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Outcome/Goal 3, Strategy 1 and 7 –Texas State University college students facilitate SLOEP programming, help students <br />with homework, and engage sociallywith middle school students. These types of interactions have been shown to have <br />a positive impact on the likelihood of students attending college. Students who meet and relate to college students are <br />more likely more likely to see themselves as a candidate for attending college. Additionally, the homework tutoring <br />done at SLOEP will contribute to higher grades. <br />Outcome/Goal 3, Strategy 9 –Many local jobs require knowledge of the local environment. Environmental education <br />occurring at SLOEP may serve as a foundation for students who want to work one of the many local jobs that require <br />environmental knowledge. <br />Outcome/Goal 4, Strategy 2 –SLOEP has established interagency agreements to utilize local resources, some of which <br />are not readily available to the public. Students who attend SLOEP are able to experience kayaking on Spring Lake – <br />access that is very limited. SLOEP also operates on Spring Lake Preserve, The Meadows Center, and Goodnight Middle <br />School properties. <br />Goals for the program: 1) SLOEP will provide meaningful learning experiences intended to introduce students to <br />outdoor recreation and resource management. Our programs will be focused on natural resource management. <br />2) SLOEP is designed to foster interactions between Texas State University students and Goodnight Middle School <br />Students. We believe that these relationships will enhance social awareness and self-confidence for middle school <br />students. <br />3) Through the “Project Wild” curriculum that is utilized in SLOEP, we intend to help students improve many job- <br />relatedskills such as problem-solving. <br />4) Project Wild is directly correlateswith Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and is an excellent way to help <br />expand the walls of the schoolhouse and help students apply their academic knowledge to their lived experience. <br />How will they know they met these goals: In the order above: <br />1) A youth survey will be administered at the end of each semester and 75% of Goodnight Middle School students <br />will agree or strongly agree that SLOEP has provided an engaging way for them to learn about resource <br />management through experiences in the outdoors. <br />2) A youth survey will be administered at the end of each semester and 75% of Goodnight students will agree or <br />strongly agree that SLOEP has increasedtheirself-confidence and social awareness through their engagement with <br />peers and college students. <br />3) A youth survey will be administered at the end of each semester and 80% of Goodnight students will agree or <br />strongly agree that SLOEP has enhanced their ability to solve problems through their engagement in the “Project <br />Wild” curriculum. <br />4) A youth survey will be administered at the end of each semester and 80% of Goodnight students will agree or <br />strongly agree that SLOEP has helped them connect with or apply their academic knowledge. <br />Number of clients served yearly:50Number of direct clients served ONLY in San Marcos:50 <br />Amount Requested: $5,000Commission on Children and Youth Recommendation: $4,000 <br /> <br />