Redlands schools delay YMCA after-school vote, push first review to March

Community Forward Redlands: The board held its vote Tuesday on a YMCA of the East Valley agreement worth $905,950 in year one and $2.79 million over three years, funded through the state ASES and ELOP programs, covering Cope Middle, Kingsbury Elementary, McKinley Elementary, and Moore Middle. Superintendent Juan Cabral said the district first planned to consolidate under one provider and picked the Boys & Girls Club for stronger programming, then changed course after the YMCA asked to make its case. The fight was over timing: the original deal set a first review by Dec. 17, which several trustees said gave too little time to judge a program facing new staffing and operational changes. Board member Ayala Quintero pushed a one-year deal with an option to extend through the full three years, and the board directed staff to move the first formal evaluation to March. The revised contract returns June 23 for a final vote.