Project Description Country: USA Location: Escndido, CA Total Budget: $6,000 Areas of Focus: Peace and conflict prevention/resolution, Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: General Summary: Project provides funds for materials to develop a family collaboration for at risk families at 2 elementary schools FAMILY MAKER, CREATOR, AND INNOVATOR NIGHTS FELICITA AND JUNIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EUSD Project Description: Juniper and Felicita Elementary Schools serve low income populations in Escondido. • Juniper: 750 students, 78% free lunch, 11% reduced lunch, 89% Hispanic, and 66% English Learners. • Felicita: 780 students, 84% free lunch, 12% reduced lunch, 94% Hispanic, and 70% English learners. A significant number of children are "at-risk" due to poor attendance, high discipline rate, lack of family participation, and family gang affiliations. This grant will recruit 25 "at-risk" families at each school and provide an evening opportunity for the students and families to work together to create products, solve problems, and overcome challenges in a collaborative environment that will inspire students to become participatory learners, and to uncover their talents and interests. Objectives: • Connect "at-risk" students and families to schools and learning in an engaging way. • Provide opportunities for students and families to solve problems together and improve communication and interactions. • Provide opportunities for students a family member to connect and puzzle through a problem that does not have an instant solution • Involve Rotarians in working with students and families Methods: 14 evening sessions for students and family member will be scheduled throughout the school year at each school (total of 28 sessions). Each session will be carefully designed to achieve specific objectives in learning and collaboration Flier will be created by school to attract families Families will be identified, recruited and encouraged by school staff Gift cards donated by local markets will be offered to families who attend 12 of the 14 evening sessions Anticipated Outcomes: Improved student achievement and behavior Improved parent attendance at conferences, Parent Workshops, & Open House Improved English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) Parent Survey Data Enrichment Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) / Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) goals met Improved family communication & connection to school Outcomes Will Be Measured for Success in the Following Ways: Attendance & participation data GL NWEA data Fall Winter Spring Discipline data (for special invitees) Survey data - e.g. Multiple Intelligences self assessment / edutopia Project Costs: Teacher and staff costs paid by school - estimated at $1800 per school Storage carts, space, snacks provided by school estimated at $500 per school Cost of gift cards donated by local business - estimate at $2000 per school Cost for supplies and materials paid by Rotary - $3000 per school Example of materials: • "Take Apart Cart" • LittleBits Student Sets • Lego Large Creative Brick Box • Erector Junior 150 Piece Bucket • Lakershore Arts/Crafts Supply Center • Other tools TBD Project Contact Person District: 5340 Rotary Club of: Escondido East Primary Contact: Robin Rowland Email: robin1938@cox.net Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2015-16 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Escondido East (5340) 25-Jul-15 $3,000 $3,000 $6,000 Total $3,000 $3,000 $6,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [27-May-16] Feicita receipts [27-May-16] Felicita report [10-Jul-16] Final Report [27-May-16] Juniper receipts [27-May-16] Juniper Report

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History Log Entries 25-Jul-15 System Entry Creation of project page. 28-Jul-15 by Marge Cole You must complete the signature process (on Description page--Click on "Administration"). The Club President and Primary Contact must sign off on this grant application. To include both of these people, go to the "History Logs" page and add them at the bottom of that page. These are the only two people who need to sign--do not check anyone else on the signature list. 29-Jul-15 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 29-Jul-15 System Entry Project signed by Robin Rowland. 31-Jul-15 System Entry Project signed by Jim Wiese. 2-Aug-15 by Marge Cole Escondido East has two District Grant applications on the website; this one (asking for $3000. matching DDF) and P-999 which is asking for $1000. in DDF match. Clubs may only receive up to $3500. in matching DDF. The Club board needs to decide which grant is funded and how much is asked for a match. 5-Aug-15 by Marge Cole District Grant application P-1035 was approved by the D5340 Rotary Foundation Committee at its August 2015 meeting. The Committee approved a match of $3000. in DDF to match Club funds for this project 6-Aug-15 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 12-Sep-15 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 25-Mar-16 by Robin Rowland After some delay in getting the supplies, both schools have started their Family Maker Nights. Sessions will be twice weekly in April and May Invites are going out to Rotarians to participate in one or more event. I have requested receipts for my final report in May. 26-Apr-16 by Marge Cole The Completion and closure of this grant was due on April 1, 2016. For more information on How to Complete Your District Grant, go to the District Webpage and click on Grants under Rotary Foundation. You will find a document on how to close your grant and a Final Report form. Your Club cannot receive additional grant funding until this grant is closed. Even though this grant may not be completed until May, it is important you close it promptly after the project is complete. Thanks 27-May-16 by Robin Rowland Both projects started in March and the reports are now uploaded. The materials and supplies will be used next year for both schools due to the success of the project this year. The schools are scheduled to give a presentation to our club on June 10. 15-Jun-16 by Marge Cole This Grant Completion was due on April 1, 2016. Refer to this website for How to Complete your grant: http://rotary5340.org/SitePage/trf-grants A Final Report for the grant is due. Club will not be funded for any grants in the 2016-17 Rotary Year until this grant is completed. 19-Jun-16 by Marge Cole Your Club is reminded again to complete this grant for Rotary Year 2015-16 if you wish to apply for any grants in 2016-17. See previous History Logs for how to do this