City Council Agenda and Packet 2025 06 17

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EXHIBIT A, COLORADO UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SERVICE TERMS AND CONDITIONS Provider agrees to provide preschool services in conjunction with the Colorado Universal Preschool Program, a program financed and governed by CDEC, during the 2025-2026 school year. Provider agrees to provide these services in compliance with the Colorado Preschool Program Act, set forth at §§ 26.5-4-201 through 26.5-4-211, C.R.S., and regulations promulgated at 8 C.C.R. 1404-1 ("Colorado Preschool Program"). Provider agrees to provide each eligible child for the Colorado Preschool Program and enrolled with the Provider's program with a minimum of 10 hours, tuition -free, high quality preschool programming for the Term of the Contract. Provider shall comply with all requirements of the Colorado Preschool Program, including, without limitation, the following: Definitions • "Business Day" means any day in which the State is open and conducting business, but shall not include Saturday, Sunday or any day on which the State observes one of the holidays listed in §24-11-101(1), C.R.S. • "Colorado Shines Quality Rating and Improvement System" means the system administered by CDEC pursuant to sections 26.5-5-101 through 26.5-5-103, C.R.S., to measure the level of preparedness of and quality of services provided by an early childhood education program to prepare children to enter elementary school. • "Good cause" means emergency conditions or circumstances beyond the control of the party such as, but not limited to, impossibility for a party to meet a specified deadline; incapacity of the party or representative; or other situations which would prevent a reasonable person from meeting a deadline or complying with the process without modification. "Good cause" does not include: excessive workload of either the party or his/her representative; a party obtaining legal representation in an untimely manner; or any other circumstance which was foreseeable or preventable. • "IEP" means individualized education program as that term is defined in section 22-20-103, C.R.S. • "Preschool Program Application System" means the online application system administered and managed by CDEC and State that Providers will use to register with the Colorado Preschool Program and to match with potential eligible children. • "Provider" references the Contractor referred to in the master contract. Program Requirements 1. Provider must be licensed by CDEC to deliver preschool program services to eligible children. Provider shall adhere to the requirements of its license at all times. Provider is prohibited from entering a number of available `seats' into the Colorado Preschool Program's Application System that exceeds Provider's licensed capacity. 2. Provider must have eligible children enrolled in its preschool program to qualify as a participating Provider. An eligible child is considered enrolled in the Colorado Preschool Program once that child has a `Start Date' entered into the Colorado Preschool Program's Application System, a fully completed and submitted `Enrollment Form' in the Application System, and the Provider has verified with reasonable due diligence that the child meets the age eligibility requirements for the requisite funding stream received from CDEC, as established under § 26.5-4-201, C.R.S. May 15th of the current school year is the final date a child may be entered into the Colorado Preschool Program's Exhibit A Page 1 of 8 28