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MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 4
AMENDMENT TO
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
FOR SERVICES BETWEEN
MARICOPA COUNTY
ADMINISTERED BY ITS
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AND
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 4
I.
Maricopa County ("County") administered by its Human Services Department and Mesa
Unified School District 4 ("Subrecipient") entered into a financial Intergovernmental
Agreement ("Agreement"), which was fully executed on or about January 25, 2023. The
purpose of the Agreement is for the Subrecipient to implement the Mesa Youth Creative
Agency (MYCA), a new model of providing Career and Technical Education to Mesa High
School students. The County provided the Subrecipient with $1,290,000 in American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) – State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) under
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 21.027, provided to the County by the US Department
of Treasury. The Agreement term is January 25, 2023, through December 31, 2024. The
County and the Subrecipient collectively are referred to as the “Parties”.
II.
The Parties agree to enter into this Amendment No. 1 to amend the Agreement as follows:
A.
Extend the Agreement termination date from December 31, 2024, to December
31, 2026.
B.
Revise paragraph 3.0 (Term of the Agreement) by removing subparagraph 3.1 in
its entirety and replacing it with the following:
3.1
The term of this Agreement is from January 25, 2023, through December
31, 2026.
C.
Revise paragraph 6.0 (Administrative Change Orders), by removing it in its entirety
and replacing with the following:
6.0
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE ORDERS
6.1
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is authorized, upon the
recommendation of the Human Services Department Director and
Legal Counsel, to review and execute administrative changes to the
Agreement on behalf of the County through Administrative Change
Orders. Administrative Change Orders will be effective upon
execution by both the Parties. Administrative Change Orders shall
address any of the following changes:
6.1.1 Modifications to the project timeline if the last day of the
project timeline is within the Agreement term;
6.1.2 Modifications to Budget line items if the Agreement Amount
remains unchanged;
6.1.3 Modifications required by federal, state, or County
regulations, ordinances, or policies; and/or
6.1.4 Modifications to Administrative requirements such as
changes in reporting periods, frequency of reports, or report
formats required by the federal, state or local regulations,
policies, or requirements.
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D.
Revise paragraph 7.0 (Funding), by removing it in its entirety and replacing with
the following:
7.0
FUNDING
7.1
The County shall provide the Subrecipient with $1,290,000 in
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds (SLFRF) under Assistance Listing Number (ALN)
21.027, provided to the County through the U.S. Department of
Treasury. The ARPA funding expenditure period shall expire on
12/31/2024.
7.2
The County shall provide the Subrecipient with $1,000,000 in
Community Solutions Funds (CSF). The CSF funding expenditure
period shall expire on 12/31/2026.
E.
Revise paragraph 9.0 (Scope of Work), by removing it in its entirety and replacing
with the following:
9.0
RESPONSIBILITIES OF ORGAINIZATIONS
9.1
Joint responsibilities of the Parties:
9.1.1 Establish a mutually agreed upon meeting schedule to evaluate
activities and progress of training programs.
9.1.2 Identify a Subrecipient point of contact for information/questions on
services
provided
and
a
County
point
of
contact
for
information/questions regarding WIOA eligibility.
9.2
The Subrecipient shall:
9.2.1
Establish a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program that will
meet the objectives as outlined in Exhibit A Statement of Work, to
provide students with training opportunities in supporting local
employers with their media presence and enroll students per
semester in the MYCA program. The Subrecipient shall comply with
A.R.S. § 23-233 for students under the age of 16. The Subrecipient
shall be responsible for the following:
9.2.1.1 Recruitment
9.2.1.2 Enrollment
9.2.1.3 Program Activities
9.2.1.4 Career and Education Paths; and
9.2.1.5 Safeguarding of participant information:
9.3
The County staff shall:
9.3.1 Provide technical assistance upon request and as needed regarding
the use of CSF funds and WIOA Eligibility Criteria.
9.3.2 Respond in a timely manner to youth identified by the Subrecipient
as interested in learning about or enrolling in the WIOA Youth
Program as they prepare to transition out of the MYCA program.
F.
Revise paragraph 12.0 (Notices) to update County Point of Contact as follows:
County:
Human Services Department
Jared Beard, Assistant Director, Workforce Development
234 N. Central Avenue 3rd Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-280-7487
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jared.beard@maricopa.gov
G.
Revise paragraph 52.0 (Administrative Requirements) to remove subparagraph
52.3.2 and replace it in its entirety with the following:
52.3.2 The Subrecipient shall have a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
and an active profile in the federal System for Award Management, or
SAM.gov. Documentation of the UEI Number must be included in all project
files. The Subrecipient must remain current with their registration
throughout the term of the Agreement. Contractors and subcontractors will
not receive a subaward until that entity has provided its UEI number. 2
C.F.R. § 25.300; Appendix A to 2 C.F.R. § 25
H.
Add the following paragraphs to the Agreement:
53.0
UYGHUR FORCED LABOR PREVENTION ACT (UFLPA)
53.1
The Subrecipient warrants and certifies that it does not currently,
and agrees for the duration of the agreement that it will not, use:
53.1.1 The forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s
Republic of China.
53.1.2 Any goods or services produced by the forced labor of
ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China.
53.1.3 Any contractors, subcontractors or suppliers that use the
forced labor or any goods or services produced by the
forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of
China.
53.2
If the Subrecipient becomes aware during the term of the
Agreement that the Subrecipient is not in compliance with this
paragraph, the Subrecipient shall notify the County within five
business days after becoming aware of the noncompliance. Failure
of the Subrecipient to provide a written certification that the
Subrecipient has remedied the noncompliance within one hundred
eighty (180) days after notifying the County of its noncompliance,
this Agreement shall terminate unless the Term of this Agreement
shall end prior to said one hundred eighty (180) day period.
54.0
PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY LAW
Each and every provision of law and any clause required by law to be in
this Agreement will be read and enforced as though it were included herein
and, if through mistake or otherwise any such provision is not inserted, or
is not correctly inserted, then upon the application of either party, this
Agreement will promptly be physically amended to make such insertion or
correction.
55.0
FORCE MAJEURE
55.1
Neither Party shall be liable for failure of performance, nor incur any
liability to the other Party on account of any loss or damage
resulting from any delay or failure to perform all or any part of this
Agreement if such delay or failure is caused by events,
occurrences, or causes beyond the reasonable control and without
negligence of the Parties. Such events, occurrences, or causes will
include Acts of God/Nature (including fire, flood, earthquake, storm,
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hurricane, or other natural disaster), war, invasion, act of foreign
enemies, hostilities (whether war is declared or not), civil war, riots,
rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or usurped power or
confiscation,
terrorist
activities,
nationalization,
government
sanction, lockout, blockage, embargo, labor dispute, strike,
pandemic,
and
interruption
or
failure
of
electricity
or
telecommunication service.
55.2
Each Party, as applicable, shall give the other Party notice of its
inability to perform and particulars in reasonable detail of the cause
of the inability. Each party must use best efforts to remedy the
situation and remove, as soon as practicable, the cause of its
inability to perform or comply.
55.3
The Party asserting Force Majeure as a cause for non-performance
shall have the burden of proving that reasonable steps were taken
to minimize delay or damages caused by foreseeable events, all
non-excused obligations were substantially fulfilled, and the other
Party was timely notified of the likelihood or actual occurrence that
would justify such an assertion, so that other prudent precautions
could be contemplated.
56.0
ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
Acronyms and Definitions found under 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.0 & 200.1 are
hereby incorporated by reference.
I.
Add Exhibit A Statement of Work to the Agreement.
III.
Section II above contains all the changes to the Agreement made by this Amendment No.
1. The Agreement is amended to incorporate the changes contained in this Amendment
No. 1. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect as
executed by the Parties. This Amendment No. 1 is subject to and incorporates the
provisions of A.R.S. § 38-511.
IV.
The Parties have authorized the undersigned to execute this Amendment No. 1, and
it shall be effective on the date of final approval and signature by the Parties.
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IN WITNESS, the Parties have signed and approved this Amendment No. 1:
Approved By:
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 4
Approved By:
MARICOPA COUNTY
Superintendent Date
Jack Sellers, Chairman Date
Board of Supervisors
Attested to:
Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________________
Attorney for District Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Deputy County Attorney Date
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EXHIBIT A- STATEMENT OF WORK
1.0
BACKGROUND:
In today’s rapidly changing workplace, the need to develop technically trained individuals
that can transition to multiple career pathways for high growth/high demand industries is
critical and immediate. Mesa Youth Creative Agency (MYCA) is laying a foundation for an
innovative new model of providing CTE education to high school students which will
eventually generate self-sustaining income for services rendered to support the program
in the years ahead. Students receive wrap-around services (Career Exploration &
Navigation, Community College/University Connections, and Trade/Technical School
Connections) from already established providers such as academic education/counseling
from MPS, local Community Colleges, industry specific high-tech training, and paid
internships from Mesa Public Schools’ MYCA.
2.0
OBJECTIVE:
2.1
Recognizing
this,
Mesa
Public
Schools
is
working
with
area
business/industry/college programs to support its CTE program, Mesa Youth
Creative Agency (MYCA). This program supports all seven of the high-growth and
high-demand industry clusters identified by the Maricopa County Workforce
Development Board (Healthcare, Construction, Advanced Manufacturing,
Transportation and Logistics, Information Technology, and Finance/Insurance).
2.2
MYCA is a revenue-generating enterprise that solicits work from businesses and
community members providing services in graphic design, print collateral,
promotion and advertisement, social media, video production, interior/exterior
murals, curated painting sets for lease, and interactive painting experiences for
special events. Our program is focused on providing teens with paid internships,
work-based learning experiences, and post-secondary preparation services. The
mission of Mesa Youth Creative Agency (MYCA) is to connect teens to paid
professional and creative jobs that will transform their lives and impact their
community.
Scope of Work
Element Descriptions
MYCA Fulfillment
3.0
Key personnel who will be
responsible for administering
this program, including their
roles and responsibilities
MYCA is staffed by paid and volunteer
personnel. Volunteers serve as academic
tutors for those teens in the program
whose grades are below a C or those who
want the extra support. The volunteers also
assist in helping teens prepare their post-
secondary plans including preparing
college or trade school applications and
documents, researching scholarships, or
helping to secure jobs. They also guide
them in the creation of their professional
resumes, digital portfolios, and online
professional presence on LinkedIn.
For paid positions, we currently employ a
full-time paid studio manager in the Digital
Media Studio and the Painting Studio that
possesses the required industry
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experience to lead the studios overseeing
all of the teens and managing the creative
process of all working projects. We also
have a program coordinator who has
classroom experience as well as
administrative experience in order to
oversee the finances, marketing, customer
acquisition and services. Finally, teens are
paid for their services working at MYCA.
Again, this enterprise is a paid internship
program that strives to provide teens the
training and experience of working in
industry and a professional environment.
3.1
A breakdown of the costs
associated with the
program/service
See chart below for cost details
3.2
Description of how the
program provides services
equitably.
The concept framework incorporates best
practice
from
workforce
training
programs/CTE training and internships. The
agency will employ forty (40) teens from the
Mesa Public School high schools, focusing
on
providing
eligible
low-
income/underrepresented
high
school
youth with an opportunity to gain skills
directly transferable to the workforce as well
as the linkages to future trade/technical
school
programs
and
post-secondary
education. We have collected data from the
district to identify two schools that have the
highest
numbers
of
low-income
and
free/reduced lunch students since students
and families in these areas have been
impacted most from the pandemic. We will
be targeting these two specific schools to
provide transportation in order to focus on
those teens who have been most affected
by the pandemic. Teens coming from any
of the other schools in the district will have
to provide their own transportation in order
to participate.
3.3
Description of how the
services lead to career
progression/advancement for
youth
Each teen leaves MYCA with a
foundation for next steps after high
school.
Key Results and Metrics
● 100% of MYCA teens will
participate in at least one client
project per year
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○ Studio manager tracks teen
participation.
○ Teens document work and
reflect on work in portfolio
● 100% of MYCA teens will graduate
from high school
○ Teens required to provide
academic grade reports
quarterly.
○ Provide mandatory tutoring
for teens who get below a C
in a class.
○ Program coordinator will
track graduation progress of
all participants and develop
an action plan with teens
who are in danger of not
graduating
● 100% of MYCA teens will leave the
program with a resume, portfolio of
work, and applicable certifications
○ Use website software to
create professional
portfolios.
○ Hold resume writing
workshops.
○ Workshops on creating a
professional LinkedIn
portfolio and how to
articulate acquired
professional and
employability skills
● 100% of MYCA teens will leave the
program enrolled in a post-
secondary program (trade,
community college, university) or
have a full-time job.
○ WHERE TO NEXT? wall.
○ IG/FB/TW posts on each
teen and their next steps.
○ Connect teens with
business partners for
potential internships/jobs
3.4
Detailed description of how
outcomes from this service
will be tracked.
Achieve financial independence within 5
years
Key Results and Metrics
● MYCA revenue stream will meet or
exceed non-salary budgetary
expenses by the end of year 3.
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○ Use software to track
invoices, expenses, overall
budget, studio revenue
goals.
○ Expand number of studios
and services offered in the
first 5 years
● Set revenue goals for each studio
at the beginning of each fiscal year
● Research potential new studios
based on community, client and
industry needs and add
accordingly.
○ Connecting with partners
and studying design trends
to identify potential new
studios.
○ Create proposal (staffing,
expenses, revenue goals)
for new studio within 3
months of identifying new
studio
● Leverage existing CTE and MPS
business partnership to build client
base and offer services from
MYCA. This includes, but is not
limited to:
○ Mesa Chamber of
Commerce
○ Mesa Public Schools
○ Approved vendors in MPS
At the completion of a project, teens and
mentors will meet to debrief and evaluate
the success of the project. Teens will
complete a self-evaluation form that will
have them reflect on their professional and
creative skills demonstrated on the project.
This form will be brought to the studio
mentor and a one-on-one meeting will take
place to help identify strengths and areas
for growth. The studio manager and teen
will then create a plan to help improve on
areas of growth and a timeline to complete
said plan. These feedback forms will be
collected and kept on file for each teen.
3.5
Documentation showing how
this program has been
successfully implemented in
the past or in different
MYCA is being modeled after an
organization in Boston called Artist’s for
Humanity. This organization has
successfully served the low-income and
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locations.
underserved teen community in the Boston
area for over 30 years, hiring teens to do
creative design work for real clients while
being trained and lead by paid mentors
and studio managers. This organization
also supports the academic success of
these teens through tutoring and post-
secondary planning. This organization was
the inspiration and provided us a roadmap
for how to implement this concept into
Mesa
3.6
Minimum requirements for
delivering this service
include possessing relevant
education, training and
experiences to effectively
deliver this service.
Studio managers will be required to
possess a bachelor’s degree in their
respective studio as well as a minimum
amount of industry experience.
The teens will not be required to have
experience in any of the studios as this
enterprise will help teach and develop
those creative and technical skills.
However, teens with relevant experience
from CTE or other academic courses will
be eligible for the program and will have
varying levels of experience.
This is the basic criteria for all applicants:
● At least 14 years of age
● Enrolled in a Mesa Public School
(in-person or MDLP)
● Able to attend every week during
the program's regular hours:
● School year hours: Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday - 4:00pm-
6:00pm; Wednesdays - 2:00pm-
6:00pm
● Turn in a report card at every
grading period to demonstrate the
maintaining of a minimum of a C in
each class.
● Participate in mandatory tutoring,
provided free by MYCA on-site,
after work hours from 6:00pm-
7:00pm, if you are unable to
maintain a C or above in a class.
There are no prerequisite experiences
needed in any of the creative fields. We
want this to be an opportunity for those
students who don't have regular exposure
with creative experiences to be able to
participate. If a teen has experience in a
given studio area, that will be a bonus, but
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not a requirement.
3.7
Provide career advancement
opportunities and/or training
to you leading to job
placement and long-term
career progression
opportunities.
As a design agency, teens will get first-
hand experience developing creative skills
through digital design and creative
planning, but they will also gain
employability and professional skills as
they will play a role in client
communication, proposal and invoice
development and collaborative
communication with other studios on joint
projects.
In addition, teens will receive academic
and post-secondary mentoring that will
allow each participant to leave the program
with a professional resume, digital portfolio,
professionally crafted LinkedIn profile,
applicable certifications for various design
and creative programs, and a clear post-
secondary plan for after graduation.
This will also include several college and
career planning workshops for teens and
parents to help the parents see the career
path clearly and know that there is a solid
plan in place for their teen.
We have existing partnerships with Mesa
Community College and MPS CTE’s
extensive list of industry representatives
that we will work with to connect teens to
their next steps after high school.
3.8
Service tasks to be
performed will be determined
by the proposal
MYCA will be a revenue-generating
enterprise that will solicit work from
businesses and community members
providing services in graphic design, print
collateral, promotion and advertisement,
social media, video production,
interior/exterior murals, curated painting
sets for lease, and interactive painting
experiences for special events.
Teens will be working with a studio mentor
on creative projects for real world clients.
On a daily basis, they will be working with
team members on their assigned project,
learning new skills in creative problem
solving and creative software, and also
participating in professional meetings with
clients in regard to idea development,
feedback and learning how to structure
financial proposals for projects.
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3.9
Number of participants
enrolled in the program
Forty (40) paid teen employees that will
work up to 10 hours/week.
3.10
Amount of monies spent per
participant
When looking at the annual budget, it will
cost $15,200 per teen for a full year. This
cost includes salary, capital equipment,
consumables and professional
development per teen. Our annual budget
will be $608,000. By achieving our target
financial goals for each studio, we will be
able to generate $150,000 in the first year
and $200,000 the second year. With this
growth, we will be self-sustaining in the
next two years and will have enough profit
accrued to be able to add additional design
and technology studios and more teen
employees, which will also help us to
generate more sustainable revenue. Mesa
Public Schools has also committed to
providing in-kind donations by paying for
the coordinator, studio managers and
additional teen salaries for as long as
needed before we can be fully self-
sustaining after this grant ends.
3.11
Educational and/or training
opportunities provided to
youth for job placement,
career advancement and/or
long-term career progression
opportunities.
As a design agency, teens will get first-
hand experience developing creative skills
through digital design and creative
planning, but they will also gain
employability and professional skills as
they will play a role in client
communication, proposal and invoice
development and collaborative
communication with other studios on joint
projects.
We are going to utilize the MPS Portrait of
a Graduate as our guide to developing our
teens not only with the creative projects
that our enterprise will pursue, but also
with any supportive services. As of now,
we will be providing career and academic
services to help ensure all teens graduate
high school, and do so with a plan for after
high school and are equipped with the
resources and tools to be successful after
high school. We are also planning on
developing strong partnerships with all our
clients to possibly provide internships or
job opportunities for our teens after they
leave MYCA.
In addition, teens will receive academic
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and post-secondary mentoring that will
allow each participant to leave the program
with a professional resume, digital portfolio,
professionally crafted LinkedIn profile,
applicable certifications for various design
and creative programs, and a clear post-
secondary plan for after graduation.
This will also include several college and
career planning workshops for teens and
parents to help the parents see the career
path clearly and know that there is a solid
plan in place for their teen.
4.0
Project Budget:
Salaries
$79,241.00
$78,478.00
$125,670.00
$152,250.00
$64,052.00
Maricopa County Funded TOTAL COST
$499,691.00
Year 1 Budget Grant Funded Expenses
1 Visual Arts Studio Manager (Classified C52 @ $65,491.00, 12 month, 21% of salary)
1 Digital Media Design Studio Manager (Classified C52 @ $64,858.00, 12 month, 21% of salary)
Agency Coordinator (Classified Supervisor D63 + benefits) Increase from Original Budget
35 Teen Employees ($16.34/hr * 266 hrs = $4,350) School Hours
35 Teen Employees ($16.34/hr* 112 hrs = $3,350) Summer Hours
Salaries
$79,241.00
$78,478.00
$125,670.00
$152,250.00
$64,052.00
Maricopa County Funded TOTAL COST
$499,691.00
Year 2 Budget Grant Funded Expenses
1 Visual Arts Studio Manager (Classified C52 @ $65,491.00, 12 month, 21% of salary)
1 Digital Media Design Manager (Classified C52 @ $64,858.00, 12 month, 21% of salary)
35 Teen Employees ($16.34/hr * 266 hrs = $4,350) School Hours
Agency Coordinator (Classified Supervisor D63 + benefits) Increase from Original Budget
35 Teen Employees ($16.34/hr* 112 hrs = $3,350) Summer Hours