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MEMO DATE: TO: FROM: RE: December 15, 1995 City Council-Ramsey Steve Kerr, Community Education Manager ~ Information Request for Community School Programs 1) How many children that are Ramsey residents attend District # 11 schools and what buildings do they attend? Ramsey Elementary 730 Lincoln Elementary 45 Fred Moore Middle School 3 Sandburg Middle School 681 Franklin Elementary 143 Washington Elementary 244 Jackson Middle School 2 Peter Enich Kindergarten Center 202 2) In how many classes does the registration fee pay the full cost? The definition of full cost includes the indirect costs such as the staff who create programs, office supplies, clerical, computers, brochures etc. and the direct class expenses such as instructor salary, benefits, class supplies. The registration fee never covers the full cost of an individual class but does cover the direct class expenses about 95% of the time. 3) What information do you have that would enable us to judge the benefit of the program to the City of Ramsey and the students? · National research identifies children as being most at risk between the time students leave school and their parents return from their places of employment. The Community School program offers the majority of their programs during this time period. This provides a bridge between the end of the school day and the start of community programs like athletic associations and church groups. · Research also indicates that activities that engage children in positive activities diminishes the likelihood that they will find them self in trouble. The enrollments and variety of programs available to students creates opportunities for children with a wide array of interests. · A measure of the benefit can be determined by those who use the program. During the past year 98% of the parents and students surveyed expressed satisfaction with the class or program that they enrolled in. There were about 1000 students enrolled in the program last year but over a third of the classes had waiting lists. There were 32,000 people that passed through the doors at Ramsey Elementary to use the school facility after hours. 4) What is the formula for the purchase of services? The School District provides funding to each building during the school year that provides the resources to create 10 youth classes per quarter and coordinates the scheduling of the school facility for community groups. Any expansion of service from this basic service level is at the option of the municipality. The optional service formula is based on the level of service the municipality is interested in purchasing. The cost for example of an additional 15 youth classes per quarter would translate into a cost of $5267 per year. This cost is derived by using an averaged cost of the programming personnel across the District and determining what amount of time would be necessm~y to produce the desired level of service. Most communities in the School District participate to some degree in the expansion of program service for children. There is one community that provides some additional support for community groups use of the school facilities.