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C. 85

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	January 11, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

WestEd, a California Teaching Pyramid Consulting Agency Contract Amendment and Extension

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/11/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

C, Youngblood (925) 608-4964

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 11, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment & Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Community Services Bureau, to execute a contract amendment with WestEd, a California Teaching Pyramid Consulting Agency, to extend the term end date to December 31, 2022 with no changes to the payment limit or service plan. Additionally, to approve a special condition to modify the General Conditions Section 12: No Waiver by County, to include mutual indemnification against any claims arising out of the performance of this agreement. The revisions to the standard indemnification language have been approved by County Counsel.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Federally funded, no County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) Community Services Bureau (CSB) announced a Request for Interest (RFI) 707 seeking applications from eligible individual(s) or organization(s) to provide coaching services to the Bureau. The successful respondent(s) will provide on-going coaching support to teaching staff to support the implementation and sustainability of Teaching Pyramid practice in the classroom.

WestEd has developed and delivered California Teaching Pyramid technical assistance, training, strengths-based and practice-based coaching to over 3,600 early childhood program staff and managers in more than 400 programs around the state. Many of these programs are Head Start programs operated by public, non-profit, and private organizations. Working Together has deep and ongoing relationships with a number of small to large Head Start programs: managing annual contracts, collaborating to plan and conduct training and coaching, and providing technical assistance to program managers around program policies and procedures related to the Performance Standards for education, mental health, and disabilities services.

The board approved the initial contract on April 27, 2021 (item C.63). Subsequently, the contract was amended to increase the payment limit by $62,000 to a new amount not to exceed $90,000. This board order is to extend the term end date to December 31, 2022 with no changes to the payment limit or service plan.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without approval of the modification to the General Conditions, WestEd will not be able to provide consultation to our teaching staff, ultimately not enhancing our education program for our childcare centers.