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<br />· Providing consistent communication with other Orange County youth agencies and <br />programs who service youth in Santa Ana, and Orange County, such as Probation, <br />Santa Ana College, Dept of Recreation, Department of Education, Santa Ana School <br />District, Continuation School Programs, etc. <br />· Project RYTMO has established two key strategic partnerships with the <br />Children's Therapeutic Arts Center, and KidworkslDonahue Center. These <br />agencies will host RYTMO Satellite sites for youth who are residents of Santa Ana, <br />and who are unable to attend classes at the Anaheim studio facility. Both agencies <br />will also collaborate in strategic outreach and recruitment activities throughout the <br />year. <br /> <br />Describe how adequate staffmg will be maintained to ensure success of this <br />pro~ram. <br />Project RYTMO staff is comprised of music professionals and others who have <br />experience in the field and have a desire to work with youth in the areas of music, <br />education and technology. <br /> <br />Adequate staffmg will be maintained through: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Proper recruitment and selection techniques: Effective recruitment techniques <br />include target advertising, screening applications for minimum qualifications based <br />on pre-determined job specifics. Selection techniques include either test assessment <br />and/or structured interviews including mandatory background checks for all final <br />candidates <br />Staff Training & Development: Staff training involves Quarterly support to program <br />staff on key issues related to WIB requirements and youth services. Scheduled <br />performance evaluations and defmed goals will be determined as defmed by <br />WIB/DOL requirements and the CLAMAIProject RYTMO policies and <br />procedures. In addition, the use of IP AT (Institute for Personality Assessment and <br />Testing) is an online test that measures employee vocational strengths and <br />weaknesses. This assessment tool will be used in targeting vocational aptitudes and <br />goal setting in the career development of our staff. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Main Purpose of Program <br /> <br />Indicate what will the program accomplish and how it fits in with WIA ~oals. <br />Project RYTMO will expose at-risk youth who demonstrate artistic potential, to a <br />positive professional environment where they can explore and develop a variety of <br />occupational skills and adult mentoring in music technology. The skills developed by <br />students should be specifically useful for placement in the job market. Participants who <br />demonstrate leadership qualities are encouraged to further develop their potential <br />through weekly leadership development curriculum. <br />