1. FY13 Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Procurement
Board of Early Education & Care:
Discussion and Vote
September 18, 2012

2. Review of UPK Policy Objectives for FY13
(1) Further Alignment of UPK with the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS):
Current UPK programs must be at least self-assessed level 3 in QRIS in order to be eligible for the renewal grant.
(2) Increase Access to UPK Funds:
In addition to being at least a self-assessed level 3 program, current UPK programs must also demonstrate that they serve “high needs children”* to be eligible for the renewal grant.
Programs will be required to conduct formative assessment(s) and/or screening(s) to identify “high needs children.”
(3) Increase the Number of Programs Participating in UPK:
Any program that attains at least a self-assessed level 3 in QRIS and serves “high needs children” will be considered a UPK program and can apply for the open competitive grant.

3. FY13 UPK Grants Available
At the Board of Early Education and Care meeting on February, 14, 2012, the Board discussed and approved the UPK grant requirements for FY13.
As presented to the Board, there were two UPK grants that would be released during FY13:
Competitive Renewal Grant for existing UPK programs:
$5.5 million was allocated for this grant.
Request for Response (RFR) was posted on March 30,2012.
Open Competitive Grant for new or existing UPK programs:
$500,000 was allocated for this grant.
RFR was posted on August 28, 2012.

4. UPK Participation Data
FY12 UPK Renewal Grant
FY13 UPK Competitive Renewal Grant
Total # of Children Served in UPK Programs
6,100
5,727
Total # of Programs
208
186
Total # of UPK Classrooms
391
350
Total # of High Needs Children Identified
N/A
1,559

5. UPK Participation Data (cont…)
FY13 Attrition Rate by Region
FY13 Attrition Rate by Region
UPK Participation Data (cont…)
Program Type
FY11
FY12
FY13
Center-Based
132
116
108
FCC Independent 4 1
FCC in System 98 74 62
Public School 17 16 14
Private School
Total
252
208
186
FY13 Attrition Rate by Region
Region 1
(Western)
Region 2
(Central)
Region 3
(Northeast)
Region 4
(Metro)
Region 5
(Southeast)
Region 6
(Metro Boston) 2 7 8

6. FY13 UPK Competitive Renewal Grant FY13 UPK Open Competitive Grant
UPK Fund Allocation
FY12 UPK Renewal Grant
FY13 UPK Competitive Renewal Grant
FY13 UPK Open Competitive Grant
Funds Allocated
$5.8 million
$5.5 million
$500,000
Funds Spent
$4.7 million
N/A
Difference
$300,000
$800,000

7. FY13 UPK Open Competitive Grant Recommendation
There is approximately $800,000 available from the FY13 UPK Competitive Renewal Grant for new or existing UPK programs.
EEC will seek approval from the Board to increase the money allocation from $500,000 to $800,000 for the FY13 Open Competitive Grant.