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Santa Rosa board approves most summer‑program contracts after debate over funding and scope
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The Santa Rosa City Schools board approved multiple summer‑program contracts on March 25 after trustees and staff debated program scope, timing and use of restricted funds such as Title I and ELOP; one contract (the Springboard Collaborative) was pulled for separate consideration.
The Santa Rosa City Schools Board of Education on March 25 approved several contracts to run summer programs, while removing one item for separate consideration amid questioning from trustees about program scope and use of restricted funds.
President Casten opened the discussion by noting that contract F4 (the Springboard Collaborative) and item F9 would not be considered that night and would be returned with fuller discussion. Director Michael Reimer, director of educational services, told the board the district had opened preregistration portals early to allow families time to plan and because some programs require months of coordination with community‑based organizations, transportation and nutrition services. “Summer school programs, of course, are coming up and as noted, we had a soft launch recently,” Reimer said, adding that some applications (for example, high‑school…
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