Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
289844397
label
[CSBA [California School Boards Association] [loose]
core
doc
dtoType
document
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
289844397
contentType
document
title
[CSBA [California School Boards Association] [loose]
citationUrl
collections
Records of the Office of National Service (Clinton Administration)
Jim Kreidler's Files
imageCount
1
hasImages
yes
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
naId
289844397
levelOfDescription
fileUnit
otherTitles
287311032-20130661F-Seg2-015-024-2023
recordType
description
ocrSource
nara-archive
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
document
mediaId
3b8f4c646a599924
ocrText
FOIA Number: 2013-0661-F (2)
FOIA
MARKER
This is not a textual record. This is used as an
administrative marker by the William J. Clinton
Presidential Library Staff.
Collection/Record Group:
Clinton Presidential Records
Subgroup/Office of Origin:
National Service
Series/Staff Member:
Jim Kreidler
Subseries:
OA/ID Number:
1283
FolderID:
Folder Title:
[CSBA [California School Boards Association] [loose]
Stack:
Row:
Section:
Shelf:
Position:
S
66
2
4
3
DATA
CSBA
CSAC
CALIFORNIA STATE
LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
BOARDS ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
CALIFORNIA CITIES
March 10, 1993
The Honorable Bill Clinton
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
As you know, the nation's fiscal crisis has severely hindered the provision of
needed services, including valuable services to children and families. This is
particularly devastating since conditions of children and families continue to
deteriorate. The California School Boards Association, California State
Association of Counties, and League of California Cities are alarmed by the rates
of poverty, crime, drug use, child abuse, and other indicators of social and
economic hardship in our state. We are deeply concerned about the lack of well-
being of our children and the impact this will have on their ability to serve as the
leaders of tomorrow.
It is clear that our current service delivery systems will not be able to provide an
adequate level of services unless significant changes are made in the structure of
those systems at all levels, including the federal level. The current system of
categorized, fragmented services among the federal government, state
governments, counties, cities, schools, and community organizations is too costly
and cannot adequately meet the demand for services.
We believe that improved coordination of children's services is needed now more
than ever to reduce fragmentation of services, fill gaps in services, and reduce
duplication of services. It was this belief that guided our creation of a Joint Task
Force on Youth Policy and our solicitation of input through twelve regional
Children's Summits, for which Governor Pete Wilson served as honorary chair.
The summits yielded helpful input from locally elected officials in schools,
counties, and cities; their staff; representatives from community-based
organizations; and community and business leaders. Input from the summits,
particularly relating to existing barriers to coordination and potential solutions,
formed the basis of the enclosed report, Cutting Through the Red Tape: Meeting
the Needs of California's Children.
The report recognizes that coordination must ultimately be a local and state effort and gives
some guidelines to encourage the development of local and state plans for coordinated
services. However, federal leadership and involvement are also critical.
First and foremost, we urge our federal leaders to develop a comprehensive national policy
on children and youth. This policy should set forth priorities for services to children and
families, guidelines to govern the allocation of resources, and recommendations for federal,
state, and local responsibilities for working in partnership at all levels to ensure effective
family-centered, preventive, integrated services. It must resolve to tackle teen-age
pregnancy, dropouts, drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, and illiteracy by recognizing that such
problems do not stand alone but are interrelated.
In addition, children and families must be a top priority in the federal budget. While we
recognize the realities of today's economy, we believe that adequate funding of services for
children and families, which are preventative in nature, will result in future savings in terms
of higher productivity and reduced social costs. A strong pro-children budget would not
only make a bold statement at the federal level but would set an example for immediate and
similar action at the state level. Furthermore, we need a reexamination of the federal
funding scheme; its restrictive nature has been identified as a major barrier to effective
coordination.
We have seen a tremendous willingness among local officials and our state leaders to bring
about change in the way we address the needs of children and families, recognizing that it
will be a long and difficult journey. Your strong support and leadership in this effort are
essential.
Sincerely,
Charity Webb
Leon Williams
Patticia Castillo
Charity Webb
Leon Williams
Patricia E. Castillo
President
President
President
California School Boards
California State Association
League of California
Association
of Counties
Cities
CALIF
LOAD
it
6129312
2.
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
CSBA
The Honorable Bill Clinton
President of the United States
The White House
California
Washington, D.C. 20500
School
Boards
Association
1100 Beacon Blvd.
INSPI STATE B>
P.O. Box 1661
West Sacramento
(A/9569)
K-RAY
MAR 15 1993
Clinton Presidential Records
Digital Records Marker
This is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative
marker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.
This marker identifies the place of a publication.
Publications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose
of digitization. To see the full publication please search online or
visit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.
CUTTING THROUGH
THE BED TAPE
Meeting the Needs of California's Children
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES