CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
84 EAST J STREET• CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA 91910 • 619 425-9600 July 18, 2023
Maria V. Kachadoorian
City Manager
City of Chula Vista
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Dear Maria,
EACH CHILD IS AN INDIVIDUAL OF GREAT WORTH
Thank you for your letter regarding a potential joint use agreement between the City of Chula Vista (City) and Chula Vista Elementary School District (District) to use Harborside Elementary School (Harborside) as a joint use location. As you know, the District and the City have had a long-standing partnership supporting District students and the community in a collaborative manner and we deeply appreciate the City's support.
We have reviewed your request and, after closely considering it, regret to inform you that we are not able to enter a joint use agreement related to Harborside at this time. As you may know, we have implemented a variety of programs to support our students and families following COVID. For example, we have implemented the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) at all of our sites. The ELOP program is a state-funded before and after school program that has expanded the use of our school sites, including Harborside, to provide targeted programs for students. The ELOP program has heavily impacted the use of all our school sites for before and after school programs.
In addition to the ELOP program, the District executed a facilities use agreement with Chula Vista National Little League. Through that agreement, the Chula Vista National Little League and their athletes and families access Harborside for baseball games, practices, and related activities during non-school hours.
You may also be interested in knowing that the District is in the process of closely reviewing and revising all of our safety protocols. Along with this review, we are analyzing programs at all of our school facilities to ensure the safety of our students, staff, parents, and the community. It is unclear whether we could meet our safety protocols with additional programs at Harborside at this time.
In closing, we appreciate the City's support and regret that we are not able to accommodate the City at this time. We look forward to continuing our close partnership and working with the City in future endeavors.
Please call me if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Eduard�
Superintend
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
KATE BISHOP ♦ DELIA DOMINGUEZ CERVANTES • CESAR T. FERNANDEZ • FRANCISCO TAMAYO • LUCY UGARTE
SUPERINTENDENT
EDUARDO REYES, Eo.D.
The Chula Vista Elementary School District's programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; the perception of one or more of such characteristics, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. (CVESD Board Policy 0410.)