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. <br /> Agency Name: Orange County Literacy Council <br /> / Mission Statement: The Orange County Literacy Council's mission is to assist adults in im ing their literacy <br /> skills in order to achieve their employment, nornmunih/, family and life goals. <br /> Orange County Outside Agency Funding: 2007-08: $13.500 2888-89: $13.500 <br /> Executive/Program Director: Alice Denson Website: vvvmw.onangaUtenaoy.org <br /> MAJOR SERVICES <br /> • Free one-on-one and small group tutoring for Adult Basic Education and pre-GED <br /> • Free small group instruction in ESOL(English for Speakers of Other Languages) <br /> • Family Reading Workshops for Adult Basic and ESOL groups <br /> ' . <br /> OUTCOME MEASURES <br /> FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 <br /> Actual Actual Actual Projected <br /> #Tutoring hours—either individual or 3,114 3,341 5,338 6.500 <br /> in small groups <br /> #Parents/caregivers participating in 77 (102 72 (105 83 (139 85 (142 <br /> Family Reading Workshops children) children) children) children) <br /> FY 2007-08 OUTCOMES . <br /> Proposed Program ObJeo�vm Status Actual Results <br /> \ / <br /> By June 30 2008, 60-70% Between July 1, 2007 and June 30. <br /> ' ' all will receive 12 or more hours of Meets Expectations 2008. 689 of all students received at <br /> instruction, least 12 hours of instruction. <br /> By June 30, 2008, 60-70% of all students Between July 1, 2007 and June 30. <br /> receiving 12 or more hours of 2008. 6996 of all students receiving at <br /> instruction will either demonstrate least 12 hours of instruction <br /> measurable progress on a federally Meets Expectations demonstrated measurable progress on <br /> recognized standardized test or will meet federally recognized standardized <br /> short-term goals or 1 long-term tests. <br /> goal. <br /> FY 2007-08 CHALLENGES <br /> ' <br /> * P� *sedesohbmcMoOengamyour agency faced xvh)|atrying ho reach your prmQmamnokjeo�vaa, ioFf <br /> 2007-88. How did you work to overcome these obstacles? (If no challenges existed, please write <br /> none.) Our biggest obstacles have been, and renain, space and funding. Since 2004. we have grown <br /> from a staffing level of 3 FTEs to a staffing level of 6.5 FTEs (including 3 Americorps members). By offering <br /> services over a longer period during the day (9an-8pm) we now stagger our staff hours, which help to <br /> relieve some of our space issues. |» FYO7 08, we were able to increase our base of fulltime students by <br /> approximately 60%. Howaver, to continue to grnv , we will need to increase office/classroom space and <br /> manpower. Both require funding. <br /> \ <br /> 63 <br />