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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 99-185 RESOLUTION NO. q BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT the Interim City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to execute a contract with the Charlton Pollard Neighborhood Association in the amount of $50,000 for the Upward Bound project. The project proposal is substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Funds for this project are included in the 1998 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day of 1999. - Mayor - The Charlton—Pollard Neighborhood Association Summer Project Upward Bound The Charlton-Pollard Neighborhood Association Upward Bound Project is designed to provide a meaningful and productive summer experience for 35 to 40 female and male students who have completed Elementary School and will be going to Middle School at the start of the next school year. This project is needed due to the fact that there is no organized summer program provided by B.I.S.D. for this population of youths. These students are not in any Elementary School or Middle School summer programs and therefore they need to be placed in such a program. PURPOSE: The purpose of the project is to provide 1)A positive summer experience which will keep these young students focus on their up coming new learning situation. 2)To assist students in this transition from Elementary to Middle School. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) To provide meaningful summer experience for 35 to 40 youths going from Elementary to Middle School; Age group 11-12 years old. 2) To assure responsible and safe summer activities for this target group. 3) Provide responsible supervision at all times of project operation. 4) Promote learning and educational planning as well as an introduction to career development. 5) Work on the development of interpersonal skills, work adjustments and work habits. 6) To build communication skills. 7) To provide organized activities during summer vacation. AREA OF SOURCE: The project efforts will be focuses on: Communication: Each youth will be required to keep a summer diary as part of the project. Training in communicational skills will aid these efforts. 1) Computer skills 2) Start up class in photography 3) Film making(camcorder)operational skills 4) Who's who interviews—youths will meet and dialogue with responsible adults. This will be a two-fold approach. EXHIBIT "A" a) Key staff from Middle School will discuss with youth the what and how of Middle School. b) Adults will discuss occupations, careers and/or life skills. Field Trips: Field trips will be an integral part of this project. 1) Trips to the Middle School 2) Museums 3) Science center, aquarium and/or zoo 4) Trips to a college campus(both local and out of town) 5) Recreational trips (swimming and/or amusement park) General Recreation The project will also feature good old fun things(no dull Jack and Jill) 1) Games 2) Arts and crafts 3) Music 4) Drama Time Line: This project is designed to operate from May 17, 1999 to August 6, 1999. May 17, 1999 to June 4, 1999: Initial start-up time during which staff will organize, develop, plan and schedule all projects needs including the purchasing of equipment and supplies, scheduling events and setting up office operations. June 7, 1999 to July 30, 1999: Initial start-up time for youths to attend this program. August 2, 1999 to August 6, 1999: Initial close-out for the staff to complete all paper work and data information to end this summer program. Conclusion This project will be evaluated for it's over all impact on the target group. Attendance, behavior, quality and quantity of learning information and effectiveness of planned activities will be highlighted via a weekly evaluation log completed by projects youths and staff. Bi-weekly reports will be made noting all related activities of this project by staff and students and will be reviewed by Charlton-Pollard Board of Directors and all funding sources. Data reports will reflect the numbers that participated Youths will have major closeout event July 30, 1999 open to the public to exhibit summer learning.