1. Middleton Youth Center
2018 Informational Meeting

2. Program Focus
Developing strong relationships between staff and students
Social-emotional learning through conversations and engaging students in behavior management
Academic support including tutoring and communication with teachers and parents
Hands-on enrichment activities to expose students to new experiences and develop new skills

3. Location: Clark Street Community School
Operations
Location: Clark Street Community School
After School: Open 180 days: 3:45-6pm
Snack, 2-3 enrichment activities or a field trip + homework room every day
Summer: Open 34 days: 11:15am-5:30pm
Daily Bus Route
MCPASD Lunch and Enrichment
Snack, 3-4 enrichment activities or a field trip offered every day, & a weekly visit to the WBAC
Annual special events:
Spring Showcase
Overnight Lock-in
End-of Summer Camping Trip

4. Youth Center Staff Director (Gabrielle) Assistant Director (John)
30 hours/week
Assistant Director (John)
25 hours/week
PASS AmeriCorps Full-time Member (Haley)
33 hours/week
8-10 hours/week: school-day literacy tutoring
PASS AmeriCorps Summer Member (Solinna)
33 hours/week for 9-week summer program
Part-time Youth Worker (Danielle)
8-10 hours/week during the school year
Intern, UW MSW Program (Solinna)
16 hours/week during the school year
Unpaid, receives field study credit

5. Participation History
Average daily attendance has steadily increased since the Youth Center’s reopening in 2014
Average daily attendance rates:
2014: 16 students/day
2015: 29 students/day
2016: 30 students/day
2017: 39 students/day
2018 so far: 45 students/day
In 2018, attendance reached 50 students or more on 1/3rd of the days

6. Participant Demographics
Based on the Dane County quarterly report
January 1st-March 31st, 2018
In Q1, 119 unique students visited the Youth Center
44% of students (52 students) attended 20 or more days of programming and 28 students attended 40 or more days
Of the students who attended the Youth Center 40 or more days during Q1:
68% were students of color
75% of those who self-reported their family’s income were low-income
29% didn’t answer the income question

7. Special Education Participation
Data from July 2017-January 2018
YC enrollment forms give parent consent for staff to access MCPASD behavioral and special education records
New partnership with SPARK to offer Camp BUILD this summer: A 3-week entrepreneurship camp friendly to students with cognitive special needs
Type of IEP/504
Total Number
Regular
Attendance
504 1
Academic IEP 7 3
Behavior IEP 4
Speech IEP 8 6
Health IEP 9
Autism 5 2
TOTAL 37 18

8. Youth Center Funding Sources
City of Middleton: ~$47,000 Funds what is left after other funding sources are applied to meet the Youth Center’s operating expenses
Dane County Human Services: $9,012 (funds approx. 20 Youth Centers, all at the same rate)
MCPASD: $23,250 Focus on equity and the opportunity gap
Lump sum contribution of $18,500 for school years
Additional 50% match for the full-time PASS AmeriCorps positions: $4,750
AmeriCorps PASS Program
Cash match program: AmeriCorps covers about 50% of the total cost
1 Full-time member (1700 hours) and 1 Summer member (300 hours)
Member service includes 1:1 school-day literacy tutoring for 5 students reading below grade-level and staffing the free summer lunch program
Grants: Typically 1-2 small grants per year: $585 Girls Inc. Grant
Donations: Middleton Kiwanis + Optimists + YC families: $5,645

9. New Program Model: Fall 2018
Question: As the Youth Center grows, how can we continue to offer high-quality programming, accountability, restorative behavior management, and meaningful relationships between students and staff?

10. New Program Model: Fall 2018 Staff and Community Input
6-week survey and discussion period with Youth Center and school staff, parents, and students
Proposed ideas included: 1:1 mentoring, mini-courses, and expanded study hall options
Results:
45 surveys completed, mainly by parents/guardians
Many additional 1:1 conversations with students
Surveys were 60% positive, 20% neutral, 20% negative
Most students really liked the mentoring idea and many were excited about new mini-course options
Top positive response: More structured model and mentoring
Top concern: How to maintain flexible scheduling

11. New Program Model: Fall 2018 Goals of the New Model
The final plan is a hybrid model that will maintain flexibility while also deepening the program through mentoring and mini-course options.
Goals of the New Program Model:
Keep students connected with and supported by staff even with increasing attendance numbers
Increase accountability and follow-up with students about their goals, behavior, and academics
Develop leadership and ownership of the program by Youth Center students
Support Youth Center graduates and grow a more diverse staff team
Deepen enrichment programming and bring in more outside partnerships

12. New Program Model: Fall 2018 Areas of Action
Mentoring:
Focused on students who attend the Youth Center 3 days/week or more (approx. 50 total students)
Each staff member will designate one day/week for 1:1 check-ins with their students and will not lead an activity that day
Mentor meetings will focus on goal-setting, behavior planning, academic accountability, parent engagement, trauma-informed care, etc.
Staff will also co-develop new mini-courses with their mentees
Mini-Courses:
1 mini-course per day will replace 1 drop-in activity
1 drop in activity per day will remain
Mini-courses are month-long activities that will run 1x/week
Allows for longer-term projects, skill building, and better program planning
Ex: Advanced/beginner field hockey, photography, swimming lessons, spoken word poetry, international cooking, etc.

13. New Program Model: Fall 2018 Areas of Action
Study Hall:
New rooms designated for quiet studying, group study, and tutoring support
High School Job Training/Paid Internship:
This program will target high school students who are Youth Center graduates
1-2 high school students will be selected to work a total of 8 hours/week during the school year (either one student, two evenings per week or two students, each one evening per week) and will be paid $9/hour
Interns will be responsible for leading or co-leading one program per day.
Interns will receive professional development, mentoring, and support from Youth Center staff to build their skills.
This new program is part of a larger goal to provide more support for Youth Center students beyond 8th grade and to “grow our own” diverse staff team.

14. The Youth Center’s goal ratio is 1 staff: 10 students
Enrollment Waitlists
The Youth Center’s goal ratio is 1 staff: 10 students
2018 Summer Waitlist:
With 4 staff, the attendance goal was no more than 45 students/day
The waitlist began the first week of summer (attendance was over 60 per day)
All 10 students on the waitlist were offered enrollment during the 5th week of the summer, when enrollment averages had dropped sufficiently
School Year Waitlist:
With 5 staff, the attendance goal is no more than 55 students/day
Last fall we averaged 50/day, so there is space for a small amount of growth
Next week, enrolled families will be contacted to confirm school year participation and the approximate number of days/week
New students will be placed on a waitlist and families will be contacted on a first-come-first-served basis if/when spaces open up

15. Thank you for your support!
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