Board raises Catholic Charities after-school contract to $2.9 million

What happened

On March 12, the Board approved an amendment increasing its service agreement with Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County from $2,311,402.48 to $2,946,760.60 for additional staffing and services under the district's Extended School Year Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, covering August 2025 through July 2026.

Why it matters to families

This is a roughly $635,000 increase in what the district pays an outside nonprofit to help run its after-school and expanded-learning programs, and it passed over one trustee's no vote and another's abstention.

The evidence

The manually reviewed Simbli minutes for the March 12, 2026 regular session record the amended contract total, its ELO-P scope and dates, and a vote of 3 yes, 1 no, and 1 abstention after the item was pulled from the consent calendar for discussion.

The source