REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/02/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $81,648 IN GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY FOR THE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to accept and appropriate the California Library Literacy Services grant for English as a Second Language Services. The total award for the Fiscal Year 2024 beginning July 1, 2023, is $81,648.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Accept grant funding from the California State Library for the Corona Public Library's English as a Second Language program through the California Library Literacy Services Program.
b. Appropriate $81,648 to the Community Services Department's operating budget and increase estimated revenue by the same amount in the Adult and Family Literacy Grant Fund 442.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to adjust the budget accordingly if Grantor distributes additional funds to grant participants.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Corona Public Library currently has a partnership with both the Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) Adult Education, and Norco College for English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. These classes are offered in the morning and evening, with no afternoon classes available. In partnership with the Corona Public Library, CNUSD offers an ESL class at the library, twice a week on Monday and Wednesday, from 10:00am to 1:00pm. This ESL class is offered in person, with an average of 20 students per class.
There are some known gaps in the program, such as the lack of afternoon ESL and Citizenship Preparation classes at CNUSD sites, the Corona Public Library, and Norco College. The CNUSD requirement to have at least 25 enrolled students makes it difficult for the Corona Public Library to open new classes on-s...
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