two members)
$80
Mileage (Round trip to/from conference 140 miles x 70 cents)
$98
Mileage (Round trip to/from conference 44 miles x 70 cents)
$31
Contingencies (for increases in mileage)
$100
Total
$1,009
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the Federal and State funded Head Start (HS), Early Head Start, and Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership programs serving more than 2,000 children in locations throughout the County. HS and State Preschool programs have been operating in the County since 1965. Sinc...
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