The district has confirmed that the fee-based programs will remain in operation for the upcoming year. Your commitment played an essential role in preserving these vital services for our students. We will continue to monitor the implementation of these programs to ensure their long-term stability remains a priority.
June 26, 2019
Final supporters
To Sacramento City Unified School District Board Members,
We, parents and teachers of SCUSD students, are writing in strong support of the before and after school fee-based programs through the Sacramento City Unified School District.
We were first notified of a proposal to potentially cut these programs, including Theodore Judah Children’s Center, on March 21, 2019 via a robocall voicemail from Jacquie Bonini or by an email from the district.
The Sacramento City Unified School District $35 million budget deficit is devastating, and it is evident that cost savings and realignment of money needs to happen for the survival of the school district. In the process of making these necessary changes, we plead that these fee-based programs do not take the hit.
Parents pay a substantial fee for enrollment in these school-based programs that are vital for children of working parents. Across four schools in the SCUSD, the role these programs play is crucial for our communities. With additional time and thought on this issue, we believe a solution to make these programs self-sustaining, while not significantly impacting cost to parents, is possible. In order to do so, transparency about the subsidy provided by district funds to support these programs is needed. We are aware that leadership at Theodore Judah has provided a proposal to increase the operating budget, with minor, yet impactful, changes. Based on known costs, this proposal illustrates how this program could continue to operate.
The before and after school care programs available to working parents in Sacramento are few and far between. Of the programs available, the Children’s Center provides high quality care, and is an integral part of our children’s growth and education. Our outstanding teachers, Mrs. Judi Arnold and Ms. Unyque, foster the continued education and development of our children outside of the classroom.
We urge you to seriously consider the impact this will have on many parents, students, teachers, and our community as a whole.
Respectfully,
Concerned SCUSD community members
Updates
April 1, 2019
The steady growth of this movement demonstrates how essential these programs are to our community. This momentum provides us with the necessary strength to continue our advocacy for a sustainable solution.
Reached 100 supporters
April 1, 2019
45 Comments
Our daughter has been on the waiting list for almost a year. This tells me the need for these programs are already greater than the current availability. Cutting an already limited resource parents rely on, will only increase the stress working families endure while trying to ensure their children are safe during the work week.
It’s crucial to make cuts as far away from students as possible so as not to impact their learning. They should not pay the price for the district’s folly.
These centers provide safe, efficient, productive places for the children of working families to stay. They utilize existing school facilities at a minimal cost to the district and at a benefit to the community
Parent of two kids at the Judah Childrens Center. I think TJCC staff are often as strong/helpful – sometimes more so – than many classroom teachers, and are a necessary part of our kids' success at school.
This is so helpful for families who need child care and who can’t afford the childcare provided out there, that tend to be so expensive for us “blue collar” families!
This is a very important and essential service for my grandchildren. Please keep it open as a support for hardworking parents. Thank you!
As a parent of a HS student, it was a program as this that that allowed me to work in the community knowing my child was safe and well cared for by qualified staff! This program also promotes creativity, physical fitness and community responsibility through daily activities geared for children!! Keep this program alive!!!
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The district has confirmed that the fee-based programs will remain in operation for the upcoming year. Your commitment played an essential role in preserving these vital services for our students. We will continue to monitor the implementation of these programs to ensure their long-term stability remains a priority.
June 26, 2019
Final supporters
To Sacramento City Unified School District Board Members,
We, parents and teachers of SCUSD students, are writing in strong support of the before and after school fee-based programs through the Sacramento City Unified School District.
We were first notified of a proposal to potentially cut these programs, including Theodore Judah Children’s Center, on March 21, 2019 via a robocall voicemail from Jacquie Bonini or by an email from the district.
The Sacramento City Unified School District $35 million budget deficit is devastating, and it is evident that cost savings and realignment of money needs to happen for the survival of the school district. In the process of making these necessary changes, we plead that these fee-based programs do not take the hit.
Parents pay a substantial fee for enrollment in these school-based programs that are vital for children of working parents. Across four schools in the SCUSD, the role these programs play is crucial for our communities. With additional time and thought on this issue, we believe a solution to make these programs self-sustaining, while not significantly impacting cost to parents, is possible. In order to do so, transparency about the subsidy provided by district funds to support these programs is needed. We are aware that leadership at Theodore Judah has provided a proposal to increase the operating budget, with minor, yet impactful, changes. Based on known costs, this proposal illustrates how this program could continue to operate.
The before and after school care programs available to working parents in Sacramento are few and far between. Of the programs available, the Children’s Center provides high quality care, and is an integral part of our children’s growth and education. Our outstanding teachers, Mrs. Judi Arnold and Ms. Unyque, foster the continued education and development of our children outside of the classroom.
We urge you to seriously consider the impact this will have on many parents, students, teachers, and our community as a whole.
Respectfully,
Concerned SCUSD community members
Updates
April 1, 2019
The steady growth of this movement demonstrates how essential these programs are to our community. This momentum provides us with the necessary strength to continue our advocacy for a sustainable solution.
Reached 100 supporters
April 1, 2019
45 Comments
Ms. Arnold and Ms Unyque have provided years of quality after school care for my son. It is unclear to me why teachers are being cut rather than the Administration that has steered us into this fiscal problem for many years. We appreciate the opportunity to engage in dialogue to fully support the Program without subsidies from the District.
Our daughter has been on the waiting list for almost a year. This tells me the need for these programs are already greater than the current availability. Cutting an already limited resource parents rely on, will only increase the stress working families endure while trying to ensure their children are safe during the work week.
It’s crucial to make cuts as far away from students as possible so as not to impact their learning. They should not pay the price for the district’s folly.
These centers provide safe, efficient, productive places for the children of working families to stay. They utilize existing school facilities at a minimal cost to the district and at a benefit to the community
Parent of two kids at the Judah Childrens Center. I think TJCC staff are often as strong/helpful – sometimes more so – than many classroom teachers, and are a necessary part of our kids' success at school.
This is so helpful for families who need child care and who can’t afford the childcare provided out there, that tend to be so expensive for us “blue collar” families!
This is a very important and essential service for my grandchildren. Please keep it open as a support for hardworking parents. Thank you!
As a parent of a HS student, it was a program as this that that allowed me to work in the community knowing my child was safe and well cared for by qualified staff! This program also promotes creativity, physical fitness and community responsibility through daily activities geared for children!! Keep this program alive!!!
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Ms. Arnold and Ms Unyque have provided years of quality after school care for my son. It is unclear to me why teachers are being cut rather than the Administration that has steered us into this fiscal problem for many years. We appreciate the opportunity to engage in dialogue to fully support the Program without subsidies from the District.