Expanded Learning – Grade Level Proficiency Beyond the School Day

Highlights & Impact

• Assessed on the Youth Program Quality Assessment (Youth PQA): Academic Skill-Building Supplement.
• Scored highly on categories like Safe & Supportive Environment, Warm Welcome, and Quality Staff.
• Volunteer coaches trained on social-emotional learning techniques and worked with parents to best understand student’s individual needs.

Highlights & Impact

San José Learns (SJ Learns), a City funded grant program, provides school districts with resources that leverage their out-of-school time budgets and their selected program providers. These resources help to improve learning outcomes and expand access to high-quality out-of-school-time programs for at-risk youth.

Highlights & Impact

The Library offers in-person class visits. Our class visits programs accomplish the following:

• Provide direct access to a Librarian and ‘in-person’ library services.
• Promote active and engaged learning with students in their virtual classrooms and their teachers.
• Promote diversity, access, and equity by providing:
  • programming
  • free resources, and
  • connections to the library.
• Build collaborative Partnerships with local education agencies.
• Maintain and promote quality staff.

Highlights & Impact

The Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services (PRNS) R.O.C.K. (Recreation of City Kids) Afterschool program offers safe, supervised environments for children, ages 5–12, to continue learning after the bell rings. For 2021/2022, PRNS accomplished the following with this program:

• To reduce barriers and increase access to a high-quality out-of-school time programs for low-families, PRNS utilized Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and department scholarships to award 330 scholarships in a total amount of $699,533.31 for children enrolled in the R.O.C.K. Afterschool program.
• Conducted triannual program evaluations to ensure adherence to the California Quality Standards for Expanded Learning Programs.

Highlights & Impact

The After School Education & Safety (ASES) program from Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services (PRNS) is a grant-funded afterschool program operated by PRNS at four school sites in partnership with Berryessa and Alum Rock School Districts and ACE Charter Schools.

During FY 2021/2022, PRNS conducted triannual program evaluations to ensure adherence to the California Quality Standards for Expanded Learning Programs.

Highlights & Impact

• To reduce barriers and increase access to a high-quality out-of-school time programs for teenaged youth, PRNS utilized a partnership with the Santa Clara County Probation Department to provide free access to all 9 citywide Teen Centers for 753 youth.
• The partnership with the Santa Clara County Probation Department also allowed PRNS to run 3 sports leagues, host family engagement events, and offer field trips—all at no cost for teens enrolled in Teen Centers.

Highlights & Impact

• To reduce barriers and increase access to a high-quality out-of-school time programs for low-families, PRNS utilized Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and department scholarship to award 642 scholarships in a total amount of $1,705,479 for children enrolled in Camp San Jose Strong.
• PRNS ran the Summer Food Service Program out of 7 program sites, serving a total of 20,133 free healthy snacks and lunches for participants.

Highlights & Impact

In adherence to local and state health safety guidelines, Camp San Jose Strong Jr. combined camp traditions & recreation preschool. It offered children, ages 3–5 years old, enrichment and educational activities while meeting their social-emotional, cognitive, and developmental needs. Camp SJ Jr. was offered at 13 pods in 11 community center sites.

Highlights & Impact

To reduce barriers and increase access to a high-quality out-of-school time programs for low-families, PRNS utilized Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and department scholarship to award 207 scholarships in a total amount of $23,313.50 for children enrolled in Camp San Jose break camps.

Highlights & Impact

• To reduce barriers and increase access to a high-quality out-of-school time programs for low-families, PRNS utilized American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds and department scholarship to award 849 scholarships in a total amount of $1,241,999.50 for children enrolled in Camp San Jose programs.
• PRNS ran the Summer Food Service Program out of 7 program sites, serving a total of 19,948 free healthy snacks and lunches for participants.

Highlights & Impact

Camp San Jose Jr. (Camp Jr.), combined camp traditions & recreation preschool. It offered children, 3-5 years old, enrichment and educational activities while meeting their social-emotional, cognitive, and developmental needs. Camp SJ Jr. was offered at 12 community center sites.

Highlights & Impact

To reduce barriers and increase access to a high-quality out-of-school time programs for low-families, PRNS utilized American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds and department scholarship to award 159 scholarships in a total amount of $141,797.00 for children enrolled in FIT Camp.