REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 22, 2021
FROM
PHALOS HAIRE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Easter Seals Southern California, Inc. for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2, effective June 23, 2021, to Contract No. 20-495 with Easter Seals Southern California, Inc. to provide Head Start and Early Head Start Program services, increasing the total contract amount by $70,000, from $14,350,285 to $14,420,285, with no change to the contract period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
(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
The recommended amendment will not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total increase of $70,000 is 100% federally funded through CARES Act funding for COVID-19 related expenses. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department's (PSD) 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Under the terms of the recommended amendment, PSD will continue to provide services in part through contract agencies for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. The amendment provides for CARES Act funding for COVID-19 related costs, such as distance learning equipment and safety supplies, which must be expended by June 30, 2021. The overall goal of Head Start and Early Head Start Programs is to increase the health and school readiness of disadvantaged children and increase the self-sufficiency of low-income families.
Head Start and Early Head Start Programs provide comprehensive child development and family services tha...
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