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Regular Agenda Item 3. M.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Grantee Agreement GRA-RC029-19-00935-01-Y4 between the San Carlos Apache Regional Partnership Council, Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First), and Gila County Library District, for the period July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022. |
| Background Information |
| The Gila County Library District's "First Things First Parent Education Community-Based Training Grant" is a government-to-government agreement with the San Carlos Regional Council. This is a grant renewal and shall become effective on July 1, 2021, and shall terminate on June 30, 2022. Total funds available are $70,000 for this period. This agreement continues the Parenting Outreach and Awareness-Early Literacy strategy that began in this region in the fiscal year 2013. |
| Evaluation |
The current Early Literacy Grant from "First Things First" has been highly successful in providing curriculum materials and educational training to the Early Literacy Coordinator and the San Carlos Library for their use in programming and training for parents. Additionally, library staff has heard only positive comments regarding the training provided to parents on the importance of early literacy skills and of reading to their children.
We are continuing the plan for the Early Literacy Coordinator position to one-half of a full-time grant-funded position to better address the needs throughout the year for outreach and awareness and to provide continuous staff support for the grant throughout the year. The part-time Community Liaison will continue outreach to parents of children ages birth to five years of age throughout areas served by the San Carlos Apache Regional Council of First Things First. |
| Conclusion |
Of all the programs that the Gila County Library District administers, fosters, or promotes, this grant gives staff the opportunity to reach the most residents and creates a climate and culture to develop the pre-reading skills necessary for literacy in children. The grant renewal has a goal of enrolling 916 children in this program and distributing 10,992 books. In addition, this grant has a goal of holding 75 parenting activities. This agreement continues what the first cycle of First Things First grants started.
Draft grant documents are required to be submitted to the First Things First staff by April 6, 2021, and they have agreed to accept final submission with signatures following approval at this meeting. |
| Recommendation |
| The Gila County Library District recommends that the Board of Directors approve the renewal and acceptance of this government-to-government agreement for the First Things First Parent Education Community-Based Literacy Grant for the amount of $70,000 for fiscal year July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Information/Discussion/Action to approve renewal and acceptance of Grantee Agreement No. GRA-RC029-19-0935-01-Y4 between the San Carlos Apache Regional Partnership Council, Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First), and the Gila County Library District in the amount of $70,000 for fiscal year July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. (Jacque Sanders) (Motion to adjourn as the Gila County Library District Board of Directors, and reconvene as the Gila County Board of Supervisors.) |
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