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Costa
osta FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
DATE: County
December 8, 1997 r'^�'�UT
SUBJECT:
REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE WORK OF THE POLICY FORUM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ACCEPT the attached report from the County Administrator's Office
regarding the status of the work of the Policy Forum.
2. REQUEST the County Administrator to report to the 1998 Family and
Human Services Committee in three months on the status of the work of
the Policy Forum and at that time to include in the report information on the
timetable for updating the Children's,Report Card.
3. REQUEST the County Administrator to schedule a joint meeting between
the 1998 Family and Human Services Committee and the Policy Forum
during the first quarter of 1998 to review the results of the questionnaires
which have been distributed to all members of the Policy Forum.
4. REMOVE this item as a referral to the 1997 Family and Human Services
Committee and instead REFER it to the 1998 Family and Human Services
Committee.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD C MI EE
APPROVE Il ^OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): DONNA ER N7
ACTION OF BOARD ON- December 1�6, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED A OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
x I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED December 16, 1997
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR \'
County Administrator
Sara Hoffman, CAO BY �"' DEPUTY
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BACKGROUND:
On July 15, 1997, the Board of Supervisors approved a report from our
Committee which included the following recommendations:
1. ACCEPT the following report from the Family and Human Services
Committee on the status of the work of the Policy Forum.
2. DIRECT the County Administrator's staff to report to the Family and Human
Services Committee during the month of December on the activities of the
Policy Forum since July.
On December 8, 1997, our Committee met with the County Administrator; Sara
Hoffman, Senior Deputy County Administrator and Caroline Kelley from the
County Administrator's Office.
Ms. Hoffman and Ms. Kelley reviewed the attached report with our Committee is
some detail. We are very pleased to see the progress which has been made in
the distribution of the Children's Report Card, which has been very well received
by the schools, cities and other organizations. We are interested in seeing that a
fixed date is adopted for updating the Report Card each year so people will know
when to expect the release of the next version of the Report Card.
A questionnaire has been distributed to all members of the Policy Forum to gather
their impressions of what the Policy Forum has achieved this year and what work
needs to be done in the coming year. Our Committee would like to have the
opportunity to review the responses to this questionnaire with the members of the
Policy Forum. We are, therefore, asking that a joint meeting be scheduled for our
Committee and the Policy Forum during the first quarter of 1998. We would also
like the County Administrator to report back to our Committee in three months on
the work of the Policy Forum. In this way, our Committee, on behalf of the Board,
can continue to have some policy input to the work of the Policy Forum.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE COUNTYADMINISTRATOR 1
651 Pine Street, 10th Floor
Martinez, California 94553
Telephone: 335-1052
Fax: 646-1353
DATE: December 8, 1997
TO: Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
Supervisor Donna Gerber, Member
Family &.Human Services Committee
FROM: Sara Hoffmar'Cj ,
Senior Deputy Administrator
SUBJECT: Status Report on the Children &.Families Policy Forum
Since its last report to the Family & Human Services Committee on June 9, 1997, the
Children's Policy Forum held two of its quarterly meetings and the Executive Committee
held five of its monthly meetings. During that time, the Policy Forum produced the
Children's Report Card and initiated its community awareness effort; responded to the
Board referral on the Child Abuse Task Force; initiated the outcomes pilot program; and
supported the work of its task forces.
Child='s R=rt Car
The Children's Report Card is a status report on the well being of children and families in
Contra Costa County. Data is organized under the five community outcomes developed
by the Children's Policy Forum: Children Ready for and Succeeding in School; Children
and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood; Families That are Economically
Self Sufficient; Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing;and Communities That are Safe
and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.
As envisioned, the Children's Report Card was designed to be used as:
✓ benchmarks on the status of children and families in our community;
✓ a rallying point to increase awareness of children and family issues;
✓ a vehicle to increase participation and support among the community;
✓ a means of identifying issues of public policy and concern.
Consistent with those objectives, the Executive Committee discussed and approved a
marketing and distribution plan for the Children's Report Card As of November 25, 1997,
5,329 copies of the Report Card have been distributed, including copies to every school in
Contra Costa County. Demand has exceeded supply of the Report Card. We are currently
in production of an additional 2,000 copies, funded by.John Muir-Mt. Diablo Health
Systems and Kaiser Permanente (bringing the total funded to 7,000).
The marketing and distribution plan for the Children's Report Card calls for extensive
feedback and communication with various constituency groups as well as general public
outreach. These have included:
live call-in program on CCTV
three articles in the Contra Costa Times and one in the San Francisco
Chronicle
use by Assemblyman Torlakson in Legislative Housing Hearing
presentations before all children/family advisory boards and commissions with
requests for feedback and follow up
presentation before the mayor's conference
presentations before the superintendents of schools council, the public
managers association and the police chiefs association with requests for
feedback and response
presentations to various community groups.
Presentations and requests for feedback from various constituency groups is ongoing and will
continue through the beginning of next year.
Please see Attachment l for a list of presentations, requests for response, summary of Policy
Forum discussion of outreach and letters regarding the Children's Report Card.
13oard Referrals
In response to a request by the Board of Supervisors, the Executive Committee reviewed the
recommendations of the Child Abuse Task Force. Representatives of departments affected
by the Task Force report, including the schools, collectively reviewed the report and
identified first priorities for action. The priorities responded to 36 of the Task Force's
recommendations in the areas of agency information exchange, staff qualifications and
training, public infornnation/parent training, investigative/prosecution practices, SCAN and
SART, MDIC, practices regarding the removal of children, court practices and complaints.
Each of the priorities identified the involved agencies, the status of the action or action to
be taken and the date the action would be initiated or completed.
Piloting Qut=es
As part of the effort to increase our capacity to identify and track program level outcomes,
each of the Executive Committee members nominated programs which would be part of an
outcomes pilot.
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The level of sophistication and knowledge of outcomes varies widely among the 13
programs. For some it was only necessary to document what is being done, while others
needed to develop outcome measures and others needed a better understanding of the
linkages between their program activities and the outcomes which they sought to achieve.
At this time, all 13 program have drafted mission statements, entry measures, program
activities (intervention) and measurable outcomes which result from the work of each
program. Further work is necessary,however, to refine the variables for bench marking and
tracking results. Please see attachment 2 for an overview of the status of each of the
programs and a sample program chart.
The next step will be to identify the actual tracking mechanisms. In some cases, additional
resources may be needed to track and document program effectiveness. In other cases,
technical assistance may be needed to demonstrate positive outcomes of program
participants.
Children's Poligv Forum Task,Forces
Much of the work of the Children's Policy Forum is done through task forces.
Outcomes Task Force - The Outcomes Task Force was responsible for the
development and production of the Children's Report Card. Its task is
completed.
Parenting Task Force - The Parenting Task Force has developed a plan to host
a summit for parenting professionals in spring 1998 to identify resources and
services as well as a plan for publicizing parenting activities as well as events
within the County. The task force activities are ongoing.
Safety Task Fora-The Safety Task Force examined the need for prevention and
early intervention focus to reduce juvenile arrests and family violence and
concluded with a recommendation supporting JSPAC activities. Several of
the Safety Task Force members have since joined the JSPAC committees.
This committee has segued into the Executive Committee assuming the role
of"key leaders" for the risk assessment/comprehensive strategies development
of the continuum of care model for juvenile justice.
Family Support Task Force - The Family Support Task Force examined two
issues: child care and transportation as they relate to CALWorks. The child
care issues were presented to the Family &Human Services Committee with
findings and recommendations. A presentation was also made to the Child
Care Task Force and those findings and recommendations are currently being
used in consideration of the creation of a new Child Care Task Force.
The Family Support Task Force also examined the issue of transportation.
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The Task Force jut concluded its work on transportation at its November 21,
1997 meeting and, consequently, it has not yet been reviewed by the
Executive Committee or the Policy Forum. Specific recommendations were
developed for three areas for action: legislation, infrastructure development
and service delivery models.
Other Actions
In addition, the Children's Policy Forum clarified the role of Policy Forum members in
identifying issues for task force consideration (see Attachment 3, flow chart).
The Executive Committee approved the formation of a Marketing Task Force, charged to
develop marketing strategies for up to three projects for the coming year. The Executive
Committee also endorsed a grant application for a collaboration between Health Services,
Social Service, local area hospitals and community-based organizations for a family
support/in-home visitation program that targets high risk families with new bores.
Directions for 1998
The Executive Committee has scheduled a one day retreat on December 15, 1997 to
identify focus areas in the Children's Report Card for targeting educational activities and
actions; to review the Policy Forum's progress over 1997; and to discuss objectives for 1998.
cc: Children's Policy Forum (without attachments)
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Attachment 1, page 1
Children's Report Card
Marketing and Distribution
Purpose: to generate community awareness and response to the Children's Report Card
Marketing:
• Live, Town Hall Meeting on CCTV, September 22, 1997 (video tape available)
• Contra Costa Times articles including the front page of the Wednesday Family
Section, the Thursday city inserts and in the Saturday News Page brief
• Report card and flyers sent to Policy Forum members and staff, City/County
Relations Committee, Superintendents' Council, Mayors Conference, Public
Managers Association, Police Chiefs Association, Contractors Alliance, county
advisory boards and commissions, city offices, every public school, Business
Alliance, East Bay Foundation Board and the United Way Board and regional
headquarters in San Francisco
• Flyers in county employee pay envelopes, to the faith community and to all United
Way Contra Costa funded agencies
Distribution:
• 7,000 copies printed
• 6,000 sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and the John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System
As of November 25, 1997, -
• 5,329 distributed
Copies available at-
• County Supervisors' offices
• public libraries
• County Administrator's Office
Attachment 1, page 2
DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDREN'S REPORT CARD
As of November 25, 1997
One copy to each_voup (lists attached
Mayors 18
City Managers 18
Police Chiefs 17
CCC Advisory Boards and Councils 21
Department Heads 34
School Superintendents 22
Copies to individuals (1 each)
Jim Kennedy- Redevelopment
Jeri Foster - Walnut Creek
Don Stahlhut - CC Interfaith
Carol Hatch - Rep Miller
Steve Brooks - Tri Valley Community Fund
Audrey Seymour
Julie Pendleton -Walnut Creek
Ginny Helm - Santa Rosa
Syndi Simpson -Health Services
Jack McLaughlin - Berkeley
Lauren Beal - Marin County
Samantha Spielman - Supervisor Joe Simitian, San Jose
Gail Jones - Santa Cruz
Joan Mazzem -Alameda County Public Health
Lynn DeLapp - CSAC
Ted Dieustfrey - San Francisco
Barbara McCullough - Paradigm Innovations
Daniel Paicopulos - Marin Employment Connection
Marty Fleetwood - Home Base
Karen Fies - Sonoma County Human Services
Giovanni Fernandez - Children Now
Binh Hong - Ledger Dispatch
Laura Stuchinsky - ABAG
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Attachment 1, page 3
Multiple Copies
Darien Louie - United Way'of Bay Area 3
Dean Lucas - Child Care Task Force 25
Emma Kuevor- Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opp 20
City of Antioch 10
City of Brentwood 10
City of Clayton 10
City of El Cerrito 10
City of Hercules 10
City of Lafayette 35
Town of Moraga 30
City of Orinda 20
City of Pinole 50
City of Pittsburg 40
City of Richmond 30
City of San Pablo 150
City of Walnut Creek 50
Kathy Armstrong - Zellerbach Family Fund 20
Chuck McKetney - Public Health 4
Mary Jensen - Social Service Training 59
Beth Martinez - Sonoma County CAD's 3
Laura Strobel - SafeFutures Conference 20
Each Supervisor's Office (50) 250
Each Library Branch (11) 198
Orinda Library (additional) 10
City of Hercules (additional) 8
United Way- San Francisco 20
United Way- Concord 10
Janet Bruce GRIP 3
East Bay Foundation 30
Supervisor DeSaulnier (additional) 75
Substance Abuse Advisory Board 50
Mt. Diablo Unified School District 350
JSPAC (Juvenile Justice Commission) 23
Walnut Creek Intermediate School Parents' Group 50
Private Industry Council 30
Mt. Diablo School District Admin. 40
Policy Forum meeting outreach 35
Mout for Kids 50
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Attachment 1, page 4
Michael Bishow, CAO 5
Clayton Rotary (Sara) 37
Wilma Gaston, Health Services 10
Antoinette Harris 10
Police Ch'ief's Association 40
Opportunity West 20
Affirmative Action Advisory Board 35
Acalanes School District 50
Cowell Foundation 8
Brenda Blasingame (Homeless Continuum of Care Adv. Comm) 35
Julie Rafighi (Head Start Policy Council) 25
Darlene Smith (JSPAC) 40
Darlene Smith (Juvenile Justice Commission) 30
Whitney Dotson (Center for Health) 15
Julie Freestone (Public Health) 15
Leon Sydney 15
Assemblyman Torlakson 20
Rev. Lewellyn Christian 15
Women's Advisory Board 30
Contractor's Alliance 25
CCC Youth Commission 15
Richmond Baptist Ministers Assn. 15
Superintendents Council (additional copies) 30
Children's Mental Health 20
Martinez Rotary 35
Interfaith Alliance 75
FACSAC 10
Economic Opportunity Council 15
Mayor's Conference 90
CCC Superintendent of Schools (for distribution to schools) 2,550
TOTAL - November 25, 1997 5.329
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Attachment 1, page 5
Contra Costa County's Children's Report Card
Requests for Response and Involvement
Contra Costa County's Children 's Report Card was created to help communities better
understand the needs of our children and to help build community commitment to
address those needs. Constituencies throughout the county, including the
Superintendents' Council, the County and City Relations Committee, Mayors
Conference, Public Managers Association, Police Chiefs Association, Youth
Commission, Contractors Alliance and Interfaith Coalition, are being asked to -
• Review and respond to the Children 's Report Card
• Discuss how the constituency can use the Children 's Report Card
• Support cross training programs as they are developed, linking law enforcement,
schools, probation, social services, health, community based organizations and
others: a) to understand the roles and responsibilities of all providers, and b) to
develop proactive, collaborative strategies
• Describe a collaborative program or service defining its impact on children and
families
• Respond to identified issues by a specified date
• Determine other action to effect positive results in the Children's Report Card
Public Managers Association (12/97 due date)
• identify the city's most critical issues, needs and priorities
• explain how the needs of children, families and special population segments are
identified
• list county programs or services utilized
• describe how initial contacts are handled, how or when follow up contacts are made
and how resource information is communicated to city personnel and the public
Action:
• Develop a format, with constituency participation, to summarize the request for
response and involvement
Attachment 1, page 6
Police Chiefs Association (3/1/98 due Aate)
• describe the disposition of contacts for family needs involving non traditional police
contacts ie. housing,jobs, health, etc.
• support the development of a regional/city resource guide for Law Enforcement
• describe community policing models which target at risk neighborhoods, youth and
families
Action:
• Develop a format, with constituency participation, to summarize the request for
response and involvement
Superintendents' Council (12/15/97 due date)
• describe parent education and family support services offered by schools and school
districts including numbers served and a contact person to link to the Children and
Families Policy Forum Winter Parenting Providers Summit
• identify school district surveys which could be of use in subsequent report cards and
interest in utilizing a uniform survey
• charge the Alternative Education/At-Risk Students Coordinating Council to: a)
conduct a needs assessment of resources and gaps related to health and juvenile
justice, b) focus on primary issues ie. school achievement and success, health, family
structure, and economic issues, and c) identify programs and services supporting
resiliency in youth ie. mentors
Action:
• Develop a,format, with constituency participation, to summarize the request for
response
Contractors Alliance (3/l/98 due date)
• determine how positive changes can be achieved in data utilized in the Children's
Report Card
• identify data collected by contractors which could be useful in future report cards
County Youth Commission(response action items)
Action:
• incorporate report card indicator topics in workshops for the 1998 Youth to Youth
Conference
generate positive change in indicators through media and community activities
during 1998s' .Increase the.Peace campaign
Attachment 1, page 7
Additional Outreach
Faith Community
• develop a countywide Sunday focused on the Children's Report Card to initiate
community collaborative programs
Action:
• Identify contact persons to faith community organizations to develop a request for
response from the faith community
Service and Community Organizations
• provide programs on the Children 's Report Card encouraging volunteerism and the
development of community-based collaborative program
Next Steps
• Compile information from the Constituency Requests for Action into a report
which summarizes a) key city and regional issues, b) model programs, c)
contact information
Attachment 1, page 8
Children's Report Card
Presentation Schedule
Date _ Ortanization Time Location -Speaker
Tues., 8/5 Board of Supervisors Martinez Hoffman
Wed., 9/3 City/County Relations Comm. WC Batchelor
Thurs., 9/4 Mayors Conference 6:30 pm Orinda DeSaulnier
Mon., 9/22 Live, Town Hall Meeting 7 pm Martinez Sups/Panel
Mon., 9/29 Business Leaders Alliance 11 am Martinez Batchelor
Wed., 10/8 Policy Forum 1 pm Martinez Batchelor
Thurs., 10/9 Public Managers 10 am W C Batchelor
Wed., 10/15 Contractors Alliance 1 pm Concord Kelley/Bouquin
Thurs., 10/16 Clayton Rotary ' 7 am Clayton Hoffman
Thurs., 10/16 Superintendents' Council 9 am P H Ovick/Kelley
Wed., 10/22 Police Chiefs Assoc. 9 am Concord Tye/Kelley
Wed., 10/22 Sub. Abuse Adv. Brd. 3:45 pm Concord Kelley
Wed., 10/22 Co. Youth Commission 6:30 pm Richmond Estrada/Kelley
Fri., 10/24 Affirm. Action Adv.Brd 9:30 am Martinez Kelley
Mon., 10/27 Mental Health Comm. 3:30 pm Concord Kelley
Wed., 10/29 Martinez Rotary Club noon Martinez Henderson/Kelle
Tues., 11/4 FACSAC 5:30 pm Martinez Kelley
Attachment 1, page 9
Thurs., 11/6 Mayors Conference 6:30 pm Antioch Kelley
Sun., 11/9 Interfaith Alliance 12:30 pm Walnut Crk Gerber
Mon., 11/17 Private Industry Council 3:30 pm Concord Kelley
Mon., 11/17 Juvenile Justice Comm. 7:30 pm Martinez Kelley
Tues., 11/18 Klout for Kids 9:30 am Orinda Kelley
Tues., 11/18 Women's Adv. Comm. 3 pm Concord Kelley
Tues., 11/18 Center for Health Adv 4:30 Richmond Kelley
Wed., 11/19 JSPAC 3 pm Martinez Kelley
Sat., 11/22 Homeless Continuum of Cr 10 am Concord Kelley
Mon., 11/24 Tobacco Prevention Coal 2 - 3:30 Martinez Kelley
Tues., 12/2 Juvenile Justice Coord. Com noon Pleasant Hill Kelley
Wed., 12/3 Child Care Task Force 5:30 pm Martinez Kelley
Tues., 12/9 Managed Care Com. 4 pm Martinez Kelley
Thurs,, 12/11 Economic Development 7 pm Kelley
Mon., 12/15 Advisory Housing Com. 6 pm (?) Concord Kelley
Tues., 1/6/98 FACT 8:30 am Martinez Kelley
Tues., 1/13 Del Valle Council PTA 10 am
Mon., 2/24 Emeryville Rotary noon Emeryville Kelley
TBD Public Environmtal Hath 9:30 am Kelley
TBD Head Start Policy Council pm Concord Kelley
Tues., TBD Pittsburg Rotary
Attachment 1, page 10
Summary of October 8, 1997 Policy Forum Meeting
Table Discussion Topic
"Stimulating Community Involvement in the Children's Report Card"
Table discussion summary groups:
Group 1 - S. Tandy, G. Omania, J. Becker, E. Templeton, M. Foran
Group 2 -M. Tye, D. Fabella, A. Becnel, E. Moses, S. Hathaway, S. Gates
Group 3 - T. Starr, G. Pasto, B. Bloom, P. Burke, A. Horton, T. VandeBrooke
Group 4 -B. Walker, E. Swenson, R. Aubry, J. Bouquin, E. Peterson
Group 5 -A. Miner, J. Durkee, K. Chiverton, D. Tucker
Group 6 -R. Martinez, C. Weinstein,M. Miller, D. Mason, R. Clarke
Group 7 • S. Hoilinan, B. Smith, G. Sandavol, F. Esrada, M. Floyd
Current efforts addressing outcomes and indicators:
Group 1:
I. Help Desk- Information and referral resource to assist employees in linking
clients with needed services. http://www.co.contra-costa. ca.us/depart/hsd/
Brochures available: 370-5012
Toll Free Number- service for child health care needs. 1-800-696-9644
Flyers and stickers available.
2. Sheriif's Dept. and local police are working with Crisis Suicide to develop a
community pocket resource directory to assist in non-traditional contacts�for
service ie. housing Contact: Lt. Ernie Templeton, Sheriffs Dept.
3. Several efforts supporting the child care component of Welfare Reform ie.
expanding the mandated local Child Care Planning Council to represent
diversity: 20%ea- providers, consumers, center based, non center based, open
Contacts: Joe Ovick, John Cullen, Scott Tandy
3. Family Preservation Support Programs are regionally based and address
economic self-sufficiency and safety issues. Contact: Steve Peavlor, SocSvcs
4. Teen Challenge Grants in West County involve West Contra Costa School
District, County Office. Of Education,Families Unidos, YMCA
Contact: Katherine Giacalone, County Office of Education
Qrou�n 2: .
1. United Way is examining priorities for funding based on report card
2. St. Vincent dePaul is reviewing existing programs and direction of volunteers
and is tying outcomes of report card to funding requests to foundation_,.
3. Assemblywoman Aroner may conduct public hearings.
Attachment 1, page 11
4. Ujima Family Recovery Services is evaluating existing programs and doing
future planning.
5. Social Services is conducting staff and colleague education.
b. Hercules Police Chief is educating officers, collaborating, and doing community
outreach to service organizations. Conducted a regional domestic violence
symposium taped by CCTV.
m 3:
1. West CC Truancy Grant Project Gemma Pasto/Alan del Simone
2. SMART (East Co. early int.) Jim Hiser, Probation
3. SHOCAP Chief Larry Shaw, Brentwood
4. Parrks & Rec directors
5. Contra Costa Council's Education TF Tomi VandeBrooke
6. Cowell Foundation Board Toni VandeBrooke
CIM b:
1. Homeless Children/Families Emergency Shelters
East/Central County Churches/non profits
2. Child health screening to homeless kids CIDP/Sue Crosby
3. Immunizations/teen pregnancy/substance abuse/pre-natal care/child abuselfoster
carelinjuries Family Support/Home Visiting Program/MaryKay Miller
4. "Youth Staying in School" Alternative Schools/local school districts
QEW 7:
1. BWA and law enforcement have on-going data for domestic violence.
2. Antioch and Concord Juvenile Crime Units focus on fust time offenders and
juvenile parolees.
Extending the "Call to Action'":
ro 2:
1. Determine "best practices/what works"and integrate into other service areas
using United Way and other funders to encourage collaboration.
2. Collect random surveys of neighborhoods throughout county, targeting specific
needs rather than regional to generate local forums for dialogue and action.
3. Involve parents and students to develop strategies and implement programs to.
improve statistics. Use youth to collect data and report back to report card
committee. Get schools to adopt an outcome and work toward improvement.
4. Use internet to advertise meetings/fm ms in community attaching.summaries to
corporate and chamber home pages. Corporation or business community could
sponsor forum on specific issue or adopt an issue to promote.
Attachment 1, page 12
Gr_ oup 3:
1. Expand media coverage
2. Contact Mt. Diablo/John Muir Foundation
3. Involve school boards, Child Care Council
4. Enlist Rossmoor service organizations - Terry Starr
ro 4:
1. Enlist Policy Forum members/staff/task forces for outreach.
2. Use ambassadors/community"gatekeepers"to generate discussion/action.
3. Engage groups in on-going action and developing a master list of volunteer
opportunities/actions.
4. Create a speakers bureau and program for volunteer delivery allowing
ambassador to speak to the indicators that"pull their chain".
Group S:
1. Establish priorities selecting focus issues.
2. Identify existing programs
3. Should there be"acceptable grades" for indicators?
Group 6:
1. Involve Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Volunteers in Probation focusing on
juvenile felony/violent crimes
2. Involve Acalanes District Parent Action Team(Beth Ferree), Mt. Diablo Safety
and Drug Free Task Force(Ken Duckert) and other school district parent action
teams and youth to address juvenile drug arrests
3. Desperately need to address high school kids ready for college"with addition of
school counseling, mentors and other support services.
4. Rally youth commissions, advisory boards, ILSP, CA Youth Connection, student
leaders to work on identified outcomes by local parks and rec.
QM 7:
I. Encourage cities to do their own report card.
2. Engage youth, youth boards, parent groups and funders.
Improving next year's Chh'dren's Report Card:
Gr u 1:
1. Law Enforcement is mandated to do things which aren't necessarily tied to
outcomes. Work with law enforcement to refine the types of indicators used and
local data collection.
2. Include contact people for the issues.
Attachment 1, page 13
Other issues discussed:
1. Using the report card: presentations need to suggest how to be involved.
2. Problematic for programs struggling to do what they're supposed to. How are
they supposed to redirect efforts?
3. Need to "get behind"some of the numbers to understand which direction the
indicators should be going ie.juvenile drug arrests
GroMp 2:
1. Re-evaluate five outcomes and educate to show how inclusive each is.
2. Refine and develop betters measures (data)
3. Show results of"call to action" - successes!
Gro 3
1. Include plea for volunteers, opportunities and phone numbers.
2. Include Hot-Line and Help Desk resource information.
1. Gather ideas for new/revised indicators from group/community discussion but be
careful not to lose.baseline measures from the first report card.
2. Include a curriculum of"25 things to do to help kids".
ou 5:
1. Improve executive summary by highlighting differences/changes.
SMW 6
1. Develop community involvement.
2. Incorporate state and local school benchmarks when developed.
3. Address changes in indicators on first page of report card and highlight programs
that are worldng.
oup 7:
1. Include an add"call XXX for a presentation".
2. Include an indicator for domestic violence.
3. Have youth determine "norm"in school for violence and motivate.kids to be
proactive (What can we do?) to succeed.
4. Measure outcomes to stimulate needs assessment and a prevention focus for
funding collaboratives.
5. Develop community focus on report card issues.
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1212 Pleasant Hill Road, Lafayette, California 94549 (510) 935-2800 • FAX(510) 932-2336
Governing BoardRECE�., e E n
Elizabeth L.Rudnick V Mme`
Board President
October 9, 1997
Elizabeth S.Graves OCT 1 41997
Board Clerk
N.W.(Bill)Jasper,Jr.
Board MemberCLE RK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CO,u-RA COSTA CO.
Margot Robb Tobias
Board Member
Fred B.Weil
Board Member Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
651 Pine Street
District Administration Martinez, CA 94553
James J.Perin,Ed.D.
Superintendent Dear Chair DeSaulnier:
Joanne Haukland,Ph.D.
Associate Superintendent On behalf of the Governing Board and staff,we wish to commend the Board of
Curriculum&Instruction
Supervisors for putting together the Contra Costa County's Children's Report
Johanna VanderMolen,Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent Card, in order to help communities better understand the needs of our students.
Human Resources
Lary D.Larson Ed.D. We are looking forward to working with you as you develop the 1998 version.
Assistant Superintendent
Business Services
Barbara Anderson Sincerely,
Director
Educational Services
James J. Perino, Ed.D.
Superintendent
JJP:as
,4e Awvt FOR YOUR IA FOWAfflON.
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Acalanes High School Campolindo High School Del Oro High School Las Lomas High School Miramonte High School
Lafayette Moraga Walnut Creek Walnut Creek Orinda
Attachment 1, page 15
CITY COUNCIL
Don Tatzin,Mayor
ZA Anne Grodin,Vice Mayor
LAFAYETTE Judy Garvens
Erling Horn
Jay Strauss
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Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Chair DeSaulnier:
Thank you for the efforts that you,your Board associates,and your staff have made on behalf
of the children of Contra Costa County and that are reflected in the first Children's Report
Card.
The Lafayette City Council has reviewed the Children's Report Card and was uniformly
impressed by its depth and scope. As a means of improving it even further,the Council
respectfully suggests that a table chronicling the incidence of cancer in children would
provide one more important glimpse into the general welfare and progress of children in the
County and might therefore fruitfully be added to a future year's edition.
Thank you for considering this request,and again,thank you for your good work Please feel
free to call me at 284-7694 if you have any questions about this matter.
Sincerely,
Don Tatzin
Mayor
cc: Lafayette City Council
Phil Batchelor, County Administrative Officer
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CONTRA COSTA Attachment 1, page 16
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October 21, 1997
Supervisor Marc DeSaulnier
Chair, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
651 Pine Street
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Supervisor DeSaulnier:
As a Contra Costa County resident and director of a human service agency here(an agency that
is an active member of the Contractors Alliance), I am writing to congratulate the county on the
August 1977 publication of the "Contra Costa County Children's Report Card." The work that
was done by the County Administrator's Office, Board of Supervisors, and the Policy Forum to
develop indicators and measure the performance of the county in achieving community outcomes
is impressive.
Of particular significance in the development of the report was the way in which input from the
nonprofit community was solicited and included. All too often,we in the nonprofit world feel as
if we're not part of the process. It's important for nonprofits to be at the same table as
government and,when appropriate,the business community. Thank you for seating us.
Everyone has a lot to do to achieve the five outcomes identified in the Report Card and improve
the lives of children here. At least we have a better sense of the challenges now, as well as a way
to measure our effectiveness. Thanks for helping us get this far.
Sincerely,
J
John Bateson
Executive Director
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PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD Attachment 1, page 17
Members:
Wilma Blackman
Doris Copperman
Art Hatchett
Mary Lou Laubscher
Marjorie Leeds
Edith Loewenstein November 26, 1997
Bessanderson McNeil
Kay McVeigh
Dorothy Oda
Jeffrey Ritterman
Mary Rocha
Nick Rodriguez The Honorable Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier
Jean Sin
Michele Thompson Chair, Family & Human Services Committee
Rev.Curtis A.Timmons 651 Pine Street, 10th floor
Chairs: Martinez, CA 94553
Michele Thompson
Thomas Zimmerman
Dear Supervisor DeSaulnier,
Ex-Officio Members:
Joseph Hafey
The Public and Environmental Health AdvisoryBoard PEHAB would
George Kaaplanplan
Carolyn Robinson like to congratulate the Family and Human Services Committee and the
Tracey Rattray Children and Families Policy Forum on the creation and distribution of the
Executive Assistant to the Children's Report Card. We strongly support your effort to set
Public&Environmental Health
Advisory Board benchmarks to measure conditions for children in Contra Costa County
and to assess areas where we need to increase our focus.
PEHAB is a 19 member board established by the Contra Costa County
Board of Supervisors in 1986 to advise the Health Services Department on
community health needs and priorities. PEHAB's mission is to anticipate
emerging health issues, focus public health interventions in communities
with the greatest need, and advocate for policies, services and prevention
programs that will improve the community's health.
The Board's current priorities are chronic disease prevention,
environmental health issues, and managed care, particularly as it impacts
Medi-Cal recipients. PEHAB recently had a retreat and is developing a
strategic plan to address these priorities over the next two years, with
attention to children's needs as they are affected by each of these issues.
A sub-committee of PEHAB has formed to respond to the Children and
Families Policy Forum's request for feedback on the Children's Report
Card. They have reviewed the document and offer the following
suggestions to increase the breadth of the Report Card and make it
perhaps even more useful to health professionals and members of the
Contra Costa County community.
Break down county-wide data by regions so that pockets of poverty
and poor conditions are not masked by overall higli ratings for
some indicators.
Contra Costa County
Health Services Department
597 Center Ave.,Suite 200
Martinez,CA 94553
(510)313-6835
FAX:(510)313-6721
Attachment 1, page 18
Ensure that the statistics in the Report Card are accurate and that
sound statistical methods are used.
Develop indicators which reflect strengths in conditions and
services for children.
Develop an indicator to measure availability and access to
childcare, particularly in areas where there are high rates of
families with government assistance.
Develop an indicator to measure availability and access to
counseling and other mental health services for children and
adolescents.
- Develop a more accurate indicator of homelessness among
children.
- Ask consumers and community members for their view of
important indicators of children's health and well-being and
include these indicators in the Report Card.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Children's Report Card.
PEHAB looks forward to working together with the Children and Families
Policy Forum toward a common goal of improving the health and well
being of children and families in Contra Costa.
Sincerely,
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Michele Thompson, co-chair
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Thomas Zimmerman, co-chair
cc: Caroline Kelley, staff, Children and Families Policy Forum
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