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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parent survey will be administered each semester and parents of 75% of Miller studnets, participating in Goal:POST will agree or strongly agree that Goal:POST has improved their student’s physical or emotional health. 3) A parent survey will be administered each semester and parents of 75% of Miller students, participating in Goal:POST will agree or strongly agree that goal:POST provided a fun learning environment. Additionally, 75% of Texas State students, participating in GoalPOST will report that Goal POST was a learning environment for them as well. Number of clients served yearly:43Number of direct clients served ONLY in San Marcos: 43 Amount Requested: $5,000Commission on Children and Youth Recommendation: $4,000 Texas State University th Spring Lake 7grade Youth Initiative –:The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment will offer a th comprehensive program for the 7 graders of San Marcos ISD which will encompass a pre-lesson, field trip, and post-lesson designed to improve student and teacher engagement. In the pre-lesson, students will do a writing activity and a lesson from Texas Aquatic Science. Students will prepare college readiness questions for their Texas State University student mentor, who will beleading their field trip. The on-site field trip will involve the college readiness mentoring, hand on life science activities that are TEKS aligned, and a glass- bottom boat ride. The post-lesson will include a follow-up journaling activity on their experience with their college mentor and a lesson from the Texas Aquatic Science curriculum.https://texasaquaticscience.org/. This program seeks to address the ‘nature deficit’ that affectschildren and families within our local community, and to inspire youth to conserve and protect natural resources, with an emphasis on the environment in San Marcos. It is also designed to foster inquiry into life sciences and STEM subjects more broadly. How they will measure program success: We will keep track of the number of students that attended the field trip. Students will be given a pre and post questionnaire to evaluate the success of the program. Teacher will be given a survey of their satisfaction with the experience. Results will be tabulated and reported. Feedback will be used to modify the program as needed and used to pursue funding for the programs continuance. Priority Areas that this program will fulfill: Outcome/Goal 2: Our program will help ensure all children are physically th and mentally healthy by increasing access to developmental activities, opportunities, and supports to the 7graders of San Marcos ISD and ensuring access across the community. We will be increasing access to Spring Lake, the headwaters of theSan Marcos River by providing scholarships to attend a field trip that they would not otherwise be able to experience. This program will allow students to know that our facility is free and open to the public year round. Additionally, we will be improving student and teacher engagement by providing them with engaging curriculum and taking them out of the classroom, bridging informal and formal learning environments. Our curriculum meets quality standards by being TEKS aligned. This experience will be place-based learning on Texas State University campus, taught by college students. Outcome/Goal 3: We will help ensure that San Marcos will have a college and career ready workforce capable of attracting industry to improve economic development and quality of life by instilling students with excitement for exploring college opportunities. This program will be on Texas State University campus and our student workers will act as mentors providing students with an introduction to possible on-campus jobs that are available at Texas State University. Also, our workers can introduce the students to the possibility of Federal work study and financial aid, which many of our workers receive. Outcome/Goal 4: Our program will help improve the overall quality of life for San Marcos families and youth by improving communications, coordination, and community engagements in support of the children and youth. This will increase community awareness about our available programs and services. th Goals for the program: Goal 1: Provide a free fieldtrip in an informal setting for all of the 7graders in the San Marcos ISD. Goal 2: Provideyouth with high-quality, developmentally appropriate out-of-school activities that help them develop academically, emotionally and physicallyand addresses the children’s nature deficit disorder.Goal 3: Evaluate