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ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> KIDZU CHILDREN'S MUSEUM <br /> PURPOSE/MISSION: likfli. <br /> With focus on S.T.E.M.,the arts,child health and wellness and emerging literacy,Kidzu's <br /> mission is"to inspire children and the adults in their lives to learn through creative and CHILDREN'S MrisuM <br /> purposeful play:' <br /> PROGRAM: <br /> •Community Connections <br /> ` 1► <br /> PROPOSED SERVICES: <br /> 1 <br /> Kidzu's proposed"Community Connections"program will unite multiple community ` M <br /> partners to support what the Harvard Family Research Project refers to as"Complementary r" <br /> Learning"These learning supports include families,early childhood programs,school, / <br /> health and social service agencies,museums and other community-based institutions.To %� ( OM <br /> be most effective,these supports should complement one another,moving out of the silos <br /> and working together to create an integrated,accessible set of community-wide resources it :-- <br /> that support learning and development. I <br /> rail To achieve this goal Kidzu's"Community Connections"program will follow a two-pronged ! � <br /> approach; 1)Outreach:Provide specialty STEM-based programs supplementing existing <br /> pre-school,after school and summer programs working in underserved communities; <br /> 2)Access:Provide opportunities for family engagement through special programs at <br /> the museum,free access to the museum and out-of-school time program scholarships. <br /> These programs will target families from partner agencies engaged in our outreach <br /> programming. <br /> PERFORMANCE MEASURES FY2015-16 F17 FY2017-18 <br /> Actual Estimated Projected <br /> Attendance per site 15 20-25 25-35 <br /> Graduates from program N/A N/A 3 <br /> Program attendance on key STEM learning principles 0 0 150 <br /> AGENCY BUDGET FY201516 FY2016-17 FY201718 <br /> Actual Estimated Projected <br /> Total Budget $855,666 $990,761 $989,761 <br /> Agency Request-Orange County Contribution N/A N/A $20,919 <br /> County Manager Recommended N/A N/A $10,460 <br /> Application Ranking N/A N/A 93 <br /> 2 <br />