HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12132011 - C.44RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to accept Contra Costa county Office of Education grant funding in an amount not to exceed
$4,100 for professional development activities for the period December 1, 2011 through
May 31, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive $4,100 in grant funds from the Contra Costa County Office of Education.
No County match.
BACKGROUND:
The funding will be used at the Community Services Bureau, Martinez Children's Center
site with the site staff goal to increase parent involvement and satisfaction while strengthen
teacher-child interaction, by bridging the language gap which will help to better
communicate with the families served and enhance the quality of the programs.
Activities include, but are not limited to:
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/13/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Joe Valentine,
313-1579
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: December 13, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 44
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:December 13, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Accept Contra Costa County Office of Education grant funding
Provide an intense "language immersion" experience to site staff.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Provide regular monthly Parent-Teacher meetings with a language learning segment.
Provide monthly opportunity to present a small group activity to provide practice, teach
each other, and learn from the children and parents to continue to develop Spanish skills.
Support staff learning and classroom environment by adding more language related
materials, such as books, posters, and labeling.
Evaluate and reflect on the team's effectiveness to meet the identifies goals through parent
surveys relating to language use in the classroom and use of the prior scores in language,
teacher child interactions, overall communications skills, and dual language in the
classroom as a measurement tool before and after the project is implemented.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without grant funding, professional development services provided by the Employment and
Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau would be curtailed.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The grant will support two of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report
Card 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School" and 4) "Families that are Safe,
Stable and Nurturing" by providing high quality learning opportunities and collaboration for
staff and engaging teachers, children, and parents in long term learning.