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C. 97

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	March 31, 2020

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Costa

County

Subject:

Ounce of Prevention Fund contract Early Education Essentials Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2020

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:

Elaine Burres, 608-4960

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: March 31, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of its Community Services Bureau, to execute a contract with Ounce of Prevention Fund in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for the Early Education Essentials Program services for the period November 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The total contract amount is $20,000 funded through the Federal Early Head Start Child Care Partnership 2 grant.

BACKGROUND:

The Ounce Early Education Essentials Program is a measurement system focusing on organizational conditions in early childhood education settings. Early Education Essentials offers early education leaders the following supports to measure the health of their programs: teacher/staff and parent surveys, interactive survey reports, and data-use and improvement tools. This system will support the Community Services Bureau leaders and staff to work together to identify both short- and long-term solutions and goals for improving practices and increasing children's early achievement.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The contract document is not the Standard County contract form, but that of the Provider.