13 Students
referred
through CARE 332
Youth benefited
from the SPBCSI 63
Youth in
SPBCSI programs
Health &
Wellness
Over the years, the Beacon Director created a robust and effective CARE team to connect students and families to resources. This year, they continued to engage the James Moorhouse Project (JMP) to provide students with mental health check-ins and programming to support students’ overall wellbeing.
Family
Engagement
The Beacon Director has built strong relationships with families over the last four years. In collaboration with other staff, the Beacon Director planned fun family nights including a Math and Literacy Night. Also, they created a family engagement team to better support and gather feedback from Bayview families.
School
Culture &
Climate
The Beacon Director fostered a positive school environment throughout the school year. They worked closely with the Recess Coach to create structured play time and sports for students to play together. They worked with the Bayview Leadership Club to create engaging events for students and families to build community.
Bayview Elementary School
2023-24 School Profile
Lead Agency: Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
100%
of youth surveyed like
this program
100%
of youth say they feel
safe in this program
94%
of youth say in this
program adults care
about them
SAN PABLO BEACON COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
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Bayview Elementary School Profile
City Investments
Each San Pablo school worked with a lead agency. The City granted each lead agency staffing and program funding to support the overall implementation of the San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative at that school site.
Staffing
Beacon Director and Student Support Specialist
The Beacon Director provided leadership and implementation of the San Pablo Beacon Community Schools strategy at Bayview. The part-time Student Support Specialist provided tier one and two supports for Bayview students.
1.5 Full-time position
Grant Strategies: Coordination of Community Schools and Violence Prevention & Intervention Strategy
Agency: Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
Programs
6th Grade Leadership
A small group of sixth-grade students had opportunities to learn leadership and social-emotional skills by leading school-wide activities.
13 Youth served
Grant Strategy: Youth Development & Leadership
Agency: Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
“I personally feel the best about student council with planning events with my student members!”— Bayview student1
“What I like best about this program is that we do fun activities, and we get to plan out things.” — Bayview student
Cooking Class
Students took weekly cooking classes with 18 Reasons, where students had an opportunity to learn basic culinary skills and cook nutritious meals.
1 Youth quotes are modified in length and for clarity.
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Bayview Elementary School Profile
30 Youth served
Grant Strategy: Youth Development & Leadership
Agency: Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
“I liked that it kept us being healthy but it is also fun.”— Bayview student
“It has taught me many things about cooking safety, and I loved being there and trying the foods I prepared.” — Bayview student
Newcomer Group
This group provided support for third through sixth grade Newcomer students to support with friendship, building community, learning about school and culture, and building a safe space. 20 Youth served
Grant Strategy: Youth Development & Leadership
Agency: Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
“We did arts and crafts and we had fun and we played and I learned and I loved my teacher"— Bayview student
“I liked it because when I was angry, she helped me.” — Bayview student
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Bayview Elementary School Profile
Events
The Beacon Director organized a variety of events throughout the school year to improve school culture and climate and engage with parents and families.
4 Events
27 Average
Student Attendance*
25 Average
Family Attendance*
2023-24 Bayview Events
Family Literacy
Night
Family Literacy Night was an enriching event where families engaged in immersive workshops led by teachers to enhance children's literacy skills.
Each family participated in two workshops and received valuable materials for home literacy activities.
Arts and Crafts
Lunch Group
During the event, the arts and crafts group catered to students who preferred indoor activities over outdoor pursuits. The program provided a creative outlet through hands-on projects and diverse art techniques.
Volleyball Club
The lunchtime volleyball club offered students a chance to develop teamwork, positive language, and sportsmanship while acquiring basic volleyball skills.
Source: Cityspan Events data, August 2024. *Averages calculated across events that provided attendance data.
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Bayview Elementary School Profile
Youth Outcomes
San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative programs are rooted in positive youth development practice. Youth survey data suggest programs are helping youth build personal and social competencies.
Figure 1: Youth felt empowered and supported.
Figure 2: Youth developed social competencies.
Figure 3: Youth demonstrated commitment to learning.
Source: Youth Surveys (N=31), 2023-24. Surveys are from programs directly funded by the SPBCSI or led by a Beacon Director.
This represents a subset of the total programs offered at the school. 74%
87%
100%
100%
This program has helped me to stay away from fights.
This program has helped me to try harder in school.
I like this program.
In this program I feel safe.
74%
80%
87%
94%
In this program I learn how to work out my problems.
In this program I can go to an adult for advice.
This program has helped me to say "no" to things I know are wrong.
In this program the adults care about me.
77%
77%
84%
94%
This program has helped me to care more about my school.
This program has helped me to like school more.
This program has helped me to pay attention in class more.
In this program I learn how to make goals.
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Bayview Elementary School Profile
Community Schools Coordination
For the 2023-24 school year, San Pablo schools focused on implementing the San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative priorities focused on health and wellness, family engagement, and school culture and climate. In this section, we summarize findings drawn from interviews with the school’s Principal, Beacon Director, and lead agency supervisor, as well as documents provided by the City of San Pablo.
Bayview had successful partnerships with local nonprofits and family engagement events over the year due to the Beacon Director’s leadership. The Beacon Director engaged partners like the James Moorhouse Project , which provided direct services like mental health check -ins and student focused social emotional learning ( SEL) programming. After a four-year tenure at Bayview, the Beacon Director transitioned from his role during the summer to finish graduate school and worked closely with Bayview and the lead agency to create a plan for who to hire and onboarding procedures.
Health and Wellness
" [The Beacon Director] plays an integral part. They lead the CARE team and each week, they go over the students that are on the list or the ones that need to be added on the list, and they speak with our school counselor, our school psychologist, our VP is involved, and then we have a couple of others that are involved in the CARE team. They are very active in making sure that happens every week and keeping up with that data in terms of, ‘well, it's that six-week point, what's happening now with that student?’” —Principal
At Bayview, the Beacon Director coordinated their CARE team and supervised the James Morehouse Project (JMP) partner to support student’s social, emotional, and mental health. In the CARE team meetings, they met once a week and discussed important topics like the Multi-Tiered System of Supports and creating CARE handouts for teachers and staff. These handouts were a guide for teachers to learn more about the referral process. The CARE team consisted of the Beacon Director, School Community Outreach Worker (SCOW), the Social Worker, the School Psychologist, Principal, and the Student Support Specialist. The Beacon Director coordinated summer CARE meetings to discuss next year ’s CARE coordination plans to foster a smooth transition to the new Beacon Director.
The JMP provided two part -time interns to support Bayview students with social and emotional learning inside and outside of the classrooms. The interns hosted lunch clubs and offered one-on- one counseling to a small caseload of students. The Beacon Director created clear expectations for the interns through observations and goal-setting. Furthermore, the JMP partnership expanded the school’s mental health counseling capacity, which positively benefitted the school’s overall climate and culture.
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Bayview Elementary School Profile
Figure 4: CARE referrals
Students referred
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School overall
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14 referrals for
13 unduplicated students
5 out of 10 (46%) students referred were Latinx. Academic Needs referrals were most common.
4% of the student
population was referred.
Most students referred were in 2nd grade. 5 out of 10
students referred were female.
Sources: Cityspan Crisis Assessment Referral and Evaluation (CARE) data, August 2024; CDE, DataQuest 2023-24 Enrollment Data, accessed August 2024.
Family Engagement
“This year I started a family engagement team where we meet on a monthly basis and just discuss upcoming family engagement events and plan it out. So that's why we've been able to do [the events] and the reason why we show up.” — Beacon Director
The Beacon Director listened to Bayview families’ needs from last year and hosted a variety of events and family groups. New to this year, they started a family engagement team where caregivers met monthly to discuss and plan upcoming family engagement events like a Read -a-loud event where caregivers volunteered to read to students . The SCOW collaborated with the Beacon Director to pass out flyers on how to sign up for ParentSquare to ensure families had access to the Bayview portal. The portal was where families received the most current information on campus events and communication from school administrators . The Beacon Director implemented updates based on family feedback by including the parent committees and family engagement team to host events with more flexible times.
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Students referred School overall
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Students
referred
School
overall
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Bayview Elementary School Profile
The Bayview family engagement events were robust. These included Math and Literacy Nights where caregivers came into the classroom and were involved with their student s’ work. For example, the Literacy Night included time for staff to improve the Bayview families’ awareness of student literacy skills and encourage d them to read with their student at home . Teachers helped families learn tips on how to read with their
child, and provided resources to encourage
their students to read. The Beacon
Director also hosted a Read-a-loud event in
collaboration with Greenwood Academy
where older students came to read to
Bayview students, and families were invited
to attend. Some caregivers even
volunteered to read in partnership with
Greenwood Academy, which created a
positive and engaging experience for
families.
School Culture and Climate
“He's always collaborating with leadership. We have a weekly leadership meeting where all the management teams sit together and we talk about highlights and action steps and areas that they need help in. And so he's always there, stress-free PDs, staff meetings, and town hall meetings where we're talking about the four Bs, giving students certificates for best attendance and citizenship. And then of course, the PBIS, which is a big piece for our students. “— Principal
The Beacon Director not only
engaged JMP interns on campus,
but also collaborated with staff
and teachers to create a safe and
positive school culture and
climate. Bayview had a Student
Support Specialist who supported
academic initatives and hosted a
Newcomer Group. The Student
Support Specialist collaborated
with the Beacon Director to
facilitate the Newcomer Group
where students learn ed how to
navigate school and English
Language barriers and gather
catered support for them to succeed in a new environment. The students were encouraged to speak
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Bayview Elementary School Profile
their native language (Spanish) and learn English to connect more with their teachers. The space encouraged students to build community and seek out confidential support.
The Beacon Director worked closely with the Recess Coach, who created instructional recess activities and sports. The Recess Coach used City of San Pablo funding to fulfill sports equipment requests for the recess activities. Similarly, the Beacon Director coordinated the yearly Field Day event to celebrate students’ success with finishing state testing with sports, water games, and other fun activities.
The Beacon Director also coordinated off-campus field trips to foster experiential learning. The y acted on previous feedback received from teachers and staff who requested more field trips for students. They used the Community Schools Grant Funding to fund a field trip to UC Santa Cruz for students to experience being on a college campus.
Lessons Learned
At the close of the interviews, the Principal and Beacon Director reflected on their experiences from the past year.
• “I remember [the Beacon Director] saying that it was part of the shared understanding about PBIS and how to support students and how to talk to them and how to approach them. And that's our school. It's SEL.” – Principal
• “We've had a real influx of newcomers, and I think the district as a whole just doesn't have enough resources and just personnel to properly serve the schools, the capacity.
They really need and can benefit from it.” – Beacon Director Plans for Next Year
The Principal and Beacon Director also took time to share their plans for the coming school year. • Continue strengthening CARE systems
and monitoring outcomes of referrals.
• Onboard the new Beacon Director to
continue the community schools work
started by their predecessor.