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Speakers ask council to back Miracle University charter effort aimed at reengaging dropouts
Summary
A charter school group called Miracle University asked the council for support to serve Sacramento’s estimated 2,000 school dropouts. Speakers included the organization's founder and graduates who described how the program helped them graduate and urged city partnership.
Members of Miracle University, a charter program that targets students who have left the K‑12 system, used general public comment to ask the council for the city's support in outreach and reengagement efforts.
Theo Sessoms described consecutive school transitions and his own history as a dropout who later completed multiple college programs and recently graduated from Sacramento State. He said Miracle University aims to target approximately 2,000 dropouts in Sacramento and requested municipal support to help reach and reengage those students.
A Miracle University graduate, Kira Dismukes, shared personal testimony that the program helped her finish high school and prepare for postsecondary studies; she described mentors and program staff who supported her through multiple years of engagement. Speakers asked the council to consider supporting Miracle University’s outreach and programming; the transcript does not record an immediate council commitment or formal referral but the speakers requested city backing.
