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Description of Outcome Tracking System: <br />Please describe your organization's outcome tracking system that will enable you to fulfill the outcome selected above. <br />At the end of each season, KidSingers does an end-of-season Internal Impact Survey. KidSingers, their teachers and parents are all <br />polled as to how the program has impacted their KidSingers and if the program is accomplishing what it says it would do. 95% of the <br />evaluations come back with reinforcing information which documents what their children aze accomplishing. These accomplishments <br />include: <br />1) All have gained in their singing and perfomtance skills <br />2) They have learned music in English, French, Latin, Spanish and German <br />3) Their musical knowledge has improved <br />4) Their self-esteem, self-confidence and academics have grown <br />5) They've performed in a variety of performance venues <br />6) The've learned how to work together as a team <br />7) They've learned respect for other cultures <br />8) They've gained in their family unity <br />9) They've been involved in a aanstmctive after-school program which has prevented destmctive behavior <br />In the 2004-2005 season a more exhaustive Evaluation was done by UCI Center for Statistical Consulting finding the similar results as <br />KidSingers' surveys. Evaluating administrator, Dr. Anita Ianucci states, "The most striking finding from the KidSingers After School <br />Program evaluation was [he significant increase in the students' self-esteem, as measured by a standazd psychological instrument, <br />especially for participants from larger households. Additionally, most of the participants (about 85%) said that KidSingers helped them <br />to become more confident about themselves and helped them to learn to respect people from other cultures. About two-thirds reported <br />feeling more confident speaking in class because of KidSingers. Virtually all students reported having learned new music, perfomed <br />music in front of a live audience, made new friends and visited new places because of KidSingers." <br />Exhibit A-1 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />