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ORGAMZATIOPI: PROGRAM:. FUNDER: C. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, 1 — 6, not to exceed two pages. Box will expand as you type) 1. List Priority Needs area addressed. CSC Taxonomy Code HD-050 Educational need for children ages 7-18 and their parents. The students of our focus are those serving out-of-school sus rasions. 2. Briefly describe program activities including location of services. The first thing a student must do is to register at our site which is located at Gifford Youth Activity Center. After registration the student is assigned to one of our two classes by the Program Director. Once the student enters the classroom setting the instructor work diligently to see that all of his or her assignments are completed by the time they are to report back to school. These are their assignments they would have had if they were at their regular school. Since the student is allowed back on campus during their suspension, the parent or the guardian is responsible for retrieving these assignments and delivering them to HOPE. Our daily "Rap Sessions" teach our students coping skills. So, the student hopefully returns to their regular school on pace academically and with a modified behavior. With in the month of each student leaving HOPE, their HOPE instructor mails a motivational letter to the student. In the letter the student is encouraged to pursue the goals they set while at our Academy. Each student's record is reviewed to see if they attended HOPE a second time within the year. 3. Briefly describe how your program addresses the stated need/problem. Describe how your program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the Instructions) and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with target population. Last year there were more than 1 ,400 students suspended from school. The 2002 Tennessee Art Commission defines an "at risk youth as any child or young person at risk of delinquency or engaging in any other deviant behavior such as: substance abuse, unwed pregnancy, or school drop-out. Just by having the student at our Academy, extremely reduces the likelihood or risk of the suspended student engaging in additional deviant behavior that increases with any increase in unsupervised time. Statistics from our District Informational Services validates that students attending HOPE are less likely to be re-suspended within the school year. (review attachment 2) At the end of each of our students ' time at Hope they are required to write an exit essay, in their own words, stating what Hope meant to them. So many say they would not have completed their assignments had not they attended the Academy. (attachment 4-5) 4. List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (this section should conform to the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative Worksheet). i Executive/Program Director must be a qualified leader with a college 6