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Natomas Charter outlines nearly $400,000 ELOP allocation and program changes for after-school supports
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Board received an update on Expanded Learning Opportunities Program funding and program restructuring: staff reported almost $400,000 in ELOP allocation, about $200,000 available for scholarships, roughly $230,000 on programming, and $40,000 for summer programming, plus expanded student-worker roles and grade-banded after-school groups at SCAPE and Nice Landing.
The Natomas Charter School Board received a detailed presentation on the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) and recent program changes aimed at strengthening before- and after-school services.
Staff explained ELOP’s purpose — to provide extended-learning time and help address pandemic-related learning loss — and described eligibility for scholarships tied to unduplicated counts (English learners, students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, foster youth, and unhoused students). Presenters reported an allocation of nearly $400,000 to the district’s ELOP program, including about $200,000 available for scholarships, approximately $230,000 spent on programming and roughly $40,000 reserved for summer programming. Staff noted carryover from prior years contributes to available scholarship funds.
Programmatic changes highlighted in the presentation include restructuring SCAPE (Star Academy after-school) into grade-banded groups to reduce congestion and better target activities, adding campus support aides to supervise lunches/recess and support before/after-school staffing, and using an app-based check-in system to improve efficiency. The board heard how student-worker positions (seniors and other students) are being used to staff programs: eight student workers were onboarded over the summer, with six supporting SCAPE during the school year and additional student workers at Knights Landing.
Presenters described enrichment classes (art club, running club, gardening, cooking, social-skills groups) and efforts to prioritize NCS staff as instructors based on parent feedback. Staff also described data-driven program choices (pretest/post-test measures for academic interventions) and early evidence of growth from a piloted eighth-grade math intervention.
Direct quotes and illustrative example: "We have almost $400,000 allocated to the program," a presenter said, summarizing the current funding picture. On student workers, staff noted success stories such as a former student worker now employed full time in SCAPE.
Next steps: Staff will continue to monitor ELOP funding tier changes, finalize scholarship distribution, and plan winter and spring enrichment sessions. The board commended staff for program restructuring and asked staff to return with ongoing outcome data.
