SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT/ROP (3) - 2010

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Intake I Assessment Intake and assessment for the Success Bound! program participants will take place in conjunction with the enrollment process. Initial participant program goals will be submitted within 30 days of notice by the W/O/R/K Center Service Navigation team that the participant is enrolled. In place of available District assessment test scores, participants will be given the two TABE assessments, one to identify which TABE level test should be utilized, and secondly the appropriate TABE test to assess their basic skills (this test will be used for post-testing in the spring for those participants with a basic skills goal). Job readiness, job search skills, occupational interests, etc., will be assessed during the summer and/or early fall in order that each participant's "My Action Plan" is up-to-date. Other aspects of the participant assessment process will be ongoing for the time each participant is in the Success Bound! program; e.g., in the area of support services, the need for transportation assistance etc., will be reviewed on a regular basis. Case Management If any revisions are necessary due to staffing changes in the WIA case management staff on the W/O/R/K Center Service Navigation team, they will be worked on in collaboration with the Santa Ana Unified staff after funding notification. While the support of the W/O/R/K Center staff will be appreciated, the Santa Ana Unified School District staff in the Career Development/ROP Department's Secondary Enrichment Programs office is very experienced with youth programs and at-risk populations. Staff is well versed in the completion of ongoing Individual Service Strategy (My Action Plan) documents for each participant, the administration of objective assessments, etc. The full-time Community Resource Specialist assigned to the WIA Success Bound! program will maintain overall responsibility for the objective assessments, My Action Plans forms, and participant file entries. The assessments will be accomplished either at the ROP Ritchey Center or one of the full service Career Centers on the regular high school campuses. Unless there is a change for the 2010/11 program year, participant folders will be maintained in the Secondary Enrichment Programs office. Any other concerns vis-a-vis the interface of Success Bound! staff with the W/O/R/K Center Service Navigation team will be dealt with when the occasion arises Like the comments pertaining to actual program services, information regarding job placement continuing education and follow-up activities is explained below in the description of the ten program elements. Again, the primary goals of the program are threefold: -/high school graduation (diploma rate); -/enrollment in a higher education program (retention rate); and the -/acquisition of appropriate academic (Literacy/Numeracy) and/or employability skills for an entry level or higher position which will assist the participant in his or her pursuit of both a career and a post-secondary education (skill attainment rate). The basic thrust of the academic support system is one of close oversight and the facilitation of each participant's journey towards achieving the three basic goals for the program stated above. Based on the objective assessment data used in the eligibility process along with other similar school-based data and information, the Success Bound! staff will develop individual My Action Plans for each participant. These along with case notes the participant files and other like documentation will detail how and which of the project activities will be used to help the individual participants reach their educational, employment and higher educational goals. The exact mix of services each participant receives will be based on his/her My Action Plan and career pathway. However, each participant will have the choice to meet with an adult mentor, be exposed to the leadership, drug, alcohol & other health related issues activities during the bi-monthly guidance & leadership meetings, receive additional guidance and counseling support and have access to paid internship work. 16 EXHIBIT A