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Flit this Header. Type the organization and program name and the funder for whom it is being completed . The page # is already set at the bottom right <br /> of every page. <br /> C. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, 1 — 6, not to exceed two pages) <br /> 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed. <br /> Error ! Not a valid link. <br /> 2. Briefly describe program activities including location of services. <br /> The first thing a student must do is to register. After being registered and enrolled into <br /> H.O.P.E., the student is assigned to a class by the Program Director who coordinates <br /> enrollment. Our campus is located at Gifford Youth Activity Center. <br /> After the student is assigned to a class, the teacher diligently assists the student in <br /> completing assignments brought to the Academy by the parents or guardian from their <br /> regular school. Our daily "Rap Sessions" teach our students coping skills. So, the student <br /> hopefully returns to their regular school on pace academically and with \a modified <br /> behavior. Within the month of each student leaving our instructors mail a motivational <br /> letter to the students they taught reminding them of the goals they made while they were at <br /> HOPE. <br /> Each student's record is reviewed at the end of the year to see if they were re-suspended. <br /> 3. Briefly describe how your program addresses the stated need/problem, Describe how <br /> your program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the <br /> Instructions) and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with <br /> target population. <br /> Last year there were over 1500 students suspended from school. The 2002 Tennessee Art <br /> Commission defines and "at risk youth as any child or young person at risk of delinquency <br /> or engaging in any other problem behaviors such as : Substance abuse, pregnancy, and <br /> drop-out. <br /> Just by having the student at our Academy, it extremely reduces the likelihood or risk of <br /> the suspended student engaging in additional deviant behavior due to unsupervised time. <br /> For three consecutive years in a row, our statistics from the Informational Services <br /> substantiate the fact that suspended students that attended HOPE was less likely to be re- <br /> suspended. (review Attachment 2) <br /> We have each of our students write what we call an exit essay, the thing that' s mentioned the <br /> most is had they not come to HOPE Academy they would not have completed their <br /> assignments. (attachment 3) <br /> 9 <br />