HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 06211994 - 94-328 1 . 0
1N THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter Supporting the NAACP )
Proposal to Implement the "Educational }
Achievement of African American )
Males" in Five WCCUSD Schools )
} Resolution No, 94/ 328
WHEREAS, the NAACP-Richmond Branch established an Education
Coalition Advisory Board to assess and monitor the academic performance of all
AL-icaii Amwivtut students Liu the West Contra Costa Unified School District; and
WHEREAS, the results of the Local Needs Assessment validated the poor
academic performance of African American Males and the need for coordinated
social services; and
WHEREAS, the NAACP Education Coalition is charged with the
responsibility of developing in cooperation with WCCUSD a prq}ect designed to
improve the educational and cultural enrichment of African American males in
five targeted schools (Coronado, Nystrom, Stege, Portola, and Kennedy); and
WHEREAS, the NAACP-Richmond Branch is committed to this
collaborative effort to begin immediately to improve the local school experiences
of African American males by implementing this elemental project to coordinate
all available educational and social services at the five targeted schools:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County supports the NAACP's proposal to implement the
"Educational Achievement Project for African American Males"in the WCCUSD
targeted schools.
Introduced by Passed and adopted by unanimous votes of those
Tom Powers, Supervisors present on June 21, 1994,
First District Supervisor
and Chairman of the Board
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.
By: CA-A
Deputy Clerk