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Parents, staff defend Family Resource Center as district outlines community-schools plan
Summary
Parents and Family Resource Center staff urged Stockton Unified trustees to preserve the center, citing thousands served and food-distribution and enrollment assistance. Assistant Superintendent Susana Ramirez presented community-schools funding and said there is no intent to close the FRC; the board approved a related community-schools item unanimously.
Trustees heard more than a dozen public comments urging the Stockton Unified School District to continue operating its centrally run Family Resource Center (FRC), which speakers said connects families to food, services and enrollment help.
“Without the FRC, many families would be left without a clear pathway to engage meaningfully in their children's education,” said Irma Rubio, who identified herself as a parent and supporter of the center.
The board later received a district presentation on the California Community Schools Partnership Program from Assistant Superintendent Susana Ramirez and her team. Ramirez framed community schools as a four-pillar model — integrated student supports, family and community engagement, collaborative leadership and extended learning — and described how state…
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