Program Lead - Counties Against Recidivism Grant

Job Summary

The El Dorado County Office of Education received a grant from the Board of State and Community Corrections' Proposition 47 fund to reduce recidivism in justice-involved juveniles in California. The Program Lead serves as the primary facilitator between EDCOE and the grant partners. It will involve regular communication and collaboration with partners and researchers; data collection; budget and invoice monitoring; and reporting the grant's progress to the BSCC. This position will report to the Assistant Superintendent of Charter Alternative Programs.

The grant is a three-year grant, and the County will partner with Air Tutors, United Way of San Joaquin County, and probation departments in El Dorado County and across the state. The program will start in El Dorado County with a small number of students. Once the processes and agreements are in place, EDCOE will partner with other county probation departments and county offices of education to offer the program in their counties. Air Tutors will provide diversion programming through high-dosage tutoring to increase age-based proficiencies in literacy, reading, and mathematics, thereby reducing recidivism rates. …