Vote — approved

Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Clint Hickman	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates, Clint Hickman, Steve Gallardo

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21. ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE FLINN FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE Approve the acceptance of grant funds from The Flinn Foundation, in the amount totaling $754,159 for the purpose of bridging the gap between the education sector and the Bioscience and Healthcare industries, promoting Bioscience and Healthcare as potential careers for students, and helping teachers teach and students learn about essential skills required for these careers. The grant award begins on January 1, 2024, and ends on December 31, 2026. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The County School Superintendent Office’s (Office) approved indirect rate for fiscal year (FY) 2024 is 1.43%, and total grant indirect costs are estimated to be $10,784. However, indirect costs were not included in the grant application and will be absorbed in current budget appropriations. The grant award is reoccurring, and The Flinn Foundation has awarded grants to the Office in the past. This new grant will enable the Office to continue and expand educational support programs that benefit citizens by helping students pursue and be prepared for post-secondary education in in-demand career fields. In so doing, the grant will help the Office meet its statutory requirement (A.R.S. §15-302(A)(11)) to collaborate with the department of education to assist school districts, charter schools, and others on curriculum alignment and teacher staff development to improve student performance leading to college and career readiness. The grant award was competitively bid and has an in-kind match requirement for the Office to maintain an Industry-Education Program Partnership Director, educational tools development, teacher professional development training and training delivery, data analytics, marketing, and communications support. The Office will provide this support through current Office staff. Additionally, the grant agreement requires the Office to develop a strategy for program growth and increased impact beyond the grant period. Any ongoing or future costs will be absorbed by the Office’s operating budget appropriation, new fee revenues, grants/donations, and/or special revenue funds. As a result of this funding and pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(B), approve an adjustment to the FY2024 County School Superintendent (D370) Schools Grants Fund (715) Operating (OPER) revenues and expenditures budget in the amount of $251,386. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. This action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. (C-37-24-015-X-00)

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