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AGENDA ITEM REPORT

Title: Report on Augmentation of FY 2011-12 Contract for the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute
REPORT PROFILE
MEETING DATE
6/28/2012		 BUREAU SUBMITTING THIS REPORT
Center for Leadership Development Bureau
RESEARCHED BY (PRINT NAME)
Kevin Hart		 REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME)
Mike Hooper
REPORT DATE
05/02/2012		 APPROVED BY
Paul Cappitelli		 DATE APPROVED
06/12/12
PURPOSE
Decision Requested		 FINANCIAL IMPACT
Yes

ISSUE:
Should the Commission authorize the Executive Director to augment the existing FY 2011-12 Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SBSLI) contract with California State University, Long Beach by $279,976 for additional classes of the SBSLI, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $2,323,333?
BACKGROUND:
  The SBSLI is a program designed to stimulate personal growth, leadership, and ethical decision-making in California law enforcement’s front-line supervisors.  Implemented in 1988 through the efforts of law enforcement professionals and top educators and trainers, the SBSLI is an intense program based on experiential learning techniques.  Students are challenged to learn new ways to resolve issues through group and individual work. Since its inception, the SBSLI program has graduated nearly 8,000 participants. The program is respected throughout California for its superior level of facilitated leadership training. The popularity of the program has caused a waiting list of applications, some waiting nearly 18 months to attend.  The current waiting list approximates 85-100 supervisors. Classes are held to 24 students.
ANALYSIS:
  The excessive delays in gaining entrance into SBSLI classes deprive prospective attendees and their agencies of timely receipt of the significant benefits that accrue in personal growth, leadership, and ethical decision making. Moreover, given that the turnover rate of command staff in many agencies is increasing rapidly, large numbers of SBSLI-bound individuals could find themselves being promoted more quickly than anticipated and thus become ineligible to attend the sergeants-only SBSLI.  A two-pronged effort is proposed to expedite the admittance of applicants into the SBSLI while reducing the waiting list. The first action is to increase the class size, from the current number of 24 students to 26. The second action is to add three additional classes to the FY 2011-12 schedule. This augmentation will require funding in the amount of $279,976, which entails increasing the current contract amount from $2,043,357 to $2,323,333.   This increase in funding will be only for FY 2011-12. The FY 2011-12 contract period will be extended from its current ending date of July 31, 2012, to accommodate the additional class sessions. The expanded class size, from 24 to 26 students, will continue into future contracting periods.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Commission authorize the Executive Director to augment the existing FY 2011-12 SBSLI contract with California State University, Long Beach by $279,976 for additional classes of the SBSLI, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $2,323,333. 
 
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