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Parents raise concerns after district selects new after‑school provider in RFP process

5450596 · July 10, 2025
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Summary

Board members heard questions from parents about a recent RFP that replaced the district's longtime after‑school contractor; district staff said the selection followed a competitive procurement and reference checks and said communication to families will be improved.

Several parents raised concerns at Wednesday's meeting after the district chose a new provider for after‑school care through a competitive request‑for‑proposals process.

Parents asked why Champions — the district's previous provider for many years — would be replaced without earlier notice and whether existing staff would have opportunities to work for the new contractor. District staff said multiple firms responded to the RFP and that committee scoring, reference checks and pricing led to the selection of the new vendor (identified in the meeting as AltaVest/Alphabet in discussion). The district said AltaVest provided positive reference checks and could supply summer programming as well.

Pat (district operations) described the procurement steps: an RFP was issued, proposals were scored by a committee, references were checked and the committee recommended the top scoring vendor. The district acknowledged some families felt the change happened quickly and said communications explaining the procurement and transition plan would be improved.

Board members requested clearer communications for families and suggested the district survey families after the first year of the contract to measure satisfaction. Trustees also asked whether the new provider would be able to hire existing Champions staff; district staff said that hiring would be handled by the vendor under standard employment practices and that the district's role is procurement and oversight.

There was no formal board action on the procurement at the meeting. District staff said they would follow up with communications to families and provide additional details about the transition plan and vendor oversight.