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 the Genesee Intermediate School District, in the amount of $598,356.00, for the Great Start Readiness Program; the term of this agreement is October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; the cost of this agreement is fully grant funded and recorded in account 2727-698.01-558.000
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization to enter into a subcontract agreement with the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) for the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) to serve 132 preschool children from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025 with GISD reimbursing GCCARD up to $598,356.00, from this committee, with recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
GSRP is the four-year-old at-risk program that Genesee County Head Start has been operating for the past thirty-two years. Genesee Intermediate School District is receiving these funds directly and subcontracting for program operations. GISD will oversee all GSRP programs. This program will operate in the Atherton, Bendle, Clio, Genesee, Grand Blanc, Kearsley, Mt. Morris, Swartz Creek, and Westwood Heights School Districts. While income is still a factor in the selection of preschool participants, the income guidelines are 200% of the published federal government guidelines. These children are in the Head Start classrooms, allowing for more children to be served in Head Start with more school-day programming offered throughout the county with blended funding.
DISCUSSION:
GCCARD requests authorization to enter into a subcontract agreement with the Genesee Intermediate School District for the Great Start Readiness Program to serve 132 preschool children from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, with GISD reimbursing GCCARD up to $598,356.00 to operate the program.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No impact on Genesee County Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
$598,356.00 with revenue in account 2727-698.01-558.000, 100% state funded, with no Genesee County general fund obligation (see attached budget upload).
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
This does not impact Genesee County facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
This does not impact Genesee County technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This memorandum conforms to Genesee County priorities of Community Growth and Healthy, Livable and Safe Communities and Long-Term Financial Stability by the provision of Head Start programming for at-risk GSRP four-year-olds giving additional Genesee County Children the best possible start.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (“GCCARD”) to authorize entering into a subcontract agreement between Genesee County and the Genesee Intermediate School District (“GISD”), whereby GCCARD will serve 132 preschool children through the Great Start Readiness Program for the period commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, and GISD will reimburse GCCARD up to $598,356.00 to be recorded in account 2727-698.01-558.000, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the November 13, 2024 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.