HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-02-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - CHARACTER COUNTS PROGRAM (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
NEW BUSINESS
City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: ele_ Maw n
DATE: February 13, 2001 Ad
SUBJECT: EXPANSION OF THE CHARACTER COUNTS(sm PROGRAM IN 2001,
"THE YEAR OF CHARACTER," IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize $52,000 to be transferred from City Council Contingency account #1240-7401 to
account #7455-8110 for the hiring of a nationally certified Character Education Trainer.
Authorize City Manager, or his designee, to execute all documents thereto, subject to City
Attorney's approval.
BACK_ GROUND
CHARACTER COUNTS! is the nation's most widely used character education program. In
1987, Michael Josephson founded the Josephson Institute of Ethicsand laun
CHARACTER COUNTS! Program based on six core ethical valuesched the
: trustworthiness,
responsibility, respect, fairness, caring, and citizenship.
In November 1995, the City of Santa Clarita adopted a resolution supportingC
COUNTS! and joined the national CHARACTER CO CHARACTER
Pre-schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, COUNTS!
Coalition.
and oththe ery youth -based
basedprograms throughout the Valley have adopted the program. The City's
membership of 50, which includes business professionals, school administ ators,teachers,aand
active community members.
The proposal is to expand the program in the year 2001, "The Year of Character," to increase
membership and participation of the City's coalition, and improve awareness of the
significance to the citizens of the City. The
businesses, faith o expansion would include outreach to schools,
organizations to rganizations, youth sports representatives, City staff, and other community
CHARACTER COUNTS! education and training on how to promote the values of the
UNTS. program.
This expansion will benefit the community by providing a heightened consciousness of the
importance of ethics and values and giving them tools to demonstrate these values on a daily
basis. Community participation in a program such as this will aid in preserving the excellent
quality of life in the City of Santa Clarita.
Agenda Item: ��
This Proposal includes hiring a nationally certified trainer to aid us in accomplishing this goal,
The proposed trainer, Diane Ball, has over 25 years of experience as an educator at the
elementary level. Diane has been a teacher, a member of leadership teams, and a workshop
facilitator in the public school system in Los Angeles, Saugus,
State. In recent years she has devoted herself to the stuand implementation of character
education yon rY> and New York
participating in training in both Ohio and California. She is a certified
CHARACTER COUNTS. trainer and a graduate of "Ethics in the Workplace," a Josephson
Institute of Ethics training program. Diane has worked with the Josephson Institute of Ethics
both as an employee and a volunteer. Ms. Ball holds a BA from Lake Erie College and a
Masters Degree (MST) in teaching from Fordham University.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL—ACT
000 for
ed &Om Council Contingency
#7455-8110 trainer This actio leavesta balance of $1,187,356 n Cita Count l Contingency
to account
Y until Contingency Fund.
ATTACHMENTS--
Scope of Work and Schedule — Attachment A.
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Attachment A
CHARACTER COUNTS!„
SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE
SCOPE OF WORK
Consultant will lead and coordinate the Character Counts! program in the City and will be responsible
for the following functions;
• Create an awareness of and ways of developing an environment within the City, where it is safe to be
of good character, and where the community vocally supports and rewards good behavior.
• Train a variety of personnel in the
Clarita. objectives and development of character within the City of Santa
• Recruit, develop, and facilitate the Character Counts! Coalition.tional, business, potic s
• Develop an Outreach program, interfacing with the educaorfs
communities with the purpose of developing an awareness ti a common lar guage of character.
• Develop and facilitate special events highlighting Character Counts! p , and faith
Organizations (date to be
determined)
Outreach
1. Newsletter for Coalition
2• Meetings for Coalition
Members
3. Presentations for Business
Members
4• Presentations for School
Officials and PTA/PTO
Members
b. Presentations for Faith
Organization
Re resentatives
6. Distribution of nomination
form for special people of
Character
7• Distribution of pledge a
forms to increase coalition
involvement and
membershib 15%
S. Youth Sports
Organizations (date to be
determined)
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