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San Rafael Schools to Pilot Legal Intake Clinics for Unaccompanied Newcomer Youth under Cal‑NEW grant
Summary
The San Rafael City Schools board heard a staff proposal to contract with the Social Justice Collaborative to provide virtual legal intake clinics for unaccompanied newcomer students under an extended California Newcomer Education and Well‑being (Cal‑NEW) grant; the board did not take a vote on the MOU at the meeting.
San Rafael City Schools staff presented a plan to use continuity funding from the California Newcomer Education and Well‑being Grant (Cal‑NEW) to provide virtual legal intake clinics for unaccompanied newcomer students.
Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services Cecilia Perez told the board the district applied for the Cal‑NEW grant in 2021–22 and has used most funds to place high‑school ELD coaches and to connect newcomers to basic needs and school supports. Perez said the grant encourages districts to link…
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