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[Contract] Agreement with Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) to Accept Funding for Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) for Fiscal Year (FY)2026/27 and FY2027/28
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00846
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Location
Location: District 1 and District 3
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the agreement for After School Program with the Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) to accept Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) funding in coordination with the 4th “R” Program at four elementary schools in the Natomas Unified School District for an amount not-to-exceed $1,650,000 in FY2026/27and FY2027/28; and 2) increasing Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment’s revenue and expenditure budgets in the 4th R Fund (Fund 6012) to $1,650,000 in FY2026/27 and FY2027/28.
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Contact
Contact: Joyce Wenger Johnson, Recreation Superintendent, (916) 808-3849, jwjohnson@cityofsacramento.org; Katie Houser, Recreation Manager, (916) 808-6046, khouser@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement for After School Program
3-Natomas Unified School District Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) Plan
4-Resolution
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment (YPCE) has provided before and after school services for NUSD since 2001 through the 4th “R” program at six elementary schools. The 4th “R” program is a licensed childcare program for school-age children, offered before and after school on elementary school campuses. The NUSD community's response to the 4th “R” program has been extremely positive. Parents see the before and after school program as an important service that is necessary to keep their children safe while they are at work.
ELO-P funding will allow for the expansion of our 4th “R” program. This will mean that more families will be allowed to take advantage of this service. ELO-P funding will allow new enrichment opportunities and further coordination of the academic part of the program. The $1,650,000 of ELO-P funding from NUSD prioritizes students who are most vulnerable and will be used to sponsor 660 additional children into the 4th “R” program. The detailed budget is included in MOU. The program will include three components: homework assistance, physical activity, and enrichment opportunities. All program components are planned with input from NUSD to ensure that learning enhancements happen during the school day.
Through this agreement, the City will receive an amount not-to-succeed $1,650,000 to deliver services at Two Rivers Elementary (D3), Paso Verde (D1), Heron Elementary (D1), and Natomas Park Elementary (D1) schools. YPCE staff and the Natomas Unified LEAP Academy Director will work together closely to ensure all program requirements are met and no disruption to services will be experienced by students, parents, or NUSD staff.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Continued delivery of after school programs is consistent with the City’s Citywide Youth Development Plan of providing resources, support, and connection to effective programs and services that lead to success in education.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: Not applicable.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: YPCE has provided after school services for NUSD since 2001 through 4th “R” at six elementary schools. ELO-P funding will allow for the expansion of our existing 4th “R” program at four sites.
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Financial Considerations
Financial Considerations: For FY2026/27 and FY2027/28, NUSD will direct $1,650,000 to cover 100% of the expansion’s operational cost for 660 students at four elementary schools per fiscal year.
Staff recommend adjusting YPCE’s FY2026/27 revenue and expenditure budgets to $1,650,000 to properly account for the expansion funding in the 4th R Program (Fund 6012).
The budget will remain the same for FY2027/28.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise(LBE)
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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