HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrant Request - Redmond Head StartEconomic Development Fund
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Organization: Redmond School District
Organization Description: The Redmond School District draws 7,000 students from the
communities of Alfalfa, Crooked River Ranch, Eagle Crest, Redmond, Terrebonne and
Tumalo. The district currently includes five K-5 elementary schools, two K-8 commuity
schools, two middle schools, two charter schools, one high school and one alternative
high school.
Project Name: Community Schools/Head Start
Project Description: Working with Neighborlmpact, the Redmond School District is
working to place a Head Startclassroom in Lynch Elementary School. This is an effort to
bring wrap-around services to a school in need of educational support. There will be
approximately 17-20 Head Start students at Lych Elementary, with additional students
being added in the fall of 2009. The district received an Oregon Commission on Children
and Families grant to create a Community School. The grant did not cover furnishings for
the Head Start classroom. The estimated cost will be $20,000. Thus far CCF of Deschutes
County has committed $10,000 and Neighborlmpact $2,000. The school district is
working to procure the remiaining $8,000.
Project Period: Beginning August 1, 2008
Amount of Request: $3,000 (Total Budget = $20,000; Funds commitments = $12,000)
Previous Grants
Redmond Senior High School:
• April 2000: $1,000 Athletic trainer (Swaringen $1,000)
• October 2000: $2,000 (Luke $2,000)
• October 2002: $3,000 Gymnasium equipment (Daly $3,000)
• September 2003: $1,000 Football program ($1,000 Luke)
Obsidian Middle School:
• September 2003: $1,000 Athletics program ($500 Luke)
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960
(541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutcs.org
DESCHUTES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND
DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION
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Commissioner Tammy Baney
Commissioner Dennis R. Luke
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On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions:
1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities.
2. Describe the proposed project or activity.
3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity.
4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health.
5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit.
6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the
source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will
support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future.
Attach:
Proof of the applicant organization's non-profit status.
* Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to provide a complete line item budget.
Amount Approved:
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SCHOOL DISTRICT
July 21, 2008
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
1300 NW Wall St.
Bend, Oregon 97701-1960
Deschutes County Commissioners,
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F:541.923.5142
145 SE Salmon Ave Redmond, OR 97756
www.redmond.k12.or.us
The Redmond School District is working with Neighbor Impact's Head Start program on placing a Head Start
classroom at Lynch Elementary School. This work is part of our Community School's effort to bring wrap-around
services to a school whose families desperately need support in the education of their children.
Hillary Saraceno of the Deschutes County Commission on Children & Families has been a key figure in the winning
of an OCCF grant that is allowing our district, along with various other partners, to create a true Community School
that will serve as a model to the rest of Central Oregon. One aspect of the project that remains to be covered is the
furnishings for the Head Start classroom. This is not part of the grant or the general school budget and we are
pursing the approximately $20,000 through various efforts, including the Deschutes County Economic Development
Fund, Discretionary Grant Program.
Hillary Saracen has committed $10,000 through two different sources at her discretion. Neighbor Impact is
chiseling out $2,000 from their current operational budget, even though it was not part of the original budget. We
are attempting to raise the additional $8,000 through this request and other requests to non -profits in Redmond.
Beyond supporting the Community School efforts across the region this initiative addresses two critical needs in
Deschutes County. The first is directly addressing the need to improve Early Childhood education and connecting
these systems to the public schools. Secondly, it will potentially support school -aged childcare as this space may
allow us the chance to develop programming for this population. We are also exploring how this classroom space
can be used for parent education programs during the evening hours.
There will be one group of 17-20 Head Start students at Lynch Elementary - most will be students who live in the
Lynch boundary. Plans to add a second group into this classroom space are underway, with the hope that this group
will start in the fall of 2009. The funding for the classroom, and required modifications, are being paid through the
OCCF grant and school district support. The staffing for the class is covered by Neighbor Impact -Head Start. The
development of an age appropriate playground is being paid through the OCCF grant and school district support.
A key component of this initiative is the self-sustaining aspect of the venture. The startup costs will be completed
this year and the funding for Head Start instructional staff will be maintained by Neighbor Impact. We will be able
to maintain this program as long as the district has space - something that should exist as we build our new schools.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Tony andermeer
Community & Business Partnership Coordinator
Redmond School District
923-8929
Leading for Success in the 21st Century