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Board hears Project Stealth pilot results; administration recommends full-year contract be placed on Aug. 26 agenda
Summary
Staff presented data from a spring pilot of Project Stealth mentoring at Pershing Continuation and Pathway Community Day School. Administrators recommended bringing a full-year contract to the Aug. 26 board meeting; students and staff testified to measurable gains in credits, GPA and graduation.
Area administrator Garrett presented outcomes from a 3½-month spring pilot of Project Stealth, an outreach and mentoring partnership focused on students at Pershing Continuation High School and Pathway Community Day School.
Garrett said 35 students participated in the pilot; the cohort recovered a total of 997.5 credits (an average of 33 credits per student) and saw average GPA rise from 1.97 to 2.33. Garrett described strong family engagement through "restoration sessions" and reported that 10 participating seniors graduated and one junior graduated early during the pilot period (Feb. 28–June 12). Garrett noted attendance overall dipped about 5% because of a few challenging cases but that 14 individual students showed substantial attendance improvement.
Pershing principal Jill Young and two former Pershing students who participated in the pilot described personal impacts. Young said staff and students "would like this program to continue," citing goal-setting, family engagement and students who graduated after intensive spring-school work. Student speakers Jacob Barbosa and Brandon Almorez described improved attendance, behavior and college enrollment; Almorez said the mentoring helped him enroll at Fresno City College.
Trustees asked logistical questions about the proposed contract. Trustee Kirk asked whether the $50,000 setup fee is recurring; staff said the setup fee covers family events and whole-school activities and would be used for school-year activities if the contract covers the full year. Administration recommended placing the contract on the Aug. 26 agenda for action.
Trustees expressed support for the program’s outcomes and also asked about sustainability and how the program would build district capacity. Administration said the setup fee supports events and activities and that, if approved, Project Stealth would expand school-year services and family events.
