Title
Phoenix Public Library and Arizona State University Intergovernmental Agreement for Educational Resources and Tutoring for Low-Income and Title I K-8 Students (Ordinance S-48604)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University (ASU) to offer a youth reading program, providing low-income parents and caretakers educational resources to engage their K-8 children at home and matches children from low-income communities with an ASU student as their tutor/mentor (the "Program"). The term of the contract will begin on or about Feb. 1, 2022 and end on Dec. 31, 2023. The aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $290,108.86. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Funding is one-time monies from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
Phoenix Public Library, City of Phoenix and ASU share a common interest in advancing the educational opportunities of low-income K-8 students, a population whose educations have been disproportionately interrupted due to changes in instructional methods necessitated by the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Phoenix area. ASU has developed a program that provides low-income families with educational resources to engage their K-8 children at home and matches children from low-income communities with an ASU student as their tutor/mentor during tutoring sessions held at public facilities. The Program will provide at least two hours of one-on-one reading comprehension tutoring to each K-8 student participating in the Program per week during ASU's Fall, Spring (12 weeks) and Summer (8 weeks) Semesters. ASU will recruit eligible students attending a Title I school and low-income K-8 students in the Phoenix area.
Contract Term
The term of the contract will begin on or about June 1, 2022 and end on Dec. 23, 2023.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $290,108.86. Funding is one-time monies from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Library Department.