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Furthermore, a transition specialist from Santa Ana College works directly with students to help them complete the necessary application, registration, and financial aid forms for enrolling in community college. Santa Ana College's Continuing Education program welcomes any interested Taller San Jose student or graduate to come to campus and take a free Math and English skills assessment. These students can then participate in free small group or one-an-one tutoring sessions on campus. As an organization, Taller San Jose is distinguished by program refinement and continuous improvement. Taller San Jose uses an established evaluation method including: client surveys, focus groups, and feedback collected during mentoring sessions to address client concerns. Taller San Jose program staff meets bi-monthly to discuss and refine existing programs and services. To evaluate its community impact, Taller measures five "critical to quality" outcomes: 1) recruitment of troubled youth motivated to change; 2) training all students in soft and hard skills; 3) strong and appropriate SUPPOlt services; 4) placement of graduates into permanent jobs with a living-wage prospect; and 5) 24 months of job-retention support and follow-up. Taller San Jose uses the Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) student tracking system to monitor student attendance, goal setting and achievement, educational assessment and progress, graduation rates and job placement, as well as assisting with recruitment and retention eff0l1s. This information also helps staff target students in danger of dropping out of educational or job training programs. Taller San Jose strives to move young people out of povelty and on to employment with a living wage and benefits while maintaining a crime-free lifestyle. In the last fiscal year, 351 students enrolled in Taller San Jose and: . 201 graduated . 82% of graduates were placed in employment or continued their education tluough an apprenticeship or community college . $11.26 is the average wage of graduates . . 45% of employed graduates receive full health benefits . 92% of graduates with a criminal record did not re-offend. As an employer, the OCCC teaches youth how to work and go to school. The OCCC follows all applicable labor and charter school laws and regulations that California employers and chal1er schools must follow. Corps members must abide by OCCC policies and procedures for work and school in order to remain employed by the program. To work at the OCCC, corps members must also have an educational goal and demonstrate satisfactory progress towards that goal. Prior to emollment, all applicants take a TABE test to assess their basic skills and to place them in the appropriate educational program. Once emolled, Program Specialists meet with corps members regularly to review their progress and develop a dropout prevention plan. By learning employer expectations and following standard work rules and procedures, corps members are prepared to both find and maintain employment. If a corps member has chronic attendance problems and has exhausted all forms of progressive discipline, then they will be referred to palinering agencies that may be more for suitable for their needs. Program Specialists meet monthly with each corps member's work supervisor and teacher. During these visits, Program Specialists monitor corps member's progress and performance using ISS (WIA Individual Service Strategy). For corps members who are high school graduates, Program Specialists monitor their progress in the Corps-2-Career program. OCCC COlpS members may receive the following WIA-recognized credentials: California high school EXHIBIT A 7 JpomGftd by Ihe SiJttrJ of St. Joreph of O,.",rge