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Continuing Education ELEMENT #2: Provision of access to appropriate alternative secondary school services if needed to facilitate graduation on schedule. The Success Bound! program staff will carefully monitor each participant's progress toward the attainment of both their basic academics, work readiness & occupational skill attainment goals and their high school diploma. When necessary, participants will be directed to alternative programs both within the Santa Ana schools and at other agencies in order to acquire the need units/classes needed to meet their diploma requirements. These alternative programs will include the District's Independent Study and Teen Parent programs, Santa Ana colleges Adult Education Programs and the Orange County Department of Education's two alternative programs; Horizon and Summit. The high school guidance counselors and Rosa Galindo at the District's Student Services Office will assist program staff in the enrollment of participants in alternative programs. Placement in alternative educational settings for the purpose of facilitating placement and retention in a post secondary educational setting will also be a key element of this aspect of the Success Bound! program. Individual needs will be assessed and documented through the normal secondary school delivery system and follow-up by staff. Depending on the needs, several options will be available for the students: tutoring, practice tests and preparation for college entrance exams, proficiency test tutoring, etc. Individual help from staff, adult mentors and others will ensure the success of the students. Grades and attendance will be monitored. If additional intervention is necessary, the appropriate staff person will be notified of the needs of the student. Placement in Jobs ELEMENT #4: Opportunity for each participant to participate in paid and/or unpaid internships or work experiences. This successful element of the current 2006/07 WIA program is a modification a previous JTP A program between the Santa Ana Unified School District and the Private Industry Council of Santa Ana. That program, the "School-Workplace Internship Program," served high school participants who attend Santa Ana high schools and/or Regional Occupational Program (ROP) classes. As with the previous program, Success Bound! participants in 2007/08 will be given the opportunity for both paid or non-paid internship (work experience) opportunities that offer: "'"' viable paid workplace internships which provide appropriate work-based learning opportunities; "'"' improved career related curricula and instructional strategies allied with the UROG "Choosing Success" materials or other similar connecting activities; "'"' strengthened comprehensive local community partnerships; and, "'"' improved non-traditional employment opportunities for WIA eligible students. These work-based learning and connecting activities for the Success Bound' participants during the school year will be directly linked to community-based partners and implemented by proven delivery systems. These instructional strategies will include career related activities that focus on basic skills training, life-long learning and expanded career opportunities for non-traditional employment for WIA participants that focus in several areas including business, the arts and bilingual environments where using translation skills will serve the local community. Actual employment will be through the District with monthly time cards and student employee payroll data serving as documentation for the paid internship segment of the program. This paid internsr;n