SA国际传媒 ISD鈥檚 parent support specialists, the Prime Time after-school program and AISD Channel 22 will receive funding in the City of SA国际传媒鈥檚 2015-16 budget.
The city funds will continue to help support the district鈥檚 community engagement and social service initiatives at a critical time when AISD estimates it will send $273 million to the state through the recapture or 鈥淩obin Hood鈥 program this year.
鈥淚n this time of continuing rapid growth for the City of SA国际传媒, I thank our council members for recognizing AISD as a strategic investment in SA国际传媒鈥檚 future,鈥 said AISD Board President Gina Hinojosa. 鈥淗aving an educated community drives growth and innovation, which will help keep SA国际传媒 a great place to live, learn work and play.鈥
The city council approved expenditures including:
- $684,000 to continue funding AISD鈥檚 full-time parent support specialists, who work to enhance relationships between families and school communities, encourage parent involvement in their students鈥 education and help educate parents on school services and programs
- $520,000 to maintain the city鈥檚 successful Prime Time after-school program at AISD schools, which serves more than 2,400 students
- $350,000 for AISD鈥檚 Cable Channel 22 from the city鈥檚 Public, Educational and Government capital funding, which is drawn from cable fees to support public affairs and educational programming
- $57,000 dedicated to fund AISD Family Resource Centers as a part of a social service contract with health and human services
鈥淚 want to thank our AISD trustees and SA国际传媒 council members for working together to identify ways to share and maximize community resources to specifically support the needs of students and families,鈥 Hinojosa said.
The city council first voted to support AISD鈥檚 community education programs as part of its 2014-15 budget.
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