To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and UTJ Hold Co., in an amount not to exceed $82,060.00, to provide curriculum kits for Genesee County's Head Start Program; the cost of this agreement will be paid from the accounts listed
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Gensee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to enter a contract with and obtain a purchase order for UTJ Hold Co. (Teaching Strategies, LLC) for The Creative Curriculum, Subscription Services, and Personal Development (PD) and Training in an amount not to exceed $82,060, with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
UTJ Hold Co. (Teaching Strategies, LLC) is a current vendor of The Creative Curriculum, which is an approved, research-based curriculum. GCCARD Head Start is requesting to purchase The Creative Curriculum kits for Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms and subscriptions to the Creative Curriculum Cloud for access to trainings for Early Head Start staff. The subscription term runs from July 01, 2024, through June 30, 2026.
DISCUSSION:
The Creative Curriculum is the preferred curriculum as it best meets the criteria for alignment with Head Start expectations. The Creative Curriculum aligns with the expectations of the Great Start Readiness Program (Head Start's state funder) and Head Start's current child assessment tool. GCCARD Head Start evaluated the use of High Scope, which would necessitate a new child assessment platform, as well as Frog Street, which showed less evidence of meeting Head Start mandated criteria. As the current curricula utilized by GCCARD Head Start, it also will result in fewer PD requirements for Head Start staff.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No impact on Genesee County Human Resources as He...
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