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Planning committee refers $200,000 city support for Akron After School contract with school district
Summary
The Planning and Economic Development Committee voted to refer an ordinance that would authorize a contract between the city and the Akron Public School District to continue Akron After School programming and requests $200,000 in city support; committee members asked staff for further budget review.
The Planning and Economic Development Committee of Akron City Council voted to refer an ordinance that would authorize the mayor or his designee to enter into a contract with the Board of Education of the Akron Public School District to continue Akron After School programming and to request $200,000 in city funding, committee members said at the meeting.
Akron After School is an after-school and summer learning program run by Akron Public Schools that provides academic intervention and enrichment for elementary students. Presenters told the committee the program served about 2,500 students at 28 elementary schools in fiscal 2024 and showed measurable gains in reading and math outcomes for targeted students.
Desiree Bolden, manager of extended learning at Akron Public Schools, told the committee, "Akron After School isn't daycare. It is not aftercare. It is a proven…
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