REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
Title
Agreement with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for Vocational Inmate Education Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve agreement with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools to provide vocational education programs to inmates at the County's detention facilities, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, with no projected cost to the County.
(Presenter: Carolina Mendoza, Chief Deputy Director 387-3760)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
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 Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) receives an Average Daily Attendance (ADA) apportionment per student inmate to fund inmate education programs. Should costs exceed the ADA funding available, SBCSS can request supplemental funding from the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's (Department) Inmate Welfare Fund (IWF). SBCSS's revenues have historically been sufficient to recover its costs, with no supplemental funding required.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department provides adult education programs for inmates housed at the County's detention facilities. The goal of these programs is to aid in providing inmates with skills and abilities to assist them with employability and life skills, so they can become productive citizens. The SBCSS, through the Department's Inmate Rehabilitation through Occupational and Academic Development Systems program (INROADS), provides vocational education programs including bake...
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