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Southern Kern staff outline community schools implementation, partnerships and staffing challenge
Summary
District staff presented the community schools implementation plan, described existing community partnerships and seed-grant expectations, and flagged a state expectation that site-level dedicated staff be funded by schools rather than stipends.
Fallon Mitchell, staff member, presented Southern Kern Unified School District’s community schools implementation plan and described partnerships the district is using to deliver services to students and families.
Mitchell said the district is in year three of its community schools grant and that the implementation plan included in trustees’ packets is a working document. “I’m gonna keep it very short and sweet for you,” she told the board, then outlined the framework the district is using and the state’s new accountability approach.
The nut graf: the district told trustees the grant provides seed money meant to build sustainable services through partnerships and local funding, but Mitchell and another staff speaker cautioned the California Department of Education expects dedicated, site-level staff…
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