ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS (4) -2010

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orange County Conservation Corps Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board - The Youth Service Provider Network Request for Proposal PY 201012011 Measurements Out-of-School Youth 17-21 15 Entered Employment/Education TBD TBD Attainment of Credential TBD TBD Skill Attainment TBD TBD The Orange County Conservation Corps' program design allows for participants to meet and exceed planned expected outcomes. All participants enrolled will have an opportunity to receive classroom tutoring to improve basic reading and math skill levels, if found to be basic skills deficient. During this time participants without a high school diploma will be enrolled into school to obtain their high school diploma. The school curriculum includes the Corps-2-Career transition class to explore future employment, life skills, and career and educational opportunities. This additional class will allow participants to advance into post-secondary training and/or higher-earning employment. The Orange County Conservation Corps will provide follow-up services to ensure participants are working towards higher employment earnings and employment retention. 6. Describe the basic program approach (workshop/classroom/in the community). The Orange County Conservation Program is a transitional work/school program that combines work and school daily in a structured, supervised 42-hour per week program. Corpsmembers are normally scheduled to work for 32 paid hours per week and attend ten hours of education (unpaid) each week. Corpsmembers work eight hours (paid) per day Monday through Thursday. They attend education (unpaid) for two hours after work Monday through Thursday, and for two hours on Friday. The Corps uses a variety of approaches to effectively deliver its program components and meet the various learning styles of its Corpsmembers. Services for out-of-school youth, who have generally dropped out of school, must be varied and interesting in order to engage them in the program. Therefore activities must be planned that are not just classroom based, but incorporate a variety of venues and methods to ensure training and instruction is interesting and most important applicable to their needs. The Corps integrates field training with classroom instruction to connect academic skills with occupational skills. Instruction, both academic and occupational, is designed and delivered knowing that most Corpsmembers' basic academic skills are below the 81h grade level. Instruction may be classroom-based, field-based, on-line, individual, small/large group, crew based, using demonstrations, lectures, packets, guest speakers, and individual research. The Orange County Conservation Program utilizes the following approaches: In the community. • the Corps has work projects; • educational field trips; work related field trainings; • participation in community events and youth oriented groups, meetings, events to instill a sense of community service and pride; In the Classroom: page 5 of 23 EXHIBIT A