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RESOLUTION 2023-###
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPOINTING ONE (1) SAN PABLO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND ONE (1) SAN PABLO CITY
STAFF MEMBER TO REPRESENT SAN PABLO ON THE WEST COUNTY MAYORS
AND SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION (WCMSA) COMMU NITY SCHOOLS SYSTEMS CHANGE COLLABORATIVE WORKING GROUP.
WHEREAS, the San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative is an adopted policy item under the FY 2023-25 Council Priority Work Plan, effective May 1, 2023;
WHEREAS, this is not a project as defined by CEQA;
WHEREAS, Community Schools is a strategy aimed at advancing student success and wellbeing through an equity and justice lens, thereby strengthening the abilities of and empowering students, families, and the larger community;
WHEREAS, Community Schools look to define, attain, and maintain the quality of life that contributes to healthy homes and a community in which all learn and are productive members;
WHEREAS, Community Schools provide comprehensive academic, soc ial, and health services for students, students’ family members, and community members that will result in improved educational outcomes for children and youth;
WHEREAS, Community Schools encourage the coordination of academic, social, and health services through partnerships among public schools, local education agencies, city and county government, community -based and faith- based organizations, and other public and private entities;
WHEREAS, the San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative (SPBCSI) creates places where school, city, and community stakeholders come together to provide diverse, mutually-aligned systems, policies, and resources to assist the academic, social, civic, and health needs and achievement of our students, their families, and the community;
WHEREAS, Walter T. Helms Middle School, Bayview Elementary School, Dover Elementary School, EM Downer Elementary School, Lake Elementary School, and Riverside Elementary School are Community Schools that serve as models for the development and growth of this appr oach within the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD);
WHEREAS, the City of San Pablo works to develop strong partnerships with the WCCUSD, public and private entities, and the community to implement and expand the district-wide Community School strategy;
WHEREAS, the City of San Pablo provided support and leadership to the WCCUSD in their successful 2022 and 2023 applications to the California Department of
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Education’s California Community Schools Partnership Pr ogram, garnering the district historic 5 -year, grants totaling $36,000,000 to expand and deepen WCCUSD’s Community School Initiative, of which San Pablo is a forerunner;
WHEREAS, in the effort to further align the WCCUSD’s resources and deepen impact, the district’s Community Schools Support Collaborative, which City of San Pablo staff helped establish and currently co- chair, presented and proposed for consideration to the members of the West Contra Mayors and Supervisors Association (WCMSA) at ITS May 25, 2023 meeting, the establishment of a Working Group, involving all member cities and municipalities, where members can collaborate to improve alignment, coordination, and implementation of vision, policies, resources, and communication around focused areas that affect youth and their families across all West County;
WHEREAS, in that same meeting, a unanimous vote of WCMSA members established the Community Schools Systems Change Collaborative Working Group, with the request to have member cities and municipalities appoint two representatives from each jurisdiction, consisting of an elected member and a city staff person;
WHEREAS, San Pablo’s participation in WCMSA is a continuation of the C ity’s investment in Community Schools, furthers the City’s regional leadership in West Contra Costa County, provides the opportunity for City of San Pablo collaboration with other cities and the Contra Costa County on objectives that will benefit San Pablo youth and families, and ultimat ely fosters the conditions for the Community Schools strategy to succeed in the region by building integrated systems to improve educational outcomes for children and youth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Sa n Pablo hereby appoints:
1) Mayor Abe l Pineda as the elected San Pablo City Council representative to the Community Schools Systems Change Collaborative Working Group; and
2) Jora Atienza Washington, Community Services Manager, as the San Pablo City staff representative to the Community Schools Systems Change Collaborative Working Group to support the elected representative.
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Adopted this 5th day of September, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Abel Pineda, Mayor