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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign Amendment # 1 to Agreement #886 with Soledad Unified School District, adding $126,399 to provide additional General Educational Development(GED) classes, and extending the agreement from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, increasing the total contract amount to $157,221; 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 to Agreement #886 with Soledad Unified School District, adding $126,399 to provide additional General Educational Development(GED) classes, and extending the agreement from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, increasing the total contract amount to $157,221; 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:
Soledad Unified School District currently provides GED services and information & referral/ completion forms for the South County region. This amendment funds an additional site for GED services to CalWORKs customers in Salinas, and increases services in King City. The amendment replaces CSBG (Community Services Block Grant) funding with CalWORKs Single Allocation to offset the impact of Federal Sequestration budget cuts.
Adult schools statewide have had severe budget cuts which affected Adult Basic Education Services, including GED. As a result, CalWORKs customers who need to o...
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