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MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 26, 2001
TO: City Council
FROM: Richard Ambrose, City Manager
SUBJECT: Dublin Unified School District Liaison Committee Meeting
On April 23, 2001, City representatives met with representatives from the School District to discuss those items on the attached agenda.
The School Superintendent discussed the status of the “Computers for Our Schools” Project. He indicated that the City had contributed approximately $29,000 to-date, and that he estimated
that approximately $80-90,000 of the $150,000 that was budgeted for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 will be spent for computers this fiscal year. He had estimated that the $150,000 that the
City had allocated for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 would achieve the goal of one computer for every three students in the classroom. The Superintendent also indicated that the support that
the City was providing for technical support for the computers was extremely valuable. He anticipated that they would be spending the entire $100,000 for this fiscal year.
The Committee also discussed the needs for next fiscal year. The School District had indicated that they were in need of replacing 31 servers which support not only administrative systems
but also the classroom computers and the District’s network. It was agreed that the request would be made for $100,000 in technical support for 2001-2002, and an additional $100,000
for capital expense, and that the Superintendent and the City Manager would review the policy to determine what revisions would need to be made and considered by the City Council and
the School Board to use money for server replacement.
The School Superintendent and City Manager discussed school traffic studies that have been undertaken and completed by the City of Dublin’s Traffic Engineering Staff for Frederiksen
Elementary School and Wells Middle School. The Superintendent indicated that he would begin holding meetings with the PFC’s to discuss traffic issues and the results of the traffic
studies, with the first meeting being on May 1 at 7:00 p.m. He requested that representatives from the City attend.
There was considerable discussion with respect to the projected enrollment of the high school. District Staff indicated that their current projections are being revised, but the preliminary
projections indicate that the high school could have as many as 2,200 –
2,700 students, not including Valley Continuation High School. The Committee discussed the need for an additional high school and some alternatives to developing an additional high
school.
The School representatives discussed the proposal to go to year-round school, in which all schools K-12 would be on the same track. They indicated that they are presently surveying
their parent groups and employee groups and would report back to the Board of Trustees in June.
There was considerable discussion with respect to the after-school media library access. The Superintendent indicated that he would be interested in opening these centers to the community
after school, and would like to encourage parents to be trained in using those computers so that they are able to help their own children. He anticipated utilizing parents to train
other parents. It was suggested that Frederiksen Elementary School might serve as a pilot program for the next year. The School District indicated that they may need funding assistance
from the City.
School District representatives indicated that EDCC would like to expand their program within the School District for childcare, but that it was a matter of space. They would be contacting
EDCC to see to what extent they would be willing to fund additional portables to accommodate more childcare. The School District indicated that they would get back to the City if they
needed any additional assistance in this area.
The Superintendent gave a report on the after school enrichment programs currently being run by the City. He indicated that there were 11 children enrolled in the Spanish class.
There was some discussion with respect to bus service and the need for the School District to provide a schedule to LAVTA. It was also discussed that the bus stops do not go far enough
to the east to make busing convenient for students in eastern Dublin. We also discussed LAVTA’s program to offer a free month of bus service for Wells students.
School District also indicated that they would like the City to consider providing funding assistance for the field renovation of Nielsen School. We discussed the fact that this project
was funded as part of the District’s $36 million bond issue. The District indicated that they were just asking in the event that the project came in over bid.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to give me a call.
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