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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign Amendment #1 with Learning Time Inc. adding $34,925 for additional job readiness education services, increasing the total contract amount to $130,950 for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign Amendment #1 with Learning Time Inc. adding $34,925 for additional job readiness education services, increasing the total contract amount to $130,950 for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The agreement with Learning Time provides learning disability evaluations and related services for the CalWORKs program, including direct instruction to individuals and groups to relieve disabilities which prevent success in meeting Welfare-to-Work goals. Services also include customer participation in Multidisciplinary team meetings to assist customers in the CalWORKs Family Stabilization Program.
Amendment #1 provides for additional job readiness educations services to improve employment outcomes for customers with identified learning disabilities. The need for these services has been documented as customers with identified learning disabilities are frequently unable to participate in WTW activities and/or are failing education cl...
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