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<br />4A-/4 <br /> <br />Sandpiper Youth Center - Approximately 25-40 children per day visit the youth center at <br />Sandpiper Community Center in the Shores. The Center is open M-F and some weekends. <br />We were happy to provide space to the Library for a homework assistance center at this site. <br /> <br />After School Safe Neighborhoods Academic Enrichment Programs - The Redwood City <br />School District and the Department successfully applied to this State funding source, and <br />received 80% funding for programs targeting 90 students at Hoover, 45 students at Taft, and <br />60 students at McKinley. At each site teachers work with the children for at least an extra hour <br />per day, while healthy life skills and recreation opportunities are provided for the remaining <br />hours. Our McKinley Program has established a Wall of Fame for children who have <br />received their first A's to display their work. We are pleased to report that the wall is <br />getting full. <br /> <br />PROGRAM COSTS <br /> <br />Programs can vary in scope from minimal adult supervision of a gym to programs such as those <br />operating at Taft, McKinley and Hoover that have both an academic and recreational component and <br />evaluation process. Obviously, the costs would also vary. <br /> <br />Building Supervision Model <br /> <br />At least two staff people available at an hourly rate of approximately $12.50/hour. This model <br />could be supplemented by volunteers creates an hourly cost of $25/hour. Assuming a building <br />is open three hours after school and six hours over the weekend, the total cost would be <br />$525/week or approximately $21,000 for the school year. This does not include the cost of <br />utilities, custodial support, or the supervision of staff at the sites. This option does not speak <br />specifically to education and youth, however does start to provide safe locations for youngsters <br />to "hang-out" after school hours and during the weekend. <br /> <br />Academic Enrichment Model <br /> <br />These are not drop-in programs. Children are signed-up and can be evaluated as to their <br />progress. Teachers are hired to work with students in addition to instructional and recreation <br />leaders and a site coordinator. Students involved in the program would be specifically referred <br />because of academic and/or behavioral issues and their progress academically would be <br />assessed. Total cost for the 90-person program at Hoover is $90,720.00. The Safe <br />Neighborhood grant pays for 75% of the costs and the City pays for the remaining 25%. <br /> <br />FUTURE PROGRAM IDEAS <br /> <br />Some of the ideas that the Youth & Teen Unit would like to develop in the area of youth and education <br />are the following: <br /> <br />Pre-schooIlChiidcare: <br /> <br />Work collaboratively with the school district to develop additional pre-school sites and <br />kindergarten readiness programs and work to develop a 150 childcare site in Redwood <br />Shores. There are currently funding opportunities from several sources such as Proposition <br />10 funds and federal pre-school funds, however the funding requirements are unknown at this <br />time, <br /> <br />Alternate School Calendar Issue: <br /> <br />Currently two elementary schools (Henry Ford, Selby Lane) are operating on an altemate <br />school calendar, however next year we expect between six and eight schools will be working <br /> <br />. Page 2 <br /> <br />"-1!r <br />