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The second program would provide “navigators” who live and work in each community. The navigators’ <br />job would be to connect families to different services that are available and to provide “a unified point of <br />contact and support for zone families,” Stewart said. <br />The navigators would have a physical location in one of the zone partners’ buildings – for example, a <br />school or a service provider. <br />The navigator program’s estimated budget is $10,000 for the remainder of this fiscal year and an <br />additional $150,000 for fiscal year 2015-16. <br />Some members of the advisory council seemed hesitant to agree to the recommended kindergarten <br />readiness program, pointing out that the second literacy training option would leave more funds available <br />for wraparound support services. <br />After much debate, the council approved the request for $90,000 from the social justice fund. However, <br />the council asked staff to find a program that would implement both kindergarten readiness and literacy <br />training. <br />The community navigator program will also proceed as suggested. <br />Work on the programs will begin as early as this summer, and the data collected from the surveys will be <br />compiled into a comprehensive baseline report that will be made publicly available. <br />The advisory council’s next meeting is scheduled for June 22. <br />