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Parents and community leaders press Pomona Unified for clearer reporting on nonprofit tutoring contracts
Summary
Speakers at the Aug. 13 board meeting questioned large tutoring and mentoring contracts, citing missing cost-per-student figures, alleged duplication of services and a lack of evaluation data; board members said staff will publish reports on program efficacy.
Two community speakers at the Aug. 13 Pomona Unified School District board meeting asked the district to provide clearer information about recent nonprofit contracts for tutoring and mentoring, citing amounts and a lack of public performance data. Mireya Escobar, who identified herself as a representative and president of the district’s DAC (District Advisory Council), pointed to agenda item 7.22 — listed at $426,240 — and said the agenda description did not include a cost per student or the number of students to be…
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