Res 2018-062/approving the recommendation of the San Marcos Commission on Children and Youth to allocate $50,285 in 2017-2018 Fiscal Year funding for 14 youth programs that contribute to implementation of the Youth Master Plan

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associated with the incorporation of this practice. Hopefully, this will instill the value and teachers will incorporate MMC into the classroom. During the middle of the year, the program coordinator will check with teachers and offer assistance in changing activities into MMC if needed. Number of clientsserved yearly:100Number of direct clients served ONLY in San Marcos: 100 Amount Requested: $5,000Commission on Children and Youth Recommendation: $4,000 Texas State University Goal:POST –Texas State University, the COSM, and Miller Middle School are partners in Goal:POST, an engaging after- school program that provides opportunities for Miller Middle School students to achieve academic success, increase cognitive and social skills and improve physical and emotional health. Goal:POST affords Miller students opportunities to work in small groups with Texas State University students to complete homework and, through intentional initiatives facilitated by Texas State students, meet new friends, play movement-oriented games, and acquire important cognitive and social skills. How they will measure program success: Success for Goal:POSTwill be measured using quantitative and qualitative data to assess the goals stated above. We will gather data using observation and interviewing, but primarily through a short survey administered to both student and parent at the end of each semester. The survey will assess each of the goals as well as general satisfaction markers that will indicate how well we are serving the community. In addition, our program will be successful if we are consistently drawing more than 15 Miller students per week. We will measure this through an attendance log. Lastly, the success of GP depends on our ability to create a positive experiencefor each of the entities involved-the community (Miller Middle School), the University, the San Marcos Parks and Recreation Dept.- Youth Services Division. This outcome will be assessed through frequent meetings between the three entities and open lines of communication, as well as surveys conducted with Texas State Students. Priority Areas that this program will fulfill: Outcome/Goal 2: GoalPOST participants engage in physical activity for the majority of each 2-hour program meeting. This activity is non-traditional and emphasizes recreation above fitness. As such, participants may participate in aerobic or callisthenic exercises for over an hour without even realizing they’ve done so because they thought they were just playing tag/capture the flag/etc. Outcome/Goal 3, Str 1&7: Texas State University students are actively involved with GoalPOST as facilitators, homework helpers, etc. They act as leaders for the program but also engage socially with participants. This type of interaction between college students and middle schoolers has been shown to be a positive force when it comes to the likelihood of those middle schoolers going on to attend college-young students who interact with college students and can relate to them socially are more likely to see college as a realistic option. Homework tutoring at Goal POST also helps with current academic success! Outcome/Goal 4: Administration and facilitation of the GoalPOST program is possible only through a collaborative partnership involving Texas State University, San Marcos Parks and Recreation-Youth Services Division and San Marcos CISD. This interagency collaboration-as well as the Youth Master Plan funding-has allowed all parties to maximize their separate resources and reach a segment of San Marcos’ youth population that may otherwise be underserved during afterschool time. Goals for the program: 1) Parents of 90% of Miller students will agree or strongly agree that Goal:POST has provided a safe after-school social environment for their child(ren). 2)Parents of 75% of Miller students will agree or strongly agree that Goal:POST has improved their student’s physical or emotional health. 3)At least 75% of studentsinvolved in Goal:POST annually will agree or strongly agree that Goal:POST provided a fun learning environment. How will they know they met these goals: In the order above- 1)A parent survey will be administered each semester and parents of 90% of Miller students, participating in Goal:POST will agree or strongly agree that Goal:POST has offered a safe after-school social environment for their student. 2) A