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Board hears ELOP update and reviews summer program contracts totaling millions

Merced City School District Board of Education · March 25, 2026
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Summary

ELOP director presented goals to eliminate wait lists, expand after‑school and intersession offerings, and showed committed spending of more than $18 million; trustees pressed for vendor vetting, deliverables and evidence of student impact for proposed summer contracts.

The board received a wide‑ranging update on the district’s Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) and multiple informational contract items for summer services.

ELOP Director Aaron Alexander said the district aims to eliminate wait lists and extend programming to TK–6, adding that the district had been allocated $18,134,215 for the 2024–25 school year and that committed contracts and staff allocations have consumed much of the current allocation. "We committed more than $18,000,000," Alexander said, noting that some vendor contracts and student participation…

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