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File #: 2752-2015    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/28/2015 In control: Education Committee
On agenda: 12/7/2015 Final action: 12/8/2015
Title: To authorize the Director of Education to enter into contracts with Columbus City Schools and Hilltop Preschool, which are Ohio Department of Education’s Early Childhood Expansion initiative providers; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $968,000.00 from the general fund; and to declare an emergency ($968,000.00).
Attachments: 1. Early Start Columbus II
Explanation

The State of Ohio’s Early Childhood Expansion (ECE) initiative provides part day prekindergarten programming. The Columbus Department of Education responded to community needs by identifying families and children who would benefit more from the ECE initiative by providing matching dollars for full day education. These matching funds will allow the Columbus Department of Education to expand access to education opportunities to low-income high-need families.

Expanding full day high quality prekindergarten services in Columbus children will not only improve readiness for kindergarten but will also accelerate learning and academic performance beyond kindergarten.
The work of the Department in developing and expanding these partnerships builds upon the recommendations of the Columbus Education Commission by; leveraging resources of the community, the alignment of early childhood standards, and making measurable progress to ensure every 4 year old is kindergarten-ready by 2020.

Columbus City Schools $880,000.00 - contract compliance #316400416
Hilltop Preschool $88,000.00 - contract compliance #460759007

Both providers are expanding the number of children they are serving through the ECE initiatve since partnering with the City of Columbus and have begun serving children this fall. ODE announced additional ECE dollars to both of these providers in late October.

BID INFORMATION: The City waives competitive bidding to allow for the award of a contract to organizations for quality prekindergarten services based upon their meeting the selection procedures for quality pre-kindergarten services with the State and the alignment of these services and under the terms and conditions deemed necessary to advance the Early Start Columbus. The participating program must remain in good standing in the State's program as well as meeting the terms and conditions necessary to advance the Early Start Columbus.

FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expe...

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