Long Beach approves after-school and expanded-learning contracts with LBUSD for multiple elementary sites
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Summary
The council authorized agreements with the Long Beach Unified School District to operate after-school education and expanded-learning opportunities at seven elementary schools. Contracts authorize city to accept state or grant funds and provide a 15% in-kind match where required.
The Long Beach City Council approved agreements on Sept. 9 with the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) to run after-school and expanded-learning programs at seven elementary school sites.
The council voted to execute agreements for the After School Education and Safety program at Burbank, Edison, Garfield, Grant, Herrera, King and Lafayette elementary schools for an amount not to exceed $1,288,355 and to authorize a 15% in-kind match of $193,254. The council separately approved agreements to operate the Expanded Learning Opportunities program at the same school sites in an amount not to exceed $2,466,470.
City staff framed these as annual program contracts aligning Parks, Recreation & Marine operations with state and federal grant rules and with LBUSD operational requirements. No public opposition was recorded in the transcript. Council votes were recorded as carried.
What this means: the city will manage program operations at the listed sites and will use a combination of grant funds and local match to support staffing and activities. The contracts specifically list Districts 1, 2, 7 and 9 as the council districts served by the program sites.
Next steps: city staff will finalize agreements and begin programming in coordination with LBUSD at the listed school locations for the coming school year.
