RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (21) - 2013

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In collaboration, the efforts of these staff members have produced notable successes, especially with WIA- mandated goals. The program has achieved full enrollment very early in the cycle for both 2011 -2012 and 2012 -2013. Thus far, a total of forty participants have completed the first phase of the training successfully, and were awarded certificates from Rancho Santiago Community College District testifying to their mastery of digital media preproduction skills. Our out -of- school participants are working to complete high school requirements under staff supervision. In pursuit of WIA employment development goals, participants have been able to take part in the RSCCD Young Entrepreneurs Program, which exposes youth to mechanisms and methods of increasing the marketability of their products and skills. The program is organized and running efficiently. Staff is skilled in providing the mentoring, support and monitoring required by the grant. Participants receive a well - balanced digital media training curriculum taught by qualified instructors, and RSCCD certificates at its conclusion. They experience the workplace and its requirements while working for the library and are paid an hourly wage. They are supported by staff and outside resources in pursuit of educational goals and needed personal counseling. The youth are brought into contact with potential employers and taught to present themselves effectively in the job market. We are poised and prepared to move smoothly into a third year of successful service to at risk youth in the community. Experience/ Qualifications: Rancho Santiago Community College District ( RSCCD): RSCCD has had a long and extensive history of serving Santa Ana youth. The Santa Ana College campus of RSCCD was the second junior college in the county and was founded in 1915 as a department within Santa Ana High School. As such, the campus has focused on serving the youth of Santa Ana from its very inception. A list of recent programming efforts illustrates this continued commitment towards the city's youth. Since 1995, RSCCD has initiated numerous programs to address the needs of Santa Ana youth. These efforts have included a 1997 HUD -COPC grant, 1998 -2006 Learn & Serve America program, and an AmeriCorps Foster Youth Project between 1998 and 2005. Ongoing youth orientated initiatives include GEAR UP (1999 - present), Student Support Services (1995- present), and Talent Search (1995- present). Through numerous programs, RSCCD provides tutoring; mentoring; counseling advisement; PSAT /SAT /ACT preparation; job shadowing and work experience for 9th -12th graders at SAUSD high schools; the Early Decision program to provide counseling, registration, and fall enrollment for incoming seniors; and a summer Math Bridge programs for 8th graders to be able to enter and succeed in Algebra I in 9th grade. This support of youth extends to the District's commitment to help minority youth graduate from college. Santa Ana College has the 5th highest number of Hispanic graduates in California and is ranked 12th nationally amongst junior colleges. RSCCD, through its Corporate Training Institute, has been working with WIA since October 2009 when it began co- authoring a Department of Labor grant in partnership with the Santa Ana W /O /R/K Center. Work on this grant began in July 2010, titled the Job Technology Project, and it focused on providing 100 displaced workers withjob skills assessments, basic skills training in reading, math and analytical thinking, as well as computer literacy classes and green training in solar energy, water treatment and water distribution. Unemployed individuals who participate in the Water Technology courses took the State exam for certification and the grant funds provided job development and placement services. The Corporate Training Institute is also a partner on the Orange County WIB's California Gang Reduction, Intervention & Prevention (GRIP) grant. The program focuses on assisting youth that are at risk of gang involvement and gang- involved youth in obtaining employment readiness skills. Eligible youth receive a full array of workforce development services that include job exploration activities, paid training and subsidized EXHIBIT A