14 Students
referred
through CARE 485
Youth benefited
from the SPBCSI 24
Youth in
SPBCSI programs
Health &
Wellness
The Beacon Director led a robust CARE team system and followed up with referrals throughout the year. They collaborate d with teachers and staff on campus to best support students with mental health and resource needs.
Family
Engagement
The Beacon Director worked diligently with the case worker and administration to welcome families on campus through events, volunteering, and workshops. Families enjoyed interacting with the new Beacon Director, since they had a long standing relationships with them in their previous Dover role.
School
Culture &
Climate
The Beacon Director led the Dover Climate Team to success this year. They collaborated with the Recess Coach to plan games, tournaments, and challenges that encouraged all students to play safely. They also implemented a Girls Group that helped upper elementary girls build self -esteem and receive social and emotional support.
Dover Elementary School
2023-24 School Profile
Lead Agency: Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
100%
of youth surveyed like
this program
97%
of youth surveyed feel
safe in their program
97%
of youth say in this
program adults care
about them
SAN PABLO BEACON COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
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Dover 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 Family Advocate
The Beacon Director provided leadership and implementation of the San Pablo Beacon Community Schools strategy at Dover. The part-time Family Advocate collaborated with the Beacon Director and Student Outreach Worker to provide additional supports for Dover families.
1.5 Full-time position
Grant Strategies: Coordination of Community Schools and Violence Prevention & Intervention Strategy
Agency: Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
Program
Dover Leaders
This was a small youth leadership group that supported schoolwide activities. 24 Youth served
Grant Strategy: Youth Development & Leadership
Agency: Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
“I like when I have to organize field days for kids. And how people are nice.” — Dover student1 “I like that I get to have more responsibility.” — Dover student
1 Youth quotes are modified in length and for clarity.
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Dover 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.
9 Events
378
Average
Student Attendance*
85 Average
Family Attendance*
2023-24 Dover Events
Costume Parade There was a Costume Parade for the whole school where families were invited to the festivities.
Dover Winter
Festival
Winter Festival p erformances featured all classes participating in festive shows. Families were invited to attend and enjoy their children's performances on-site.
Family Math Night This event was a partnership with Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival .
Teacher and student volunteers led the activities.
Multicultural Fair
The Annual Multicultural Fair featured each grade level learning and representing a different country through performances . The celebration offered a vibrant showcase of global cultures and student creativity.
Source: Cityspan Events data, August 2024. *Averages calculated across events that provided attendance data.
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Dover 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=38), 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. 79%
84%
97%
100%
This program has helped me to stay away from fights.
This program has helped me to try harder in school.
In this program I feel safe.
I like this program.
78%
79%
84%
97%
In this program I can go to an adult for advice.
In this program I learn how to work out my problems.
This program has helped me to say "no" to things I know are wrong.
In this program the adults care about me.
65%
68%
76%
82%
This program has helped me to pay attention in class more.
This program has helped me to like school more.
In this program I learn how to make goals.
This program has helped me to care more about my school.
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Dover 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.
Family engagement at Dover was a huge success thanks to the collaboration of the Beacon Director, Case Manager, and administration team. The Family Center on campus was fully staffed this year and include d the School Community Outreach Worker (SCOW), Beacon Director, and Case Manager. This team collaborated to create fun-filled and engaging events for families all year long. Also, the Beacon Director engaged many partners on campus like 18 Reasons Cooking and Go Public Schools to provide supportive family workshops and classes.
Health and Wellness
"We have [the Beacon Director’s] CARE team, which I'm sure other schools have as well, we meet twice a month for an hour and a half. The one for CARE team is more mental health related.” —Principal At Dover, the Beacon Director led a comprehensive
CARE team and held bimonthly meetings with staff.
During meetings, staff discussed how they use d their
resources like mental health counseling to support
students. The Beacon Director worked closely with the
School Psychologist to create a more streamlined system to better support school staff . The staff also provide d updates on how to track referred students’ status, for example if they are still awaiting services.
The Beacon Director also arranged a fun Teacher
Appreciation Week where they hosted a Mental Health
Day. During this day, teachers received massages, acupuncture services, and facials. On another day, caregivers brought homemade food for staff to enjoy as an appreciation for their hard work.
Teachers felt appreciated and enjoyed the events all week long.
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Dover Elementary School Profile
Figure 4: CARE referrals
Students referred
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School overall
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14 referrals for
14 unduplicated students
10 out of 10 (100%) students referred were
Latinx.
Academic Needs referrals
were most common.
3% of the student
population was referred.
Most students referred were in 4th grade. 6 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
“She helped make sure that family engagement is a priority. Whenever we're dealing with a community, I mean all day, every day, something that I coined in talking with her is family engagement is like customer service.” — Principal
Before the school year started, Dover staff participated in a two-day family engagement training hosted by the District. Staff reflected on how families were engaged on campus and identified new
opportunities for family engagement. The newly hired Beacon Director had a strong and tenured relationship at Dover before transitioning to their new role . Their previous work experience as a family liaison allowed them to grow even stronger relationships at Dover and with families, because the Director is also bil ingual and intentional about building relationships . This year, a family Case Manager was hired through BACR to provide extra staff capacity and focus solely on family engagement.
The Beacon Director supported many events with the new family Case Manager over the school year like cooking classes and family principal chats. They also hosted science, math, and literacy nights where families were invited to campus to engage in fun academic activities. During the Literacy Night, students were excited to practice reading and went home with free books. Family 5%
18%
27%
50%
Health
Social
Emotional
Academic
3%
7%
0% 0%
7%
0%
36%
29%
14%
Pre-K K 1 2 3 4 5 6
Students referred School overall
43%
51%
57%
49%
Students
referred
School
overall
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Dover Elementary School Profile
engagement was successful because of the Beacon Director’s planning committee’s commitment to high quality events and intentional community engagement.
In collaboration with colleagues, the Beacon Director also hosted weekly caregiver workshops focused on student attrition and mental health. During the workshops, caregivers shared their challenges around helping their students with homework and how to best support them. The Beacon Director gave them open space to share and then provided additional resources for homework support.
School Culture and Climate
“The Girls Group was a need in February. We figured it out in January and we needed it to happen in February moving forward. [The Beacon Director] stepped up for that. She's like, ‘I can do it,’ and it's helping.” — Principal
The Beacon Director worked closely with teachers and staff to ensure students and families had events to foster a positive school community. This year, the City of San Pablo Childhood Obesity Prevention Grant funded a Recess Coach . They organized games and sports for students to play safely. The Recess Coach brought music to the playground every day and encouraged the students to dance, sing, and play creatively. The Beacon Director collaborated with school staff and created cultural events throughout the y ear like Hispanic Heritage Month events and a multicultural fair.
These events engaged student and family volunteers to attend and celebrate the diverse cultures at Dover.
During the spring semester, the
teachers and Beacon Director
noticed their upper elementary girls
struggling with social conflicts, self-
esteem, and academic achievement.
In response, the Beacon Director
created a curriculum to implement a
Girls Group at Dover. The Girls
Group allowed students to share
about their experiences and gain
support from their community and
the Beacon Director.
In addition, t he Beacon Director, Case Manager, and family liaison work ed closely on defin ing roles in the Family Center. The Family Center is an open community center space where families can visit and staff can host events. It is a welcoming space for families to receive support and engage with on-campus staff. The Beacon Director collaborated and hosted successful events to promote positive school spirit and hopes to continue doing so for next year.
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Dover Elementary School Profile
Lessons Learned
At the close of the interviews, the Principal and Beacon Director reflected on their experiences from the past year.
• “Parents came, community came, but they also need to see the teachers. And that's the message that we shared with the staff in August, because we have a training for a couple days in August before school starts. So we did put some money aside in the budget, so we can pay teachers when they join us.” – Principal
• “We [Administration team] still need to put a lot of systems in place. We're trying to build a system where our families feel welcome.” – Beacon Director Plans for Next Year
The Principal and Beacon Director also took time to share their plans for the coming school year. • Host more family event opportunities and invite teachers to join. • Collaborate and create consistent school -wide communication systems for families and staff.
“[The Beacon Director] is
returning to their community in a
sense. So they have the kind of
foundation of a certain
community that they're reading
over of parents based on that
and on the scale part. So they
have a connection with the
community. They are bilingual,
which is incredibly helpful.” —
Principal