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Superintendent outlines Community Schools grant, oversight and hiring plans
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Marshall told the board the district secured a large multi-year Community Schools award and explained plans for coordinators, state monitoring and implementation; he urged structured oversight and noted an initial planning grant and near-term monitoring visits.
Superintendent Dr. Marshall told the Los Banos Unified School District Board that the district has moved from a planning grant into a large multi-year Community Schools award and outlined the next steps for implementation and oversight.
Dr. Marshall said the district initially received a $200,000 planning grant and described a subsequent multi-year award (quoted in the meeting as “2.1 billion over 5 years”). He said the district will hire Community Schools coordinators, form a district advisory committee and visit established programs to shape local implementation. "When you receive that type of money," he said, "the people at the state . . . are the ones that are going to come down and make sure that we basically are doing what we said we were going to do." He added that state reviewers will verify activities in writing and provide guidance if reporting or implementation needs correction.
Why this matters: Dr. Marshall framed the award as a multi-year investment that will require ongoing state monitoring and local staffing to meet grant conditions. He said the district expects substantial oversight — including an FPM visit this year — and that roughly $14 million in federal funds associated with the program will be subject to monitoring.
Board members asked about permanence of roles and long-term funding. Dr. Marshall and Dr. Richie said the job description for a Community Schools coordinator is a standard job description (not an employee contract) and that the posting will indicate grant-funded status; the district will work over the grant term to identify sustainable funding sources so programs can continue beyond the grant period.
Next steps: the district will post coordinator positions, assemble an advisory committee, host site visits to model programs and prepare for state monitoring. Dr. Marshall noted a community backpack giveaway and other launch activities tied to the program’s kickoff.
(Reporting based on remarks by Superintendent Dr. Marshall to the board; the transcript records the grant figure as stated above. The district’s official award documents and fiscal summaries should be consulted to confirm grant totals and allocations.)
