Bold Goal #2: College & Career Ready

Funding Opportunity: Out-of-School Time Programming

United Way of Summit County

Request for Proposal Application

Bold Goal #2

90% of APS high-schoolers graduating in 4 years, with 60% college/career ready

(Baseline: 75% and 21% respectively)

Funding Opportunity

Out-of-School Time Programming

2018

2018 Funding Request for Proposal

Applications are due September 15, 2017 by 11:59 p.m.Please email completed applications, in both Microsoft Word and PDF (signed) formats, along with requested documents to .

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered for funding.

Bold Goal

Strategy Area

Sub-Goal

Funding Opportunity

College Career Ready
90% of APS high-schoolers graduating in 4 years, with 60% college/career ready / Family Engagement / Chronic Absenteeism rates below 10% / Out-of-school time programming

“Research has long shown that good afterschool programs can improve school-day attendance. The sense of belonging, the connection to caring adults and the academic enrichment that we provide in afterschool can make children more likely to go to school. Often though, improved attendance is a by-product of our programs, rather than a stated goal. We could make even more of a difference if we make it an intentional focus of our work.”

attendanceworks.org

Out-of-School Time Programming

Objective / Students demonstrate academic achievement and a desire to succeed in the academic setting
Target Population / Akron Public Schools Children, grades 4-12
Preference Given /

Dual generation programming
Evidence-based afterschool and summer learning programs
Programs already engaged with Summit Education Initiative
Programs that promote the importance of school attendance
Programs working to reduce the achievement gap

Indicators /

Eighth grade math proficiency
Improved Youth View® scores from pre to post
Preservation or improvement from Spring MAP scores to Fall MAP scores
Reduced chronic absenteeism rate

Program Requirements /

Ability to track and report on prescribed indicators
Commitment of program manager or frontline worker to participate in UWSC led action team (attend at least 75% of quarterly meetings)
Supply UWSC with aggregate Youth View® data (site reports)
Use of Summit Education Initiative’s OSTP Portal for reporting and regular individual discussion with students

SECTION 1.CONTACT INFORMATION & AUTHORIZATION

Organization Name:
Mailing address:
City: / State: / OH / Zip:
Program Name:
Amount Requested: / $per year
President/CEO or Executive Director Name:
Phone Number: / Email Address:
Application Contact: / Program Manager:
Title: / Title:
Phone: / Phone:
Email: / Email:

The RFP for which you are requesting funding is:

Bold Goal #2: College & Career Ready

Funding Opportunity: Out-of-School Time Programming

If applying for more than one RFP, a separate application must be completed for each program. RFP applications and instructions can be found here:

As an authorized representative of my organization, I certify that the statements contained herein are true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. (Both signatures are required.)

CEO/Executive Director Signature: / Date:
Printed Name:
Board Chair Signature: / Date:
Printed Name:

SECTION 2.GENERAL AGENCY & PROGRAM INFORMATION

Please complete the following narrative questions. Please note: responses cannot exceed 1,000 characters.

Name and brief (2-3 sentence) description of the program for which you are requesting funding?

What is your organization’s mission?

How does this program support your organization’s mission?

Address(es) of Program Site(s), if different from above:

How long has your organization been operating this program?

If this is a new program, why is it being developed now?

If an existing program, how many unduplicated clients has this program served in the last three years (calendar or fiscal):

2016:

2015:

2014:

Provide a short bio of the organization leadership and program staff that will be associated with this program. Please include relevant experience and/or educational credentials or certifications for each.

Please list the top three agencies this program collaborates with and briefly explain the collaboration:

Describe the tool(s) used by your organization to collect and aggregate programmatic data.

Is this program currently funded by United Way of Summit County?

☐Yes

☐No

If awarded this grant, how will your organization leverage[1] the funds to generate additional resources for your organization?

If full funding is not available, how will that affect this program?

SECTION 3.DETAILED PROGRAM INFORMATION

The following questions are specific to how your program fits within the selected RFP model.

This application is for:

☐Afterschool Programming

☐Summer Learning

☐Other

Research shows that chronically absent students are 7.4 times more likely to drop out of school. Therefore, we need to help the schools tackle the chronic absenteeism rate to reach our College & Career Ready Bold Goal. In what ways does this program intentionally focus on encouraging school attendance among participants and their families?

What will it take for this program to get morekids in Akron Public Schools (by volume or percent) missing less school? For example, more staff, fewer sites, a new curriculum, etc. Please be specific and detailed.

Describe how this program engages parents and caregivers.

What are some possible setbacks or barriers that could prevent your program from achieving success? How can they be solved or avoided?

Describe the population that the program serves. Include demographic, socioeconomic and geographic (APS Clusters, zip codes, etc.) descriptions.

Describe how the program is structured (e.g. students meet one hour per week for one year).

Does this program use evidence-based[2] and/or performance-based[3] practices? Please briefly describe here and provide links to supporting documentation.

Describe this program’s working relationship with Summit Education Initiative.

Please report and project on the following:

Current inability to report on prescribed indicators does not restrict a program’s ability to apply, but will be expected if funded. If the program cannot currently report on these numbers, place an ‘x’ on the line provided. If the indicator is not applicable to the program structure, place “NA” on the line provided (i.e. the program runs during the school year, and does not expect summertime gains).

To the best of your ability, please only report on children in the RFP’s target population.

Projections in applicable areas are required and expected to be for the RFP’s target population.

ACADEMIC YEAR ENDING 2016
ACTUAL / ACADEMIC YEAR ENDING 2017
ACTUAL / ACADEMIC YEAR ENDING 2019*
PROJECTED / ACADEMIC YEAR ENDING 2020
PROJECTED
Number and percent of program participants with attendance rates above 90% in program / ( / %)
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Number and percent of program participants with attendance rates above 90% in school / ( / %)
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Number and percent of program participants scoring at or above grade level on OST in Mathematics by grade (6-8 only) / ( / %) 6th
( / %) 7th
( / %) 8th
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Percent change from pre-to-post on Youth View® and number of children assessed (5th grade and above) / (of Pre & Post
Average net change:
Sense of Belonging
Academic Climate & Motivation
College-Going Identity
Future Sense of Self
“D” on Post HS Plan
/ (of Pre & Post
Average net change:
Sense of Belonging
Academic Climate & Motivation
College-Going Identity
Future Sense of Self
“D” on Post HS Plan
/ (of Pre & Post
Average net change:
Sense of Belonging
Academic Climate & Motivation
College-Going Identity
Future Sense of Self
“D” on Post HS Plan
/ (of Pre & Post
Average net change:
Sense of Belonging
Academic Climate & Motivation
College-Going Identity
Future Sense of Self
“D” on Post HS Plan
Spring to fall MAP percentile comparison (Summer learning programs only) / Reading
( / %) Improved
Avg. net change
Math
( / %) Improved
Avg. net change
/ Reading
( / %) Improved
Avg. net change
Math
( / %) Improved
Avg. net change
/ Reading
( / %) Improved
Avg. net change
Math
( / %) Improved
Avg. net change
/ Reading
( / %) Improved
Avg. net change
Math
( / %) Improved
Avg. net change

*The academic year ending 2019 will mark the first year of Bold Goal funding.

Explanation of numbers in indicator chart, if needed:

Does this program track indicators not prescribed that demonstrate progress toward the Bold Goal? If so, please explain.

SECTION 4.BUDGET REQUIREMENTS

All applications must include the following financial documents:

Program budget submitted using the UWSC template provided at
Current year agency budget submitted as an attachment in the format used by your organization.
Optional: Budget Narrative (if necessary)
Pages 1 (Part I & II), 9 (Part VIII) and 10 (Part IX) of the most recently completed IRS Form 990
Most recent audited financial statement as follows:

Agency budget $500,000 and over / independent financial audit or OMB A-133 audit
Agency budget $200,000 - $499,999 / financial review
Agency budget $25,000 - $199,999 / financial compilation
Agency budget $24,999 and below / summary of C/R and C/D

Most recent Year End (fiscal or calendar) financial statement

SECTION 5.OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Please provide or attach any additional information you believe is relevant to this application. This may include, but is not limited to, agency annual reports, independent program audits.

Please save and send this application as both a MS Word Document and a signed PDF.

[1]Leverage means using UWSC funds as an influencer to secure additional funds, resources and/or services for the organization and/or program.

[2] Evidence-based programming is supported by scientific evidence to prove that they have a positive impact on the served population. Evidence based is different from anecdotal evidence and even historical traditions, conventions, feelings, or beliefs. While stories, anecdotes, and testimonials are great to have, they don'tqualify as evidence-based. One resource (of several) to identify evidence-based programming is Child Trends (

[3] Performance-based programming encompasses two things: 1.) the ability to collect data and measure, analyze, format, and communicate program outcomes, and 2.) the ability to prove and demonstrate that data and outcomes are used for continuous improvement of the program.