SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY (2) - 2012

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Department of Parks and Recreation/Library Services Payroll. At this point, they will be assigned to specific project mentors in charge of specific topics (please refer to attachment #11 for a list of project mentors and their respective project areas). They will focus on gathering research and pre -production information to assist mentors in developing topic programming. Information can be in the form of footage, media resources and fact - checking about the various topics for which they will assist in producing television and web content. They will continue to assist project mentors working with the Youth Health Ambassador volunteer program. Student interns will also be assigned to a specific "Buddy" mentoring program. Students will continue to meet with their assigned Tutor Mentor in 30-minute, face-to-face sessions. Interns will attend the weeklong Teen Library Club Leadership Institute program scheduled for a week in January 2012. Teens will assigned to attend life skills workshops in Green Living and independent living domestic skills like cooking, gardening and sewing basics. Services Provided and Interventions: These include continued tutoring, GED completion, transportation, referrals and access to weekly onsite licensed MSW intern. Interns who are basic skills deficient and/or having difficulty understanding coursework will be scheduled to receive intensive one-on-one tutoring to help them become more proficient. Certification Upon Completion: Digital Media Technology Pre -Production Certificate Level 3 — Sapling Phase (Library Page) — 10 Weeks X 1 Ohrs/wk (4hr training: 6hrs work exp) Start Date and Duration and Recruitment Goal: 1/27/2013-4/2/2013 (Retention of 20 (100%) Students) In -Class Vocational Training: Two months of Concentration Courses. Students will be provided with two- hour, biweekly classes in either Web Design or Video Production. Five students will attend two-hour, biweekly classes in Digital Music Video Production. Students will work on their on-the-job assigned production project assigmnents during these classes. Students will assemble their Digital Media Portfolio. On -The -Job Work Experience: Interns will began working in groups to produce programming in the areas to which they had been assigned. Working in groups interns will produce a total of two videos that will be broadcasted on CTV3, and also generate web content on assigned topics. Students will continue to meet with their assigned Tutor Mentor in 30-minute, face-to-face sessions. Interns will also begin attending an 8-week long Entrepreneurship Training Seminar, presented by the Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) at RSCCD. Interns will be assigned to attend life skills workshops in Financial Management and independent living domestic skills like cooking, gardening and sewing basics. Interns will be assigned to also attend workshops on developing their College Skills, Career Skills and Job Search Skills. Services Provided and Interventions: same as previous phases. This will mark the end of the program for 4 of the program participants. Certification upon Completion: Digital Media Technician Certificate. Level 4 — Young Tree Apprenticeship Phase — 12 Weeks X 12hrs/wk (work and on the job classes, marketing training). Top performing student interns (with priority given to out -of -school youth) will be selected to continue with the program and obtain an additional certification. Start Date and Duration and Recruitment Goal: 4/7/2013-6/30/2013. 16 (80%) Student interns will be promoted to apprentices. In -Class Vocational Training: Two months of two-hour, biweekly classes in Marketing. During the last two months of the program, while the students are completing apprenticeships at the library, they will attend two -months of marketing training in seven -student cohorts. On -The -Job Work Experience : Apprentices will work on pitching and producing their own projects based on the topic groups they have been assigned, will work in teams and produce a minimum of 3 shows per team in respective topic fields. Services Provided and Interventions: same as previous phases in addition to hands-on job searching assistance, college application assistance and digital media portfolio development. Certification upon Completion: Digital Media Apprentice Certificate Level 5 — Young Trees Transplanted Phase (follow-up and retention services). As mentioned in the previous section describing the program, all youth will receive follow-up services in the form of monthly contact with the graduates for 12 months after graduates exit the program. Staff will provide 12 months of follow-up, education and job -retention support to graduates, as well as ongoing coaching and mentoring when necessary. Transition assistance into Santa Ana and Orange Coast College will also be provided to youth who decide to pursue higher education. Project participants who are more entrepreneurial in spirit will also be referred to continue with the Exhibit A