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• They are a pregnant or parenting teen as evidenced by school records; • They have a record as an offender or have a court/agency referral mandating school attendance as evidenced by county records; • They have never held a job and therefore have no work history as evidenced by their WIA Program pre -application; They live in a "high crime area" as designated by the Santa Ana Police Department; • Their core GPA is less than 1.5 as evidenced by school records; They have been suspended five or more times or have been previously expelled as evidenced by school records; and/or, • They are designated as a "special needs" student as evidenced by their school records (e.g., enrolled in special education with a valid IEP, designated as limited English proficient, etc.). The above summary concludes the Executive Summary portion of this application by the Career Development/ROP Department of the Santa Ana Unified School District to refine and implement the Success Bound. program. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE SUCCESS BOUND! PROGRAM As the local public school agency for well over 100 years, the Santa Ana Unified School District's mission has been to prepare Santa Ana's youth for successful adult lives. As the world becomes more complex and ever higher demands for knowledge and skills are placed on high school graduates, this task becomes evermore problematic. The participants in the Success Bound! program will benefit from the program by receiving an array of services to first help them successfully complete their public school education, and then assist them with their transition from high school to the dual spheres of higher education and the world -of -work. The Success Bound! prog-am's services and activities will take place over an anticipated period of 12-15 months. This will encompass the last month of the participant's junior year, a summer work experience opportunity and their senior year. It will culminate with their graduation in June 2003. The target population for the Success Bound! program are students with identified "at -risk" factors but students who have not necessarily been previously targeted for any special services or programs. Success Bound. hopes to serve "average" Santa Ana students who need that "extra push" to graduate on time and enter the world as a young adult with the tools necessary to be successful in both their work and educational careers. During the yearlong program, participants will meet on a weekly basis with program staff when school is in session. Contact during the summer work period will be between two to four times per month. The adult mentor component (which is a collaborative effort with Career Beginnings of Orange County) will meet on a monthly basis usually on the third Wednesday evening of the month throughout the regular school year. Individual mentor/mentee meetings will also occur on an individualized basis. For those the Success Bound. participants who enroll in an ROP course, their training will last from 135 to 360 hours depending upon the course in which they are enrolled. It is currently planned that the Camp Fire Boys & Girls component of the weekly guidance and counseling support sessions will encompass two to three months of service. With respect to adult/participant ratios for Success Bound!, three full-time personnel working directly in the Secondary Enrichment Programs section of the Career Development/ROP Department will staff program. Of these, two will be assigned to work directly with the participants and the third will focus primarily on office operations for the program (this third