High school students at three San Francisco Bay Area campuses will gain access to significant new after school programs thanks to grants announced today by the California Department of Education. The awards, for a total of $3.97 million dollars over five years, will fund a variety of innovative activities at El Cerrito and John F. Kennedy High Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and Jesse M. Bethel High School in the Vallejo City Unified School District. At El Cerrito High School, for example, funds will expand activities of the Community Project, a model for a comprehensive approach to promoting student health, well-being, and academic achievement that is now being replicated throughout the WCCUSD.
The Glen Price Group developed and submitted these proposals under a contract with the Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth, an outstanding intermediary and support organization that has led efforts to raise over $65 million dollars for after school programs serving students and families in priority communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
We also provided proposal review services to three additional grant winners: Sequoia High, Farmersville High, and Lighthouse Community Charter High. Congratulations to all!
