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messages and upcoming events sponsored" at TaUer. A special Students & Alumni page is featured on Taller's website and includes information outlining career progression, additional training opportunities and employment oppOltunities. Alumui can also electronically update their contact information and request additional SUPPOlt services via the website. The oeee also offers extensive support services to help corps members learn how to work and go to school. In addition to frequent mentoring, oeee offers regularly-scheduled A.A./N.A. meetings; workshops on issues ranging from financial literacy and angel' management to tobacco cessation; and educational field trips. oeec Program Specialists monitor individual corps members' progress towards program completion and provide referrals as needed to other agencies for legal issues, health, housing and guidance and counseling. Program Specialists award corps members financial bonuses for achieving specific goals, such as: getting a driver's license, being discharged from probation or parole, achieving 100% program attendance and earning a high school diploma. As corps members complete their training, they transition to the eorps-2-Career program, where program specialists offer up to 13 weeks of pre-employment skills training, individualized job searches and placements, continuing education support, mentoring and 12 months of follow-up services to alumni. C Goals/Objectives alld Pelfol'mance Levels Taller San Jose and occe will recruit and emoll 20 out-of-school youth over the course of the next year. By focusing on the high-growth area of green construction and emphasizing living- wage employment with health benefits, Taller San Jose and occe will give students the skills needed to enter today's workforce and move out of poverty so that they can support themselves and their families. All 20 WIA participants will receive certification from the NOlth American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEF). Taller San Jose's Green ConstlUction Program will simulate the workforce and strive to assist young adults to become economically self-sufficient through intensive training that leads to living-wage employment. Candidates for training are interviewed, possess right-to-wol'k documents, must pass a dmg screen, are required to comply with uniform standards and are expected to be present daily and on time. Youth who meet th~ minimum requirements for enrollment take part in an interview and assessment prior to beginning job-training. The T ABE assessment test is used to identify the basic skill proficiency levels of each student. Program components are then adjusted to meet the youth's basic skills ne<:;ds as determined by the assessment. Students emolled in Taller San Jose's green construction program will participate in two hours of daily math training during the 16-week basic constluction course. The classes will concentrate on the algebra, geometry and tl"igonometry needed for basic constlUction principles. Historically, the typical graduate of our constlUction training program experiences an average increase of two grade levels in their math abilities. Taller San Jose's Case Managers monitor student attendance, goal setting and achievement, educational assessment and progress, to identify students in danger of dropping out of its job- training programs. Those who complete the training program work with onsite job developers to prepare resumes, practice interviewing SKills and find employment. Program graduates will also receive WIA-recognized certification from the U.S. Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). EXHIBIT A " 6 IpOm01ll' by /hl ShIm oIS/.Joseph olOrttllg.