Res 2019-079/approving the recommendation of the San Marcos Commission on Children and Youth to allocate $63,750 in 2018-2019 Fiscal Year funding for 21 youth programs that contribute to implementation of the Youth Master Plan

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portionofthe day. Researcherswill expandthe numberof children inthe program, sothegeneralizabilitywillbe greater. For the 2018-2019, a limitation was the numberofchildren tested. Inaddition toincreased sample size, the minutes spent in the MMC will be increased from 30 to 45. We believe thatthe time spent in activities also had a negative effect on the outcome. How will they know they met these goals: The children will be tested using Movement ABC. This is a valid and reliable measure that measures f ne motor control of preschool children. This measure will showthe quantitative changes in the fine motorskills. Qualitative changes will be tabulated through observation from graduate assistants. These assistants will be responsible for both the pre and posttesting, therefore they will be aware of attitudinal changes throughout the program. These behaviors will be tallied duringfine motor intervention sessions using observational checklists. Forgoal three, the program coordinatorwill plan an after school in-service on MMC and showthe positive outcomes associated with the incorporation of this practice. Hopefully, this will instill the value and teachers will incorporate MMC intothe classroom. Duringthe middle of the year, the program coordinatorwill check with teachers and offer assistance in changing activities into MMC if needed. From the 2019 data collections, the intervention (MMC) teacherwas very pleased with the fine motor behaviorof his students. He was impressed with the quality of instruction and the response of his students. He is incorporating this practice into his classroom. Numberof clients served yearly: 120 Numberof direct clients served ONLY inSan Marcos: 120 Amount Requested: $5,000 Commission on Children and Youth Recommendation: $2,500 Texas State University, Centerfor P-16 Initiatives College Access Program (CAP Camp) — The College Access Program (CAP Camp) is a summer camp designed to assist underserved students to better understand the process ofsuccessfullyapplying for admission tohighereducation. In addition, students will learn about key differences between high school and higher education (colleges and Universities), so that they can be more informed and prepared forthis transition. This CAP Camp is scheduled to be held between June 4th- June 7th, 2019 How they will measure program success: They will measure short-term success bythe number of students from SMISD who enroll in CAP Camp. Theywill then measure success by subsequent application to college and filling out F AFSA form duringtheirSenioryearof enrollment at High School. They will measure short-term success by satisfaction survey of students to determine the level of knowledge and information gained by attending CAP Camp. Priority Areas that this program will fulfill: Our proposal fulfills SMCC outcome/goal 3 - Strategies 6 and 7. Strategy Six isto increase college accessto 60% in San Marcos. Currently, accordingto the Texas Priority Rating System, San Marcos CISD has a direct high school to college enrollment of 38%. To reach the stated goal of 60% would require an additional 22% increase in enrollment. This would mean an increase of 60-70 graduating seniors would need to electto attend college on a given year. Modest increases in the rates of college attendance (5%) could be attained toward the goal if we increase the college going rate by 15-20 students in a given year. Achievement of this strategy is measured by looking at college -going rates of the THECB data. Goalsfor the program: Two of the goals are relevanttothis program include the following: 1. Increase college access for underserved students 2. Increase college success forfirstyearstudents. How will they know they met these goals: We will know we have met ourfirstgoal by examiningthe numberof college applications that we have assisted orcompleted during an academicyear. We will know we metthe second goal by examine iffirstyear students are retained afterfirstyearof college to second. Numberof clients served yearly: 3,500 Number of direct clients served ONLY in San Marcos: 1,500