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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />July 25, 2016 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Agreement for support of the Redwood City Community Schools for Fiscal Year 2016- <br />2017 <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement between <br />the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City School District for support of the <br />Redwood City Community Schools for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 in the amount of <br />$100,000 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of Redwood City (“City”) in partnership with the Redwood City School District <br />(“District”) and the County of San Mateo (“County”) agreed to assist the Redwood City <br />Community Schools (“Community Schools”) to sustain the program located at Fair <br />Oaks, Garfield, Hawes, Hoover, Kennedy, and Taft Schools. Community Schools <br />provide an array of support services through school-based family resource centers. <br />These services include access to public benefits, counseling, health services, <br />educational support and community development activities. The Community Schools <br />were established to actively involve Redwood City residents, educators and human <br />services providers in helping children to become successful learners and community <br />citizens. This program is overseen by the Redwood City School District and supported <br />by Redwood City 2020. Community Schools reach students and their families in a way <br />that few programs are able to do because they are strategically linked to the school <br />communities they serve. <br />The program serves 3,182 students, most of whom qualify for free or reduced school <br />lunches, and the majority with English as their second language. Research shows that <br />Community Schools are successful in helping these students address barriers to <br />learning and achieve academic success. <br /> <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />The funds contributed by the City of Redwood City, Redwood City School District and <br />the County of San Mateo (under a separate agreement with District), support the core <br />operations of the Community Schools with $100,000 from the City, $195,000 from the <br />District, and $113,676 from the County of San Mateo. <br />6.1.A. - Page 1