REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 22, 2021
FROM
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Agreement with Five Keys Charter School to Provide Inmate Education Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Agreement with Five Keys Charter School to provide inmate education programs for the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's detention facilities, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, at no cost to the County.
(Presenter: John Ades, Captain, 387-0640)
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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
This item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). There is no financial impact resulting from this agreement. Five Keys Charter School (Five Keys) is providing its educational programs at no cost to the County. Five Keys receives funding through the Average Daily Attendance apportionment from the California Department of Education.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Five Keys is a charter management (non-profit) corporation that operates charter schools in partnership with the reentry and workforce development community. Five Keys was established in 2003 by the San Francisco Sheriff's Department as the first charter school to operate in a county jail and provide tailored curriculum to meet the needs of incarcerated individuals. Five Keys has provided educational programs for inmates at the County's detention facilities since 2016.
The proposed agreement would provide continued specialized educational programs such as: General Education Development (GED) test preparation, High School Diploma, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Adult Basic Education (A...
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