• Dedicated bilingual personnel that speaks the top five languages in the District: Spanish, Somali, Nepali, French, Arabic
• Provide over the phone language support to CCS personnel district-wide and non-English-speaking parents/guardians of CCS students
• Interpreters provided for parent meetings and district events 
• Document translations of district-wide communication

181/182 Positions Filled

67/85 positions filled. CCSDAS request 8289 created 18 additional positions. 

• 29 of the 30 positions have been filled.

Plus enough Building Substitute positions to cover long-term vacancies.

• 56/56 Building Substitute positions have been filled. 

• 68 Custodians – funding change from ESSER to General fund. Most positions were filled by substitutes, ESSER floaters and 20 external new hires.
• The 68 custodians that came over from ESSER, has allowed custodial services to place a midday shift (11 a.m.-7:15 p.m.) in all middle schools and high schools.
• The midday shift has added an additional 40 labor hours per week to all high schools and middle schools. Thus, allowing custodial services to operate more efficiently at the building level which directly impacts the level of customer care and productivity.
• In addition, it has allowed more flexibility in scheduling training and professional development. Adding of the additional FTE’s has been great for department morale.

• 10 Attendance Program Specialists – 10/10 filled

• Broken down by 5 Regional Family Engagement Specialist and One Regional Community Engagement Specialist to offer greater service to District families and residents

Five Vulnerable Youth Liaisons include:

1. Region I, Project Connect Advocate: Continuing to provide essential support in removing both academic and non-academic barriers for students.
2. Liaison for Foster Care: Staff member is thriving in their role, and feedback from stakeholders has been overwhelmingly positive.
3. Liaison for Project Connect has recently completed additional training to enhance support for vulnerable youth further.
4. Academic Transitional Support Specialist (Foster Care and Justice-Involved): Actively involved in outreach initiatives aimed at connecting with at-risk students and has implemented new tools to facilitate their academic success.
5. Liaison for Justice-Involved: He is making great strides in implementing innovative strategies to boost stakeholder engagement while fostering community partnerships.
6. Academic Transitional Support Specialist (Project Connect): Recently initiated a student support group at CGA focused on youth empowerment and peer support, as well as providing assistance to remove academic and non-academic barriers.

While the Board initially promised five positions, we successfully requested and secured a sixth, thereby enhancing our capacity to support vulnerable students and families in the district. 

• 6 new classrooms added at the beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year, resulting in almost 100 additional seats for students - totaling over 2,000 Pre-Kindergarten students.
• 2,000 students in 130 classrooms at 65 school sites.
• The Early Childhood Education Department hosted their annual Pre-K Kick-Off Event for families in September, which welcomed over 200 families from across the District.