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<br />Page 11 of 24 <br /> <br />Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity <br />This criterion has a maximum score of 6 pts (out of a total of 26 pts). <br /> <br />6. Who will directly or <br />indirectly benefit from your <br />project? Please be as specific <br />as possible on the <br />characteristics of those who <br />will benefit including, <br />gender, race, age, income <br />level and geographic <br />location. <br /> <br />Also, what are the <br />demographics of the area <br />where your project takes <br />place? <br /> <br />Does your project help to <br />address any racial disparities <br />in the location it is proposed <br />for? <br /> <br />Please list any data sources <br />used and show the steps of <br />any calculations. <br />Beneficiary Characteristics & Demographics <br />Shade for Schools - Orange County is designed to benefit a diverse student <br />population, particularly those in schools serving predominantly minority and <br />low-income communities in Orange County, NC. The project focuses on Title <br />I and Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools, where students aged 5- <br />18 years old face significant racial and economic disparities. According to the <br />latest census data, these areas exhibit higher concentrations of minority <br />populations and lower median household incomes compared to the county <br />average. The Trees for the Triangle (TftT) team has compiled a list of Orange <br />County Schools (OCS) and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public Schools (CHCPS), and <br />their respective location*, ESEA designation*, ADM*, percent EDS*, percent <br />POC*, percent people in poverty*, percent heat disparity*, percent children <br />and seniors*, tree equity score*, and canopy coverage. Existing data for <br />urban heat island and tree cover collected in Chapel Hill have been captured, <br />as well. Please refer to Attachment F: Shade for Schools - Orange County <br />School Demographics & Equity Data for this data set. <br /> <br />*All Data Sources <br />• NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SN Data & Reports, CEP Annual <br />Notification of Schools Eligibility Report, 2024 Annual Notification of <br />Schools Eligibility Report - https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts- <br />schools/district-operations/school-nutrition/sn-data- <br />reports#CEPAnnualNotificationofSchoolsEligibilityReport-3177 <br />o List of schools <br />• NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SN Data & Reports, Economically <br />Disadvantaged Student (EDS) Data, SY 2019-2020 (final) - <br />https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/district-operations/school- <br />nutrition/sn-data- <br />reports#EconomicallyDisadvantagedStudentDataEDS-3178 <br />o Average Daily Membership (ADM) <br />o % Economically Disadvantaged Student (EDS) <br />• American Forests, Tree Equity Score, National Explorer Map - <br />https://www.treeequityscore.org/map#10.2/35.9407/-79.0787 <br />o Census block group <br />o Percent people of color (POC) <br />o Percent people in poverty <br />o Percent heat disparity <br />o Percent children and seniors <br />o Tree equity score <br />o Current canopy coverage <br />o Canopy coverage goal <br />• Representative from CHCPS <br />o Informed us of which schools were Title 1 and which weren’t <br />considered Title 1 but serviced Title 1 students <br />• Representative from OCS Public Relations <br />o Our team is awaiting reply from the OCS Public Relations <br />Docusign Envelope ID: D22675F9-86C0-429B-8CAD-74E02C6C68FC