File #: 4403   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 6/15/2021 Department: Probation
On agenda: 6/22/2021 Final action: 6/22/2021
Subject: Revenue Contracts with School Districts to Provide School-Based Probation Officers
Attachments: 1. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Adelanto Elementary School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 2. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Apple Valley Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 3. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Bear Valley Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 4. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Chaffey Joint Union High School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 5. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Chino Valley Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 6. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Colton Joint Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 7. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Morongo Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 8. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Needles Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 9. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with San Bernardino City Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 10. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 11. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Upland Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 12. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Amendment to Contract with Victor Valley Union High School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 13. CON-PROB-6-22-21-Revenue Contract with Rialto Unified School District to Provide School-Based Probation Officer, 14. Item #55 Executed BAI, 15. 20-387-A-1 Executed Contract, 16. 20-388-A-1 Executed Contract, 17. 20-389-A-1 Executed Contract, 18. 20-390-A-1 Executed Contract, 19. 20-391-A-1 Executed Contract, 20. 20-392-A-1 Executed Contract, 21. 20-393-A-1 Executed Contract, 22. 20-394-A-1 Executed Contract, 23. 20-871-A-1 Executed Contract, 24. 20-395-A-1 Executed Contract, 25. 20-396-A-1 Executed Contract, 26. 20-397-A-1 Executed Contract, 27. 21-501 Executed Contract

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO

AND RECORD OF ACTION

 

June 22, 2021

 

FROM

TRACY REECE, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department 

         

SUBJECT                      

Title                     

Revenue Contracts with School Districts to Provide School-Based Probation Officers

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RECOMMENDATION(S)

Recommendation

1.                     Approve Amendment No. 1 to Revenue Contracts with the following 12 school districts for the provision of school-based Probation Officers, at no cost to the school districts, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022:

a.                     Adelanto Elementary School District - three probation officers, Contract No. 20-387. 

b.                     Apple Valley Unified School District - two probation officers, Contract No. 20-388.

c.                     Bear Valley Unified School District - one probation officer, Contract No. 20-389.

d.                     Chaffey Joint Union High School District - one probation officer, Contract No. 20-390.

e.                     Chino Valley Unified School District - two probation officers, Contract No. 20-391.

f.                     Colton Unified School District - one probation officer, Contract No. 20-392.

g.                     Morongo Unified School District - one probation officer, Contract No. 20-393.

h.                     Needles Unified School District - 0.75 probation officer, Contract No. 20-394.

i.                     San Bernardino City Unified School District - three probation officers, Contract No. 20-871.

j.                     San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools - six probation officers, Contract No. 20-395.

k.                     Upland Unified School District - two probation officers, Contract No. 20-396.

l.                     Victor Valley Unified School District - four probation officers, Contract No. 20-397.

2.                     Approve revenue contract with Rialto Unified School District for the provision of one school-based Probation Officer, at no cost to the school district, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

(Presenter: Tracy Reece, Chief Probation Officer, 387-5692)

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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES

Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.

Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). A total of 27.75 Probation Officers (PO) will be assigned to 13 school districts. The average annual cost of each PO is $129,974, for an estimated total of $3,606,779 for the 27.75 positions. The total cost of these positions will be funded by the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) as the Juvenile Justice Committee voted unanimously to fully fund the costs of the POs for 2021-22. The JJCPA allocates state resources annually to fund programs that address juvenile crime prevention and focus on public safety. Sufficient appropriation and revenue will be included in the Probation Department (Department) 2021-22 budget.

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

For more than 20 years, the Department has utilized various grants to fund school-based POs, including funding under the JJCPA. The POs serve as a resource for the school districts, and work with students and their families to provide necessary intervention/prevention services in response to problems that reach beyond the school setting and affect the student’s academic progress. These intervention/prevention efforts often result in reduced student delinquency and improved classroom attendance and performance.

 

On June 9, 2020 (Item No. 35) the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved revenue contracts for 11 school districts for the provision of school-based POs at a cost not to exceed $31,235 per each assigned full-time PO, for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

 

On August 25, 2020 (Item No. 35) the Board approved a revenue contract with San Bernardino City Unified School District for the provision of two school-based POs at a cost not to exceed $31,235 per each assigned full-time Probation Officer, for the period August 25, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

 

Except for Rialto Unified School District, the current contracts with the above listed school districts are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021. Approval of Recommendation No. 1 will allow school Probation Officer services to continue for an additional year, through June 30, 2022.

 

Amendment No. 1 to the San Bernardino City Unified School District contract also adds a third PO to provide services at San Andreas High School at no additional cost. 

 

The Rialto Unified School District revenue contract is a new contract for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

 

The Juvenile Justice Committee voted unanimously to fully fund the annual cost of each school-based Probation Officer in 2021-22 with one-time use of JJCPA reserve funds. In the event that JJCPA funding is not available to continue these services through 2021-22, contract language has been included that allows either party to terminate the contract upon 15 days’ written notice.

 

PROCUREMENT

Not Applicable.

 

REVIEW BY OTHERS

This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jamie Ryan, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on June 4 2021; Finance (Carolina Mendoza, Administrative Analyst, 387-0294) on May 05, 2021; and County Finance and Administration (Kelly Welty, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on May 10, 2021.