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C. 63

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	April 27, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

WestEd, a California Teaching Pyramid Consulting Agency - Special Condition Board Approval Request

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/27/2021

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:

A. Bailey-Nesbitt, 925-608-4930

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: April 27, 2021
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 with WestEd, a California Teaching Pyramid Consulting Agency, in an amount not to exceed $28,000, to provide coaching services to the Bureau with a contract term of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. 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.

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.