2017-616-E Finance - Kidzu Children's Museum - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:0E0892A5-AB8C-4E61-8B53-2125B8922B1C XHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION the kinds of unique and valuable learning opportunities that a children's museum inherently provides. 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 is children aged 0-12 years and their caregivers living in underserved communities, specifically students enrolled at New Hope Elementary and families participating in programs at the Cedar Grove Community Center, Fairview Child and Family Center and engaged with the Family Success Alliance. We estimate over 340 children will have access to Kidzu through our outreach programs and over 800 children and adults will access Kidzu through our special programs at the museum on STEM Nights and Open Access Sundays. The outreach programs will operate as "push-in" academic activities in the existing after school programs at each location therefore, participants will already be identified and registered in the program. If the Kidzu "push-in" programs create interest with young people not registered in the programs Kidzu will work with the families to register each child in the appropriate program. g) Describe the credentials of the program manager and other key staff. (Ex. Identify Program Manager and credentials, describe training provided to volunteers, etc.) Kidzu Children's Museum senior staff have decades of experience in creating effective collaborative partnerships and in designing and presenting programs and activities that engage a range of learning styles and developmental levels. Specific staff have nationally recognized experience in working directly with underserved families to involve their children in the life of the museum and understand that relationship-building is the key to having long-term impact. The staff is also very seasoned in managing grant-funded programs and meeting the goals and objectives laid out in grant applications. Kidzu's full-time Community Program Manager has been working in the museum field for over 5 years, holding a Master's Degree in Museum Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Art History. The Community Program Manager has been with Kidzu for 1.5 years and has planned and facilitated over 200 programs with children and community partners during this time. In 2016, her outreach efforts reached 5,000 families in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area strengthened existing partnerships with the OCPYC and grew the museum's collaborations with community artists, scientists, and makers by 35%. The Community Program Manager manages and staffs all outreach programs for Kidzu, as well as selects appropriate and innovative STEM and Arts programming for each outreach event. For these outreach efforts to expand, Kidzu plans to hire a bilingual Community Outreach Coordinator. This position would assist the Community Programs Manager in building new multi-cultural partnerships and strengthen relationships with existing community partners. This coordinator would also be responsible for the translation of outreach/program materials, guides, as well as being the lead translator at onsite community-wide programs and caregiver information sessions. This new position would also assist in the coordination of a diverse outreach volunteer core as well as lead volunteer training sessions. Kidzu will also allocate 5% of time from the museum's STEM lead educator to ensure high quality program content and delivery. PROGRAM INFORMATION 2/9/2017 1:27:17 PM Page 1 of 30