Explanation
FutureReady Columbus is a public private partnership that leads the drive for educational success to build and increase the capacity for innovative educational opportunities. FutureReady Columbus's mission is to work collaboratively in the community to ensure all kids in the City of Columbus, regardless of where they live or where they go to school, acquire the skills necessary to succeed in the classroom and in life.
FutureReady Columbus will help to implement a kindergarten readiness success strategy that focuses on:
· Prekindergarten awareness
· Prekindergarten expansion
· Prekindergarten research
· A universal prekindergarten funding strategy
FutureReady Columbus serves as a central point of focus for a community wide support for educational success that integrates the capabilities of Learn4Life, KidsOhio.org and Learning Circle. The overall scope of work will include early childhood education; academic excellence; career pathways; community engagement; innovation; and public policy, advocacy and leadership.
In addition, these funds committed in this legislation to FutureReady Columbus efforts relate to the city's continued interest in education, workforce development, health and safety.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funding for this contract is seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000.00) and is fully budgeted within the 2016 General Fund operating budget.
EMERGENGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency designation is requested so that the funding strategy can be developed so that more children can recieve high-quality prekindergarten in the City of Columbus.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Education to enter into contract with FutureReady Columbus for activities related to the achievement of educational excellence related to the city's continued interest that all children have the opportunity to succeed in the city’s vibrant growing economy; to authorize the expenditure of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000.00) from the Ge...
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