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Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Pflugerville Independent School District for the provision of startup costs for new pre-kindergarten classrooms for three year olds, to expand affordable high-quality early care and education for Austin/Travis County residents, for an initial five-month term ending on September 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $134,400, with four 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $128,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $646,400. Funding: $134,400 is available in the Austin Public Health Department’s Operating Budget. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $134,400 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget. Funding for the remainder of the current and remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Prior Council Action:
April 18, 2024 - Council approved interlocal agreements with four local school districts - Austin Independent School District (AISD), Del Valle Independent School District (DVISD), Leander Independent School District (LISD), and Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD) - for the provision of startup costs for eight new Pre-Kindergarten classrooms for three year olds, to expand affordable high-quality early care and education for Austin and Travis County residents, for an initial five-month term, through September 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $128,000 for each district, with four 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $128,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $640,000 for each district.
May 18, 2023 - Council approved an interlocal agreement with AISD for the provision of startup costs for three new Pre-Kindergarten classrooms, for a four-month term in an amount not to exceed $48,000; Council approved an interlocal agreement with DVISD for the provision of startup costs for four new Pre-Kindergarten classrooms, for a four-month term in an amount not to exceed $64,000; Council approved an interlocal agreement with LISD for the provision of startup costs for one new Pre-Kindergarten classrooms, for a four-month term in an amount not to exceed $16,000.
June 16, 2022 - Council approved an interlocal agreement with AISD to expand access to no-cost full-day pre-kindergarten for three-year-old students residing withing AISD’s boundary through December 31, 2024, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $902,075 on an 11-0 vote.
June 9, 2022 - Council approved an interlocal agreement with LISD for the provision of start-up costs for a new Pre-Kindergarten classroom, to expand affordable high quality early care and education options for Austin and Travis County residents, for a three-month term in an amount not to exceed $16,000 on an 11-0 vote.
September 2, 2021 - Council approved an interlocal agreement with DVISD for the provision of startup costs to expand access to Dual Language Pre-Kindergarten programs for Austin/Travis County families residing within the District’s school boundary who do not meet state eligibility requirements for state publicly funded Pre-K on a 10-0 vote.
June 3, 2021 - Council approved an interlocal agreement with Pflugerville ISD for the provision of startup costs for one new Pre-Kindergarten classroom to expand affordable high-quality early childcare options for Austin/Travis County residents on a 10-0 vote.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5010; Donna Sundstrom, Assistant Director, 512-972-5038; Rachel Farley, Early Childhood Public Health Program Supervisor, 512-972-6216; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, 512-972-6163.
Additional Backup Information:
This action will authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Pflugerville ISD (PFISD) to start three Pre-Kindergarten classrooms in PFISD, for an initial five-month term, through September 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $134,400, with four automatic 12-month renewal options, each in an amount not to exceed $128,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $646,400. PFISD will draw down $3,600 in Average Daily Attendance (ADA) funding from the State for each student served who qualifies for free public Pre-K in the new classrooms to cover teacher salaries.
On September 28, 2017, City Council approved Resolution No. 20170928-057 which directed the compilation of information related to community data, equity gaps, and potential policies and resources that could provide opportunities to expand existing affordable high-quality child care services and access to Pre-K. One of the twelve deliverables was to consider the availability of Pre-K programs and provide funding options for the start-up costs to expand Pre-K programs in the AISD and surrounding school districts that enroll Austin children.
Investing in Pre-K is aligned with the community’s Success By 6 Strategic Plan for Austin/Travis County, which includes the following strategies for Early Childhood Education related to Pre-K: increase the number of eligible three and four-year-old children enrolled in Public Pre-K in Travis County school districts and other high quality early education settings.