The University of West Florida will provide student research assistants to conduct early reading intervention tutoring, mentoring, and research activities agreed upon by the principal investigators (technical contacts as shown in Attachment 2). Student hours are estimated to be 114 hours per week for a total of 39 weeks to be consistent with the University’s 9-month academic year calendar (08/08/2020 to 05/07/2021). In addition, the University will assign a liaison to provide supervision of the students for assigned activities and administrative support. Total costs per hour of student research assistants and administrative support time inclusive of all salary, fringe and administrative costs is $23.00 per hour. Additional hours may be added in increments of 10 as an option at the same cost per hour.

Costs are estimated at $23.00/hour x 114 hours per week x 39 weeks for a not-to-exceed amount of $102,390 (rounded). Funding may be provided in multiple purchase orders as required by schools at the discretion of the District. Costs will be billed at the hourly rate for actual hours worked under each funding authorization.

To be eligible for employment or assignment to this project, students must meet the minimum qualifications of paraprofessional, as required by No Child Left Behind (2 years of college-level preparation, an A.A. degree, or passing a “rigorous exam”) and all UWF personnel must comply with the Santa Rosa County School District procedures for Fingerprint Procedures for Contract Vendors under the Jessica Lunsford Act as amended July 1, 2007 incorporated here as Attachment 4 and included in its entirety. Each tutor will be responsible for paying the required fee for the fingerprinting costs as a condition of employment.