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Authorize negotiation and execution of interlocal agreements with four local school districts for the provision of startup costs for eight new pre-kindergarten classrooms for three-year-olds to expand access to affordable, high-quality early care and education, for an initial five-month term through September 30, 2024, with four 12-month extension options, each in an amount not to exceed $128,000 for each district, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $640,000 for each district.
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Lead Department
Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $128,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 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:
May 18, 2023 - Council authorized execution of an interlocal agreement with the Austin Independent School District (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; an interlocal agreement with Del Valle Independent School District 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; and an interlocal agreement with Leander Independent School District for the provision of startup costs for one new Pre-Kindergarten classroom for a four-month term in an amount not to exceed $16,000, all approved on consent without objection.
June 16, 2022 - Council authorized execution of 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 authorized execution of an interlocal agreement with LISD for the provision of start-up costs for a new Pre-Kindergarten classroom,...
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