Rutland Community Programs, Inc.

Green Mountain Foster Grandparent Program Will Deploy All of Our 57 Vsy's in the Primary Focus Area of Education. All Voluneers Will Be in Outcome Assignments. the Activities for the Pre-k Group Will Address the Primary Focus Area of School Readiness Centering on the Service Focus of Social/emotional Development. Their Service Will Address a Child's Development in One or More of the Following Areas: Self-concept, Self-control, Self-help, Cooperation, Social Relationships and Approaches to Learning. Volunteer Grandparents Will Tutor/mentor Children to Achieve Gains in Behaviors Such as Attending to Tasks, Listening, Following Directions, Cooperative Play, Sharing, Dressing, Appropriate Manners, Personal Hygiene, Cleaning Up Their Space, Zipping Coats, Tying Shoes, Fine Motor Skills Such as Cutting, Pasting and Coloring. 15 Volunteers Will Serve 45 Children at 8 Sites With an Outcome Target of Achieving Gains in School Readiness, Social/emotional Development With at Least 50% or 23 of the Students. the Activities for the Elementary Group Will Center Around the Primary Focus Area of Academic Engagement Which Centers Around Student Attitudes and Behaviors as They Relate to Their Day to Day Involvement in Their Classrooms and Reflected in Tasks Such as Homework Completion, Class Participation, Interest in Classroom Activities and Classroom Conduct. Volunteer Grandparents Will Tutor/mentor Children to Achieve Gains in Areas Such as Staying on Task, Listening, Following Directions, Establishing and Honoring Classroom Routine, Sharing, Cooperation With Peers, Respect, Time Management, Homework/assignment/project Completion and Positive Work and Learning Habits. 42 Volunteers Will Serve 126 Children at 20 Sites With an Outcome Target of Achieving Gains in Academic Engagement With at Least 50% or 63 of the Students. at the End of Each Grant Year a Minimum of 57 Outcome Volunteers Will Serve an Estimated 171 Students at 28 Volunteer Stations With 50% of the Students or a Total of 86 Students Demonstrating Gains in the Focus Areas Defined Above. the CNCS Investment of $340,184 Will Be Supplemented by $69,952 in Non- Federal Resources.