SAFE PASSAGES Oakland, California

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Summary of After-School Programming in
Oakland Life Enrichment Committee April 8,
2003 Prepared by Oakland After-School
Coordinating Team
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Overview of Presentation

• History of after-school in Oakland
• Summary of current data on capacity and cost
• Pending changes to the after-school landscape
• Scenarios for consideration

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History of Oaklands Investment in After-School

• 1985-1989 two staff on all elementary
  playgrounds (one male and one female)
• 1990s budget reductions resulted in a decrease
  in programming
• 1993 OPR operated 13 after-school program sites
  at elementary schools not served by nearby
  recreation centers
• 1997 OFCY begins funding after-school programs
  provided by community based organizations
• 2003- OPR elementary sports serves 15 elementary
  schools, OPR Middle School sports serves 14
  middle schools

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Oakland Parks and Recreation Budget and
Expenditure Information

• OPRs 2002-2003 budget is 27,675,956
• In FY 2002-2003, the approved budget included
  395.78 FTE
• In 2002-2003 10 Full-Time Recreation Program
  Directors were budgeted
• OPR has hired part-time staff positions during
  the peak summer season. These have been linked to
  vacant full-time budgeted positions in the
  department owing to the need for both fiscal
  flexibility and budgetary solvency by OPR
  components.

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Defining After-School

• There are 3 primary types of after-school
  programming
• Academic
• Enrichment
• Recreation
• A comprehensive after-school program
• Has all three at one site (does not need to be
  one provider)
• And is accessible 2-3 hours a day Monday-Friday

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Current Challenges with Data Collection

• Each public system collects data in different
  ways
• There is no system to collect non public system
  data
• The definitions of after-school are not universal
• There is a rapidly changing landscape for
  programming
• Numbers do not capture quality of programming

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Summary of Current Capacity and Equity

• Between 60 and 65 of Oakland children need
  after-school programming
• Citywide, we currently serve approximately 30 of
  elementary and middle school students through
  public systems
• We serve approximately 20 of the high school
  population

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Current Landscape of Funding

• The two largest sources of funding for
  after-school are OFCY and state and federal
  grants through the school district
• The after-school coordinating team is working to
  coordinate funding resources to ensure that
  funding is more evenly distributed based on need

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What happens to funding in 2003-2004?

• Next year Oakland will lose almost 4 million
  dollars in state and federal grants
• This will affect almost 4,000 youth, more than
  half of which are elementary students
• This will result in the following drops in
  service
• Elementary students, 30 to 23
• Middle school students, 30 to 21
• High school student, 18 to 14

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Possible Scenarios

• Use of college students to staff school sites
• Expansion of Passport Programs
• OPR staff at school sites
• Comprehensive CBO model

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College Students to Staff School Sites

• Students could be compensated through school
  credit instead of payment
• Strong administrative structure and training
  would be needed
• OUSD would need to approve the collaboration and
  provide access to facilities

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Expand Passport Program

• Focuses on using already existing resources
• Provides services 3 hours a day, 5 days a week,
  for 37 weeks
• Uses 1 dedicated part-time recreation leader and
  specialists
• Provides service to 20-25 youth per site
• Costs approximately 13,500 per site

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Provide OPR staff at school sites

• Provides services 3 hours a day, 5 days a week,
  for 37 weeks
• Uses 2 dedicated permanent part-time recreation
  leaders
• Provides service to 40-60 youth per site
• Costs approximately 51,000 per site

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Provide Comprehensive CBO model

• Provides services 3 hours a day, 5 days a week,
  for 37 weeks
• Provides service to 50 youth per site
• Components offered by specialized staff
• Costs approximately 75,000 per site

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Target Population Options

• Grade Level
• Income
• Geography

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Next Steps

• Define agreed upon standards to ensure that all
  programs encourage the best possible outcomes for
  youth.
• Coordinate current programs to provide more
  consistent opportunities at each site.
• Increase funding for after-school programs to
  make up for a severe loss in funding next year.
• Create policies to 1) get more consistent data
  from public systems, 2) analyze it, 3) use it for
  funding decisions, and 4) provide technical
  assistance.