Project Activities

Beginning July’04, with the PfS Grant award, the following additional activities occurred.

1. A steering committee was reconvened, including the new project coordinator, the FCFC Director and five members who were heavily involved in the first phase. This group was established as a standing FCFC committee.

2. The steering committee met with PfS coach Erin Galloway from Ohio State University’s Center for Learning Excellence to discuss the PfS model and the PfS Academy’s role in technical support and oversight. A first draft of Manual Worksheets #1 - #4 was completed by the coordinator, reviewed by the Academy, and shared with the steering committee.

3. Neighborhood meetings were re-established in the targeted areas of West Akron, Lakemore and Barberton.

4. The steering committee reviewed the existing Needs Assessment, Resource Assessment, Neighborhood Project report, and the thirteen objectives established within the targeted outcomes.

5. The following four objectives were identified as highest priority, and four workgroups were developed to study each-increase reading proficiency, increase secondary school attendance, reduce delinquency offenses, and reduce domestic violence offenses by juveniles.

6. On 11/17/04, a PfS Planning Workshop was conducted for steering and workgroup committee members, by Dr. Julian and Erin Galloway from the PfS Academy. A follow-up was held on 12/7/04.

7. The four workgroups met in Dec. ’04 and Jan ’05, reviewing worksheets and the feedback from the reconvened neighborhood meetings. Materials about Risk, Protection, and Assets were studied, this is one important area that was omitted in the Jan. ’03- June “04 stage. RPA’s were chosen and prioritized for the three targeted outcomes.

8. Worksheets 1-4 were revamped. The four workgroups agreed that the best strategy would be to prioritize one targeted outcome to take through the formal PfS process.

9. The workgroups recommended that Increased School Success be chosen. The groups also felt that the violence and delinquency groups should continue to meet and work on potential strategies for those issues.

10. The steering committee met on 1/18/05 and agreed to take Increased School Success through the PfS process.

11. Agencies that did not respond to the initial resource survey were re-contacted. The few respondents were added to the resource data.

12. Resources related to school success, especially those considered evidence based, were revisited. Additional information was compiled and discussed in workgroups.

13. A logic model planning session with steering committee and workgroup members focused on School Success, particularly Project Grad as our highest priority strategy.

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