REMARKS
Council member acknowledges parent's concerns and discusses challenges in Summer Rising program
3:48:46
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Council Member Althea V. Stevens thanks the parent for testifying and acknowledges the importance of hearing from parents about their experiences with the Summer Rising program. She addresses the issues raised, including inequities between CBOs, challenges with scheduling flexibility, and difficulties in planning field trips.
- Recognizes the value of parent testimony in highlighting program issues
- Discusses the impact of limited flexibility on program activities like field trips
- Acknowledges the competition for booking trips and the need for early planning
Althea V. Stevens
3:48:46
Well, thank you for coming.
3:48:47
And I I really appreciate you taking the time, especially I don't think we had any parents testify, which I think is extremely important to talk about the experiences and just even the the highlight of, like, inequity sometimes within the CBOs right because it is true, although they have different they get paid the same for contracting.
3:49:08
But with staffing and all the other things that come with this, sometimes it can't happen.
3:49:13
And because even with the flex not having flexibility with the schedule, that also hinders being able to go on trips because you only have Fridays.
3:49:20
Right?
3:49:20
And so that also puts a lot of competition because I remember when I used to do camp, we had to start planning our trips in January.
3:49:27
Otherwise, everything is booked up by, like, March.
