The EXLO has a long standing partnership with the City of San Pablo through the Full ServiceCommunity Schools initiative.
Since its founding in 1983, the West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) has broughtthe community together to invest in the success of our young people, our public schools, andthe promise to deliver a first-class education to each child. The Ed Fund is the key leaddevelopment partner for the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and has beena leading convener of collaborative groups over the past decade in the areas of Out-of-SchoolTime (OST), College Access, STEM, and Literacy. Through fiscal sponsorship of over 25 differentprojects, the Ed Fund has a deep connection to the West Contra Costa community, includingelementary and middle schools in San Pablo.
Approach, Management, and Evaluation Plan
The EXLO provides the infrastructure to coordinate the league overall, including setting theleague schedules, support in identifying and training coaches, and coordination of thetransportation for the elementary and middle school sports leagues. Additionally, the EXLOteam provides central support of communication to families through the district's informationsystems (PeachJar, Class Dojo, Remind).
The EXLO works closely with the site-based after school program partners who lead theday-to-day operations on site. This ensures streamlining the practice schedules and school siteadmin support. This also allows us to ensure that the Elementary School students will meet the95% school day attendance threshold and the Middle School participants meet the 2.5 GPAminimum requirement. The team leading the implementation of the sports league programconsists of Kasey Blackburn-Jiron and Harold Dichoso.
As the district’s Expanded Learning Coordinator, Kasey Blackburn-Jiron has more than 20 yearsof experience successfully designing research-based programs that are developed to supportyouth leadership, academic success and college, career and community readiness includingwork-based learning programming. In addition, Kasey worked for nine years providing expertassistance to school leaders, community based organizations and funders to offer out-of- schooltime programs at Oakland elementary, middle and high schools and, and for two years, 2 expanded out-of-school time programs from three to 14 schools in school districts inlow-income areas in and around San Jose.
The Expanded Learning-Student Support Services Supervisor, Harold Dichoso, leads the 30programs across the district through the Continuous Quality Improvement process. In additionto coordinating the middle school sports league, Harold Dichoso designs and facilitatesprofessional development for after school professionals.
Program Quality/Evaluation
EXLO works with an external evaluator, SPR, on its annual expanded learning evaluation. We willhave student participation data including student demographic data, and school day attendancedata. Community engagement being a key aspect of the program, we will also have youth andfamily surveys. Per the Enrichment and Youth Development Annual Measurable Outcomesdistrict guidance, the sports league program will achieve the following outcomes to evaluateprogram quality:
● At least 85% of student participation and will have a clear way to track and reportstudent participation throughout the duration of the program● 85% of program participants (parents and students) and staff will report programsatisfaction via mid and/or end-of-year program satisfaction survey in alignment withyouth development core competencies issued by coaches.● Skill development assessments will be issued three times: baseline survey, midyearsurvey, and end-of-year survey which will indicate 85% participants demonstratinggrowth in one or more skills and goal attainment● Program will be grounded in positive youth development core competencies The coaching positions for the San Pablo school sites will be stipends and will pull from existingdistrict employees (teachers, classified staff) and volunteers. We can share the job descriptionsto the Economic Development department and prioritize San Pablo residents for the coachingpositions at the San Pablo school sites. 3 Project Experience
The Expanded Learning Office has been operating the WCCUSD’s middle school sports league,including partnering with school sites in San Pablo, since 2016. This co-ed league, whichincludes all six of the district’s middle schools and five district K-8’s, begins each October andcycles through four seasons: Volleyball, Flag Football, Basketball, and Soccer.
Each season, an estimated 1,520 5th and 6th grade students across the WCCUSD would enroll intheir school’s after school program where they would participate in twice weekly leaguepractice and academic support (the minimum requirement for student participation).
The middle school sports league began in 2015 with four middle schools and one sport. Duringthe 2021-2022 school year, the league has grown to include 11 schools and four sports:Volleyball, Flag Football, Basketball, and Soccer. Since WCCUSD’s return to in-person learning,each season has continued to support schools by increasing parent engagement andcontributing to a positive climate and culture. Additionally, school communities are able toutilize sports as an opportunity for youth to develop social emotional skills aroundself-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, self-management, and responsible decisionmaking. Moreover, it provides meaningful experiences for youth to participate in competitiveteam sports that will prepare them for high school and beyond.
The Ed Fund has provided fiscal sponsorships to more than 25 projects that provideprogramming to over 20 schools across the WCCUSD. This includes programming such as: mathand science enrichment at Helms Middle School and leadership skills through weekly physicaleducation classes in the Young Leaders Program at Washington Elementary. The Ed Fund hasestablished effective working relationships with WCCUSD leadership across various school sites. 4 Proposed Scope of Services
During the 2022-2023 school year, the Expanded Learning Office will implement the followingprograms at five San Pablo school sites and one middle school site:
Elementary Sports League
The Expanded Learning Office will relaunch the District’s Elementary Sports League. This leaguewill parallel the Middle School Sports League and run from October 2022 through May 2023.Five elementary schools in San Pablo will be invited to participate in the co-ed league, including:Bayview, Dover, Downer, Lake, and Highland Elementary.They will have the option to chooseto participate in volleyball, flag football, basketball, or soccer. Every Saturday, five of the 24elementary and K-8 teams will play each other at a Parks and Recreation site at either the Cityof San Pablo or Richmond.
Middle School Sports League
The District’s Middle School Sports League will be made up of the District’s six middle schoolsand five K-8 for a total of 11 schools, and will include San Pablo’s Helms Middle School. Theleague will run from October through May and consist of volleyball, flag football, basketball, andsoccer. An estimated 800 middle school students are expected to participate from across theWCCUSD. Leagues would be co-ed unless the Expanded Learning Office hasat leastfour schoolswith enough girls to make an all-female/female-identified team. Participating students wouldenroll in their school’s after-school program and will participate in twice-weekly practices andacademic support (the minimum requirement for student participation is twice a week coachingand academic/homework support). On Thursdays, participating students will be bussed to ahosting school site where they will play another team.
We anticipate that the San Pablo community will watch these sporting activities for both theelementary school and middle school leagues as their children participate. We hope this buildsa sense of community. 5 Scope of Services Table
Client Types # ofUnduplicatedClients, Total
# ofUnduplicatedClients, SanPabloResidents
Projected# ofAverageDosagehours perclient
Brief description&Proposedschedule
4th-6th grade 1,920 400 40 hours October throughMay; twice weeklyleague practiceand academicsupport. EverySaturday, 5 of the24 elementaryand K-8 teams willplay each other. 7th-8th grade 880 80 40 hours October throughMay; twice weeklypractices andacademic support;On Thursdays,games betweenschools. 6