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<br /> <br />1. PROJECT YEAR <br />Œ New <br />0 Year 2 <br />0 Year 3 <br />0 Other <br /> <br />2. PROJECT TITLE <br /> <br />3. GRANT PERIOD <br /> <br />Leadership Development <br />Strategy <br /> <br />January I, 2004 <br />December 31, 2004 <br /> <br />to <br /> <br />4. APPLICANT <br />Name: City of Santa Ana <br />PRCSA <br />Address: P.O. Box 1988 (M23) <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />5. FUNDS REQUESTED <br /> <br />Phone: r14) 571-4200 <br />Fax#: (714) 571-4235 <br /> <br />$ 200,000 <br /> <br />6. IMPLEMENTING AGENCY <br /> <br />Name:Parks, Recreation and <br />Community Services Agency <br />Address: P.O. Box 1988 (M23) <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />Phone: (714) 571-4200 <br /> <br />Fax #: (71¡,) 571-4235 <br /> <br />7. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />The Leadership Development Strategy will increase the academic achievement of students and reduce the <br />number of suspensions/expulsions at the target schools through remedial tutoring, positive alternative <br />activities and support services that will encourage and enable studeñts to increase school attendance, <br />resolve the stress related issues that lead to problem behavior, and involve parents in their children's <br />education and social development. ~ <br /> <br />8. PROBLEM STATEMENT <br /> <br />The target population is characterized by a high level of poverty, English language isolation, academic <br />failure, and suspensions/expulsions. An average of84% of elementary school and 72% of intermediate <br />school students receive free lunch based on poverty guidelines. The rate of Limited English Proficiency <br />is 8)% and students score in the lowest range on standardized testing in the District. In 1999-2000 there <br />were 217 suspensionsl7 expulsions and in 2000-2001 there were 407 suspensions/14 expulsions at the <br />target schools. <br /> <br />9. OBJECTIVES Serve a total of25 elementary school and )0 intermediate school students. <br />1. Reduce the number of suspensions/expulsions at the target schools by providing <br />positive alternative activities and supportive services. <br />2. Improve student academic achievement and attendance at the target schools by providing academic <br />remediation and enriclunent programs and services. <br />). Increase the ability of participants' parents to help their children succeed in school by providing <br />opportunities for families to participate in positive activities in school, at home and in the community, <br />and provide education to parents to enable them to help their children successfully complete their <br />homework. <br />OCJP-227 (Rev. 7/97) <br /> <br />16 of 22 <br />