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Approved an additional 2025-2026 daycare agreement for teen parents' babies and toddlers, estimated at $67,000.00 from the General Fund-SAI Budget.
The vote: 5-0
Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal), one motion for several items (approval of the Consent Agenda items 8.01 through 10.07).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: Estimated $67,000.00 from General Fund-SAI Budget
In plain words
An additional daycare contract for the 2025-2026 school year to care for babies and toddlers of students in the Teen Parent Program, making it the eighth such contract.
What changes The district adds one more daycare facility to its list of approved providers for teen parents' children, continuing the same service terms as the previous seven contracts.
Who and the money Applies to teen parents enrolled in the district Teen Parent Program; estimated cost is $67,000.00 from General Fund-SAI Budget across all eight daycare centers.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "these daycare services will provide teen parents the opportunity to remain in school and complete their K-12 education"
Why (staff, quoted) "A new daycare facility has agreed to contract with Lake County Schools to provide daycare services, making them the eighth daycare contract for the 2025-2026 school year."
Paid from SAI dollars
Written from the Board's minutes and the agenda item's staff text on BoardDocs, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Agenda on BoardDocs
From the record
2025-2026 Additional Daycare Agreement for Teen Parents’ Babies/Toddlers in Accordance with Florida Statute 1003.54Lake County Schools agenda, Sep 22, 2025, item 10.05. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
It is the Superintendent's recommendation that the School Board approve the additional 2025-2026 Daycare Agreement for Teen Parents' Babies/Toddlers in accordance with Florida Statute 1003.54.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Sep 22, 2025. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the Title III, Part A: Immigrant Federal Program Application for 2025-2026 for $79,394 to support immigrant students in Lake County Schools.
- Next item: Approved the 2025-26 Lake County Schools Comprehensive Evidence Based Reading Plan, which details how the district will teach reading and train staff for all students.
- All items from Sep 22, 2025