To:  ALL CHILDREN ACHIEVE COMMITTEE                   From:  Sara L. Hensley

 

  Subject:   BLUEPRINT FOR BRIDGING THE        Date:  05-29-03

DIGITAL DIVIDE 2003-2004 STRATEGIC

ACTION PLAN UPDATE

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

Staff recommends Council approval of the Blueprint for Bridging the Digital Divide (Blueprint). FY 2003-2004 Strategic Action Plan.

 

BACKGROUND

 

With the adoption of the new Youth Services Master Plan (Blueprint) in December 2001, staff was directed to prepare an Annual Action Plan to direct priority action items for the upcoming year.  This memo presents the Action Plan for FY 2003-2004.

 

In April of 2003, a Technical Advisory Committee was convened for the purpose of reviewing the 2002-2003 Strategic Action Plan and formulating a Strategic Action Plan for FY 2003-2004.

 

The Blueprint Technical Advisory Committee reported on the status of 2002-2003 action items.  In addition, the Committee identified action items that will not continue, as well as identified new and/or existing programs and projects to be recognized in the 2003-2004 Strategic Action Plan.  This report provides the Blueprint 2003-2004 Strategic Action Plan (Attachment A).

 

ANALYSIS

 

The Blueprint second year (2002-2003) Strategic Action Plan was created as a structure to support the goals and objectives of the Blueprint while aligning with the following existing City Strategic Working Documents:  Greenprint, Library Masterplan, 20/21 Cultural Plan, Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Strategic Plan, Workforce Investment Act Strategic Plan, Schools/City Collaborative and the Child Care 5 Point Plan.  In the second year of implementation, these efforts to align multiple strategic plans resulted in further integration of the Blueprint framework into program operations throughout the City’s service efforts.

 

Some data for 2002-2003 is not currently available due to surveys that will be administered in May and events scheduled to take place that have not yet occurred.  For those measurements where data is available, approximately 81% of all goals were met.  Some action items were not completed due to budget constraints.  These action items are being revised for 2003-2004 to utilize existing and/or non-financial resources.  Some highlights include:

 

Blueprint Strategic Action Plan 2002-2003 Major Accomplishments

 

·        Future Teacher Loans – surpassed targeted goal, currently 43 students

·        Youth Intervention Services – surpassed targeted goals serving 364 youth

·        Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force – Work Plan goals on target

·        Youth Commission – Bookmark Project completed

·        Blueprint Youth Leadership Initiative contract with Public Allies on target with Youth Advisory Commission Council development in Council Districts 4, 7 and 8 involving 65 youth

·        Afterschool programs on target, new San José Afterschool Strategy developed for 2003-2004

·        CODE RED Training and Live Simulation Implemented, over 11,000 teachers trained

·        San José BEST program – 35 agencies served over 12,000 youth

·        Library family literacy programs – on target

·        New Main Library Construction 99% complete

·        Blueprint School Community Innovation and Cooperation Grant Program – Innovative model programs at three elementary schools on target

·        Smart Start San José – 220 Child Care spaces created, 75 on hold pending funding

·        Family Child Care Businesses – 9 new businesses open to date

·        Connecting Youth and Families to Technology – expanded to include two new partners, Santa Teresa High School and the California Student Opportunity & Access Programs (CAL-SOAP).

·        Arts programs, data not available, new measures created for 2003-2004

·        Blueprint High School Exit Exam and Pre-college Test Prep Pilot Project established with East Side Union and Campbell Union High School Districts

·        Youth Employment Programs – surpassed targeted goals, Job Fair May 17, 2003

·        New Pala Youth Center construction and operational plan completed. Scheduled to open in September FY 03.

 

  

Blueprint 2003-2004 Strategic Action Plan New Programs, Projects and Program Redirection

 

In the formulation of the Blueprint’s third year (2003-2004) Strategic Action Plan we have continued to align City services and projects that were already budgeted in various City Department budgets and through outside funded grant projects, with the goals and objectives of the Blueprint.  We have updated the alignment of the Blueprint Strategic Action Plan 2003-2004 with the various City strategic working documents to reflect the current wording and focus areas, such as the Strategic Plan for Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Department’s Inclusionary Policy.  In recognizing existing budgeted programs and projects we are identifying and acknowledging the various City’s Department’s alignment with the Blueprint.  The addition of new and existing strategies and programs will help promote further collaboration and integration between programs and departments for a more efficient use of resources.  The following additions are incorporated in the FY 2003-2004 Action Plan:

 

·        New Pala Youth Center will become operational in 2003-2004 and a baseline will be established for the number of youth and adults attending the center and it’s programs.  The center will become fully operational with no additional funding from the general fund, due to new operational service partners.

·        Planning for four additional Youth Centers, Berryessa, Camden, Anderson/Blackford and Gardner have began and are scheduled for completion in 2004-2005.

·        The New Martin Luther King Jr. Main Library on the San José State University campus is 99% complete and will be operational in August 2003.

·        One new Skatepark will become operational in Summer 2003 and five additional parks are in the planning stages and scheduled to be completed in 2004-2005 pending funding.

·        Implementation of new Afterschool Program Strategy – staff will meet with schools to determine baseline services for Levels 1, 2 and 3.

·        Library’s teens reach – This existing Youth Leadership Program will become aligned with the Blueprint, and will contribute to the Blueprints youth leadership outcomes.

·        SJPD Crime Prevention and Education Programs, Challenges and Choices (C2) and Safe Alternative to Violence Education (SAVE) will be added as ongoing programs that align with the Blueprint.

·        The City’s Teacher Homebuyer Program surpassed its targeted 2002-2003 goal of 70 (100 actual) and will be added to support the goals of the Blueprint.

 

The newly aligned Blueprint 2003-2004 Strategic Action Plan has two principle approaches:

 

1. The first is to encourage collaboration and cooperation between departments through the continued common goal of supporting the Blueprint.  This will be accomplished through the incorporation of existing programs and projects that are not currently recognized in the Blueprint 2002-2003 Strategic Action Plan.  Acknowledgement of these programs and projects (listed above) will help to build a stronger relationship between the Library, Housing, Police, and Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Departments.

 

2. The second is the creation of non-financial program redirection that increases alignment with the Blueprint without incurring additional costs.  Examples of this are the new San José Afterschool Program Strategy, the incorporation of the Services for Persons with Disabilities Strategic Plan  into the PRNS Department’s Inclusionary Policy, and the PRNS Department’s re-organization design which will integrate programs, eliminate duplication and result in a better distribution of resources during this period of diminishing resources.

 

 

COST IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no new cost implications associated with this report.  No set-aside funding was established for Blueprint programs in the FY 2003-2004 budget.  The Blueprint incorporates general funded programs and projects and staff was directed to apply for Healthy Neighborhoods Venture Fund (HNVF) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project support.  No CDBG funding was approved and HNVF recommendations have not been announced at this time.

 

 

COORDINATION

 

The Blueprint Advisory Committee membership consisted of staff from Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, Library, Department of Transportation, Police Department, Housing Department and the Office of Cultural Affairs.  All of these departments have resident committees to gather community input to their proposed programs.  In addition, additional studies such as the After School Program school surveys and San Jose B.E.S.T. community needs assessment surveys have been consulted for directions.

 

 

SARA L. HENSLEY

Director of Parks, Recreation

and Neighborhood Services