Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 3/12/2025 - 6:00 PM
Category: Consent Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: 13.8 Review and Potential Approval of the Crisis Counselor Matching Grant Program with the City of Walnut Creek and Northgate High School for the 2024-25 School Year
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Goal 1:
All students will receive a high quality education in a safe and welcoming environment with high expectations and rigorous instruction in the California State Standards that prepare them for college and career.
Policy:
Enclosure City of Walnut Creek Agreement for Community Services FY24-25 COI 24-25 (City of Walnut Creek-CDD-Housing Division
File Attachment:
Signed Agreement (City of WC-MDUSD).pdf
24-25 COI (City of Walnut Creek-CDD-Housing Division).pdf
Summary: Staff requests approval to partner with the City of Walnut Creek on the Crisis Counselor Matching Grant program to provide funding for a crisis counselor at Northgate High School for the 2024-25 school year. Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) will provide a 1.0 FTE counselor as a match. Services will include: on-site crisis counseling with students and families, facilitation of groups, identification of at-risk teens, and educational presentations. The City of Walnut Creek will reimburse MDUSD from the City General Funds up to the maximum of $20,000. This is for the 2024-25 school year.
Funding: Walnut Creek Crisis Counselor Matching Grant
Fiscal Impact $20,000 reimbursement grant from the City of Walnut Creek
Recommendation: Move to approve the Crisis Counselor Matching Grant Program with the City of Walnut Creek and Northgate High School for 2024-25 school year
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Karen Doig - Administrative Secretary II
Signed By:
Linda Pete - Director, Strategic Supports and Interventions
Signed By:
Samantha Allen - Chief, Educational Services
Signed By:
Dr. Adam Clark - Superintendent