Created : May 10, 2014 at 10:42 PM
April 15, 2014
Status:
Open Agenda
Approve the continuation of the Cooperative Agreements and Calendars between The School Board of Broward County, Florida (SBBC) and Preschool Providers for Exceptional Students.
SBBC is required under federal legislation to educate all identified preschool children with disabilities. The SBBC has entered into agreements with Ann Storck Center, Inc., ARC Broward, Inc. Broward Children?s Center, Inc., Nova Southeastern University, Inc., and United Cerebral Palsy of Broward County, Inc. for more than twenty-three years. Since federal legislation supports the inclusion of preschool children with disabilities with their typical peers for more that eight years, preschool exceptional students have participated in an instructional program with typical developing preschoolers at North Lauderdale Educational Center, Inc. (Alphabetland). In 2007-2008 Baby Boomers, Inc., included preschool children with disabilities in their classrooms with typical four-year-old children. These community sites have the commitment and the expertise needed to educate eligible preschool exceptional students as defined by State Board of Education Rules. The students may be emotional behavioral disabled, intellectually disabled, autistic spectrum disabled, physically impaired, other health impaired, speech impaired, language impaired, deaf and hard of hearing, visually impaired and/or developmentally delayed. The continuation contracts reflect a funding structure based on per student allocation.
Transportation will continue as a support service for preschoolers in these contracts.
These agreements have been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel.
All costs for provision of services are funded through FTE earnings up to $9,438.736.00. There is an additional financial impact to the District for transportation of $724,875.00. Transportation costs are from the general fund.
There is no additional financial impact to the District.
Requested Action
Approve the continuation of the Cooperative Agreements and Calendars between The School Board of Broward County, Florida (SBBC) and Preschool Providers for Exceptional Students.
Summary
SBBC is required under federal legislation to educate all identified preschool children with disabilities. The SBBC has entered into agreements with Ann Storck Center, Inc., ARC Broward, Inc. Broward Children?s Center, Inc., Nova Southeastern University, Inc., and United Cerebral Palsy of Broward County, Inc. for more than twenty-three years. Since federal legislation supports the inclusion of preschool children with disabilities with their typical peers for more that eight years, preschool exceptional students have participated in an instructional program with typical developing preschoolers at North Lauderdale Educational Center, Inc. (Alphabetland). In 2007-2008 Baby Boomers, Inc., included preschool children with disabilities in their classrooms with typical four-year-old children. These community sites have the commitment and the expertise needed to educate eligible preschool exceptional students as defined by State Board of Education Rules. The students may be emotional behavioral disabled, intellectually disabled, autistic spectrum disabled, physically impaired, other health impaired, speech impaired, language impaired, deaf and hard of hearing, visually impaired and/or developmentally delayed. The continuation contracts reflect a funding structure based on per student allocation.
Transportation will continue as a support service for preschoolers in these contracts.
These agreements have been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel.
School Board Goals
| Goal 2: Continuous Improvement |
Financial Impact
All costs for provision of services are funded through FTE earnings up to $9,438.736.00. There is an additional financial impact to the District for transportation of $724,875.00. Transportation costs are from the general fund.
There is no additional financial impact to the District.
Source of Additional Information
Kathrine Francis 754 321-3436 Donna McCann 754 321-7215
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