HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAP 2016-06-27 Item 2B - Update - 2016-2017 After School ProgramCity of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Community Affairs and Parks Committee
FROM: Rick Still, Director Parks & Recreation
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: June 22, 2016
SUBJECT: Afterschool Program 2016-17 Update
ISSUE
A new model for the afterschool program is being developed for the 2016-17 school year.
BACKGROUND
The three partners, Tukwila School District, YMCA and the City of Tukwila, for the REACH
afterschool program were under contract through the end of the 2015-16 school year. The
coordinated academic and enrichment program for the three elementary schools was a great
effort to meeting our young student's needs.
DISCUSSION
As discussed at the May 31, 2016 joint meeting with the Tukwila School District Board and the
Tukwila City Council, the current model of REACH did not provide the appropriate level of
academic instructors to produce the outcomes desired. Thus, a new model for an afterschool
program is being considered and developed for the 2016-17 school year. The school district
has expressed interest in Tukwila Parks & Recreation providing afterschool recreation at the
three elementary school sites; the district will provide the academic portion of the program.
The City's contribution towards the REACH afterschool program has been $100,000 for each
the past two years. The way the budget cycles for the city and district work, January to
December and September to August respectfully, the city's funding covered the REACH cost for
January to June and the district's from October to December. Therefore, the funding for fall of
2016 is in question since the afterschool program model is changing.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is potential that additional funding may be needed for September to December 2016.
There are several options that would impact the funding needs for this program: how many kids
per site, what qualifications to attend, fee or no cost participation, and coverage on early release
days (17 days). For 50 kids at each elementary school site (3) with no fee to attend, the cost of
the recreation element would be approximately $50,000 from September to December. January
to June would cost approximately an additional $78,000 for a total of approximately $128,000
for the school year.
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