Robla trustees pause action after parents criticize RFP process for after‑school programs

Robla School District trustees and staff held a public workshop to review the district’s request for proposal (RFP) process for after‑school and expanded learning programs after staff recommended six vendors for board consideration. The superintendent told the assembled parents and staff that the district had received 26 proposals and that no board action would be taken at the workshop.

The meeting focused on how the district decided to issue an RFP after the California Department of Education changed implementation under Proposition 28 so that an ACES (After‑School Education and Safety) grant must now be awarded directly to school districts rather than to outside agencies. The superintendent said, “We will be offering after school programming next year,” and explained that the ACES award for 2025–26 is about $753,000 and that ELOP (Expanded Learning Opportunities Program) funding for the district is roughly in the millions, together approaching the $4,000,000 range discussed in the…