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Exhibit A College/Career Transition Program 5 <br />ACCESS Safe Schools K Support Services <br />Santa Ana Workforce lnvesunent Board Youth Council <br />I. About the Program <br />A. Executive Summary <br />I. Td'hich WIA population will the pro -rain recruit and serve? This proposal will target both <br />Younger (ages 16-18) and Older (ages 19-21) In -School Youth attending a Santa Ana ACCESS <br />school. ACCESS students share a multitude of obstacles placing them at risk for delinquency, <br />academic failure. and homelessness. In general. ACCESS students live in dysfunctional <br />families. are victims of abuse and/or severe neglect; demonstrate high -risk behaviors such as <br />substance use. teen pregnancy. or gang involvement: are wards of the court or foster youth; and <br />63% are on probation. Students have multiple risk factors such as love income. poor parental <br />supervision. high crime rate communities, and significant life stressors. They often have <br />emotional. behavioral. and interpersonal issues malting it difficult to focus on school. .ACCESS <br />students often experience one or more of the following circumstances: They 1) are behind their <br />same -age peers in grade level. 2) have been expelled. 3) are being treated for substance abuse. <br />ivities. Excessive truancy accounts for 40°ro of <br />and%or 4) are involved in gang related act <br />ACCESS student referrals. 250/o from probation. 15% from social services. 10% for credit <br />deficiency. and 101/o for district expulsions. All ACCESS students have a core GPA of less than <br />1.5. or have been suspended/expelled at tiMe of enrolled in an ACCESS school and many have a <br />court'agency referral mandating school attendance. Each of these characteristics limit ACCESS <br />students' ability to successfully compete in today's job market and higher education. <br />This proposal will target three ACCESS schools whose student population is aligned with <br />WIA program goals. These schools include: 1) August House. which is specializes in youth on <br />probation or offenders recently released from one of the four Orange Countti� juvenile institutions: <br />2) South Bristol Education Center, where mane of its students live in Santa Ana neighborhoods <br />and 3) Renaissance Lyceum. <br />with high crime and gang -related violence; where many of the <br />students are currently in the foster care system and residing in group homes. Each of these <br />alternative education school sites offer programs custom designed for the securit. concerns of its <br />students and demonstrate a high need for transition services. The following chart highlights the <br />student demographics at <br />each site: <br />August House <br />South Bristol <br />Renaissance <br />Female <br />34 <br />21 <br />49 <br />Male <br />53 <br />31 <br />67 <br />Age <br />4 <br />9 <br />16 <br />16 <br />17 <br />30 <br />21 <br />39 <br />18 <br />'9 <br />32 <br />19 <br />7 <br />1 <br />9 <br />20 <br />5 <br />0 <br />0 <br />21 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Etivii city <br />Hispanic <br />84 <br />39 <br />92 <br />White <br />1 <br />11 <br />12 <br />Black <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 <br />Asian <br />0 <br />0 <br />8 <br />Other <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br />