2016-645-E Finance - Boomerang Youth, Inc. - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: B701CF6A-1C9A-46CB-9234-56F771D80955 t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION addressing a single human service need, but also help individuals to access other services they need. Participants supported the idea of "wrap-around," services, in which human service providers coordinate and communicate to serve an individual's multiple needs." c) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need for this program and the population being served. Suspension is a strong indicator of disconnection, especially for students with greater risk and fewer protective factors who are unsupervised during out-of-school time. Suspended students are 3 times more likely to drop out of school, providing the rationale for a constructive alternative to suspension. As the only program offering an alternative to short term suspension for youth in Orange County, Boomerang effectively keeps these students engaged during out-of-school time by keeping them on-task in schoolwork, providing them with life skills-building opportunities and with afterschool programs. Out-of-School Suspensions by School District School District 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 380 237 207 Orange County Schools 573 580 n/a Source: NCDPI,Annual Report of Suspensions&Expulsions,2012-13,2013-14;2014-15 CHCCS&OCS unofficial data Boomerang Alternative to Suspension 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15* Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 101 109 88 Orange County Schools 59 83 58 Total 160 192 146 * 2014-15: Both districts reported that Boomerang's temporary location in Meadowmont was an impediment to student participation. Boomerang After School Program #of participation instances 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 537 417 254 Orange County Schools 38 60 32 Graduates 131 76 0 Enrolled in College 32 19 0 GED students 4 0 0 Other Youth 55 34 0 Total 797 606 286 Boomerang is collaborating with school districts on (i)ways to effectively meet the needs of students with learning and behavioral challenges at greater risk for disciplinary action, (ii) addressing school policy and climate to reduce racial disparities in disciplining students, and (iii)targeting social-emotional skill building for vulnerable students.The program has contributed to declining out-of-school suspension rates in CHCCS. d) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will identify beneficiaries. As in years past, the majority of the population Boomerang serves from both school districts—male, low- income, English language learners, Black and Latino students, and students with special educational needs— is particularly vulnerable as many of them are challenged by academic underperformance and face greater Main Application 5/24/2016 9:22:20 AM 0:' a g c / of 2 I