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Proposed $125,000 mentoring contract for struggling ninth-graders draws board scrutiny and dies for lack of motion
Summary
District staff proposed a $125,000 mentoring and parent-engagement contract aimed at 25 ninth-graders; trustees questioned timing, duplication of in-house services and metrics, and after extended debate no motion was made and the item failed for lack of a motion.
A proposed $125,000 contract to provide intensive mentoring and parent-academy services for 25 ninth-graders prompted extended debate at the Santa Paula Unified board meeting and ultimately failed to advance.
Dr. Ramirez, presenting the item, said the program would identify 25 ninth-graders in need of wraparound support and include a parent-engagement component. "Our goal is to identify 25 students that really need that extra…
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