Five Keys Schools And Programs

LIKE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COVID PREVENTION PROTOCOLS AFFECTED FIVE KEYS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS'CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY JAIL. THE SAN FRANCISCO SHERIFFS OFFICE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE THE EDUCATION AND PROGRAM CORRIDOR,A SECTION IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY JAIL #3 THAT HOUSES TEN CLASSROOMS, WHICH FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS HAS SERVED AS HOME TO FIVE KEYS CHARTER SCHOOL. AT THE SAME TIME, SAN FRANCISCO GREATLY EXPANDED THE USE OF PRETRIAL RELEASE, LIMITING THE POOL OF PROSPECTIVE IN-CUSTODY STUDENTS. FIVE KEYS CURRENT OPERATIONS IN THE JAILS HAVE ALSO BEEN LIMITED RECENTLY BY A SHORTAGE OF SWORN STAFF (DEPUTIES), NEEDED TO MOVE STUDENTS BETWEEN HOUSING UNITS AND CLASSROOMS. FIVE KEYS CURRENT PROCESS IS TO ENROLL STUDENTS IN INDEPENDENT STUDIES AND HAVE THEM WORK IN THEIR HOUSING UNITS UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND TUTELAGE OF A FIVE KEYS TEACHER, SEVERELY LIMITING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FIVE KEYS CAN ENROLL. INDEPENDENT STUDIES ARE INELIGIBLE FOR MANDATORY PELL REINSTATEMENT. THERE IS NO FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER ASSIGNED TO COLLEGE-READINESS, NOR A PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR CLASSROOMS. UNDER THIS PROPOSAL FIVE KEYS WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE ITS CUSTODY-BASED AND POST-RELEASE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, TO INCLUDE COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAMMING AND THE REOPENING OF FIVE KEYS CUSTODY-BASED CLASSROOMS (THE EDUCATION AND PROGRAM CORRIDOR), TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, STANDARDS-BASED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO AN ADDITIONAL 150 STUDENTS AND COLLEGE-READINESS AND CITY COLLEGE CLASSES TO AN ADDITIONAL 100 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. FIVE KEYS WILL ALSO LAUNCH A MANDATORY PELL REINSTATEMENT PROGRAMTHAT WILL EXPAND THE ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY TO FURTHER IDENTIFY AND ASSIST PELL-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS SO THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE PERSON WHO IS IN CUSTODY WILL HAVE BEGUN THE APPLICATION PROCESS, COMPLETING, OR AT LEAST MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE COMPLETIONTHEIR FAFSA APPLICATION AND MANDATORY PELL REINSTATEMENT. FIVE KEYS OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) ESTABLISH A PATHWAYFROM CUSTODY TO COLLEGE; 2) ASSIST STUDENTS TO TRANSFORM THEIR IDENTITIES FROM CRIMINAL-JUSTICE INVOLVED TO COLLEGE AND CAREER-ORIENTED; AND, 3) ENSURE THAT INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS ACCESS THE SUPPORT THAT IS EARMARKED FOR THEM THROUGH MANDATORY PELL REINSTATEMENT. FIVE KEYS DELIVERABLES ARE TO RE-OPEN THE EDUCATIONS AND PROGRAM CORRIDOR, WHICH WILL ENABLE FIVE KEYS TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 150 PARTICIPANTS, AND FOR CCSF FACULTY TO PROVIDE CLASSES 3 DAYS A WEEK. FIVE KEYS WILL LAUNCH A MANDATORY PELL REINSTATEMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL ASSIST STUDENTS TO COMPLETE APPLICATIONS FOR FAFSA ANDMANDATORY PELL REINSTATEMENT BEFORE THEY LEAVE CUSTODY.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE GOAL OFCULTIVATE!: LAUNCHING AND SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS, SPANISH-SPEAKING AND UNDERSERVED BEGINNING FARMERSIS TO PROVIDE A PATHWAY FOR BEGINNING FARMERS, WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED INDIGENOUS, SPANISH-SPEAKING HISPANIC, AND OTHER FARMERS TO LEARN EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES, GAIN ACCESS TO LAND FOR THEIR FARMS, DEVELOP VIABLE BUSINESS PLANS, LINK TO MARKETS TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS, AND LAUNCH COMMERCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE SMALL FARMS THAT PROVIDE FOR IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. OUTCOMES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE: AT LEAST 18 NEW FARMS FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING FARMERS, AND A COMMUNITY FARM OR FARM NETWORK FOR INDIGENOUS FARMERS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY WITHIN THEIR TRIBE.THE PROGRAMPROVIDES SKILL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS 9 CORE AGRICULTURAL DOMAINS INCLUDING: SAFE & SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, SOIL SCIENCE & COMPOSTING, ECOLOGICAL HORTICULTURE, IRRIGATION, INTEGRATED PEST & PATHOGEN MANAGEMENT, REGENERATIVE ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, SEASON EXTENSION PRACTICES, PRINCIPLES OF DIRECT MARKETING AND SMALL FARM BUSINESS PLANNING, AND EMPHASIZES 7 TENETS OF SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE INCLUDING PRACTICES THAT FOCUS ON: ORGANIC/REGENERATIVE; DIVERSIFIED; DIRECT-MARKETED; INCORPORATION OF ANIMALS; MINIMAL MECHANIZATION; SOIL-BASED; AMID URBAN DEVELOPMENT.THE CULTIVATE!PROJECT, BASED EAST OF LOS ANGELES, IS FOUNDED ON A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FIVE KEYS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS' ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURAL TRAINING CULTURAL CENTER (EAT!), WHICH HAS RUN THREE APPRENTICESHIP COHORTS (EACH ONE IS 900 HOURS OVER 10 MONTHS), TUITION-FREE, FOR BEGINNING FARMERS; THE SHIISHONGNA TONGVA NATION CORONA BAND OF GABRIELENO INDIANS, WHICH ADDRESSES FOOD INSECURITY BY CULTIVATING TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PLANTS; GAYTAN FAMILY FARMS, A SUCCESSFUL HISPANIC FAMILY FARM THAT WILL SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION AND PRACTICAL MODEL TO HISPANIC BEGINNING FARMERS; THE CITY OF NORCO, WHICH IS PROVIDING LAND AND CLASSROOM SPACE FOR THE PROJECT, WAIVING FEES FOR A FARMERS' MARKET AND MORE; AND A COLLABORATOR, THE RIVERSIDE FOOD SYSTEMS ALLIANCE.THESHIISHONGNA TONGVA NATION CORONA BAND OF GABRIELENO INDIANSHAS ABOUT 500 ENROLLED MEMBERS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 500 PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS SHIISHONGNA TONGVA. TRIBAL LEADERS SAY FOOD INSECURITY IS COMMON AMONG THEIR MEMBERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE LOWER INCOME, AND THAT THEIR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO CULTIVATE FOOD SOURCES AND MEDICINAL HERBS THAT WERE TRADITIONALLY GATHERED BY INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIANS FOR BOTH PHYSICAL, COMMUNITY AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH.

FIVE KEYS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS HAS DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURALPRACTICE AT ITS ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE TRAINING (EAT) CULTURAL CENTERWHICH COMBINES A UNIQUE SET OF STRATEGIES TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO THENEEDS OF THE INCREASINGLY URBANIZED AGRICULTURAL REGIONS EAST OF LOSANGELES.