HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01192010 - C.45RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
the East Bay Community Scholarship Fund in an amount not to exceed $357,860 to provide school supplies necessary
to assist low income students in Contra Costa County achieve academic success and gain confidence for the period of
January 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$357,860, 100% Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. (All Districts)
BACKGROUND:
The School Supply Initiative (SSI) Program will assist low income students by providing them with
grade-appropriate school supplies they desperately need to take full advantage of their education. SSI
uses the Free and Reduced Lunch Program (FRLP) as the threshold for eligibility into the program as districts are
required to provide FRLP to qualifying children based on federal poverty level standards (at or below 185% of the
Federal Poverty level) and/or
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/19/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 4 NOES ____
ABSENT 1 ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
Contact: Wendy Therrian, (925)
313-1593
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: January 19, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.45
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:January 19, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:East Bay Community Scholarship Fund, School Supply Initiative
Program
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
SSI will use the standard of verifiably below 200% of the Federal Poverty level.
The primary goal of the program is to provide school supplies and materials necessary to assist low income students
to achieve academic success and gain confidence, as well as a sense of empowerment and belonging early in their
academic careers. The SSI program will initially provide over 14,000 low income Contra Costa County students
with grade-appropriate school supplies that they would otherwise go without.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The program will support two of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card, 1) "Children
Ready for and succeeding in School" and 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"
by assisting low income students to achieve academic success and gain confidence as well as a sense of
empowerment and belonging early in their academic careers.