NS Grant Authorization of the RSVP 3 Year Renewal Application and Agreement (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program)

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OBJECTIVES WORKPLAN FOR PROGRAMME . s FOR IMPACT/OUTCOME BASED ACTIVITIES A licant Or anization: Oran a Coun Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro ram Period Covered: Startin : 0 -O1-2003 Bndin : 06-30-2004 Part 1. Community Need to be Addressed: NSSC 3-Digit Code(s) Applicable' lCH[CCSI Literacy Proiect. Senior Education Coros also addresses the needs of Oranee Counts Schools (see seoa- rate PF A need exists in CHCCS to help close the minority student achievemart gap by improving the literacy skills of pre-K-2 and the Total Number of Senior Corps volunteers contributing to math skills of K 5 elementary students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro. City School System (CHCCS). Total elementary atudeat meeting the need• enrollment is 4,485 (2001-2003 school year). The CHCCS Project will provide tutoring services in aN 8 CHCCS elementary 07-12/01: 20 vols. served 360 hr 1 ~ ~' ' ' ~ , is"5 ~+ , schools, serving a total of 40 etudarts. 1998-99 School Year 11% of elementary students tested as 'hon-proficient." RSVP served 360 hr 01-06/03: 20 vols volunteers will serve as literacy and math tutors for selected children. All children will improve by 50% in subject compe- . tency; skills, and interests as reported by 75% of the teachers based on observations and measured through pre-established goals set.by the teachers. Administration i8 through the CHCCS Volunteers & Partners for Education Office. Total Number of Volunteer Stations: Part 2: Action Plan Tasks and Timeline PROJECT PLANNING PROJECT REPORTING Column A Col. B Column G Col. D • Plans Tasks and Activities Date ~ Actual Performance Date Planned Service Activity: RSVP volunteers will serve as literacy tutors for pre-K 2 and 07/03- Actual Service Activity: Effective July 1, 2003, RSVP volunteers will receive training and as K-5 math tutors for elementary students in Chapel Hi11-Carrboro City School district, 06/p4 serve as pro-K 2 literacy and K 5 math tutors in _ of the 8 elementary schools. The Part- serving 8 eleiraaitary schools: Carrboro, Ephesus, Hates, Frank Porter Graham, Glar- Hers in Education office will assign RSVP volunteers per teacher request. RSVP will recniit •wood, McDougle, Scruggs, end Seawall. There is an average of 550 elementary students and assign volunteers to the project. Individual tutoring sessions will occur one time per enrolled at each school. RSVP will recruit and assign volunteers to the project. Each week for at least 60 minutes during the 2003-2004 school year. RSVP volunteer will receive 4-hour training and be assigned to a specific school. Teach-. era request volunteers for specific help with selected students. The Partriets in Education volunteer ofTice matches studarts/volunteers. Tutors will provide one-on-one assistance with reading, literacy, and math skills at least one time per wcek for 60 minutes during the 2003-2004 school year. Students may meet with more than one volunteer. (PFI 1" . Effective Jul 1 2000 Planned Inputs: will serve a total of 20 hours per week and each 07/03- Actual Inputs: _ RSVP volunteers will serve a total of _ hours per week and each will will directly serve session during the school 06/04 directly serve at minimum _ child meeting once a week. Each child will receive one year. Volunteers will receive 4 hours of training by a school representative prior to tu- weekly tutoring session of _ minutes. Volunteers will tutor a total of hours and toying students. The RSVP; Reading Project Coordmator will devote 1 hour per week to _ students annually. Volunteers will receive _ hours of training prior to tutoring students. The the project. The volunteer support costs of travel reimbursement, insurance and recogni- RSVP Reading Project Coordmator will devote _ hours per week to the project.~'~ lion are estimated to be 525.63 per volunteer or a total of $512.60 for the wst of the Pro~~• Anticipated Accomplishments: one-on-one tutoring 07/03- Actual Acwmplishments: Studarts will have role models for reading and academic suc- from aRSVP volunteer during the 2003-2004 school year. Affiually, 20 RSVP volun- 06/04 cess. Annually, / total students (20 projected) received one-on-one/small group tutor- teers will serve a minimum of 1 student each for at least 1 hour per week for 36 wceks, ing from _ RSVP voluttteers during the 2003-2004 school year. Bach volunteer tutored for a total of All children will improve by 50% in subject an average of / students for an average of minutes ~ minutes projected) competency, skills, and interests as reported by 75% of the teachers based an observer- per child for _ time ftatne...Annual volunteer hours totalled / (#students X #hrs X lions and measured through pre-established goals set by the teachers. The annual value #wka). _ studarts improved Weir reading and math skills and interest as reported by of the t0 is 511081 720 x 515.39. % teachers. The annual value of them is 5 #vol hrs x $15.39 . Anticipated Impact: RSVP volunteers will provide tutoring services to 20 elementary 07/03- Actual Impact: _RSVP volunteers will provide tutoring services to _ elementary students in We 8 CHCCS elemartary schools. All children will improve by 50% in sub- 06/04 students in We _ elementary schools. At least _% of the school participants will report jest wmpetarcy, skills; and interests as reported by 75% of the teachers based on obser- student improvements in subject area. vationa and measured Wrou tablished oafs set b the teachers. N ~o