Board approves expanded-learning plan, partners with Boys & Girls Club and buys vehicles for childcare program
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Summary
The Ocean View School District approved an updated ELOP implementation guide, new vehicles funded by ELOP, and a one‑year $3.6M (not-to-exceed) contractor agreement with the Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Valley to deliver after-school and summer childcare while the district builds staffing capacity.
The Ocean View School District Board of Trustees approved the district’s revamped Expanded Learning and Child Care (ELOP) implementation guide and a set of operational actions intended to expand access to free childcare for TK–6 students.
Director Carrie Grace told the board the district’s ELOP program has grown by more than 300 students this year to more than 1,700 enrolled and that the wait list has fallen from roughly 600 to just over 100 as the district and partners expanded capacity. Grace said Ocean View exceeded the unduplicated threshold (over 55% unduplicated), which makes all TK–6 enrolled students eligible for free childcare under the current ELOP allocation.
Grace outlined staffing ratios (10:1 for TK/K and 20:1 for grades 1–6), facility upgrades at Oak View and Harbor View and plans for summer programming and registration. She said the district is actively hiring and using strategic partnerships (including the Boys and Girls Club of Huntington Valley) while it rebuilds in‑district capacity.
Following the presentation, trustees approved a one‑year independent contractor agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Huntington Valley to provide after‑school and summer childcare and enrichment services; the board described the contract as building on a successful four‑year partnership and capped at roughly $3.6 million (not-to-exceed figure stated in the meeting materials). Superintendent Julianne Hofer emphasized the contract includes a 120‑day notice clause allowing the district to resume site operation when district staffing permits.
The board also approved the purchase of vehicles (HR‑V LX models) from Freeway Honda to support ELOP operations; the board confirmed those purchases will be funded from ELOP allocations (not the general fund) and discussed local procurement of Ocean View branding for the vehicles. Trustee comments stressed an eventual goal of returning site operation to district staff as vacancies are filled.
All of the related items—the ELOP guide, the Boys and Girls Club contract, and the vehicle purchase—were approved by unanimous roll call votes.
