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Parents, teachers and volunteers press council to renew Community Education Partnership contract
Summary
Multiple teachers, coordinators, volunteers and parents told the council the Community Education Partnership after‑school program provides safety, tutoring and enrichment and urged the council to renew the city's contract with CEP.
A string of public commenters at the May 27 West Valley City Council meeting urged the council to renew the Community Education Partnership (CEP) after‑school contract, describing the program as essential to student safety and academic support.
Diane Ricadroca, CEP coordinator at Granger Elementary, said CEP served 58 students this year (with capacity for 88) and acts as a “safety net” for families in crisis. Kaylin Oldroyd, who coordinates after‑school programming, said CEP has helped more than 20,000 children across the West Valley area and asked the council to continue funding so kids remain supervised during critical after‑school hours. Multiple staff and volunteers from Silver Hills and other schools recounted tutoring, arts programming and supervised club activities that they said reduce juvenile offending and help students progress academically.
Speakers described concrete needs and outcomes: wait lists for programs, a reliance on after‑school slots to keep students safe, and improvements in behavior and extracurricular participation. Angie Alsop, a behavioral health aide at Truman Elementary, noted additional operational needs such as extra snacks and inter‑staff coordination to handle crises. Several speakers explicitly asked the council to renew CEP’s contract with the city.
The council listened but did not vote on a contract renewal during the meeting; the session’s public comments serve as a record of constituent support.
