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Approve Purchase of Creative Curriculum through Teaching Strategies
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In an effort to implement effective and content rich prekindergarten programming that is appropriate for children at a wide range of developmental levels, the Early Learning Department would like to purchase Creative Curriculum for Head Start and VPK classrooms.
According to the Florida Department of Education, Office of Early Learning, "Each VPK provider's curriculum must be developmentally appropriate, designed to prepare a student for early literacy, enhance age-appropriate student progress in attaining state-adopted performance standards, and prepare students to be ready for kindergarten based on the statewide kindergarten screening as described in Section 1002.67(2)(b), Florida Statutes. VPK providers may select or design the curriculum for their classrooms." Creative Curriculum is a Florida Department of Education, Office of Early Learning approved Curricula.
BUDGET INFORMATION
Item Budgeted? Yes
Total Cost: $47,798.74
Budget Coding:
0420, 6300, 510, 9112, 6100: $27,497.14
0420, 5500, 362, 9112, 6100: $ 2,500.00
0110, 6300, 510, 9112, 8308: $18,051.60
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Approve Purchase of Creative Curriculum through Teaching Strategies.