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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 13, 1993
SUBJECT:
written Communication: Request for Funding the
Resources for Family Development (RFD) Substitute
Teacher Registry Program (Prepared by: Lou Ann
Riera-Texeira, Assistant to the City Manager)
Letter dated November 16, 1993, from Edie o'Guinn,
Proprietor, My Space to Grow Child Care Center
RECOMMENOATI~~eceive presentation.
FINANCIAL The request is for $3,000 to fund the Resources for
STATEMENT: Family Development Substitute Teacher Registry Program
for one year (12 month period).
EXHIBITS:
DESCRIPTION: On November 17, 1993, the City received a request for
financial support to fund the Resources for Family Development (RFD)
Substitute Teacher Registry Program for one year. The request came from
Edie O'Guinn, licensed proprietor of a Dublin child care center.
Specifically, the request is for the City of Dublin to grant RFD $3,000,
to fund the Substitute Teacher Registry for one year. As a day care
provider, Ms. O'Guinn indicates that the need for qualified (i.e.,
trained and screened) substitute child care providers is indeed great.
For example, Ms. O'Guinn's facility, My Space to Grow, employs several
child care providers; and serves approximately 20 children between the
hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. On the
average, Ms. O'Guinn would require the services of a substitute teacher
approximately 5 times each month, due to staff absences, illnesses, etc.
However, because the city of Dublin does D2t fund the RFD Substitute
Teacher Registry program, substitute providers are not available to
Dublin child care providers.
Briefly, RFD is a non-profit corporation which provides a variety of
services in the Tri-Valley area. The Substitute Teacher Registry program
is one of many programs provided by RFD. The program is structured so
that the City would contribute $3,000 to cover administrative costs
associated with the program for one year. Specifically, the money
funds substitute provider training and screening (fingerprinting, TB
test, and Child Abuse Index Clearance). Subsequently, when a child care
provider is in need of a substitute, they may contact RFD, and RFD will
send them a qualified provider. The requesting provider is then billed
for the substitute's time. The City would not fund the substitute
provider hours.
In prior years, RFD has requested funding from the City of Dublin. In FY
1990-91, RFD requested $12,500 to fund a variety of child care
activities, including $3,000 to fund the Substitute Teacher Registry. In
FY 1991-92, RFD again approached the city of Dublin and requested
funding in the amount of $3,000 to fund the Substitute Teacher Registry.
RFD currently receives support form the cities of Livermore ($25,500 in
General Fund monies per year for the past three years) and Pleasanton
(General Fund monies and office space valued at $40,000 per year, also
for the past several years). A portion of funding from these agencies
funds the Substitute Registry program.
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My Space To Grow
November 16,1993
Dear Mayor Snyder:
I am requesting that the issue of the city of Dublin and Resources
For The Family join together to assist the childcare providers for
the much needed teacher's substitute list thats available to other
cities here in the Tri- valley.
I would like for this issue to be placed on the City's Council's
Agenda for the date of 12/13/93.
Sincerely,
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Edie O'Guinn
7197 Amador Valley Blvd., Duhlin, CA 94568 · (51 0) 829~4063