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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1993 0505 CC REG ITEM 08DITEM 8•D• AGENDA REPORT TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Christine Adams, Director of Community Service &J%5*. DATE: April 27, 1993 (Meeting of May 5, 1993) Consider Mid-Y- Mid-Year Rer>ort of Y•• r•. • _ - Program. BACKGROIIND The City of Moorpark entered into an agreement with El Concilio del Condado de Ventura and Moorpark Unified School District to fund a two year tutorial and cultural enrichment program in Moorpark for youth in the 4th through 12th grades. The program officially began accepting students on October 19, 1993, after a month of preparation and hiring staff persons to facilitate the program. Attached is the six month progress report prepared by the on -site Resource Assistant, Hector Guzman, for your review. Since January, the city, school district, and law enforcement have had monthly meetings with Project Pride staff to review the current status of the program and provide input and recommendations to the staff to improve the existing program. These monthly meetings have been most beneficial to the program facilitators and also have provided the city and school district the means to review and evaluate the program on a continuous basis. Staff Recommendation: Receive and File the Report. Attachment r", C/ounc( Meotr3 ACT;J "v; LY EL CONCILIO DEL CONDADO DE VENTURA MOORPARK PROJECT PRIDE SIX MONTH REPORT This Moorpark Project Pride Quarterly Report submitted reflects the period from the start of the program October 19, 1992 to April 1, 1993. The following will be a breakdown of information which will include days, hours, number of participants, meetings, presentations, and other services El Concilio has been involved in during this time. MOORPARK PROJECT PRIDE (MPP) is a school - linked family support service program which provides after - school tutoring, cultural enrichment, and family support targeting 6th through 12th grade students and their families. The program also offers student and parenting skills training needed to succeed in today's family, society and educational system. A . Referrals, Enrollees and Participants There have been approximately 80 referrals made to MMP by different agencies. Thirty seven of these referrals are currently enrolled in the program. Many of these referrals do visit on a drop -in basis. Reasons for drop -ins are: 1. Cultural enrichment days. 2. Informational visits on MPP. 3. Community work. 4. Counseling (individual and group). 5. Social interaction. 6. CSON/Leadership Conference enrollment. 7. Summer Youth Employment Training Program enrollment. Due to confidentiality, a list of the high risk students who have been referred and those enrolled are made available to the School District Representative, Mr. DePasquale, and to the City Representative, Christine Adams, and are not included in this report. Daily attendance and services rendered for each participant are maintained to monitor participation. Each enrolled student has a file kept at the MPP office. Below are listed agencies and organizations involved in referrals. Some referrals overlap as two or more organizations may refer the same student. Organization # of Referrals 1. Memorial High School 26 2. Community High School 16 3. Chaparral Middle School 22 4. Flory Elementary School 3 5. Arroyo West School 4 6. SARB 4 7. Police Department/Probation Department 12 8. Self /parent 6 -Why Gangs? Speaker, Hector Guzman, El Concilio Counselor -Tobacco Education Speaker, Margarita Reyes, El Concilio -Alcohol and Drug Education Speaker, Felix Aguilar, El Concilio -Explorer Project/Police Cadets Speaker, Marty Rouse, Moorpark Police Officer -Vocational Options Speaker, JTPC Representative/Moorpark Optimist Club These speakers and topics are used interchangeable to educate and promote growth for the youth in Moorpark. D. Promotional Contacts Community outreach is necessary to promote services provided by MPP. The following are agencies and organizations contacted, which do not directly refer students, but aid MPP in the process. 1. Moorpark Unified School District Board of Trustees 2. Boys and Girls Club of Moorpark 3. City of Moorpark Community Services 4. Catholic Charities - Moorpark 5. MECHA (MHS) 6. Moorpark Community College 7. United Way 8. Victory Outreach Activity sheets are kept on presentations and meetings to keep a running record on contacts. E. Other Services Parenting classes have been offered to the Moorpark community. MPP would like to establish these meetings at its site. However, presently parents have attended meetings at Chaparral on January 27 and at Flory School on February 11, February 25, and March 25, 1993. Students have also been referred to MPP for individual counseling and group counseling. The need for drug and alcohol support groups is apparent. Networking with Al -Teen in Ventura County Alcohol and Drug Program is being looked into to meet this need. mmp.report326 MOORPARK 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 April 11, 1993 Hector Guzman El Concilio Project Pride 625 N. W Street Oxnard, CA 93030 Dear Hector, APR 14 1993 (805) 529 -6864 Thank you for your wonderful contribution to the 1993 Easter Egg Hunt. The ability to use your bathrooms made the event so much more professional and convenient for the children. Your assistance is certainly appreciated. Thank you again for your cooperation. I look forward to working with you on future events. Please call me about Cinco de Mayol Recreation Supervisor PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. SCOTT MONTGOMERY PATRICK HUNTER BERNARDO M. PEREZ JOHN E. WOZNIAK Mayor Mayor Pro Tem I Courxllmember Councilmember Councllmember Rd MOORPARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 30 Flory Avenue, Moorpark, California 93021 March 9, 1993 Lonnie Miramontes El Concilio del Condado de Ventura 625 North "A" Street, Second Floor Oxnard, CA 93030 Dear Lonnie: (805) 378 -6300 MAR 1D- 79Z I think our meeting with Bernardo Perez and City staff was a productive one. I believe we clarified some things that needed to be better understood. It was apparent that we need to do a better job in making sure that our law enforcement officers feel that they are an integral part of the success of the program. It is my hope also that we will now activate the program with the additional support of volunteers in the next few weeks. I am looking forward to our March 25 meeting. At that time, I would recommend that you share the formal six -month evaluation. This would also be a good time to review the terms of the contract, as we near the end of our first year. If you would like some assistance in developing the evaluation instrument, please give me a call. Let me remind you that I would also like to volunteer some of my time in working with students in this program. Let me know when that can be arranged. Sincerely, n n Frank DePasquale, Assistant Superintendent/ Instructional and Support Services cc: Hector Guzman Marty Rouse Chris Adams Tom Duffy Rd January 27, 1993 MOORPARK _ UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 30 Flory Avenue, Moorpark, California 93021 Lonnie Miramontes El Concilio del Condado de Ventura 625 North "A" Street, Second Floor Oxnard, CA 93030 Dear Lonnie: (805) 378 -6300 Thanks to you and Marcos for your status report to our School Board on January 26. You both did an excellent job presenting and answering questions. I also want to thank you for meeting with Wait Dilg and considering "YNPM" as part of your program, and for offering to work together with him and our local ministers. I look forward to working with your new counselor, Hector Guzman, and appreciate his willingness to have the monthly meetings with City and District staff so that we may improve the communication process. Let me know when you have the draft of the evaluation document and procedures, so that I may review it. The contract stipulates that we have this in place sometime in March. I would also appreciate if you would submit the quarterly report tome at our February 4 meeting with Hector and City staff. If I can be of assistance in either of these matters, please contact me. I believe the program has entered a new phase and things should progress rapidly from here. I want to again emphasize the importance of this program's success to the people of Moorpark. As always, I am willing to do my part to ensure that we accomplish our objectives in a cooperative effort. See you on February 4. Sincerely, "�Frvaj1 Frank DePasquale, Assistant Superintendent/ Instructional and Support Services cc: Tom Duffy Chris Adams