Actions

Accomplished

In Progress

Improve Institutional Coordination – BUSD & Berkeley Police Dept.

Berkeley Police Dept (BPD) committed to placing School Resource Officers at all 3 middle schools and BHS. This doubles the number of SROs placed in the 2002-2003 school year.

BUSD/BPD Safety Committee meets monthly and is working on improving coordination and developing strategies.

Develop Truancy Prevention Initiative.

Student Attendance Review Teams have begun at Berkeley High School (BHS).  BHS is re-establishing partnerships with community-based organizations that provide support services to youth and their families.

The group will meet over summer to develop Student Study Team/Student Attendance Review Teams/case management process - includes BPD, BHS, the Berkeley Alternative High School (BAHS) and the district.

BUSD working with Citywide Collaborative for Youth and BPD to establish site-based Student Attendance Review Teams, to offer intervention before a student becomes chronically truant.

Develop Victims Services.

National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) received grant funding to work with Berkeley on a teen violence prevention program.

Working with NCCD to identify needs and appropriate services. NCCD has begun working with BAHS students.

Improve Safety and Climate.

Initiative with BUSD middle schools on anti-bullying and gay/lesbian – straight respect curriculum developing a program for Fall 2003.

Seeking funding for staff development and program implementation.

Gather grassroots input from youth.

Youth Forum at BAHS presented priorities to community and city council.  

Youth Forum at BAHS will propose candidate to Mayor for Youth Commission; bridging efforts from the South Berkeley Community Action Team with the youth forum.

On-going process to have youth engaged in developing solutions and reviewing proposals for programs.

Actions

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In Progress

Pilot a model of coordinated mental health and case management services with the City of Berkeley, the schools and community-based organizations.

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) application from City of Berkeley Mental Health for $2.1 million submitted to County of Alameda Behavioral Health Care Services. In June, Berkeley Mental Health (BMH) submitted a detailed proposal for school-based mental health services for qualified students (funding is for full-scope MediCal). EPSDT will be pilot project for integrated services model with schools.

BMH will working with community agencies to submit detailed proposals for the other elements of EPSDT application: community mental health services for children; substance abuse treatment; special day treatment and, crisis intervention.

On-going planning with goal of beginning implementation Fall 2003.

Bridge the work of the Integrated Family and Student Support Systems (which includes the City, BUSD, UC Berkeley and Community-based organizations) with the South and West Berkeley Health Disparities Forum and the Community Action Teams to create a vision and plan for coordinated support systems, rooted in the community.

Brought together the Integrated Services Work Group with leaders from the Community Action Teams/South and West Berkeley Health Forum to better coordinate efforts.

 Reorganized operating structure of the Citywide Collaborative for Youth with the goal of more substantive coordination and collaboration occurring. 

 Completed project with Goldman School of Public Policy graduate student to frame an integrated services delivery model (May 2003).

Planning consultant to begin July 15, 2003 to launch 10-12 month strategic planning efforts, with the process to include providers, community agencies, schools, city, parent/guardians and youth.

Improve the coordination and delivery of family support services across the city.

Berkeley Alliance allocated $25,000 for planning coordinated for integrated services model with the City, the schools and the community.

 Initiating the Mayor’s Task Force on Health and Health Services– to be launched in September.

Discussions in process with the Family Resource Centers at Rosa Parks and Longfellow and BHS about increased billing potential to serve more students. School Board Director, Shirley Issel will work with District to ensure that the space for the Health Center is secured.

Actions

Accomplished

In Progress

Berkeley Public Library work in partnership with BUSD to develop collaborative plans for West Berkeley Library renovation.

Committee has been established and planning has begun on the partnership between BPL and the schools around West Branch renovation.  They have discussed plans for a teacher/family reading center and professional development center for an upper story as part of the West Branch application for State Prop. 14 funding for library construction.

Through December 2003.

Recruit more volunteers to help with libraries, e.g. could volunteers help in public library while librarians come into the schools to visit, do book talks? Expand “LitPal” program—more volunteers.

Mayor proposed $70,000 for volunteer coordination and mentor program for Berkeleyans to volunteer with youth through the libraries, as well as other community agencies.

On-going

New and emerging partnerships.

Berkeley Public Library director is actively exploring ways to partner with BUSD elementary school libraries.  Library Board of Trustees has expressed support for such partnerships.

Partnering with Berkeley Adult School, Vista, BPL and the Mayor’s Office on adult literacy and Cities that Read campaign.

On-going

Actions

Accomplished

In Progress

Develop a comprehensive resource and networking guide.

BUSD allocated funding in the Berkeley Schools Enrichment Program (BSEP) Fund 6 budget to support the development of a resource guide.

Exploring concept with the Berkeley Alliance as an offshoot of the Inventory for Youth Services, and/or Berkeley Community Fund, building on the database they developed for their strategic plan.

Establish an on-line forum for information sharing.

Berkeley Community Fund volunteered to pilot an on-line forum for after school providers.

On-line forum is in development stage.

Coordinate citywide training.

To be determined

Develop city wide volunteer pool.

Mayor proposed $70,000 for volunteer coordination and mentor program for Berkeleyans to volunteer with youth through the libraries, as well as other community agencies.

Develop programs that serve diverse groups of teens.

As part of the youth engagement piece in youth safety, we hope to have the youth provide input and design into teen programs.

Actions

Accomplished

In Progress

Develop a single point of contact for community members interested in volunteering as mentors and tutors. Berkeley School Volunteers is the clearinghouse for tutors and other short-term volunteers in the schools.

Mayor is proposing allocating $70,000 of City funds for a campaign - Berkeley Champions for Kids. The campaign will provide a community outreach and volunteer coordinator who will work hand in hand with Berkeley School Volunteers to provide opportunities for mentoring and tutoring in the schools, community organizations, city agencies, etc.  In addition to the coordination, a city wide public relations and recruitment campaign will be launched to encourage Berkeley-based institutions, businesses, agencies and individuals to volunteer to mentor or tutor a Berkeley youth.

Allocation to be voted on June 24, 2003 by City Council.

Meet as an Action Team through the Berkeley Citywide Collaborative for Youth (4^th Monday of every month, except July and August).

Developing an advisory committee for coordinating mentoring programs (recruitment and training) across the City. This will also double as the mentoring committee that connects to the Citywide Collaborative for Youth.

Stiles Hall to offer to help new mentoring program with training and/or developing training.

As part of the Advisory Committee, Stiles Hall has offered to provide training.  Plans will be developed as the coordination evolves.

New and emerging partnerships.

Presented proposal to develop a City Employee release time for mentoring/tutoring to Berkeley Personnel Board. Decision was made to explore a policy that could go to Council by the end of the calendar year.

Gathering information from the State of California regarding the Governor’s Mentoring Initiative whereby state employees receive up to 40 hours release time for mentoring youth.

Actions

Accomplished

In Progress

Engage the community in working to eliminate the barriers that interfere with the ability of Berkeley’s youth to succeed.

On-going

Work with Berkeley Community Fund to establish on-line forums for the Action Teams, starting with the After School Team.

Will be piloted with Berkeley Community Fund and the After School programs

Work with the Berkeley Citywide Collaborative for Youth to become more substantive in the area of coordination and collaboration, using it as a place where real work happens

In June the, Citywide Collaborative adopted a new operating structure including a rotation of meetings beginning with a general meeting, followed the next month by Action Team Meetings, followed by the next month a discussion of initiative or proposals generated from the Action Teams. Other city initiatives such as the Health Disparities Forum, the Integrated Services Work Group, BUSD/BPD Safety Group, will participate in the Citywide Collaborative for Youth. A representative from each Action Team will participate in a Coordinating Team for the Collaborative. The Coordinating Team will provide support to the Chairperson (Carol Brown) in setting the agendas and having an overview of the teams. This new structure will begin September 2003.

Gather the research, reports, studies and documents that have been produced over the past five to 10 years (Diversity Project, Health Disparities, etc.) and review the findings and recommendations.  Using this information, identify what conclusions and recommendations continue to surface and what gaps in information still exist.  This information will inform our overall priorities.

Collected the Diversity Project 1999 and 2000; WASC 2000 and 2001; Bilingual Master Plan 1998; City of Berkeley Health Status 1999; Small Schools – Draft Policy Dec. 2001 and Small Schools- Board of Ed May 2003.  Still seeking Rebound Proposal and report. These studies represent a vast array of academic research, focus groups and citizen participation that has already taken place and does not need to be replicated.  Barry Krisberg, Executive Director of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, has agreed to review all the reports and create a matrix of the major findings and recommendations.  The Steering Committee will be able to review the matrix, assess whether there are any gaps and identify whether there are 1or more themes that we as a community want to address/attack with a major campaign/initiative.

Explore the development of a citywide point of entry for volunteer placement and recruitment.

Mayor is proposing allocating $70,000 of City funds for a campaign - Berkeley Champions for Kids. The campaign will provide a community outreach and volunteer coordinator who will work hand in hand with Berkeley School Volunteers to provide opportunities for mentoring and tutoring in the schools, community organizations, city agencies, etc.  In addition to the coordination, a city wide public relations and recruitment campaign will be launched to encourage Berkeley-based institutions, businesses, agencies and individuals to volunteer to mentor or tutor a Berkeley youth.

Expand the Steering Committee

Expanded to include:

Keith Carson, Alameda County Board of Supervisor

Darryl Moore, Peralta Community College Board Trustee

Barbara Leslie of SBC, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce,

John Martin, The Berkeley Alliance Executive Director

ACTION TEAM

WHEN

MEETING FOCUS

Youth Safety

September Date To Be Announced

Coordinated Family Support Services

July 23 – 9:00 a.m. at BUSD Annex

September 17 – 10:00 a.m. AT Lifelong Medical Center

July 23 – Student Study Teams

Sept. 17 – General Meeting

After School and Summer Programs

June 27 – 10:00 a.m. at Berkeley Community Fund

Mentoring and Tutoring

August Meeting To Be Announced

Linking Public Library with Schools

On-going meetings

West Campus Renovation

Steering Committee

June 26

Citywide Collaborative for Youth

September 22, 3:30-5:00 North Berkeley Senior Center

General Meeting