HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemoOffice of Superintendent of Schools
Board Meeting of August 4, 2008
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Alberto M. Carvalho, Associate Superintendent
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Grants, Marketing, and Community Services
SUBJECT: REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT SIX CONTINUATION
GRANT AWARDS FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION (FLDOE) FOR FUNDING THE SIX 21sT CENTURY
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER (21sT CCLC) PROGRAMS AND
ENTER INTO SEPARATE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH
THE CITY OF MIAMI; YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
(YMCA) OF GREATER MIAMI; AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.
COMMITTEE: INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
LINK TO DISTRICT
STRATEGIC PLAN: IMPROVE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF GRANT DOLLARS
Authorization is requested to accept four grant awards from the Florida Department of
Education (FLDOE) in the approximate total amount of $2,517,347 to fund the 21st
Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) Programs for the grant period of July
1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. The 21st CCLC program awards grants through a
competitive process to rural and inner-city Title I public schools, or a consortia of such
schools, with a priority given to partnerships between schools and public or private
community -based organizations to enable them to continue to provide for the
educational, health, social services, cultural, and recreational needs of the community's
before and after -school programs. The grants will be managed by the individual
schools, and Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary Education. This program will
support the Superintendent's initiative to ensure achievement of high academic
standards by all students.
These programs are designed to serve students who attend schools with a high
concentration of low-income, low -performing students, as well as schools designated as
in need of improvement under the No Child Left Behind Act. The activities are intended
to foster enthusiasm for reading, mathematics, science, and technology, which will lead
to increased academic performance, increased self-esteem, healthy choices, and
greater interest in school.
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The 21St CCLC programs will be funded by the following grant awards and will enter into
separate contractual agreements, as described below:
215r CCLC Programs
Approximate
Awarded
Amount
Contract(s)Services
Contract
Amount
Florida International Academy
A Charter School
$168,000
None
Holmes Elementary School
$220,000
1. City of Miami manages the
21a CCLC program. Mr. Pete
Hernandez is the City Manager.
2. Young Men's Christian
Association of Greater Miami
(YMCA) provides counselors,
snacks, homework assistance for
the 21s CCLC program. Mr. Alfred
Sanchez is the President.
3. University o Miami will evaluate the
program. Ms. Donna Shalala is the
President
$42,119
$96,217
$11,000
Miami Jackson Adult Education
Center/ Jackson Success Zone
$268,000
None
Southeastern Consortium
for Minorities in
Engineering (SECME 1)
$700,000
None
Southeastern Consortium
for Minorities in
Engineering (SECME II)
$700,000
None
Lenora B. Smith Elementary
School
$461,347
1. City of Miami manages the 21a CCLC
program. Mr. Pete Hernandez is the City
Manager.
2. Citizens for a Better South Florida will
provide science workshops.
3. University of Miami will evaluate the
program. Ms. Donna Shalala is the
President.
$41,369
$25,000
$23,069
Total
$2,517,347
$238,024
No matching funds are required as a condition to receive these grant awards. Grant
funds will be used to fund project directors; teachers; paraprofessionals; part-time
hourly; non -instructional part-time hourly; professional and technical contracted
services; educational materials; textbooks; duplicating; software; periodicals; supplies;
furniture, fixtures, and equipment; student transportation; travel; and evaluation.
Official notifications of these grant awards are expected on or before August 30, 2008,
which is after the start of the grant period. Reimbursements of grant -related
expenditures are authorized effective July 1, 2008.
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RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami -Dade County, Florida, authorize
the Superintendent to:
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1. accept six continuation grant awards from the Florida
Department of Education (FLDOE) for funding the six 21st
Century Community Learning Center Programs in the
approximate total amount of $2,517,347, for the grant period of
July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009:
a. Florida International Academy A Charter School, in the
amount of $168,000;
b. Holmes Elementary School, in the amount of $220,000;
c. Miami Jackson Adult Education Center, in the amount of
$268,000;
d. SECME I, in the amount of $700,000;
e. SECME II, in the amount of $700,00 and;
f. Lenora B. Smith Elementary School, in the amount of
$461,347.
2. enter into separate contractual agreements in the total amount of
$227,024 for the grant period of July 1, 2008, through June 30,
2009 with:
a. City of Miami, in the amount of $82,738;
b. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Miami
(YMCA), in the amount of $96,217;
c. Citizens for a Better South Florida, in the amount of $25,000
and;
d. University of Miami, in the amount of $34,069
3. retain funds from each grant in an amount not to exceed the
annually negotiated indirect cost rate, as approved by the
FLDOE, as allowed;
4. extend these programs and contractual agreements as
authorized through official notification from the granting agency
in order to complete the goals of the programs; and
5. direct Financial Operations to establish appropriations in the
amounts approved or as amended by the granting agency; such
appropriations to be reported periodically to the Board.
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