Open School Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Dec 13, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$4,551,156

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Step up programforty percent of the students dropping out of high school leave during their freshman year. Step up targets students falling farthest behind in middle school and provides comprehensive, culturally specific services into their sophomore year at roosevelt, madison, franklin and gresham high schools. The program includes:pre-freshman year leadership camp - in a one-week summer leadership academy, step up advocates challenge youth to identify their aspirations and commit to working together towards those goals. Leadership and team-building activities reinforce students understanding of their capacity to achieve their dreams through education and hard work, all with the support of an advocate. These self-defined goals form the basis for their participation in step up throughout the following year. By the end of camp, students and their advocates have formed close relationships based on mutual commitment to success in high school. Freshman & sophomore year extended academic day tutoring - step up advocates partner with the school to offer after-school tutoring, continued leadership development, and close social/emotional support in small "advocate groups" of 10-15 step up youth. - daily individualized tutoring and homework assistance forms the core of afterschool activities. A carefully designed system of information sharing and accountability enables advocates to track student assignments and course performance. - classroom teachers and step up advocates become close allies in supporting student success. - advocates lead youth in developing leadership and student success skills through group activities and individual counseling which focus on personal responsibility, conflict resolution, healthy relationships, organization and study skills. - advocates have significant phone and e-mail contact with their students outside of the after-school sessions, to provide emotional support for challenges that interfere with school success. Parent involvement activities - throughout all components of the program, step up advocates engage closely with parents to share student successes, strategize around challenges, and provide assistance in supporting their child's success in school.post-freshman year summer school - following the academic school year, at each school site, step up conducts a 1 or 2-week intensive summer school to help students recover any unearned core class credit from the previous school year. Working in conjunction with the high schools teachers, this method results in a high rate of success for step up students.this program served over 398 students in 2011-12.

Activity 3

Career services: the career services department ensures that all open meadow youth reach their long-term career goals by providing access to advanced employment and educational opportunities, focused training, and comprehensive support. The program is designed to provide incremental and continuous support for youth from the time they first define their career goals, through their first employment experience, and on into college and career-track employment. Career services offers career development programming for portland residents (ages 16-24) who are interested in exploring professional careers and/or college. The program includes: training - start with our training held downtown at partner company locations focusing on professional work culture, career planning and networking opportunities. Our partners hold tours of their locations and facilitate workshops on a wide range of topics such as competitive interviewing strategies, self-marketing techniques, and managing personal finances. Job/internship connections - we partner with diverse organizations that offer internship and work experiences for our training graduates. Click on the "partners" link to the left to see a full list of our supporting organizations.career advising - each participant has a career advisor who acts as a mentor, advocate and career coach. Career advisors help advisees refine their goals, set up action plans, and make connections to the professional world. Long-term support - open meadow makes a three-year commitment to the career development of each participant, so programming goes far beyond initial job placements. Career advisors help participants plan for long-term financial stability, post-secondary education, and advancement in their chosen career field beyond entry-level employment.support services - career services can provide internship stipends, transportation support, professional clothing and other supportive services for youth who are actively engaged in programming and have a demonstrated need.this program served over 232 participants in 2011-12.

Filer

EIN

93-0757378