PARTICIPATION IN SPARK 101.PDF

Maricopa County
Participation in
114th Partnership’s Spark 101 Program
A. Maricopa County (“County”), hereby approves the participation in 114th Partnership’s Spark
101 program activities. 114th Partnership is a national non-profit organization and Spark 101
is a program that helps young people make the connection between in demand skills and
viable careers in their communities. The Spark 101 Program features career snapshot videos
that are 1-minute introductions to high opportunity careers designed to inspire next step
action for youth including but not limited to increased engagement with education, college
and career counseling, career planning platforms and employer connections. 114th
Partnership and the County may be referred to individually as “Party” or collectively as the
“Parties.”
B. Participation in the Spark 101 Program will include employer focused design sessions to
produce three Snapshot prototype videos to be hosted, promoted and tracked via the
ARIZONA@WORK system to successfully connect youth to education and employment in the
Maricopa County Local Workforce Development Area (LWDA).
C. As a participant in Spark 101 efforts, the County’s responsibility will include:
1. Commit to a one-year term as a participating site.
2. Attend and actively participate in the monthly meetings.
3. Meet all agreed upon deadlines.
4. Partner collaboratively with Spark 101 Program members as well as other identified
Spark 101 Program referring organizations or institutions.
5. Provide Spark 101 Program training to site members.
6. Identify a point of contact for questions, concerns related to data collection and at a
minimum, that individual will attend required system training.
7. Track organization’s shared measures by utilizing website and location use data.
8. Immediately notify the 114th Partnership Executive Director of any personnel changes
impacting the resources assigned to this initiative.
D. Benefits to participating in the Spark 101 Program:
In addition to diversified interventions and employer engagement, Spark 101 provides:
1. Access to a national network that can be leveraged for support and capacity building.
2. Access to aggregate data to use for grant writing and data driven decisions.
3. Participate in a learning community of local and national partners.
4. Leverage support of employer network to leverage when seeking funding.
5. Have access to a national network of Spark 101 Program sites.
6. Have the opportunity to strategically impact youth at a regional level.
E. Term: The County’s engagement in Spark 101 Program activities shall be for a 1- year period
from November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019.
F. Engagement Confirmation: The County shall confirm participation in the Spark 101
Program activities by approving the Memorandum of Understanding with 114th Partnership
(“Attachment A”). The Board of Supervisors shall authorize the Human Services Department
Director, to sign all documents related to this activity.
The Human Services Department as the Administrative Entity shall file all signed documents
with the Clerk of the Board’s office for formal filing.
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G. The County’s recognized WIOA workforce locations are:
1. Maricopa East Valley One-Stop Career Center
735 N Gilbert Rd., Ste. 134, Gilbert, AZ 85234
2. Maricopa West Valley One-Stop Career Center
1840 N 95th Ave., Ste. 160, Phoenix, AZ 85037
3. City of Avondale Youth Center
124 S 4th Street, Avondale, AZ 85323
4. City of Peoria Community Center
8335 W Jefferson St., Peoria, AZ 85345
5. City of Mesa Main Library
64 E. 1st Street, Mesa, AZ 85201
6. City of Tempe Escalante Center
2150 E Orange St., Tempe, AZ 85281
H. Termination: The County may terminate participation in Spark 101 activities by providing
thirty (30) days prior written notice to 114th Partnership. Such termination shall be effective
upon the expiration of the thirty (30) days unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
I. Cancellation: The Agreement is subject to and incorporates by reference the statutory
language of A.R.S. §38-511.
J. Relationship: Accordingly, employees of one Party shall not be entitled to employee benefits
normally provided to bona fide employees of the other Party. Nothing in this Agreement or
its performance except as provided in A.R.S. § 23-1022(D) shall be construed to result in any
person being the officer, agent, employee, or servant of either Party when such person, absent
this Agreement and the performance thereof, would not in law have such status.
[Signatures on following page]
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Approval is hereby Granted by:
Maricopa County
_____________________
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Attested to:
Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Deputy County Attorney Date
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