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Council Member Stevens questions DYCD on Compass elementary provider contract rates
2:44:34
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Council Member Althea Stevens inquires about the discrepancy in contract rates for Compass elementary after-school providers and asks about plans to address this issue in the upcoming fiscal year. DYCD representatives explain the current situation and commit to looking into potential solutions for rate parity.
- DYCD plans to reimburse providers for additional slots at their current functional rate, which includes recent enhancements.
- There's a discussion about the cost and feasibility of increasing rates for all elementary providers to create pay parity.
- DYCD commits to further investigating the issue and providing more information after the hearing.
Althea Stevens
2:44:34
The other question I have even around just staying on the rates, Compass elementary providers have are paid two different contract rates.
2:44:41
How are Compass elementary after school providers expected to provide these services with this next fiscal as we're expanding with these two different contract rates?
Christopher Lewis
2:44:56
Thank you for the question.
2:44:58
The intent for the 5,000 slot infusion in FY twenty six is to reimburse those that are that are willing to take on and be able to perform the services on those additional slots at their functional rate, which is inclusive of COLA, ICR, WAY, other recent funding enhancements that the portfolio has received.
2:45:19
So you're correct that these contracts were let out at varying rates over the course of several years and several solicitations.
2:45:27
But in terms of the actual implementation and rollout of these additional slots, the plan is to hold these contractors stable in the level of resources that they're receiving per slot.
Althea Stevens
2:45:42
How will it how much will it cost to increase the rate for all all elementary providers currently at the lower rate of 2 20 8 hundred to the higher rate to 32?
2:45:52
Is DYCD commit to rightsizing the right rate of fiscal twenty twenty six to create pay parity between the elementary school providers?
Jeremy Halbridge
2:46:04
Thank you very much for your question.
2:46:05
We don't have that number, but we are absolutely willing to talk with you and with our oversights about what that could be that, you know, it's not that rate to what, assistant commissioner Lewis said.
2:46:18
All the providers are at different rates due to way ICR and COLA.
2:46:22
So it wouldn't be 2,800.
2:46:24
It would be the more functionally higher rate that they currently have.
2:46:27
But that's something we can look into and get back to you after this hearing.
Althea Stevens
2:46:30
Look at that.
2:46:31
I'm gonna put a check next to that, so I'll call you after the hearing.
2:46:34
Great.