Project: Shoot for
pegasi b
Cool People Doing Interesting Things (CPDIT) 750 Richland Rd, Yuba City [email protected] 1­530­713­3037 Shoot for Pagesi b1 June 2015 Proposal Dr. Emma Blackthorne; C
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; President Brendon Messina; ​
High Priest of Shenanigans​
; Vice president and executive director 1
Ask me the meaning of this project name! CPDIT​
• [email protected] • WWW.cpdit.org 1 1. Section 1 2. Section 2 2.1. Background/Outline 2.2. Statement of Work/ Research Plan 3. Section 3 3.1. Stages CPDIT • [email protected] • WWW.cpdit.org v.1 CPDIT​
• [email protected] • WWW.cpdit.org 2 1. Section 1 1.1. Summary/Abstract Shoot for Pegasi b is a mentoring program that focusses on foster and homeless children. Our goal is to give the student the support to be academically successful as well as successful in life. The program will supply mentors to mentees while taking private lessons of their choice. ( Acting, Sports, Music) A professional will be giving lessons while the mentees and mentors participate with the activities. The professional will have AT MINIMUM 5 years experience. The mentors will have some experience or interest in the field being taken. 2. Section 2 2.1. Background/Outline In California there are currently 58,699 foster children according to the latest survey in 2013. (kidsdata.org) Ten percent of foster children will obtain a college degree. Our mission for this program is to not only raise this statistic but increase the life skills, success, and confidence for foster children. Many children in foster won’t be given the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities. This program will provide students with the support and resources they need to be successful in any situation. Homeless and foster children often do not have access to the rich repertoire of after​
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school or weekend youth activities that are offered throughout the local area. Participation in sports, community theater, and music, have all been demonstrably linked to the development of social and educational success, yet our most vulnerable community members, foster and homeless children, are often unable to participate in such programs​
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Sports The program will improve children's athletic skills and show the significance of students academic performances while also emphasizing fun, sportsmanship, teamwork, and the development of positive self​
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Acting Music Yuba City’s The Acting Company ​
Music will cultivate young offers Saturday Magic Theater musicians and help express youth courses in basic acting. students ideas and feelings through Below are just a few of the topics music. As well as allow the student covered in the lessons: voice, to learn the influence music has on movement, stage direction, and day to day lives and how music can even stage combat (choreography) generate success. We also have a professional actor (John Trenton) who will give private lessons on acting. Lessons shown in curriculum. CPDIT​
• [email protected] • WWW.cpdit.org 3 It is estimated that within the tri​
­county area there roughly 600 homeless and foster youth. That means that six hundred of our community members who have the greatest need, do not have the opportunity to learn the valuable skills required to improve their lives as adults. Our project aims to change that, by providing opportunities for homeless and foster youth to participate in beneficial community and after​
school activities. 2.2. Statement of Work/ Research Plan Professionals ​
Baseball: Denver Eaton (Wheatland Baseball Coach) Wrestling: Greg Furgeson (YCHS Freestyle Coach) Soccer: Rafe Smith (Park and Rec Soccer Coach) Football: Dan Heard (5 Years Experienced Player) Acting: John Trenton (Professional Actor) Music: ●
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Professionals will be paid an annual amount. Professionals will be working 2 hours a session once a week. Each program will last on average 32 weeks. Mentors Mentors will be chosen at an interview process that we will conduct. Training will be provided to those approved. Final decisions will be left to Sutter County Superintendent of Schools. Mentors must meet the criteria made by CPDIT. Mentor Criteria ●
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Must have one year of experience in a subject provided by the program. Applicants must pass background check with no felony criminal convictions. Recommended; previous experience with children in a professional setting. Must have at minimum three recommendations from past or current employer, educator, and or an individual from a professional setting. (Recommendation will not be accepted from relatives) Applicants must be between the ages of 16­21 while currently enrolled in school. (Applicants who are not enrolled in school must have earned an associate's degree or higher.) Mentors must commit to at least one year of mentoring. Mentor Training Program ●
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Mentors will be CPR certified. Mentors will be Mandated reporters. Mentors will have at risk training certificate. Mentor Training Agenda Training will consist of 3 hours. CPDIT​
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Ice Breaker (30 Min) Our program (25 Min) Who we serve (30 Min) Break (15 MIn) Mentors role (25 Min) Building trust (30 Min) Communication (30 Min) Wrap up (15 Min) ●
Mentees will be recruited from the Sutter County Superintendents IPP program. ●
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Foster and homeless students. Transportation? Targeted Sponsors: ●
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Nike. Parks and Recs Big 5 I will identify 15 annual donors at 100 dollars a month. Yuba City High School River Valley High School 3. Section 3 3.1. Stages 1.
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Select professionals that fit the positions needed. Analyze and critique curriculums for each topic. Interview mentor candidates. Grant and funding process. Students can be present for mentor selection process. Formulate mentor training program. Mentors will be sent to an interview by the Sutter County superintendent of Schools for final approval. CPDIT​
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