District partners with Friendship Foundation
The former Franklin Elementary School, now the Beach Cities Child Development Center, will be the home of a partnership with the Friendship Foundation, serving special-needs students. Photo Franklin Park to become Special Needs transition program hub The Redondo Beach Unified School District will be partnering with the Friendship Foundation to transform the district’s defunct Franklin Elementary School from a preschool to partner on education programs for special-needs students, even beyond the district’s existing post-12th-grade Transition Program. The Friendship Foundation offers programs to special needs children and young adults, ages 5 to 35, exercise, arts, and social programs. “It’s always important to give anyone the most tools they can use to succeed,” said RBUSD Board of Education member Brad Serkin. “Having this as an extension of us gives more opportunities for kids who need an extra leg up.” The past two meetings of the RBUSD Board of Education have seen the execution of two agreements partnering with the Friendship Foundation. On March 23, the District approved a shared-use and services agreement, agreeing to pay Friendship for teaching special-needs students ages 18…
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