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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute agreements and any necessary documents with Long Beach Unified School District of Los Angeles County, to include Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine Summer Day Camps in the LBUSD's Extended School Year Optional Program for Fiscal Year 2013. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
As required by California Education Code 3043, the Long Beach Unified School District of Los Angeles County (LBUSD), Division of Special Education, provides Extended School Year (ESY) services to its Special Education students, who have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) indicating the need for summer instruction in order to prevent regression. ESY instruction has traditionally been provided by LBUSD at its own program sites. However, LBUSD has begun offering its ESY students an alternative to traditional LBUSD onsite instruction. Beginning summer 2013, ESY students shall have the option of attending the traditional LBUSD onsite instruction, or selecting and attending non-LBUSD program sites throughout Long Beach.
In April 2013, LBUSD requested the inclusion of 11 Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) Summer Day Camps (Day Camps) as alternative program sites for its ESY students (Attachment). The recommended action would allow ESY students from Kindergarten to 12th grade the option of selecting and attending PRM Day Camps from June 17, 2013 through August 31, 2013. The selection of the Day Camp would be at the discretion of LBUSD, and would be based upon the Day Camp's compatibility with each student's IEP.
All costs for the proposed inclusion of PRM Day Camps would be borne by LBUSD and the parents/guardians of the ESY students. Registration fees paid would be those set by the City Council for Day Camps conducted in the Tidelands area, and by the Parks and Recreation Commission for Day Camps conducted in the Upland areas. LBUSD would manage the Day Camp selection process by working with each ESY student's parent/guardian to choose an appropriate Day Camp. Each student's parent/guardian would be required to register their child for the Day Camps via PRM's standard registration process. They would also be required to provide their own transportation, 1:1 aides (if applicable), occupational therapy, and/or physical therapy, if required to do so by the student's IEP.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Gary J. Anderson on April 30, 2013 and by Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on May 3, 2013.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on May 21, 2013, in order to enable the execution of the proposed agreements and any related documents in time to allow ESY students to participate in PRM Summer Day Camps on June 17, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT
Although the exact amount is unknown at this time, the recommended action may result in an increase in revenue from camp registration fees collected from LBUSD for ESY students, which will accrue to either the General Fund (GP) or the Tidelands Fund (TF) in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PR), as they currently do for non-LBUSD Day Camp participants. All costs would be borne by the Long Beach Unified School District and the parents/guardians of the ESY students. There is no impact to jobs associated with the recommended action.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
GEORGE CHAPJIAN
DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER