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experience will run for approximately 20 weeks and will culminate in successful interns receiving a Digital Media Technology Pre -Production and Digital Media Technician certificate. Upon completion of their Digital Media Technology certification requirements, 16 student interns will be given the opportunity to continue their work -experience in the form of employment in 12 hours per week Digital Media Technology Apprenticeships. As apprentices they will continue to enhance their production skills and will work on developing and producing additional television programming on green living, nature, history, current events, literacy, music, arts and sciences, along additional health and fitness programs (please refer to attachment #6 for projected program topics and shows). The apprenticeship will be a 12 week program and upon successful completion of designated program goals, which will be outlined in the program timeline section of this narrative, participants will receive a Digital Media Technology Apprentice certificate from RSCCD Corporate Training Institute. As part of their paid work experience, all participants will blog weekly about their internship experiences and progress in a "Seeds to Trees Academy" website (littp://www.seedstotreesacadeniy.com/) and will upload their digital media creations in a "Seeds to Trees Spotlight" blogsite (http://www.seedstotreessl)otliglit.corn/). Interns will also upload their videos on our "Santa Ana Public Library" YouTube channel (httL://www.youtube.com/user/SantaAnaLibrary) , and join our agency Facebook page (htti)://www.facebook.com/SantaAnaPRCSA). Vocational Training and Certification in Digital Media Technology (RSCCD-CTI/DMC): Student interns will receive introductory and intermediate level training in the following areas: 1) Video Production, 2) Graphic Design, 3) Digital Music Production, 4) Web Design, 5) Script -writing and 6) Marketing (refer to attachment #7A for a curriculum syllabus). Interns will attend these digital media technology classes for 4 hours a week for 18 weeks. The successful completion of this portion of the in -class training and concurrent on-the-job training will result in RSCCD-CTI awarding interns certificates in Digital Media Technology Pre -Production. Student interns then will be able to specialize and receive additional training in Web Design, Video Production, or Digital Music Video Production. Interns will attend these specialty training sessions for 4 hours a week for 10 weeks. The successful completion of this portion of the in -class and on -the job training will culminate in RSCCD-CTI awarding interns certificates in their respective Digital Media Technology specialties. Student interns who continue to work as Apprentices will receive instruction in marketing and be required to attend a two- hour per week, two month long intensive marketing course towards the end of their apprenticeship in order to receive their Digital Media Technology Apprentice certification from RSCCD Corporate Training Institute. During the course of their coursework all interns will also develop a personalized Digital Media Portfolio that they can utilize when applying for jobs, to colleges, and in advertizing their skills if they choose to pursue a freelance career (see attachment #713 for certificate requirement checklist). Educational Support (Santa Ana Public Library): The Santa Ana Public Library currently runs an after - school tutoring program in its Central Library and Newhope Learning Centers as well as in its Central library and Jerome TeenSpace programs. At TeenSpace the mission is to increase the scholastic skills of our patrons in an effort to turn them into the conscientious citizens that our community so badly needs. We foster the development of critical thinking skills through our various academic programs, which include Reading Buddy, a weekend class that pairs elementary students with teen mentors, and the GED Completion program, which helps high school dropouts prepare for the GED examination and sometimes reroutes them into a non-traditional diploma -granting programs (attachment #8). We increase fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and the overall love for reading by employing culturally relevant pedagogical techniques and active teaching strategies to scaffold for all of our students. A research -based program called Read Naturally is used to identify the shortcomings of our students before we design a custom program for their success. Similarly, our mathematics tutoring program is tailor made to meet the specific needs of students in a one-on- one fashion. Our highly trained senior tutors are capable of bolstering students' numeracy skills in the areas of algebra, geometry, statistics, calculus, and more. Additionally, Senior Tutor/mentors utilize TeenSpace math and English computer software applications as a creative strategy to assist their students in increasing their literacy and numeracy gains All WIA participants will have access to these tutoring services. Prior to acceptance into the program, all WIA enrolled youth will take a TABE test to assess their levels of basic skills. All enrolled youth who are basic skills deficient will be assigned a TeenSpace Senior Tutor/mentor who will Exhibit A