CC - Item 8A - Coordination Between Parks & Rec Program & Rosemead School District Day Care ProgramROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JEFFRY ALLRED, CITY MANAGE
DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 ~J/
SUBJECT: COORDINATION BETWEEN PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAM
AND ROSEMEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT DAY CARE PROGRAM
SUMMARY
The Rosemead School District was recently notified of a loss of latchkey funding used
to operate its Safe Care program. As a result, the district and the City of Rosemead are
exploring coordinated efforts to continue provision of before and after-school and
extended day care (7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) to 120 participants currently being served by
the Safe Care program.
Background
The Rosemead School District recently received a notice from the state informing them
that their annual latchkey funding ($203,000) would cease as of August 28, 2009. The
District made the determination to fund the program until the end of October to provide
the time needed to consider alternative programming for current participants. Program
participants pay no cost to full cost ($288) per month based on economic eligibility.
To accommodate the needs of families displaced by program elimination, the district is
considering an expansion of its After-School Education and Safety (ASES) Program.
The existing ASES program provides after-school activities for nearly 500 district
students at no cost. Because of its limited capacity, participation is determined by
lottery. Program expansion would allow for additional participants. These, however,
would be required to pay $175 per month. Further, the district has asked the City to
consider the following:
To explore expansion of the Day Camp program to provide an option for all-day
care for 14 weeks of the year, and
To explore ways to further supplement the ASES program through its provision of
existing after-school recreation programs.
Staff is currently evaluating both options and will bring proposals to City Council at the
September 22nd meeting.
ITEM NO. g A
City Council Meeting
September S, 2009
Page 2 of 2
Staff Recommendation
This item is for informational purposes, thus no action is required at this time.
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
FISCAL IMPACT
No funds have been budgeted for additional extended day care programs. Thus, a
budget amendment would be required to allocate funds from the undesignated balance
of the General Fund if such programs are approved. However, program proposals
would also include participant fees sufficient to offset costs. There would be no
additional costs for after-school recreation programs.
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