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Board OKs Prop 28-funded performing-arts and PE partnerships; district to use carryover funds for after-school classes and recess/PE support
Summary
Trustees approved contracts to fund Superior Sports (PE and dance/recess programs) and STAR after-school performing-arts classes at multiple elementary schools, using Prop 28 carryover and supplemental funds; staff and vendors said programs aim to reduce recess referrals and expand arts access for grades 1–3.
The board approved two related items on Jan. 8 that use Prop 28 arts-and-music funds and supplemental social-emotional grants to add or expand physical-education, dance and after-school performing-arts programming at district elementary schools.
Staff recommended a partnership with Superior Sports to deliver enhanced PE, recess-structure support and a dance component at Maidu, Oak Hills and Green Hills. The board approved Superior Sports work across sites, using a combination of Prop 28 carryover and supplemental funds; the total contract value discussed in the meeting was approximately $53,000. District staff said a portion of the PE/recess work is paid from social-emotional grant funds while dance components at two schools will come from Prop 28 carryover for 2023–24.
Allah, owner of Superior Sports, told trustees that in other districts his program reduced weekly referrals during recess dramatically at a Title I school the vendor cited as an example — from roughly 200 referrals a week to fewer than 25 — and said structured activities and adult supervision were key factors.
Separately, trustees approved Prop 28-funded after-school performing-arts programming by STAR (the district’s ELO provider) for grades 1–3 at Green Hills, Maidu and Oak Hills. The program is designed as interdisciplinary performing-arts exposure (music, drama, visual arts, stagecraft) delivered after school, free to students who enroll while space is available. Staff described three sessions (two days per week each, 25 students per class, sessions of five or six weeks) to reach as many students as possible during the year. Enrollment procedures and scheduling will be communicated to families; staff clarified the program is a limited, one-year use of Prop 28 carryover and may not continue in the same form next year because of grant restrictions.
Trustees asked about sustainability; staff said Prop 28 carryover funds (23–24) are being used and that the grant imposes staffing/expense rules that may limit continuation. Board members discussed possibilities for redesign or fee-based expansion in future years if demand remains and funding changes.
Motions to approve both Superior Sports partnership (including Maidu) and the STAR after-school performing-arts program carried unanimously.
