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Interlocal Agreement Between Austin Independent School District and City of Austin Contracts and Concessions Committee March 21, 2025 Ashley Wells, Division Manager Aquatics and Nature - Based Division Presentation Overview  Mission/Purpose  Goals and Objectives  History  Expenditures  Deliverables  Current Status Mission/Purpose  Formalize partnership with Austin Independent School District  Project SAFE (Safety and Fitness Education) is an aquatic safety education and swim training program  Teach 1st grade students swimming skills approved by the internationally recognized Starfish Aquatics Institute in an 8-day, two-week long swim lesson program  Instruct students in a water safety discussion to equip them with ways they can be safe in, on, and around the water  Provide an opportunity for students to continue their water safety education by offering summer program information as well as information pertaining to our scholarships Goals & Objectives  To enhance students’ comfort, ability, and knowledge of the water which leads to greater water safety practices  To familiarize and bring awareness to the presence of nearby aquatic facilities to boost attendance and use  To promote healthy activities that can be enjoyed at any age  To promote aquatic programs that further increase water abilities History Springs Pool  Project SAFE pilot program begins Spring 2011 with Perez Elementary School at Dove  Spring 2013 – Widén Elementary joins the program at Dove Springs Pool  Spring 2014 – Travis Heights Elementary joins the program and is based at Stacy Pool  Spring 2019 – Harris Elementary joins the program and is based at the newly reconstructed Bartholomew Pool  Spring 2020 – Project SAFE is put on hold due to COVID-19  Spring 2021 – Project SAFE returns, but Widén Elementary is unable to participate  Spring 2024 – The green light is given to offer Project SAFE at the newly reconstructed Govalle Pool. Ortega, Zavala and Govalle Elementary join the program  Spring 2025 – Widén again joins the program City of Austin Expenditures  2024 Project SAFE Transportation total was $1700  This paid for busses for four different schools as one school was able to walk to the aquatic facility  Staff expenditures HG/MGR Hourly Rate LG's Hourly rate WSE $ WSE WSE Cost Cost HG/MGR/LG HG/MGR/LG FICA/MD Combined total HG/MGR/LG Staff combined cost Staff Total with FICA/MD School Govalle Zavala Harris Travis Heights Ortega Pool Govalle Govalle Bartholomew Stacy Pool Govalle 1 1 1 1 1 $22.13 $22.13 $22.13 $22.13 $22.13 hours per day Days per week Total # of weeks 2 2 2 2 2 $21.76 $21.76 $21.76 $21.76 $21.76 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 5 6 5 23.13 23.13 23.13 23.13 23.13 1850.4 1480.32 1850.4 2220.48 1850.4 $1,050.24 $1,050.24 $1,050.24 $1,050.24 $1,050.24 $80.34 $80.34 $80.34 $80.34 $80.34 $1,130.58 $1,130.58 $1,130.58 $1,130.58 $1,130.58 WSE FICA/MD 141.5556 113.24448 141.5556 169.86672 141.5556 $2,900.64 $2,530.56 $2,900.64 $3,270.72 $2,900.64 $3,122.54 $2,724.15 $3,122.54 $3,520.93 $3,122.54  Total program staffing cost  $15,612.69 with FICA/MD Deliverables: City of Austin, Aquatic Division  Facility usage – no charge  Provide staff to teach; maintaining a 1 instructor to 6 student ratio  Provide lifeguard staff to ensure the safety of all participants  Provide PARD scholarships to assist in the continuation of students’ water safety education  Provide a single point of contact to coordinate with each elementary school to ensure completion of waivers and the scheduling of transportation  Reimburse the AISD Transportation Department the cost of the busses Deliverables: Austin Independent School District  Provide student participants  Program is offered to the entire 1st grade class  Establish mutually agreeable class times  Provide signed waivers for each participant on the first day of class  Provide teachers to monitor and assist students at each station  Provide transportation (to be reimbursed by COA) to and from swimming facilities Current Status  Project SAFE will be offered at six AISD elementary schools across four City of Austin-owned and operated aquatic facilities in 2025  At the completion of the Spring 2025 semester :  315 1st grade students will have participated  76 hours of water safety education will have been provided  8 hours of water safety education will have been provided to each student  Colony Park Pool will now be the focus of further expansion of this program Next Steps  March 24, 2025 - Seek approval from Parks and Recreation Board for the negotiation and execution of the interlocal agreement.  April 24, 2025 - Seek City Council authorization for the negotiation and execution of the interlocal agreement.  AISD seeks authorization from its Board of Trustees. Requested Committee Action  Refer to the Parks and Recreation Board a recommendation that Austion City Council authorize the negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement between the City of Austin and the Austin Independent School District for Project SAFE, a swim lesson and water safety education program that includes opportunities for students to continue their education by joining either paid or free swim lessons during the summer months when AISD is not in session.