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District outlines community‑schools grant plan and potential $10M scale, warns of 33% local match
Summary
Director Mariana Torres and teacher‑on‑assignment Nelson Lopez Campos explained AVUSD’s community schools planning and implementation grant work: one application will include eight site plans, the district must submit site plans by Jan. 21 and the application by Feb. 7, and any award requires about a 33% local match (in‑kind contributions allowed).
Director Mariana Torres and Teacher on Assignment Nelson Lopez Campos told the board the district has applied for the state Community Schools planning grant and is preparing one implementation application that will include eight site plans.
Nelson described community schools as a model that integrates academic, health and social services and builds collaborative leadership with families and partners. He said the district began with four sites and expanded to eight after stakeholder work and that site teams have completed needs assessments and artifacts to support the application.
Key deadlines: staff said site plans…
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