CHRISTIAN LATINO ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC AND ARTS 1 - 2006

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. By meeting and filling a vital need in youth who lack a positive and productive artistic expression. This not only keeps them away from destructive activities, but allows for constructive outlets, necessary for building academic skills, life skills and diSCipline, which produce safe and healthy commul11ties How do you track your outcomes? . Pre Test/Post Test Participants are given a pre-test to detennine their skill level Upon completion of the program, participants are given a post-test to measure skill attainment . Attendance: sign in/sign out sheets . Retention rate Case Managers will make monthly contact with the client to insure quality of service and satisfaction of the program Case Managers will also contact any educational institution, employer, or the EDD UJ Base Wage File employer to obtain retention information. . Certification upon graduation: Project RYTMO issues a certificate of completion to all participants who successfully complete all elements of training. . Employment, work experience and internships: All participants are entered into fue in-house perfonnance tracking system upon emollment As a client progresses tlrrough their service plan - and before exit - the Case Manager will review the file with the management to ensure perfonnance outcomes after exit will be positive. Each quarter after exit, a review of each client's progression toward a positive outcome is assessed If a youfu is employed, a case manager will obtain employment verification. For work experience and internships, pre and posts tests will be administered . T ABE/CASA: These two DOL approved methods of measuring academic outcomes for numeric and literacy testing are used and/or required of the agencies which we partner with, and who provide such services to RYTMO participants. Our case managers supervise and maintain proper case files of students who require such services. Experience Briefly outline all youth programs that your agency has operated during the last 2 years. . "Proiect R.Y.T.M. 0." (Reaching Youth Through Music Opportunities), a Department of Labor funded sub grant tlrrough fue Latino Coalition, was created in 2004. This unique program was created to provide occupational training for Latino at risk and adjudicated youth, utilizing music technology and the Arts. The curriculum model is a 12-week course that equips youth for the job market in music technology-related fields. Project RYTMO currently services over 42 youth in Orange County . Pro-Teen Workshops: was a program designed for 8-12 youth, ages 13-l8 yrs, who demonstrate exceptional talent or skill in the music industry and other art- forms. The program involved 6-weeks of intense mentoring, occupational training and recording a music demo at Love & Laughter Recording Studios in Anaheim, CA .n