Memorandum of Understanding Between
City of Rialto and Rialto Unified School District
for Citywide Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program
I. MISSION
The City of Rialto’s diversity, sense of community, rich cultural assets, supportive business climate and commitment to the health and safety of all residents make Rialto an ideal community to live, work and play. A family-first community is one of the City of Rialto’s core values.
The mission of the Rialto Unified School District, the bridge that connects students to their aspirations for the future, is to ensure each student achieves personal and career fulfillment within a global society, through a vital system distinguished by:
• High expectations for student achievement
• Safe and engaging learning environments
• Effective family and community involvement
• Learning opportunities beyond the traditional school setting • Appreciation for universal diversity
The goal of the SRTS program is to educate parents and students about traffic safety and the benefits of walking and bicycling to and from school to increase safety for students around our schools, prevent tragic accidents, and improve quality of life for all community members.
Together, the Parties enter into this Memorandum of Understanding to mutually promote safety around City of Rialto schools and increase the quality of life for all community members by promoting health and well-being and decreasing air pollution. Accordingly, the City of Rialto and Rialto Unified School District, operating under this MOU agree as follows:
II. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Together, the City of Rialto and Rialto Unified School District will implement a Citywide SRTS program to improve the health, well -being and safety of all community members. Students, families and schools will be the main focus of the SRTS program.
The City of Rialto is committing $30,000 to the Citywide SRTS program to cover costs incurred by the Rialto Unified School District during the two-and-a half-year program partnership.
III. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Each party will appoint a person to serve as the official contact and coordinate the activities of each organization in carrying out this MOU. The initial appointees of each organization are:
City of Rialto contact:
Amy Crow
[email protected]
(909)421-7221
150 S. Palm Ave., Rialto, CA 92376
Rialto Unified School District contact:
Angela Brantley
[email protected]
(909)820-7700
182 E. Walnut Ave., Rialto, CA 92376
The organizations agree to the following tasks for this MOU:
The City of Rialto will:
• Assign staff to participate on the SRTS Task Force and oversee the SRTS Task Force following the grant period
• Assign Department of Community Services staff to attend training on traffic safety lesson plans for students biking and walking as well as effective use of the “Safe Moves City” equipment
• Invite Rialto Police Department staff to attend safety education classes and/or webinars • Commit to support the SRTS program through Healthy Rialto • Conduct Community and Parent Active Transportation Workshops and Bike Rodeos • Promote monthly Walk to School Days and Bike to School Days for elementary and middle schools, when deemed safe by the Rialto Unified School District to host such events • Create Rialto Safe Routes to School Toolkit
• Establish an SRTS Parent Champion(s) at 29 Schools
• Coordinate SRTS-related media event(s) to include officials from the City of Rialto and Rialto Unified School District
• Conduct 348 student safety workshops and bicycle and pedestrian safety rodeos, online or in person
• Conduct 8 community bike rodeos
• Conduct 40 pop-up events
• Coordinate student tally form, provide training on tallies and implement form use • Create online survey and help promote the survey through city channels • Conduct pedestrian and bike counts with SRTS Task Force • Provide Data Collision Collection/Analysis and create Collision Fact Book • Implement a bike donation program to distribute refurbished bike to the schools • Coordinate giveaway of 300 helmets
• Provide a bicycle and helmet to each of the elementary schools as prizes for the 1st Bike to School Day
• Conduct a district -wide safety poster contest for all elementary schools, acknowledging winners at City Council meetings and displaying the winning posters at City facilities and on the City website
• Conduct a district -wide safety video contest for schools with students in grades 6 -12, acknowledging winners at City Council meetings and displaying the winning videos on the City website
• Provide turnkey Walk/Bike Educational lesson plans and implementati on plan for Common LAB STEM Curriculum for 4th graders
• Organize, facilitat e, monitor, promot e and evaluat e 29 Walking School Buses at elementary schools, including designing suggested routes for Rialto Unified School District input
• Produce equity analysis action plan
• Commit to a yearly SRTS operating budget with identified sources of funding Rialto Unified School District will provide support by:
• Assigning staff to participate on the SRTS Task Force • Providing opportunities for SRTS updates at meetings such as with Rialto Unified School District transportation staff, curriculum and wellness staff, and at PTA/PTO meetings • Encouraging parent and family participation in the school surveys and promoting through school channels
• Helping promote Community and Parent Active Transportation Workshops and Bike Rodeos through school channels
• Hosting regular Walk to School and Bike to School events, when deemed safe by the Rialto Unified School District to host such events
• Hosting Walking School Bus routes for all elementary schools • Facilitating scheduling of student workshops for Grades K-12 • Supporting implementation of Walk/Bike Education in Common LAB STEM Curriculum for 4th graders
• Supporting and helping promote District Wide Common Lab STEM Walk/Bike Video Competition
• Asking teachers or administrative staff to help administer student travel tallies The City of Rialto and Rialto Unified School District will jointly:
• Ensure the continuation of the SRTS Task Force
IV. TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING
The term of this MOU is for a period of two and a half years from the effective date of this agreement and may be extended upon written mutual agreement. It shall be reviewed at least annually to ensure that it is fulfilling its purpose and to make any necessary revisions.
Either organization may terminate this MOU upon thirty (30) days written notice without penalties or liabilities.
Authorization
The signing of this MOU is not a formal undertaking. It implies that the signatories will strive to reach, to the best of their ability, the objectives stated in the MOU.
On behalf of the organization I represent, I wish to sign this MOU and contribute to its further development.
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For the City of Rialto:
__________________________________________ ______________ Marcus Fuller, City Manager Date
Attest by:
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Barbara McGee, City Clerk
Reviewed as to Legal Form by:
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Eric Vail, City Attorney
For the Rialto Unified School District:
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