Education & Workforce · Pillar 03
TRI-AGENCY
COLLABORATION
A formal, standing partnership between the City of Turlock, Turlock Unified School District, and CSU Stanislaus — built around a strong City–TUSD relationship, with Denair Unified School District engaged as a collaborator on shared boundaries and regional interests. Together, they create a unified system aligning education, workforce development, and public service into a seamless pipeline from classroom to career.
First 180 Days. Formalize Tri-Agency coordination meetings between the City, TUSD, and CSU Stanislaus.
Building this takes years. If pursued, formal coordination begins when the decision is made to move forward. Curriculum pathways, joint grants, and shared programming develop over multiple terms. This is a long-term institutional commitment — not a quick announcement.
Funding Principle
The Tri-Agency Compact is a coordination framework, not a capital program. Shared programming, joint grants, and curriculum partnerships are funded collaboratively by TUSD, DUSD, and CSU Stanislaus — with the City serving as a convening partner. State and federal education grants are the primary funding pathway for new joint initiatives.
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Partners
City · TUSD · CSU Stanislaus
K–Doc
Pipeline
Kindergarten to Doctorate Pathway
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Focus Areas
Coordination · Workforce · Learning · Research · Infrastructure
Day 1
Priority
Formalized in First 180 Days
The Vision
ONE PIPELINE.
THREE INSTITUTIONS.
ONE TURLOCK.
The clear majority of students living within Turlock city limits attend TUSD schools — which is why this partnership is built around a strong City–TUSD relationship, with CSU Stanislaus as the post-secondary anchor. Together, the three institutions form a unified system aligning education, workforce development, and public service into a seamless pipeline from classroom to career.
Denair Unified School District is engaged as a collaborator on matters affecting shared boundaries or regional interests. Parts of DUSD fall directly within Turlock city limits, and those students deserve access to the same opportunities as every other Turlock resident.
This is not a memorandum of understanding that sits in a drawer. It is a living, operational partnership — with joint grant applications, shared facilities, coordinated programming, and a research and policy function that makes Turlock's city government smarter and more effective.
Pillar
Education & Workforce Pipeline — Pillar 03
Partners
City of Turlock · TUSD · CSU Stanislaus
Pipeline
Kindergarten through Doctorate (K–Doc)
Governance
Standing Tri-Agency Coordination Council
Timeline
Formalized in First 180 Days
Connected Programs
MPS Degree · Park-to-Plate · PARCC · ELOP
Partnership Framework
FIVE AREAS OF COLLABORATION
JOINT COORDINATION
A standing Tri-Agency Coordination Council with designated representatives from the City, TUSD, and CSU Stanislaus — establishing a clear point of contact, aligned strategic priorities, and a coordinated approach to grant applications and regional funding. Closer cooperation with neighboring districts, including Denair Unified, is encouraged on shared challenges and student transitions.
Key Elements
Standing Tri-Agency Coordination Council with designated representatives and a clear point of contact
Aligned strategic priorities, program development, and resource allocation
Coordinated joint grant applications and regional funding opportunities
Encourage closer cooperation between TUSD and neighboring districts — including Denair Unified — on shared challenges, regional programs, and student transitions
EDUCATION-TO-WORKFORCE PIPELINE
Aligning K–12, undergraduate, and graduate pathways with local workforce needs — expanding dual enrollment, early college access, and coordinated pathways that connect students to real-world experience in City government, public safety, and community programs.
Key Elements
K–12 through graduate pathways aligned with local workforce needs
Expanded dual enrollment and early college access programs
Coordinated pathways connecting students to City government, public safety, and community programs
Real-world experience through internships, service-learning, and paid opportunities
EXPANDED LEARNING & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Collaborating with TUSD and CSU Stanislaus to expand after-school and extended learning programs combining academic support, enrichment, mentoring, and early career exploration. Students from neighboring districts — including Denair Unified — are welcome to participate in City-led youth programs.
Key Elements
Integration and expansion of ASES into a comprehensive Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP)
CSU Stanislaus students as mentors, tutors, and program leaders through service-learning, internships, and paid opportunities
After-school programming aligned with Park-to-Plate, PARCC, and Horizon District activities
Welcome students from neighboring districts — including Denair Unified — to participate in City-led youth programs such as Park-to-Plate
Accessible, safe, high-quality programs supporting working families, student well-being, and long-term academic and career outcomes
RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Establishing CSU Stanislaus as a formal research and policy partner to the City — supporting data-driven planning in housing, transportation, public safety, and economic development, and leveraging student and faculty research for pilot programs and policy innovation.
Key Elements
CSU Stanislaus as a formal research and policy partner to the City of Turlock
Data-driven planning in housing, transportation, public safety, and economic development
Student and faculty research applied to pilot programs and policy innovation
Evidence-based decision-making embedded in city governance
SHARED RESOURCES & INFRASTRUCTURE
Coordinating the use of facilities, training spaces, and public assets across all three institutions — maximizing efficiency through shared infrastructure and program delivery, and leveraging combined institutional capacity to reduce duplication of effort.
Key Elements
Coordinated use of facilities, training spaces, and public assets
Shared infrastructure and program delivery to maximize efficiency
Combined institutional capacity reducing duplication of effort
Long-term resource planning aligned across City, TUSD, and CSU Stanislaus
The Partners
EACH PARTNER.
A DISTINCT ROLE.
City of Turlock
CIVIC LEADERSHIP & PROGRAM COORDINATION
The City provides civic leadership, program coordination, access to public facilities and assets, permitting support, and connections to the broader community. The Mayor chairs the Tri-Agency Coordination Council and ensures city resources are aligned with partnership priorities.
Turlock Unified School District
K–12 CURRICULUM & STUDENT PIPELINE
TUSD integrates Tri-Agency programming into the K–12 curriculum — from expanded learning and after-school programs to dual enrollment and early college access. TUSD ensures every Turlock student has a pathway into the pipeline.
CSU Stanislaus
RESEARCH, MENTORSHIP & POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS
CSU Stanislaus provides faculty mentorship, research and policy partnership, student service-learning and internship opportunities, and post-secondary pathways — bridging the gap between K–12 education and career-ready graduates serving the Turlock community.
Denair Unified School District
REGIONAL CONSULTATION PARTNER
Parts of the Denair Unified School District fall within Turlock city limits, making DUSD a natural collaborator on matters affecting shared boundaries and regional interests. DUSD is engaged on workforce development, educational alignment, and student transitions — and students from DUSD are welcome to participate in City-led youth programs.
Why DUSD Matters
DENAIR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVES TURLOCK TOO
Parts of the Denair Unified School District fall directly within Turlock city limits — meaning DUSD students live, grow up, and will one day work in Turlock. That geographic reality makes DUSD a natural and necessary voice in any serious regional education and workforce strategy. The Mayor will consult formally with DUSD to ensure Tri-Agency initiatives reach every student in the Turlock region, regardless of which district boundary they happen to live on. No child in Turlock should miss out on opportunity because of a line on a map.
Connected Initiatives
PROGRAMS BUILT ON
THE TRI-AGENCY FOUNDATION
The Tri-Agency framework is not just a coordination structure — it is the foundation that makes several of the Turlock Horizon's most ambitious education and workforce initiatives possible.
TURLOCK'S FUTURE IS BUILT IN ITS CLASSROOMS
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