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Garden Grove updates board on community schools cohorts and state grant implementation
Summary
District staff presented progress on community schools: cohorts funded by the California Community Schools Partnership Program include 22 Garden Grove sites across two cohorts, with implementation funding through 2029–2030 and site reporting requirements.
District staff provided the board an update on Garden Grove Unified School District’s community schools work, including the roll-out and funding status of two state-funded cohorts.
Dr. Sanchez said community schools efforts align with the district’s strategic goals (academic skills, personal skills and lifelong success) and described three priority areas: integrated supports for learning and social-emotional well-being, school-based health and wellness, and family support and community resources. The presentation noted that cohort 1 (eight schools) is in full implementation through 2029 and cohort 2 includes 14 additional schools funded through 2030, for a total of 22 schools participating in the program.
A district presenter said: “This makes Garden Grove Unified School District with the most schools in Orange County to receive the grant from the state,” and explained the program’s reporting requirements, needs-and-asset assessments, and the role of full-time community schools teacher coaches at each site.
Trustees asked whether the district could apply for more grants to expand the program; staff replied that the state application window is currently closed and that eligibility requires sites to meet an 80% free-and-reduced-lunch threshold. Staff said the district has staff and planning in place to scale practices beyond funded sites when additional funding cycles open.
Why it matters: The community schools program provides state grant funding and staffing to add integrated student and family supports at selected sites; the district’s participation affects services and staffing at dozens of schools and informs sustainability planning as grants phase down.
What’s next: Staff will continue site-level needs-and-asset reporting, publish annual performance reports on the district website and prepare for future state funding cycles.
