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ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> VOICES TOGETHER <br /> PURPOSE/MISSION: • <br /> The mission of Voices Together is to empower individuals with developmental disabilities VO1CQS <br /> # <br /> to transform their lives.Voices Together address critical life skills that enable students to G O e L e r <br /> make a healthy transition to an independent adulthood. <br /> PROGRAM: <br /> •Voices Together in Education 9 <br /> ®, <br /> PROPOSED SERVICES: <br /> , <br /> The Voices Together program aligns with Orange County's goals of ensuring a high quality _ <br /> of life and lifelong learning that champions education at all levels.It has been an effective <br /> intervention in school because its techniques help teachers and students meet goals ° , <br /> established by the state and federal governments.A key part of the Extended Common <br /> Core Standards in every subject in the K-12 curriculum is the development of speaking, <br /> listening and language skills.Voices Together is based in music therapy,offering a -:, r r ^wr <br /> motivating and universal tool that facilitates generalized learning. <br /> Special attention was paid to speech and language areas,basic educational learning <br /> techniques,and social/emotional learning techniques.Each Voices Together session offers <br /> continual interactive communication techniques that were developed specifically to <br /> prompt and cue neural and language response.The Voices Together curriculum meshes so <br /> effectively with the NC Extended Common Core standards because it targets three main <br /> core areas of growth:communication,social learning,and emotional learning.For this <br /> reason,Voices Together participants acquire life skills that apply to every subject and,as a <br /> result,the outcomes are remarkable. <br /> PERFORMANCE MEASURES FY2015-16 F17 FY2017-18 <br /> Actual Estimated Projected <br /> %students able to tell someone how they feel 43% 47% 35% <br /> #students able to use self-regulation/coping strategies 40% 45% 35% <br /> #students who initiate verbal or non-verbal social conversation with 32% 32% 30% <br /> peers <br /> #students who are able to ask for help 29% 33% 30 <br /> AGENCY BUDGET FY201516 FY2016-17 FY201718 <br /> Actual Estimated Projected <br /> Total Budget $535,913 $400,000 $575,000 <br /> Agency Request-Orange County Contribution $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 <br /> County Manager Recommended $10,000 $15,000 $17,500 <br /> Application Ranking 85 92 94 <br /> 47 <br />