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work site clothing when needed. The resources of the District's Teen Parent program will be brought to bear should a participant have to address such issues as childcare, parenting, etc. As adults, Right Start.t Participants may have other needs such as ongoing childcare, medical, dental, etc. that can be addressed through referrals from W/O/R/K Center, EDD or other One- Stop staff. This element of the program will depend upon a close relationship between these support service agencies and the ROP staff working with the Right Start! Program. These services for adults will coordinated through the ROP's CTS Center which is staffed with not only a part time Cai-WORKS counselor, but also a full-time Cai-WORKS Specialist. Working in collaboration with these other agencies, young adult participants in Right Start! will be afforded the appropriate support services during the time they are formal program participants (including the 12-month follow-up period). ELEMENT//8: Art effective adult mentoring program designed to complement and ensure attainment of the program's goals for graduation, enrollment in higher education and acquisition of basic career skills. This is not a formal part of the Right Start! program. When possible, referrals to mentoring programs for young adults will be made. Two of the proposed collaborators in the District's RFP for an In-School Youth program have had extensive experience with adult mentoring programs and their knowledge will be tapped when appropriate. ELEMENT #9: An efficient and effective delivery system for twelve months of follow-u£ services. Note: the fo~owing activities are also applicable to prior ~ participants from the 2001/02 prognm~ Evaluation and its required data gathering activities will take place throughout the project year on an ongoing basis. As indicated previously, the process for the 12-month follow-up services will be finalized during the initial few months of the project. The recruited and enrolled participants will be in the program until their successful completion of training and positioning in unsubsidized employment. The Right Start! staff will continue to monitor school and work attendance with students after they exit from the program. All those associated with the project will highlight the importance of daily attendance; whether it is for educational or work purposes. The staff of the District has had extensive experience in annual follow-up reports. The specific design of the documents used for this process will be based on that experience and any requirements of the W/O/R/K Center or WIB staff. Summative evaluation of the project will be assessed by completion, postsecondary commitment and graduation rates and at the end of the school year. The preeminent outcome goal of Right Start! program is the participants' progress toward careers that will be realized by employment or progression into postsecondary education. Right Start! participants will be regularly contacted on an informal basis (mail, phone and e- mail-if available) to monitor their progress during this twelve month basis. The main contact for specific data collection was outlined above. The purpose of the informal contacts will be to remind the participants of the availability of continuing follow-up services. These would include not only the standard supportive services available to WIA program participants, but also access to tutoring/study areas at the ROP Ritchey Center, Cai-WORKs programs, the W/O/R/K Center and ROP courses. The District's Career DevelopmenffROP staff have close relationships with both programs and staff at Santa Ana College; those Right Start! participants who attend that institution will also receive extra support and attention during the twelve-month period as a result of these relationships. 14