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The basic thrust of the academic support system is one of close oversight and the facilitation of each <br />participant's journey towards achieving the three basic goals for the program as stated above. Based <br />on the objective assessment data used in the eligibility process along with other similar school -based <br />data and information, the Success Bound! staff will develop individual service strategy plans (ISS) for <br />each participant. These along with case notes in the VOS system and other similar documentation will <br />detail how and which of the project activities will be used to help the individual participants reach <br />their educational, employment and higher educational goals. The exact mix of services each <br />participant receives will be based on his/her ISS and career pathway. However, each participant will <br />have the choice to meet with an adult mentor, be exposed to the leadership, drug, alcohol & other <br />health related issues activities during the bi-monthly guidance & leadership meetings, receive <br />additional guidance and counseling support and have access to paid internship work. <br />Program Services <br />SUCCESSBOUND! PROGRAM QUALITY ELEMENTS <br />Tutorial; Literacy/Numeracy skills <br />ELEMENT #I: An effective academic support system of the participants' educational activities <br />leading to high school graduation. <br />The basic academic component of the program will focus on the unique needs of each participant —both <br />in terms of academic support and in terns of meeting high school graduation requirements. Those in <br />need of tutoring will be referred to ongoing tutorial programs at each campus that are normally staffed <br />by Compensatory Education staff (Title I, one of the largest K-12 federal education programs). <br />Specifically, the tutorial services at the currently participating sites are: Valley HS- Library & staff; <br />Century HS- Library & staff plus PAL peer tutoring; Santa Ana HS- Homework Cafe (Library) & <br />staff; Saddleback HS- Library & staff; and, Cesar Chavez HS- Library & staff. Other tutorial referrals <br />may be made to student resource center at the ROP Ritchey Center where the WIA staff is housed. <br />While WIA funds are not be used to equip this center, some WIA funds could be used for instructional <br />supplies to support the identified academic needs of Success Bound! participants. <br />Those students whose TABE scores indicate so will be required to participate in these tutorial <br />activities prior to participating in any other program elements involving pay or other incentives. Other <br />Success Bound! Participants will also be encouraged to participate in their schools tutorial activities. <br />The WIA funded resources for this element of the program will be the staff (program management, <br />guidance and support) that assist and monitor participant progress towards meeting the three goals for <br />the program identified earlier in this section. A key facet of this activity, which was added during the <br />2001/02 program after a recommendation by the WIB's Youth Council, was (and will continue to be) <br />a paid incentive to attend tutorial programs outside of the school day. This action provided <br />participants with pay that they would normally have received in a paid work experience or internship <br />position. Given the economic situation from which most participants come, this aspect of the program <br />gave participants the incentive to address their academic needs while at the same time meeting <br />economic needs. <br />17 <br />