2017-478-E Finance - Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:F9ADA870-944A-40DD-98D0-3DB55F3AD8E5 EXHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Town/County priority/goal? The afterschool tutoring program specifically addresses the following priority: To fund education, mentorship, and afterschool programming, for about 85 youth facing a variety of challenges. The youth who will be served in this program are ones who come from low-income families and who are non-proficient or borderline proficient in reading and/or mathematics. By providing them with small group tutoring afterschool sessions, the hope is that these students will gain skills that will make them proficient in subject areas for their grade level by the end of the 2017-18 school year. e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel, Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities, Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals, Carrboro Board Priorities, or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program. The Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment lists education as one of the top six human services needs. The report states that, while Chapel Hill-Carrboro is known for its excellent public school system, participants in the assessment felt "the education system and network of family services is not meeting the needs of all children and families. The report further outlines, under the "Quality, equitable education for all" section that the "public school system is not adequately equipped to effectively teach and support at-risk youth and LEP [Limited English Proficient] students". The Town of Chapel Hill Goals state that "creating a place for everyone" and "nurturing our community" are two priorities. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen outlined that their ultimate goal is "creating and maintaining Carrboro as a sustainable community that is a highly desirable place to live". By providing free afterschool tutoring with certified teachers to at-risk students in their home schools, this program will address the needs and goals outlined above. The smaller student-to-teacher ratio in the afterschool settings will provide for a nurturing environment where instruction can be better adapted to individual student learning styles. Tutoring will increase proficiency levels in reading and mathematics for these struggling students, making them more successful academically, and ultimately making them more qualified for college and/or jobs in the future. Data show that success in school is a key indicator for success and happiness in life as an adult, a dream we have for all the children in our community. f) Who is your target population of individuals to benefit from this program and how will they be identified and connected with the program? The target population for this program is at-risk students who are one or more grades below their peers in reading and math abilities. The majority of these children will be from low-income households, from minority populations, and many will be from homes where English is not the main language that is spoken. Students will be identified by their teachers, guidance counselors, or other school staff as ones who would benefit from additional afterschool instruction. The majority of PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/27/2017 11:04:56 AM P - ge 13 of 2 2