MARICOPA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION (HEAD START).PDF

March 21, 2017
Maricopa County Human Services Department/ Early Education Division (Head Start)
2150 S Country Club Dr #7
Mesa, AZ 85210
Dear Ms. Alecia Jackson,
The Arizona Department of Education, Early Childhood Education Unit is pleased to inform you that your program has
been chosen as a sub-grantee of Arizona’s Preschool Development Grant. This funding will be available from July 1,
2017 through June 30, 2018 for you to provide a high-quality preschool experience within your community. If you wish to
decline this funding opportunity, please contact our office immediately.
Your LEA Authorized Representative must submit your application to ADE by September 31, 2017. In an effort to
provide high-quality experiences during fiscal year 2018, all purchasing and ordering of classroom materials, supplies and
furniture must be purchased before December 30, 2017.
Failure to comply with any requirement, whether deliberate, will be treated as serious misconduct and it will result in the
immediate termination of this award. This includes Quality First disenrollment for any reason, or failure to meet State or
Tribal licensing requirements.
Listed below you will see the number of slots funded. Also listed below are additional funds awarded to your program for
professional development. If you have any questions, please contact Alma Quintana at (602) 364-1910 or
PDG@azed.gov.
Funding
Total
Full-Time Slots = $0
$138,000
60 Part-Time Slots = $138,000
Professional Development Funding
October 10, 2017
PDG Community of Practice
# of Participants = 1
Registration Fee = $85 $85
# of Lodging Rooms = 1
# of Lodging Nights =
Total Lodging Cost - $
October 11, 2017
Kindergarten Transition Conference
# of Participants = 1
Registration Fee = $85
# of Lodging Rooms = 1 $185
# of Lodging Nights =
Total Lodging Cost - $
# of Substitutes = 1
Total Substitute Cost = $100

December 8-9, 2017
Family Engagement Conference
# of Participants = 1
Registration Fee = $170
# of Lodging Rooms = 1 $270
# of Lodging Nights =
Total Lodging Cost - $0
# of Substitutes = 1
Total Substitute Cost = $100
February 7, 2018
PDG Community of Practice
# of Participants = 1
Registration Fee = $85 $85
# of Lodging Rooms = 1
# of Lodging Nights =
Total Lodging Cost - $
February 8-9, 2018
Early Childhood Special Education Conference
# of Participants = 1
Registration Fee = $170
# of Lodging Rooms = 1 $370
# of Lodging Nights =
Total Lodging Cost - $0
# of Substitutes = 1
Total Substitute Cost = $200
April 17-18, 2018
Brain Research
# of Participants = 1
Registration Fee = $170
# of Lodging Rooms = 1 $370
# of Lodging Nights =
Total Lodging Cost - $0
# of Substitutes = 1
Total Substitute Cost = $200
June 20-22, 2018
ECE Summer Conference
# of Participants = 1
Registration Fee = $220 $220
# of Lodging Rooms = 1
# of Lodging Nights =
Total Lodging Cost - $0
TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT $139,400
As a reminder, part-day slots may be used only to combine with another approved funding stream to extend a child’s day
to at least 6 hours of high-quality preschool programming. Also, while there is a requirement for sub-grantees to serve no
less than 2 students with identified special needs for every 20 students, sub-grantees may not “hold” spots for students
with IEPs; the number of children actually being served in slots determines a program’s funding level. More information
may be found in the Preschool Development Grant Guidance Manual.
As the levels of early childhood education quality increases across the State of Arizona - it is important to remember that
this grant program is a competitive process. As additional programs achieve higher levels of quality and therefore become
eligible to participate in the scholarship program, the number of scholarships available per sub-grantee may decrease. One
of the considerations made during the re-award process will be the results from on-site compliance monitoring conducted
for year 2 sub-grantees. Based on those findings, conditions for an award may be requested by ADE/ ECE and will

determine participation in year 3. It is imperative that programs remain diligent in their efforts to consider maintain
funding, consider other funding streams and continue to braid or blend funds.
I appreciate your hard work and dedication to educating the children of Arizona. I wish you a productive and successful
program year and look forward to working with you in the coming months.
Sincerely,
Nicol Russell
Nicol Russell
Deputy Associate Superintendent
Early Childhood Education
Head Start State Collaboration Director
High Standards for Students Division
Arizona Department of Education