STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of August 8, 2023
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
SUBMITTED BY: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBJECT: Report on West County Mayors And Supervisors Association (WCMSA) Subcommittee on Community Schools Systems Change Collaborative and Request for City’s Participation RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the staff report on the West Contra Costa Community Schools Systems Change Collaborative initiative and consider appointing one Council member and one City staff member to a subcommittee of the West County Mayors and Supervisors Association (WCMSA) to help oversee the effort.
BACKGROUND:
West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) planted the seeds for its current community schools strategy in 2007 with the establishment of school-based health centers at six comprehensive high schools. This work recognized that WCCUSD will only realize its equity goals by building on the strengths and assets of the communities it serves.
In 2022 and 2023, WCCUSD and its partners successfully competed for over $36 million in state community schools investments to be utilized over the next five years, with options for an additional two years. With this funding, the district is working to substantially expand and strengthen its community schools strategy, building on its rich history of community and community schools organizing.
The subcommittee will function as a coordinating mechanism for district, city, and county leaders to align strategies, policies, and funding in support of and in partnership with communities. The attached summary document and presentation provide additional details on the initiative and request for participation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with participation in the regional subcommittee.
ATTACHMENTS:
WCCUSD Community Schools Summary
Community Schools Systems Change Collaborative Presentation May 25