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In addition to the academic, social, language, poverty and growth factors facing Santa Ana students, approximately 40% percent are immigrants. Many of these families are newly legalized or undocumented residents who must depend on seasonal, migrant work or entry level jobs for family sustenance. It is not uncommon for students to drop out of school to help support their family. While immigrant parents are generally supportive of the schools, they do not have a history of active involvement in their children's education. Clearly, Santa Ana youth face many challenges as they prepare for high tech, high-wage jobs of the 21st century. They are similarly disadvantaged in their level of sophistication about the world of work. They may be the first in their family to finish high school. They frequently have no adult friends or family members who work in high tech or high wage jobs. Their isolation is sometimes difficult for others to comprehend. On a recent field trip, for example, several students saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time and each year, there are graduating seniors who are apprehensive about attending an awards banquet because they have never eaten at a "fancy" restaurant. With the current statewide testing programs, the progress of Santa Ana Unified's students is public knowledge. Obviously when compared to many other Orange County school districts, Santa Ana students do not perform as well on the English language academic exams that aze the basis for the statewide performance system. However, when compared to other California districts serving similaz populations, Santa Ana's schools outperform this group of schools from communities such as Los Angeles, Fresno, Oakland, etc. These tests and other information specific to ROP such as the percentage of students completing their training and/or being placed in an entry level position will continue to be available to the public so that the District's successes can be tracked by the public. FISCAL CAPACITY Subcontracting The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is the responsible fiscal agency for this project. Al] funds granted from [he Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board/Youth Council will flow directly to the school district. The District must follow the stringent accounting requirements of the California State Department of Education for local public schools. There will be no subcontracting with this program. The cost estimates used in the preparation of these budgets are based on the District's experience with similar programs over the decade. As indicated above, the SAUSD's Career Development/ROP office has had a great deal of experience working with similar programs in WIA, JTPA and CETA programs. This has provided the staffing knowledge to adequately staff the proposed program. Salaries for project staff aze based on the negotiated salaries for the District's two bargaining groups; Certificated (teachers) and Classified (all others). Specific experience with previous WIA and JTPA programs has demonstrated that the Secondary Enrichment Programs staff from the Career Development/ROP office can manage a program within its allotted budgetary constraints. The budget and staffing information for this program outlined in the following budget narrative section is based on a twelve-month implementation plan. All documentation will be based on monthly District printouts, as these are the official public school document used to capture and report fiscal data. As evidenced by the entries on Attachment C Budget Planning Form, over 90% of the requested funds will go towards providing direct program services to participants. As with prior JTPA programs, 10% or less of the amount expended will be charged for administrative costs and overhead. Recent changes in procedures and staff within the District now dictate that the standard Indirect Cost rate calculated by the California Sate Department of Education for federal and state categorical programs must be budgeted. The rate is currently estimated [o be 5% of all expenditures except those for capitol improvements. As Santa Ana Unified is a current recipient of WIA funding, fiscal and/or audit reports have not been included as these items have been 24