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Exhibit A <br />Scope of Work <br />1. Proposal shall include details of the youth program/service to be provided, the tasks to be <br />accomplished, duration of the program (proposals may be up to two years) and the <br />deliverables to be provided. <br />Community Action Partnership Orange County proposes to implement a new and innovative <br />academic tutoring and mentorship youth program in Santa Ana to address disparities in <br />academic achievement and social and emotional learning (SEL) exacerbated by the COVID-19 <br />pandemic. Over the course of 12 months this program will provide elementary -aged students <br />with after -school tutoring three days per week, homework help and targeted activities <br />designed to support SEL. The program will also provide their parents with resources and <br />services available through our existing programs. <br />Recognizing the need to engage students of various age groups in academically stimulating <br />experiences, CAP OC will utilize a cohort of teenagers from our Elevate Youth program based at <br />Santa Ana High School to provide the tutoring services, with training and guidance from staff. <br />Elevate Youth, which currently has 30 high school participants, is itself an innovative substance <br />program centered on substance abuse prevention. Through this program, CAP OC provides a <br />peer -education model that includes the development of leadership skills, strategies related to <br />policy, systems, and environmental change, as well as a restorative justice component. <br />Elevate Youth program participants will commit to serving as tutors/peer mentors for at least <br />six months. The 8-10 youth will meet twice per week with CAP OC staff to be trained as tutors <br />and peer mentors, focusing on the development of their knowledge and skills pertaining to: an <br />understanding of the academic achievement gap in Santa Ana; best practices and strategies in <br />tutoring elementary school students; how to best engage students through interactive activities <br />and accessing various learning modalities (e.g. visual, kinetic, verbal, etc.); developing and <br />maintaining appropriate boundaries; and providing strength -based support and feedback. Once <br />trained, each tutor/mentor will be paired with one to two students. Staff will have conducted <br />the initial intake/assessments with the students; however, the tutors/peer mentors will work <br />with the students and their parents to develop one to three goals. The tutors/mentors will <br />meet with the students three times per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) for one hour <br />each time and will track progress towards goal achievement. To support the tutors/mentors, <br />staff will meet with them once a week, either in -person or virtually. Every month the staff will <br />also facilitate a group meeting with all the tutors/mentors to share best practices, troubleshoot <br />challenges and support each other's development. The program will run year-round. The <br />summer months will provide an opportunity for students to catch up academically. During the <br />summer there will be opportunities for field trips and increased social emotional learning. <br />Students will be able to participate in the SWCC Christmas in July program operated by college <br />interns from Norte Dame. The program encourages youth to volunteer in their community and <br />provides a holiday event at the end of July to culminate the program. <br />As an added level of support, CAP OC will also recruit college students as interns to meet with <br />the tutors/mentors at least monthly (individually and/or as a group) to provide encouragement <br />and guidance. The college interns will also be trained to provide tutoring/mentorship to fill-in <br />20 <br />