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LSTA Grants <br />February 21, 2012 <br />Page 2 <br />Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency (RRCSA) and various Seeds to Trees <br />projects. Eventually, the Club's curriculum can be expanded to include e-commerce, multimedia <br />production, and many other technology related areas. <br />In addition, LSTA awarded $4,983 for the "Literacy on the Move" program. This program will <br />provide 300 second and third grade children identified as deficient in English Language Arts <br />skills with 25 weeks of specialized early literacy skill development, including sequencing, <br />reading with accuracy and speed, understanding of cause and effect, recognition of context <br />clues, and recognition of words. Mastery of these skills is essential for the development of <br />reading fluency, which should enable program participants to improve their overall school <br />performance. <br />Lastly, LSTA awarded $3,000 for the "Santa Ana Youth Overcoming Obstacles" program. This <br />program will provide 20 at-risk teens with mentoring in the course of the experiences of Santa <br />Ana native Mona Ruiz through discussion of her autobiography, Two Badges. Participants will <br />be given an opportunity to hear Ms. Ruiz speak and to question her about her life choices. The <br />program will culminate in the clean-up of two Santa Ana parks, and the creation of a video <br />highlighting the events and outcomes, which will be broadcast on CTV-3 and YouTube. <br />Funds will be used to purchase digital media equipment, books, teaching and testing materials <br />required to support the various grant requirements. The Library will use in-kind personnel costs <br />to provide the preferred 50% matching funds. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The appropriation adjustment will recognize $12,983 in grant funding from the California State <br />Library in the LSTA Grant Awards revenue account (no. 15411002 52001), and appropriate <br />same to expenditure account (no. 15411193 various). <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNT: <br />J*_ lx,__,?, <br />Gerardo Mouet, <br />Executive Director <br />Parks, Recreation and Community <br />Services Agency <br />c\clcc\ lr .? ?A r? <br />Francisco Gutierrez, rob <br />Executive Director <br />Finance and Management Services Agency <br />20A-2