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ATTY/AGR/2017.179/REDWOOD CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS – RCSD AND RWC REV: 08-22-17 RL Page 6 of 9 Exhibit A Redwood City Community Schools PROGRAM DESCRIPTION and ACCOUNTABILITY Redwood City School District (“RCSD”) operates seven full-service Community Schools, serving 4,299 students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. The goal of the Community Schools model is to address the barriers to learning by more efficiently coordinating efforts and resources to bolster students’ learning, strengthen families, and promote healthy communities. Community Schools directly aligns with San Mateo County’s 2025 shared vision around building a healthy, prosperous and collaborative community. RCSD’s network of full-service community schools provides students and their families with daily expanded learning opportunities, counseling support, family engagement opportunities, and a wide range of safety net services – all in a coordinated manner. RCSD Community School Findings 1. The RCSD community school team respondents communicated a strong and clear dedication to helping children and their families thrive. Most study participants believe that the intergenerational approach of the community schools, which strengthens families and addresses the needs of the whole child, is an effective strategy in removing barriers to children’s learning. 2. Families are viewed as important partners and critical assets to students’ success in school. Coordinators, administrators, and community and district personnel are working diligently to provide families with needed supports; to develop their skills, knowledge, and capacities; and to involve them in meaningful ways that strengthen their engagement and connection to school. 3. The level of need in the community outweighs the available community school resources. Expanding income inequality, rapid economic development, housing shortages, and the high cost of living in Redwood City place significant burdens on the lives of community school families and children. Problems and needs related to poverty are out of balance with the level of resources currently available in the community schools. 4. The data-use culture in the community schools is still emerging. While a range of data elements are being recorded, school staff are not always using these data in meaningful ways. Their ability to integrate and utilize data is mediated by technical issues and lack of capacity.1 1 “Examining the Status of Redwood City Community Schools” Biag, Biscocho, and Gerstein December 21, 2016 6.1.C. - Page 8