Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 3/26/2012 - 6:45 PM
Category: Consent Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: 9.15 (Item #17) Memorandum of Understanding between Mt. Diablo Unified and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Policy:
Enclosure MDHS-Food Bank Pantry MOU
File Attachment:
Mt. Diablo High School Pantry MOU.pdf
Summary: Staff requests approval to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Mt. Diablo High School and The Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano in order to pilot an on-site school pantry that will provide food packages to children in need or in certain situations that put them at risk of hunger. This program will be provided at no cost to the school or the youth it serves. The Food Bank will deliver an assortment of donated, nutritious food items selected by the Food Bank to Mt. Diablo High School and Mt. Diablo High School will provide secured storage space for the food. Mt. Diablo High School will follow standard food storage practices and the food will be given to any student that states they are in need of food assistance. Food Bank staff will be available to provide technical assistance to aid in outreach, administration, and logistics for the pantry and the school will form a pantry committee of 3-5 people, so that the pantry operates in an open manner and is not an undue burden on one staff member. Mt. Diablo High School will assist the Food Bank in evaluating this pilot which may include brief customer satisfaction surveys, brief written descriptions of sample situations resulting in the use of the pantry, and/or an evaluation meeting before the end of the school year.
Funding: Resources provided by the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
Fiscal Impact The MOU is for the 2011-12 school year. There is no unrestricted general fund contribution requirement. Funding from the After School Education & Safety (ASES) grant will support these services. Program code 3871.
Recommendation: Approve MOU as presented.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Stephanie Roberts - Director of Development
Signed By:
Ali Medina - None
Signed By:
Rose Lock - Assistant Superintendent of Middle
Signed By:
Greg Rolen, Esq. - General Counsel
Signed By:
Steven Lawrence - Superintendent