Whereas  the  parties  here  present  agree  that  collaborative  endeavors  assist  a  Community  in  creating  a  college  ready  culture,  and  

Whereas  the  parties  to  this  agreement  support  such  a  positive  endeavor  for  the    City  of  El  Monte  and  its  neighboring  communities  

We,  the  undersigned,  do  agree  to  work  towards  the  following  conditions  in  the    City  of  El  Monte  and  it’s  neighboring  communities  

 Our public schools will become a seamless educational pipeline to college. Our students will be mentored towards having well-defined academic and career goals. We will ensure that college becomes an affordable and thus realistic choice for El Monte families. We will encourage parents to become active participants in their children’s education. All parties will work together to create feasible intervention methods that address the academic, health, language, behavior, and any other permeating issues of the El Monte and neighboring communities. All educators, parents, and students will expect El Monte students to be able to attend and succeed in college. In order to meet the conditions stated above all undersigned parties will agree to commit to the following El Monte Promise Foundation will

• Implement and administrate the Scholar Savings Program for all eligible students in the El Monte School Districts.

• Serve as a backbone organization by convening stakeholders to mobilize resources for the educational benefit of El Monte students and sustainability of the Scholar Savings Program

• Coordinate data sharing system to effectively monitor the progress and effectiveness of all Promise Foundation Program initiatives.

• Incubate promising projects to ensure a college-ready culture in the El Monte Community El Monte Elementary School Districts: Mountain View School District and El Monte City School District will

• Support Participating schools and work in collaboration with EMPF staff to coordinate any and all necessary events and resources for outreach and enrollment in the Scholar Savings program

• Provide information to all students and their families regarding services and resources to prepare students for college and careers.

• Encourage students to explore college and career options. • Participate in the Data Sharing collaborative as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding

between the participating school district and the El Monte Promise Foundation. • Provide Teachers to support the creation and implementation of the Financial Literacy Curriculum.

El Monte Union High School District

• Support Participating schools in working collaboratively with EMPF staff to coordinate any and all necessary resources to ensure students are in compliance with the Scholar Savings program requirements.

• Provide information to all students and their families regarding services and resources to prepare students for college and careers.

• Encourage students to explore college and career options. • Provide knowledge and encouragement for students to graduate from high school by relegating all

necessary graduation requirements to finish high school in California.

 

 

• Participate in the Data Sharing collaborative as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding between the participating school district and the El Monte Promise Foundation.

• Provide Teachers to support the creation and implementation of the Financial Literacy Curriculum Rio Hondo Community College will

• Offer all El Monte Union High School Districts graduates a one-time priority registration. • Provide outreach personnel and material to help students learn more about college opportunities; and • Provide El Monte Union High School Students who matriculate to Rio Hondo Community College

with information and assistance to meet the community college transfer requirements for transfer into a four-year college.

The City of El Monte will

• Provide any necessary support in the implementation of all El Monte Promise Foundation Programs and initiatives.

• Publicly promote and support any and all El Monte Promise Foundation efforts.  

This Agreement signed this date March 28, 2014

 

_________________________________    

Andre  Quintero  Mayor  

City  of  El  Monte    

 

_________________________________    

Norma  E.  Garcia    Board  President    

El  Monte  Promise  Foundation    

_________________________________    

Teresa  Dreyfuss    Superintendent/  President  

Rio  Hondo  College    

 

_________________________________    

Nick  Salerno  Superintendent  

El  Monte  Union  High  School  District  

 

_________________________________    

Maribel  Garcia    Superintendent  

El  Monte  City  School  District    

 

_________________________________    Lillian  Maldonado-­‐French  

Superintendent  Mountain  View  School  District