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MEMORAflDU�
C. W. Kirby, Chairman
To Board of County Commissioners Date February 8, 1989
COLORADO From Walter J. Speckman , Executive Director GCtEt ,,4
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1988 Weld County JTPA Summer Youth Employment & Training
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Program Grant
Enclosed for Board approval is the Weld County JTPA Summer Youth
Employment and Training Program Grant for program year 1988.
The proposal requests x573,624.55 which includes basic year '88 funding,
and '87 carry in funding. The grant is directed toward serving 387
economically disadvantaged youth between the ages of 14 and 21.
If you should have any questions , please telephone me at 353-3816.
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EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION
Signature Page
SERVICE DELIVERY AREA
Name: Weld County Division of Human Resources
Address: P. 0. Box 1805
City/State/Zip: Greeley, Colorado 80632
PROGRAM/PROJECT
Name: Summer Youth Employment and Training VAXII: *
Proc ram
Title and Amount of Funds: II B PY '88 $480,539 and PY '87 $93,085.55
Period of
Performance: From 10/01/88 To 06/30/91
The foregoing EA has been reviewed and approved by the following
parties and will be incorporated into the GJTO/SDA Master Coitract
as an attachment. This signature page , when duly signed , author-
izes the Grant of funds by GJTO for the program/project identified
herein. . ,
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C. W. Kirby, Chairman, Weld County Board of Commissioners
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Kenneth Nickerson, Chairman, Weld Private Industry Council
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Judy A. Griego, Acting SDA Director
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Weld County
Summer Youth Employment and Training Program (SYETP) Plan
PY '88
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Submitted by: Judy A. Griego
Acting Service Delivery Area Director
Weld County Service Delivery Area
Weld County Division of Human Resources
P. 0. Box 1805
Greeley, Colorado 80632
(303) 353-3815
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A. Executive Summary
1. Entity to Administer the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program
(SYETP)
The Weld County Division of Human Resources will administer the
SYETP Program.
2. Grant Recipient
The Weld County Board of Commissioners will be the grant recipient of
the funds from the state.
3. Services/Program Activities to be Provided:
a. Time Frame for Services
The PY '88 Summer Youth Employment and Training Program (SYETP)
in Weld County will serve youth 14-21 years of age. The time
frame for enrolling youth in the program and starting the
provision of services is April 1989 through September 30,
1989.
b. SYETP Activities
. Work Experience
Work experience is the primary component for the PY '88 Summer
Youth Program. Through this component, approximately 387
youth, ages 14-21 will be exposed to various occupations ,
learn basic work skills , receive encouragement to continue
their education , earn money, and develop career goals and
objectives. Work experience activities will occur in public
or private non-profit agencies. The type of work experience
includes custodian, grounds maintenance, teacher aide,
clerical reception , maintenance, library aide, etc.
The majority of the participants enrolled in work experience
will work for 30 hours a week at $3.35 per hour for an
approximate ten week period. The youth will earn $100.50 per
week or $1 ,005 .00 over the course of the ten weeks.
There will be some youth who will work 40 hours a week at
$3.35 per hour. These youth will be working the 40 hour work
week for a period of six to sixteen weeks and will earn
between $804.00 and $2,144.00. The average amount earned will
be approximately $1 ,474 .00.
The Weld County SDA requires participation in the program to
realistically reflect how a youth would be expected to behave
in unsubsidized employment. Therefore, there are strict
requirements about reporting to work on time, attendance ,
behavior at work, etc. If youth do not participate according
to the requirements , they are terminated from the program. As
part of their work for the employer (the Weld County SDA) , the
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youth are required to attend various classroom lectures,
workshops, seminars, etc. They will continue to receive a
wage for all participation in these classroom activities that
are geared towards employment and development of employment
seeking skills or remediation. This participation is
considered as part of their employment.
The youth will be provided workshops, seminars, etc.
concerning one or more of the following: basic and remedial
education, assessment, testing, counseling, career and
vocation exploration, job search assistance, job
seeking/holding skills training , safety, work attitude and
behavior, decision making skills, life skills training, and
labor market information.
The SYETP will pay for all fringe benefits for the
participants, to include Workers ' Compensation and Social
Security.
. Remediation
The remediation component is addressed in detail in Section 3.
At this time approximately 1C4 youth will participate in
remediation activities. The majority of remediation:
activities will be 8 weeks ir, length , 3 hours per week. The
average cost per participant is $196.80.
. Services and Supportive Services
All participants enrolled will be eligible to receive
assistance from this activity.
Generally, supportive services will provide the
transportation, equipment, materials , uniforms , safety shoes ,
safety glasses , textbooks, etc. , that is needed for the youth
to participate in the SYETP activities identified in this
section. The supportive services monies may also be used to
provide the youth with the ecuipment, materials , and/or tools
needed to secure and maintain a full-time permanent position.
The cost for supportive services will be approximately
$1 ,250.00.
B. PY '88 SYETP Goals and Objectives
The focus of the program and the anticipated impact will he to provide
incentive for each youth participant to remain in school or return to
school . It is estimated that 80% of the youth will fall into this
category.
The goals and objectives for the SYETP are:
1 . Provide incentive through work experience for 85% of the youth who
are in school to remain in school or return to school .
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2. Provide 100% of the youth with work experience and other related
employment and training activities in order to expose youth to the
world of work, develop good work habits , set direction for
formulating career goals , and improve their employability skills.
3. Provide approximately 25% of the youth with the opportunity to
enhance their basic education skills through a combination of
remediation activities for English and math which will assist them in
successfully completing school .
4. Improve the employability skills of approximately 75% of the youth
through classroom activities geared towards employment and employment
seeking skill development.
5. Coordinate activities with the local educational agencies , law
enforcement agencies , and other community service organizations.
6. Provide a positive transition between subsidized and unsubsidized
employment for the youth who do not return to school .
C. Remediation Component
The Weld County SDA will have a remedial education component during the
PY '88 SYETP.
1 . Assessment
Assessment of reading and math skills will be completed by one of the
following methods:
. Copies of results of the Comprehensive Testing Basic Skills .
. Copies of the final report card. If this method is used, schools
will be requested to provide explanations of what the grades mean
as it relates to skill levels for the grade the youth is in.
. P. statement from the school identifying the grade level a youth
is in and whether or not, through the school ' s assessment, the
youth would benefit from remediation activities.
. Copies of District Objective Test.
. Other tests or methods the schools use to determine the grade
level of youth in math and reading.
. Aims Community College testing area will provide a preassessment
test for GED in English, reading, and math for high school
dropouts.
. For those youth who have graduated from high school , the final
report card will be requested. If they have obtained reading and
math credit, further assessment will not be needed.
2. Plan of Action to Improve Skills in Deficiency Areas
The remediation activities have been designed to be flexible and
individualized. The Educational Systems Computer assisted
instruction and the general instruction provide for pre- and post-
testing to determine the skills the youth needs to master remedial
activities. Additional information is provided in Section C, item 9.
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The instructors will be responsible for pretesting to determine the
specific deficiency areas to address with the youth during
remediation. These deficiency areas will then be addressed through
either computer assisted instruction or teacher directed instruction,
or both.
The youth who attend summer school , or are pursuing a GED, will he
attending classes in their deficiency areas.
3. Work Experience Complementing Skill Areas
Youth designated to receive remediation will be required to attend
the remediation activities in order to remain on work experience.
The design of work experience will assist youth in developing
employability skills, i .e. , dependability, being on time, completing
tasks, etc. , which will complement the current remediation as well as
long term educational skill development.
4. Incentives to Combine Work Experience and Educationa' Achievement
with Long Term Job Skills
Youth are awarded $3.35 per hour during participation in remediation
and work experience. The provisions of the incentive are based on
youth participants meeting required measurements in dependability,
punctuality, attentiveness in class, basic work habits, etc. The
successful achievement of these skills is the framework for success
in long term employment.
5. Education Achievement and Job Performance
Youth enrolled in remediation are required to participate
satisfactorily in remediation to retain these work experience
positions. Youth who fail to attend scheduled remediation activities
will be terminated from work experience.
6. Correlation to Dropout Rate
Remediation is offered in the two highest populated cities in Weld
County--Greeley and Fort Lupton.
Greeley's dropout rate for 1987-1988 school year was 9.2%; Fort
Lupton's dropout rate was 4.8% for the 1987-1988 school year. It is
anticipated that 15 or 14% of the youth in the Fort Lupton area will
be enrolled in remediation and 89 or 86% of the School District 6
youth will he enrolled in remediation.
7. Percentage of Youth in Remediation
The Weld County SDA plans to enroll at least 25% of the youth in
remediation.
8. Role of Local Educational Agencies
The local educational agencies will be supplying the documentation
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(See Section C, Item 1) for the SDA to comply with the assessment
requirements. The local educational agencies will also have the
option to make recommendations regarding youth who they feel will
benefit from a remediation component.
The local educational agencies will determine which youth should
participate in the remediation activity. It is anticipated that the
priority will be those youth who need the academic credit for
graduation requirements or who are at least a grade level behind in
math or reading. If the SDA selects youth for remediation, priority
will be given to those youth whose assessments indicate that they
would benefit from some remediation activities. The assessment
factors can include low grades, low test scores, etc. Youth who do
not have a GED will be encouraged to enter a GED program at Aims
Community College.
SYETP funds will not be used for this activity.
9. Participants and Locations
The Weld County SDA will have various approaches to deliver
remediation. These include:
a . School District 6 operates a summer school program. Those youth
who will participate in SYETP and are selected by School District
6 as in need of summer school will be required to attend summer
school . The youth will receive academic credit for successful
completion. Approximately 15 youth will attend summer school at
$60.00 tuition for each youth.
b. Classroom activity will occur in two areas:
. One class will be offered at Fort Lupton High School , 301
Reynolds Street, Fort Lupton. Approximately 15 youth will
participate in Fort Lupton.
. Remediation classes will occur at Heath Junior High School ,
2223 16th Street, Greeley, Colorado. The "Every Panther
Counts Learning Center" , which houses an ESC Computer Assisted
Instruction Program, will be used to supplement teacher
directed instruction in math and English. Approximately 60
youth will participate at the ESC lab.
These classes will he eight weeks in length and will be held one
day per week for three hours. Youth will receive remediation in
either math, reading or both. General instruction as well as
individualized instruction methods will be used. Classroom
pretesting and post testing will be done by the instructors to
determine how well the youth have mastered the specific topic.
c. Youth who do not have a GED or high school diploma will be
encouraged to attend a GED program at Aims Community College.
Approximately 4 youth will work towards a GED. Additional
remediation activities may occur depending upon need.
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d. There will be 10 youth receiving remediation through the Youth Oppor-
tunity Unlimited Program. There are no additional remediation costs.
The SDA will be using SYETP training funds to purchase services from
instructors, pay tuition, provide supplies, etc. The cost for the
remediation activities is estimated at $18,500 for approximately 94
participants for an average of $196.80 cost per participant. The cost
for the 10 youth receiving remediation through the Youth Opportunity
Unlimited Program is included in Special Projects (Section D) .
10. Coordination
At this time the SDA will be coordinating this activity with the local
educational agencies.
11. Competencies
The Weld County SDA will not be implementing the competencies program
during the Summer Youth Program. Competencies are not being used for
the following reasons:
a. The Weld County SDA designed the competency component under Title
II -A for activities directed towards in-school youth. The
competency component has not been designed for work experience
activities.
b. The remediation activities provided under Title II-B are not
sufficient in length or depth to provide the youth with a PIC
certified competency at the end of remediation activities.
c. The major objective of the Weld County SDA for the Summer Youth
Program is to encourage youth to remain in school or return to
school . Youth who successfully complete the work experiences
activities and will return to school are terminated from the
program as "returned to school ,." Other youth are terminated in
appropriate categories.
d. In certifying competency achievement of a youth for summer
activities, this will restrict activities that can be provided to
the youth during the Title II-A In-School activities.
12. Bonus Payment
The Weld County SDA will not be providing bonus payment to youth.
D. Special Projects
The Weld County SDA plans to enroll 10 youth in the Youth Opportunity
Unlimited Program. The cost per participant will be approximately
$1,150.00. These youth will also receive remediation activities.
Initiate review and planning activities for future coordination of SYFTP
youth services and youth services offered through the Job Corp Program.
Should the Job Corp Coordination Project become feasible for summer, a
modification will be submitted.
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E. Special Populations
By priority, the target eligible population groups are:
1 . youth who are participating in the Welfare Diversion Program
2. youth who are members of a household receiving welfare
3. youth who are in school and are returning to school
4. youth who are returning to school and are participating in the Talent
Search Program
5. youth who are determined as eligible for the program
Attachment A, Charts 1, 2, and 3 provide data on youth population for
Weld County.
F. Coordination with Summer Job Hunt
The Weld County Service Delivery Area also performs the functions of the
Job Service of Colorado for Weld County. The Summer Job Hunt (SJH) is an
activity that is administered by the SDA as a Job Service office. Due to
this single service delivery system, extensive coordination and planning
occurs between the SYETP and SJH programs.
As in the past, all youth who are not eligible for SYETP will be referred
to the SJH activities. Coordination can be considered as one of the ,
leading factors in Weld County's emerging as number 1 in Youth Placement
during the last fiscal year.
A list containing the names, social security numbers, mailing addresses
and telephone numbers of all youth who were referred to SJH will be
provided to the Governor's Job Training Office, as required.
The funds provided by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
from 10% Wagner Peyser funds will be used to assist the provision of the
following:
1 . Reception services will be available for young people coming into the
Contractor Office and seeking employment under the auspices of the
Summer Job Hunt.
2. Employment Services of Weld County (ESWC) will accept and help
applicants in completing employment applications under the auspices
of the Summer Job Hunt.
3. Common Assessment and appraisal of each applicant will be completed
by ESWC in cooperation with other agencies which will include the
determination of the appropriateness of subsidized vs . nonsubsidized
job referral for each applicant, as well as a determination of
services needed by the client and arrangement for such services as
available.
4. Appropriate selection and referral of qualified youth applicants for
available job vacancies (subsidized and unsubsidized) will be made.
5. Follow up for each job referral will be made and actual placement
will be verified or the lack of placement for each referral .
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6. ESWC will work with other local cooperating agencies in planning and
implementing an employer relations and employer contact program to
develop jobs for participants in Sumner Job Hunt.
G. Assurances
All SYETP participants who will be enrolled as "high risk" youth must
have proper documentation in the participant's file record which states
the reason for the high risk status.
All SYETP youth found ineligible for the program will be referred to the
Summer Job Hunt Program. A list of client names and Social Security
numbers must be forwarded to GJTO by September 30, 1989.
All Work Experience wages are subject to FICA taxes and other applicable
deductions.
An annual report of PY '88 SYETP will be submitted to GJTO by November
30, 1989.
H. Financial Management Procedures
1. Allocation
See attached Budget Information Summaries located on Attachment B.
2. Budget Information Summaries
See Attachment B. The summaries provide the budget information for
the time period of 10/01/88 through 09/30/89 and for the estimated
carry-out available for the period 10/01/88 through 6/30/89.
3. Carry-out
The Weld County SDA does not expect to carry-out any more than 10% of
the PY '88 allocation. The PY '87 carry-out exceeded 10% due to the
unexpected increased allocation and delay in planning to spend the
funds. The plan for PY '88 includes an increased number of youth to
be served, increased work experience hours, and an early spring
recruitment.
The actual and planned expenditures will be reviewed bimonthly to
determine if an increase in youth participants or an extension of the
length of work experience is necessary to expend the funds.
4. Cost Categories
The budget is in accordance with Financial Procedure #?8, JTPA Letter
85-53.
5. Expenditure Authorization
The Expenditure Authorization (EA) cover sheet is Attachment C.
The Title II-B SYETP will become an EA to the PY '87 Master Contract.
Therefore, the period of performance will end on June 30, 1991 .
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Attachment A
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SERVICE DELIVERY AREA DEMOGRAPHY
FOR PROGRAM YEAR 1987
SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
Total # % General Total g % Eligible Estimated R Estimated %
General Population Eligible Population To Be To Be
SLBSTANTIAL SEGMENTS Population Population Served Served
Male 10,479 49 % 10,803 47.8 % 185 47.8 %
SEX
Female 62,959 51 % 11,797 52.2 % ?02 _ 52. 2 %
14 15 4,613 759 I 3.7 %I 150 — 39.0
AGE
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16 — 21 16,417 12.5 % 4,326 22.1 1 2.37 61. 0
White 101,219 j 82 %I 15, 165 67. 1 % ?59 %7. 0 '! i
Black * less than
RACE/ — 1 i 2j6 0 1 1 3 ___i L9...il__22
• LfHNIC Hi� panic I 20,984 I 17 % __6,870 30.4 % I 118 '0.4 %
G::OOP/ — ___4 — =
NATIONAL'!'mrici * less than
ORIGIN Indian/ I1 % 45 0.2 % . 2 0. 2 %
Alaskan
Native
Asian/ * less than
Islander cific
1 % 271 1.2 % ' 3 1. 2
Other * * 23 . 1 % 2 1 . 0 %
Data Sources and Time Period, : Colorado Annual Planning Information Report - PY 19x7
Colorado Department of Labor - Labor Market Information
* January, 1989.
Information not available
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Attachment A
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SPECIAL POPULATION FORM
SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
PRIORI1Y GROUPS TOTAL NUMBER ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
ELIGIBLE NUMBER TO PERCENT TO
iN SDA BE SERVED BE SERVED
POPULATION
Offenders 250 30 11
u'ican d I 650 25 M1
el *are Recipients 497 200 40
School Dropouts 447 40 9
;:e1 Parents 500 20 4
Farm 'forth : Not Available 10
* Date Sources and Time Periods: Weld County Department of Social Services
School District 6
Weld County Courts (youth ages 10-18)
Weld County Health Department (Teen Pregnancies)
Weld County Board of Cooperative Education
* GJTO will complete
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Attachment A
BUDGET INFORMATION SUMMARY (BIS) FOR TITLE II-B FUNDS
SDA: Weld County Division of Human Title of Funds; SYETP
Resources
Program/Project Name: Year of Funds: py '87
Period of
Performance: From10/O1/88To06/30/89 VAX M:
COST CATEGORY TOTAL PERCENT
Administration $ 33,733.52 36%
Code
Administrative $ -0-
Equipment — -
Code
Participant Support $ 53,635.87 63%
Code
Training S 716. 16 17
Code
Training Equipment $ -0-
Code
TOTAL $ $93,085.55 100%
NOTES: Code lines and VAX # are to be completed by the Governor' s Jco
Training Office' s Financial Management Unit.
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Attachment A
BUDGET INFORMATION SUMMARY (BIS) FOR TITLE II-B FUNDS
SDA: Weld County Division of Human Title of Funds; SYETP
Resources
Program/Project Name: Year of Funds: PY '88
Period of 10/01/88 06/30/91
Performance: From To VAX #:
COST CATEGORY TOTAL PERCENT
Administration S 17,329.48 3.6%
Code
Administrative S -0- 0.0%
Equipment
—
Code
Participant Support S 369,026.68 76.8%
Code
Training S 94,182.84 1.96%
Code
Training Equipment $ -0- 0.0%
Code
TOTAL $ 480,539.00 100
NOTES: Code lines and VAX # are to be completed by the Governor' s Job
Training Office ' s Financial Management Unit.
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Attachment A
Chart #3
ACTIVITIES CHART
SLMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
Number To Be Cost Per Total
Served Activity Cost
reading/Math
Assessment 387 0 0
Remedial
Ed,;cat i cn 104 *$ 196.80 $ 18,500
Work Experience { j
387 1,006 427,663
OJT 0 j 0 0
.. , ;:'yout 0 0 0
Co npete.sc i es :
I Pre-Employment
1 Work Maturity O 1 0 0
Job Specific
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1 I
Supportive 10 125 1 ,250
Services
'Other
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* Provide Narrative
Of the total youth to be provided remediation, 10 will be served in the
Youth Opportunity Unlimited Project. The costs for remediation are
covered under an 8% project.
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