PREPARED BY: JORA ATIENZA WASHINGTON DATE OF MEETING: 5/20/2024
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FUNDING OF THE SAN PABLO BEACON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023-24 TO 2026-27
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative is an adopted policy item under the FY 2023-25 Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND
Community Schools is a strategy aimed at closing the achievement gap to strengthen the abilities of our students, families and community. Community Schools look to define, attain and maintain the quality of life that contributes to healthy homes and a community in which all learn and are productive members. Community Schools encourage coordination of academic, social, and health services through partnerships among public schools, local education agencies, city and county government, community-based and faith-based organizations, and other public and private entities. Community Schools provide comprehensive academic, social, and health services for students, students' family members, and community members that will result in improved educational outcomes for children and youth.
For over ten years, the San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative (SPBCSI) has created places where school, city, and community stakeholders come together to provide diverse, mutually aligned resources to assist the academic, social, civic, and health needs and achievement of our students, their families, and the community. Walter T. Helms Middle School, Bayview Elementary School, Dover Elementary School, EM Downer Elementary School, Lake Elementary School, and Riverside Elementary School are Beacon Community Schools that serve as models ...
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