Hawthorne Press Tribune The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - October 6, 2016 Chevrolet Treats Two Children from California to Manchester United Match As part of its mission to inspire fans of all ages to make the most of life’s possibilities through football, Chevrolet, for the third year in a row, hosted children from around the world – including two from California – in Manchester, England, as mascots for Manchester United’s match vs. Leicester City. Chevrolet Mascots Qassim and Ruqaya, 8-year-old twin siblings, met with Manchester United players and the Club manager, played with Club legends, took part in Manchester United’s Soccer School and toured the Club’s stadium, Old Trafford in the days ahead of the match. Chevrolet selected these special children because they embody the spirit of play and have embraced football in a way that has changed their lives. Photo provided by Chevrolet Friends of the Torrance Library Makes Donation for Continued Training Services By Cristian Vasquez continued successful student performance Members of the Hawthorne School Board through a collaborative relationship among approved and ratified a contract with Richstone HSD, RICHSTONE and HSD school sites.” Family Center during its Sept. 28 board The Richstone Family Center, which meeting. The contract, in effect from July was incorporated as a nonprofit social 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, will supersede services agency in 1974, is committed to any contract between the Hawthorne School the prevention and treatment of child abuse District and Richstone Family Center. and trauma though the strengthening and The contract will allow for Richstone educating of families. Part of the approach Family Center to provide the staff necessary to meeting those goals is decreasing violence to operate the Academic Lifelong Learning within the family, school in the community. (ALL) After School Program, at a price not to surpass $1,225,000 for the year. “The A.L.L. Program is designed to help students increase their academic achievement, provide a safe and supportive place after school, as well as have fun with friends and caring adults while developing social relationships and engaging in enriching activities,” states the HSD website. ALL is an exclusive afterschool program based on a partnership between the Hawthorne School District and Richstone that provides a safe and supportive learning environment for students in K-8th grades. Through disguised learning, enrichment activities and homework help, ALL works with students in district’s seven elementary schools and three middle schools. “The intent of this contract is to ensure the safety of children; alignment with school curriculum successful operation following established policies and procedures; string financial operations, communication between RICHSTONE and HSD; protection of school facilities, and coordination of schedules,” states the supporting documents attached to the board agenda. “It is also intended to ensure By 1980 Richstone was acknowledged as a neighborhood family center by the Los Angeles County Inter-agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. “Since that time, Richstone has expanded its staff from six to more than 135, increased the number of programs offered; expanded the area of service from Hawthorne to include the southwest corner of Los Angeles County and the Greater South Bay; increased the number of sites offering services to include six school districts, opened a Transitional Living facility and a satellite office in Torrance,” states the Richstone website. The contract between the district and Richstone detail responsibilities from both parties including safety obligations, which require the district to provide emergency procedure and evacuation plans for all school sites to Richstone. It will then become the obligation of the nonprofit to ensure that its staff read and understand the procedures. “Principals shall supply critical incident information (safety, security, illegal actions/ behaviors, parent complaints, etc.) that may impact the site program or Richstone staff as soon as possible to their respective Site Coordinators,” state the supporting documents attached to the board agenda. “Coordinators and/or designated Richstone staff will notify principals of any critical after-school incident.” Also detailed in the contract are the school alignment obligations of both parties, which refers to the creation of a recruitment plan in order to guarantee that the program meet the needs of the school and grant guidelines. “HSD Program Director, RICHSTONE Site Coordinators, and, if funding is available, Teacher Liaisons shall coordinate the needs of all students based on an agreed-upon criteria so that the program will best address the needs and skills of participating students,” states the contract. “Periodic pre-determined benchmarks will be utilized to establish if after school goals are meeting the needs of participating students, such as improvement in behavior, academic achievement, and regular program attendance.” Details regarding operation, staff, communication, school facilities, program coordination, snack program, finance and administrative records, budget contingency, audit and inspection of records, assignments or transfers, indemnification, reporting requirements, disputes, insurance and other legal formalities are fully outlined throughout the remainder of the contract. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................5 Classifieds............................3 Food.......................................8 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................4, 6-7 Police Reports.....................3 Seniors..................................4 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Partly Cloudy 83˚/64˚ Saturday Sunny 80˚/65˚ Sunday Mostly Sunny 78˚/64˚ “Through disguised learning, enrichment activities and homework help, ALL works with students in district’s seven elementary schools and three middle schools.”
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