Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/22/2010 - 7:30 PM
Category: Consent Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: 9.16 (Item 16) Staff request authorization to enter into a contract with Resource Development and Associates (RDA) for evaluation services for the eighteen Mt. Diablo CARES After School Programs.
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Policy:
Enclosure RDA Contract
File Attachment:
RDA Contract.pdf
Summary: Staff request authorization to enter into a contract with Resource Development and Associates (RDA) for evaluation services for the eighteen Mt. Diablo CARES After School Programs. RDA has served as the programs evaluator since 1999. Mt. Diablo CARES receives two grants, the California Department of Education’s After School Education and Safety (ASES) grant and the U.S. Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant which require a comprehensive annual evaluation to measure program implementation, effectiveness and student growth. RDA will also provide evaluation services to measure the effectiveness of Mt. Diablo CARES Supplemental Education Services (SES) program which offers tutoring to eligible students at schools identified as Program Improvement in year two or more. Mt. Diablo CARES has been an approved SES provider since 2003.
Funding: Funding is provided by the California Department of Education’s After School Education and Safety (ASES) grant and the U.S. Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant.
Fiscal Impact The contract is for $88,000 for 2010-11. There is no impact to the general fund.
Recommendation: Approve authorization of contract.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Stephanie Roberts - Director of Development
Signed By:
Ali Medina - None
Signed By:
Katie Gaines - Director of Alternative Education
Signed By:
Alan Young - Associate Superintendent
Signed By:
Greg Rolen, Esq. - General Counsel
Signed By:
Steven Lawrence - Superintendent