RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Ounce of Prevention Fund in an amount not to exceed $70,000 to provide Professional Development, Lead Learn Excel Program, services for the period December 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The total Contract amount is $70,000, funded from the Federal Early Head Start Child Care Partnership 2 Grant.

BACKGROUND:

The Ounce Lead Learn Excel Program is a professional development approach to on-the-job learning that empowers early childhood leaders to create systems and routines that lead to high quality instruction. Through Lead Learn Excel, leaders can transform their organizations into effective, high-performing programs and prepare children for kindergarten and beyond. The Community Services Bureau leaders will learn how to use data for shared decision-making, and how to facilitate ongoing professional development with teachers through team lesson planning and peer learning communities.