DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Professional Services Contract with Shine Early Learning, Inc.
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing a one year Professional Services Agreement with an option to renew for an additional three, one - year terms with Shine Early Learning, Inc. for the provision of data analysis, individualized data management tools and ongoing staff training to support the implementation of quality and outcome-focused initiatives in Head Start Program Design and Management, Early Childhood Education and Family and Community Services, for a total amount not to exceed $560,000.00.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Head Start program is a federally-funded early childhood education program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The program provides education and family support services to children between the ages of three and five, and their families that are below 100% of the federal poverty level. The City of San Antonio Head Start program serves 3,020 children and their families in 27 Head Start locations in the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) and Edgewood Independent School District (EISD). The City of San Antonio has served as a grantee for the Head Start Program for over 30 years.
Under new Federal grant requirements, all Head Start refunding applications will require that the Head Start program describe a program approach; provide defined program outcomes; and report on progress made throughout the grant period. The goal of this change is to ensure that grantees are able to provide substantiation of the program's impact on children, families and the communities served.
As a result of these changes, the City's Head Start program published a Request for Proposal from various organizations with data analysis expertise to develop a comprehensive data collection and analysis plan to comply with ...
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