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City Manager's Office
SUBJECT:
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Contract with Tomorrow’s Talent for Fontana Mayor’s Education Coalition
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Authorize City Manager to Execute Contract with Tomorrow’s Talent on behalf of the Fontana Mayor’s Education Coalition
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COUNCIL GOALS:
• Promote economic development by concentrating on job creation.
• Increase citizen involvement by Developing future leaders.
DISCUSSION:
In 2018, the City of Fontana established the Fontana Mayor’s Education Coalition to develop a skilled workforce pipeline. The Coalition is an intentional partnership of stakeholders from education, business, and the community committed to creating fulfilling career opportunities for local students.
Over its six-year history, the Coalition has created unique career-pathway initiatives designed to inspire and engage high school students throughout the City around the college, career, and trade opportunities in front of them.
The FY24-25 series will focus on skill development, rather than focusing on specific industries. In partnership with Tomorrow’s Talent, the coalition will design hands-on business experiences that will expose high school students to a variety of skills that can be applied to different occupations. These business experiences are called Pathfinder Days.
The primary objective of Pathfinder Day is to provide students with immersive micro-internship experiences at local employers' worksites, offering them a glimpse into the real-world environment and practices of various industries.
Detailed Activities include:
• Provide Real-World Experiences: Offer students immersive micro-internship experiences with local employers to gain firsthand exposure to various industries' real-world environments and practices.
• Facilitate Career Exploration: Enable students to explore different career pathways by participating in hands-on activities and engaging with professionals in their field of interest.
• Reinforce Learning: Incorporate reflection exercises to encourage students to analyze and synthesize their experiences, reinforcing the knowledge gained during the Pathfinder's Day.
• Simplify Logistics: Coordinate with local employers to prepare and organize micro-internship experiences, ensuring seamless logistics and ease of participation for educators and students.
Contract Term: 12 months
Contract Expense: $10,378.00
FISCAL IMPACT:
At first quarter a request will be done to request and appropriate $10,378 from Community Foundation to Mayor’s Education Coalition 29910200-8130 to fulfill the expense of the contract.
MOTION:
Staff Recommends Approval of the contract and funds request.