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    December 4, 2007

    The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Governor of California

    State Capitol Building

    Sacramento, CA 95814

    Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:

    As an organization of hundreds of Californias sheriffs, police chiefs, district attorneys and

    crime survivors, we know that there is no substitute for tough law enforcement. But we also

    know from years of crime-fighting experience and rigorous research evidence that, to

    safeguard our communities, we need to take steps to prevent kids from ever becoming

    involved in crime. This is why we are writing to express our support for your strongcommitment to education reform.

    Education reform is a public safety issue. A good education is one of the most fundamental

    crime-prevention tools available. Kids who stay in school and graduate are more likely to

    become productive citizens, and less likely to turn to crime.

    However, California suffers from high dropout rates. One out of every three high school

    students does not graduate from high school, which in turn threatens public safety. Across

    the country, 68 percent of state prison inmates did not receive a high school diploma.

    Researchers studying the relationship between graduation and crime concluded that a

    ten-percentage point increase in graduation rates would reduce murder and assault rates byabout 20 percent. This means that increasing graduation rates in California from 67 percent

    to 77 percent would result in approximately 500 fewer murders and over 20,000 fewer

    aggravated assaults each year.

    As you move forward in designing your reform proposal, we encourage you to consider the

    following:

    There is an urgent need to act now to reform education in California. Rigorous research demonstrates that certain reformsincluding high-quality

    preschool and smaller learning communitiescan improve graduation rates.

    Other strategiesincluding dropout prevention and after-school programshave strong potential to increase graduation rates.

    Effective student data collection is essential.Specifically:

    There is an urgent need to act now to reform education in California.

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    Every day, more kids drop out of school, and follow a path that too often leads to crime. If we act now, we can keep

    more kids in school and our streets safer. We look forward to working with you to help ensure that 2008 is the year

    of education reform.

    Rigorous research demonstrates that certain reformsincluding high-quality preschool and smaller learning

    communitiescan improve graduation rates

    Education reform should begin before a child enters kindergarten. Effective preschool is one of the most effective

    ways to get kids on the right path to graduation and success in life. Evidence from two long-term rigorous evaluations

    of the effects of preschool also shows that high-quality preschool increases high school graduation rates by as much as

    44 percent, while also cutting crime. A recent analysis from UC Santa Barbaras California Dropout Research Project

    concluded that the High/Scope Perry Preschool program would yield 19 extra high school graduates for every

    100 students served, and the Child-Parent Centers in Chicago would yield 11 extra high school graduates for every

    100 students served.

    Ensuring access to effective preschool, particularly for low-income children and children who are English language

    learners, is critical to education reform. In addition, in order to ensure that preschool programs improve student

    achievement, the state should:

    Strengthen the skills of preschool teachers and provide adequate compensation to attract and retaineffective teachers;

    Strongly incentivize parental involvement; and Screen children for child abuse and neglect and developmental problems and then provide linkages to

    services.

    Investing in small learning communities at middle schools and high schools with individualized monitoring and support

    also boosts graduation rates significantly. For example, First Things First targets middle school and high school kids,

    and consists of three major components: 1) small learning communities (a school within a school); 2) family advocates

    paired with each student to monitor and assist in their progress; and 3) instructional improvement. Research shows this

    model yields 16 extra high school graduates for every 100 participating students.

    Other strategiesincluding dropout prevention and after-school programs have strong potential to increase

    graduation rates

    Investing in dropout prevention programs for middle schools and high school students is also critical. For example,Check & Connect uses monitors to check that high-risk middle and high school students are in school, then they

    connect the students to needed services with the help of school personnel, family members, and community service

    providers. One study found that 12th grade students in Check & Connect were 33 percent less likely to drop out of school

    than students not in the program. Another study found that 9th grade students not in the program were three times more

    likely to drop out.

    As you know, after-school programs have potential to increase attendance, reduce dropouts and improve graduation rates.

    For example, Blair High School in Pasadena offers credit reclamation classes after school to students who need core

    curriculum credits in order to graduate. The program has been so successful that the school graduation rate was at 92%

    in June 2005the highest it has been in 20 years. In fact, 30% of graduates at Blair High School were able to graduate

    only because of the credit reclamation program.

    FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS is proud to have had the opportunity to work closely with you in passing and implementing

    Proposition 49. To ensure the continued success of Proposition 49, this state-funded program, like school-age child care

    programs and many state-supported education programs, should be guaranteed a cost-of-living adjustment, so schools

    continue to have sufficient funding to provide effective programs in the years ahead.

    Effective student data collection is essential

    California needs a comprehensive student data system to keep track of who is graduating and who is dropping out.

    Thanks to your signing of SB 219, schools will now be required to collect dropout rates and include them in the Academic

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    Performance Index. Only if graduation and dropout rates are effectively measured, can we identify which schools are,

    or are not, succeeding at engaging struggling students, and then encourage implementation of the best practices.

    We appreciate your strong support for funding of the California Pupil Achievement Data System. A properly funded data

    collection system is necessary to ensure effective tracking of individual students, and we encourage you to continue to

    make this a high priority.

    Research-based education reform can both help students succeed and substantially improve public safety. We appreciate

    your consideration of these priorities and we look forwarding to working with you to ensure that 2008 is the year of

    meaningful education reform.

    Sincerely,

    Chief Jerry Adams Chief Randy G. Adams Chief Steve Adams

    Lodi Police Department Glendale Police Department Upland Police Department

    Chief Rick Alves Chief Michael Avery Chief Aaron Baker

    Lake Shasta Police Department Ridgecrest Police Department Pittsburg Police Department

    Chief Ken Barnes Chief Scott Berry Chief Landy Black

    Alturas Police Department Truckee Police Department Davis Police Department

    Chief Mitchel Brown Chief James Bueermann Chief Richard Bull

    Oroville Police Department Redlands Police Department Ripon Police Department

    Chief Thomas R. Bullard Chief Kevin Burke Chief Brad Burris

    Rohnert Park Police Department Lakeport Police Department Stallion Springs Police Department

    Chief Scott Capilla Chief Bob Carden Chief Gerald Carrigan

    Red Bluff Police Department Visalia Police Department Paradise Police Department

    Chief Stephen Cercone Chief Jim Copsey Chief Paul Cooper

    Seaside Police Department Grover Beach Police Department Claremont Police Department

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    Chief Joseph Cortez Chief John Couch Chief Garry Couso-Vasquez

    Montebello Police Department Pismo Beach Police Department Atascadero Police Department

    Chief John Crombach Chief Bruce Cumming Chief Timothy Dabney

    Oxnard Police Department Morgan Hill Police Department Lompoc Police Department

    Chief John DeRohan Chief Mark DeRosia Chief Pete Dunbar

    Morro Bay Police Department Delano Police Department Pleasant Hill Police Department

    Chief Dan Drummond Chief Jeff Dunn Chief Jerry Dyer

    West Sacramento Police Department Kingsburg Police Department Fresno Police Department

    Chief Richard Ehle Chief Fernando Estrella Chief Mark Evenson

    Capitola Police Department Port Hueneme Police Department Brentwood Police Department

    Chief Heather Fong Chief John Foster Chief Robert Garcia

    San Francisco Police Department Grass Valley Police Department Azusa Police Department

    Chief Mark Gillmore Chief Gregory Giusiana Chief Adolfo Gonzales

    Brawley Police Department Gilroy Police Department National City Police Department

    Chief Phillip Green Chief Dave Gundersen Chief Bruce Hagerty

    Twin Cities Police Authority Blue Lake Police Department Chico Police Department

    Chief Douglas Hambleton Chief Gary Hampton Chief Valerie Harris

    Berkeley Police Department Turlock Police Department Auburn Police Department

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    Chief Stanley Henry Chief Scott Holder Chief Steven Hood

    Cathedral City Police Department San Ramon Police Department Petaluma Police Department

    Chief Wayne Hose Chief Ken Hughes Chief James Hyde

    Stockton Police Department Fairfax Police Department Antioch Police Department

    Chief Timothy Jackman Chief Lynne Johnson Chief Roger Johnson

    Santa Monica Police Department Palo Alto Police Department Monrovia Police Department

    Chief Susan Jones Chief Keith Kilmer Chief Thomas Klose

    Healdsburg Police Department Bell Gardens Police Department Sanger Police Department

    Chief Joseph Kreins Chief Alan Lanning Chief Deborah Linden

    Novato Police Department La Mesa Police Department San Luis Obispo Police Department

    Chief David Livingston Chief Stephen Lodge Chief Edward Lopez

    Concord Police Department Santa Clara Police Department Baldwin Park Police Department

    Chief Richard J. Lyons Chief Dan Macagni Chief David Maggard

    Maywood Police Department Santa Maria Police Department Irvine Police Department

    Chief Chris Magnus Chief Susan Manheimer Chief Donald Mattei

    Richmond Police Department San Mateo Police Department Belmont Police Department

    Chief Allan McClain Chief Mace McIntosh Chief Chuck McMillan

    Clearlake Police Department Sonora Police Department Porterville Police Department

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    Chief Mike McQuiston Chief Terry Medina Chief Edward Medrano

    Albany Police Department Watsonville Police Department Gardena Police Department

    Chief Bernard Melekian Chief Richard Melton Chief Carlos Mestas

    Pasadena Police Department Napa Police Department Hanford Police Department

    Chief Patrick Miller Chief Don Mort Chief Jones Moy

    Ventura Police Department Dixon Police Department Monterey Park Police Department

    Chief Albert Njera Chief John Neu Chief Robert Nichelini

    Sacramento Police Department Torrance Police Department Vallejo Police Department

    Chief Martin Nicholas Chief George Nielsen Chief Matthew Odetto

    Weed Police Department Placerville Police Department San Rafael Police Department

    Chief Robert Ordelheide Chief Daniel Ortega Chief Scott Paulin

    San Fernando Police Department Salinas Police Department Sausalito Police Department

    Chief Joe Pecsi Chief Scott Pickwith Chief Mark Raffaelli

    Bishop Police Department La Verne Police Department South San Francisco Police Department

    Chief Bradley Ramos Chief Janet Rasmussen Chief Lisa Ravazza

    Indio Police Department Hughson Police Department Piedmont Police Department

    Chief Tony Ross Chief Greg Rothaus Chief Camerino Snchez

    Tulelake Police Department San Carlos Police Department Santa Barbara Police Department

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    Chief Randy Schienle Chief Scott Seaman Chief Joshua Short

    Mammoth Lakes Police Department Los Gatos Police Department Etna Police Department

    Chief David Singer Chief Ishmael Solis Chief Tom Sonoff

    Whittier Police Department Parlier Police Department Signal Hill Police Department

    Chief Frank Steenport Chief Greg Stewart Chief Carey Sullivan

    Huron Police Department Union City Police Department Woodland Police Department

    Chief Walter Tibbet Chief Robert Todd Chief Steve Towles

    Alameda Police Department South Gate Police Department Vernon Police Department

    Chief Michael Trevis Chief Tommy Tunson Chief Rod Uyeda

    Huntington Park Police Department Arvin Police Department Manhattan Beach Police Department

    Chief Jack Van Etten Chief Jay Varney Chief Brian Vizzusi

    Burlingame Police Department Chowchilla Police Department Lincoln Police Department

    Chief Paul Walters Chief Jeffrey Weaver Chief Dale Webb

    Santa Ana Police Department Sebastopol Police Department Anderson Police Department

    Chief Ken Weldon Chief John Welter Chief Chris Wenzel

    El Monte Police Department Anaheim Police Department Danville Police Department

    Chief Robert Whitney Chief Mark Wright Chief John Zapalac

    Blythe Police Department Murrieta Police Department Woodlake Police Department

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    Chief Ron Ace (Ret.) Chief Burnham Matthews (Ret.) Sheriff Greg Ahern

    Concord Police Department Alameda Police Department Alameda County

    Sheriff James Allen Sheriff John Anderson Sheriff Tom Allman

    Mariposa County Madera County Mendocino County

    Sheriff Leroy Baca Sheriff William Brown Sheriff Michael Carona

    Los Angeles County Santa Barbara County Orange County

    Sheriff Bill Cogbill Sheriff Lorrac Craig Sheriff Adam Christianson

    Sonoma County Trinity County Stanislaus County

    Sheriff Jim Denney Sheriff Robert Doyle Sheriff Steven Durfor

    Sutter County Marin County Yuba County

    Sheriff Curtis Hill Sheriff Larry Jones Sheriff William Kolender

    San Benito County Glenn County San Diego County

    Sheriff Raymond Loera Sheriff Jim Mele Sheriff Steve MooreImperial County Tuolumne County San Joaquin County

    Sheriff Greg Munks Sheriff Clay Parker Sheriff Greg Penrod

    San Mateo County Tehama County San Bernardino County

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    Sheriff Gary Philp Sheriff Ed Prieto Sheriff Perry Reniff

    Humboldt County Yolo County Butte County

    Sheriff Steve Robbins Sheriff Richard Scholl Sheriff Gary Stanton

    Santa Cruz County Mono County Solano County

    Sheriff Steve Warren Sheriff Bill Wittman Sheriff Donny Youngblood

    Lassen County Tulare County Kern County

    Hon. Lawrence Allen Hon. J. Kirk Andrus Hon. George Booth

    Sierra County D.A. Siskiyou County D.A. Mono County D.A.

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    Hon. Gerald Benito Hon. Edward Berberian Hon. Robert Brown

    Shasta County D.A. Marin County D.A. Mariposa County D.A.

    Hon. Ronald Calhoun Hon. Dolores Carr Hon. Bonnie Dumanis

    Kings County D.A. Santa Clara County D.A. San Diego County D.A.

    Hon. Bradford R. Fenocchio Hon. Birgit Fladager Hon. Dean Flippo

    Placer County D.A. Stanislaus County D.A. Monterey County D.A.

    Hon. James Fox Hon. Paul Gallegos Hon. Michael Harper

    San Mateo County D.A. Humboldt County D.A. Trinity County D.A.

    Hon. Kamala Harris Hon. Robert Holzapfel Robert J. Kochly

    San Francisco County D.A. Glenn County D.A. Contra Costa D.A.

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    Hon. Gary Lieberstein Hon. Patrick McGrath Hon. Clifford Newell

    Napa County D.A. Yuba County D.A. Nevada County D.A.

    Hon. Thomas Orloff Hon. Stephan Passalacqua Hon. David Paulson

    Alameda County D.A. Sonoma County D.A. Solano County D.A.

    Hon. John Poyner Hon. Michael A. Ramos Hon. Jeff Reisig

    Colusa County D.A. San Bernardino D.A. Yolo County D.A.

    Hon. Todd D. Riebe Hon. Michael Riese Hon. Jan Scully

    Amador County D.A. Del Norte County D.A. Sacramento County D.A.

    Hon. Gerald T. Shea Hon. Christie Stanley Hon. Gregory Totten

    San Luis Obispo D.A. Santa Barbara County D.A. Ventura County D.A.

    Hon. Jeffrey Tuttle Ms. Maggie Elvey Mr. Marc Klaas

    Calaveras County D.A. Crime Victims United of California KlaasKids Foundation

    Ms. Alexandra Matteucci-Perkins Ms. Luisa Prudhomme Ms. Harriet Salarno

    The Joseph Matteucci Foundation for Parents of Murdered Children Crime Victims United of California

    Youth Non-Violence


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