Nearly one in four local adults did not graduate from high school or earn a GED degree. Table 1: Education Levels of Adults Florida Polk Zip Code 33841 (Lewis-A.Woodbury) Zip Code 33881 (Garner) Population ages 18-24 with no diploma 17.3% 22.4% 20.9% 34.2% Population ages 25+ with no diploma 13.9% 17.6% 27.1% 20.4% Population ages 25+ with at least a bachelor's degree 26.4% 18.1% 9.3% 14.7% Local Resources - In Fort Meade, After-School Adventures will partner Lewis-Anna Woodbury Elementary with HELP of Ft. Meade and READ Polk. HELP of Ft. Meade is a volunteer organization providing support services for East Area Adult School classes at the Riverside Center. The civic group enjoys strong church support and provides emergency financial assistance, a food pantry and thrift store, educational and social services. READ Polk recruits and trains reading tutors and pairs them with adults who wish to learn to read well enough to function at work and in life. Both HELP of Ft. Meade and the Farmworkers programs can guide eligible clients through paperwork for public assistance, including food stamps. We will help our families connect with these resources. At another after-school center with a similarly disadvantaged, Hispanic-dominated population, we dealt with a boy who begged the principal not to suspend him from school because he would go hungry until he could return. In Winter Haven, After-School Adventures will partner Garner Elementary with the adjacent Parent Resource Center, and with Winter Haven PEP (Public Education Partnership). A business group, PEP's mission states, "Through advocacy, community engagement, and collaborative partnerships PEP commits to assure that Winter Haven’s public schools are unequaled in quality, relevance, and student performance. Needs to be Addressed – Our identified needs are 1) improved student achievement to lessen risk of dropping out; 2) skills and motivation for healthy interpersonal behavior and to increase feelings of efficacy; and 3) a safe place to be after school for children from fragile
Need Objectives Activities provided by Grant Activities provided by Partnerships Improved student achievement to lessen risk of dropping out Student Achievement: 40% of regularly participating students will improve to a satisfactory ELA grade or above, or maintain a high grade. Student Achievement: 40% of regularly participating students will improve to a satisfactory Mathematics grade or above, or maintain a high grade Student Achievement: 60% of regularly participating students will improve to a satisfactory Science grade or above, or maintain a high grade across the program year. Daily small-group instruction using project-based model-eliciting activities from CPALMS, with differentiated extension projects Homework supervision Take 10! kinesthetic lesson enhancements with differentiated expressive activities Weekly Books Bridge mobile library lessons with monthly take-home books to build home libraries Dialogic reading instruction for parents to help children with vocabulary development Daily adult education classes for enrolled parents to increase literacy and capacity to help their children Family subscriptions to highly engaging, online learning games Volunteer tutors and mentors Access to parent portals for online student assignments and records Skills for healthy interpersonal behavior and motivation to increase feelings of efficacy. Pro-social behavior: 75% of participating students will improve their positive behavior as measured by perceptual survey Personal health and nutrition: 50% of participating students will increase their activity levels as measured by perceptual survey Skillstreaming curriculum with corresponding family series and take-home exercises Take 10! Curriculum with fitness practice and infused with information about healthy nutrition Community speakers for students to explore interests and affiliations Social family events to promote belonging and celebrate local cultures 5-2-1-0 lessons, materials, incentives for eating fruits/vegetables, increase physical activity, lessen “screen time” and eliminate sugary drinks A safe place to be after school for children from fragile homes due to poverty, food insecurity, family disruption, and lack of resiliency. Family performance: 50% of participating family members will report enhancement of their parenting skills as measured by perceptual survey Supervised after-school recreation Transportation home Pro-social skills to boost resiliency against stresses and for gang resistance Daily nutritious snacks Relationships with caring adults Youth Mental Health First Aid Skillstreaming pro-social skills training for parents in positive reinforcement Financial literacy classes for parents Emergency financial assistance Public assistance access Table 2: Alignment of Needs, Objectives, Grant Activities and Partner Activities