CHRISTIAN LATINO ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC AND ARTS

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Case managers maintain a minimum l -hour/week per participant for case management. Additional time is allowed for participants requiring more urgent or special services. Mentors maintain weekly interaction with participant for at least 2 hours/per month over a 12 -month period. Mentors usually meet with no more than 2-3 mentees per week. 5. What services will be offered after youth exits the program? Project RYTMO will provide the following services to exited _youth: • Follow-up services 30 and 60 days after exit. Thereafter, each quarter up to 12 - months after exit. • Job Placement services: through our newly formed association with companies such as NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers), NARAS (National Association of Recording Arts & Sciences), and others, exited youth will have access to valuable job placement referrals through these nationally recognized associations. • Internet support: Our newly formed relationship with youngjobs.com. enable exited participants to access the internet for jobs related to the music industry. We have established a unique relationship with this company to enhance it's website with music industry jobs and internships specifically for RYTMO students. • Adult Mentoring: music industry and music technology mentors will provide continual career guidance and support as youth transition to job opportunities, even after exited from the program. C. Goals / Objectives and Performance Levels 1. How will service(s) be deemed necessary? List tool(s) to be used for assessment of participant's basic skill levels. Describe pre and post testing, primary and secondary goal determination. According to the National Association for Music Education, music and arts programs help our youth and communities in real and substantial ways. A recent study conducted by the City of Huntington Park, CA, found that middle school Hispanics who had a positive artistic and/or musical outlet in their communities were less likely to be involved in destructive expressions, such as tagging and graffiti., Project RYTMO has based its program upon the following four categories of success: Success in society: students who participated in band or orchestra reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs) - Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse Deport, Houston Chronicle, January, 1998. Success in school: Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1998 showed that music participants received more academic honors and awards than non -music students, and that the percentage of music participants receiving A's, A's/B's and B's, was higher than the percentage of non -participants receiving those grades. (NELS: 88 First Follow up, 1990, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington, DC)