Environmental
Science Workshop
(ESW)
Proposal
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Executive Summary
Presented by:
Chris Stuart
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Team Members
 Chris Stuart
 Jean Turner
 Bonnalee Vance
 Rosalba Ramirez
 Felicitas Lopez
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Goals

To develop a proposal that will define a
solution to introduce more youth to
Science Workshops. In order to
accomplish this goal, we will need to
accomplish the following objectives.
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Objectives
 Create a team work plan
 Develop research and interview questions
 Perform Interviews
 Develop survey questionnaire
 Analyze interview and collect survey data
 Develop need statement
 Develop solutions statement
 Create solutions work plan
 Complete proposal and presentation
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Interviews
 Curt Gabrielson ~ Environmental Science
Workshop
 Nancy Lockwood ~ City of Watsonville
Public Works
 Joe Trautwein ~ Head of PVUSD Office of
Extended Learning
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Team Surveys
 Youth unaware of the Science Workshop
 Parents unaware of the Science Workshop
 Parents aware of the Science Workshop
 Youth aware of the Science Workshop
 Sign-in sheet for Science Workshop
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Data Collection
 Data Collected from 438 sources
 Surveyed 274 people
 8 % - Parents aware of ESW
 20 % - Parents unaware of ESW
 34 % - Youth who have attended the ESW
 38 % - Youth unaware of the ESW
 161 youth who signed in at ESW
 8% - Parents aware of ESW
 24% Female and 76% Male
 9% up to 5 yrs; 48 % 6-11 yrs;
 29% 12-14; 14% 15+
 Interviewed 3 people from:
 Environmental Science Workshop
 City of Watsonville Public Works
 Pajaro Valley Unified
School
District
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Youth Attending Current
ESW
Science workshop:
• From Second Street 61%
• From Ford Street 19%
• From Different areas of
Watsonville 20%
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Environmental Science
Workshop
The Work Plan
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Objective 1: Create A Team Work Plan
ACTIVITIES
DELIVERABLES
Develop topic statement, goals,
and objectives for proposal
Topic, goal, and objectives statement
completed
Develop a work plan table
Work plan table finish
Create a bar chart
Bar chart turned in
Create a flow chart
Flow chart completed
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Objective 2: Develop Research and Interview
Questions
Activities
Deliverables
List of research Questions
Research list of questions completed
List three types of Organizations
Have the information of Organizations
ready
List of interview questions
Have the questions ready for the
interviews
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Objective 3.A : Perform Interviews
Activities
Deliverables
Review interview questions
Be preparing for the Interviews
Develop list of follow-up questions
to go deeper in Interview
Have the guest feel relaxed to speak
Make the Interviewee comfortable
Have the guest feel relaxed to speak
Assign team member to ask
certain questions
For the team members not to be
repeating same questions
All team members to ask follow-up For all team members to be on same
track
questions
Take notes for answers in each
question of interview
Notes from interview completed
Have more and better information
Develop a compiled set of notes,
notes answering each question
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Objective 3: Develop Survey Questionnaires
Activities
Deliverables
Identify three persons which we
need to collect information
To have the information ready to
developed survey questionnaire
Review the questions you
developed for assignment # 2
Make sure questions are correct
Have the questions ready for
Create list of questions for each
interview of the 3 people named in individual interviews
tasks # 1
Review all questions categories
Make sure we have covered all
questions
Collect information to analyze and
Develop questionnaire's to be
filled by different persons who we gather statistics for proposal topic
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Objective 4: Analyze Interviews and Surveys
Activities
Deliverables
Develop list of answers to each
interview question from notes of
assignment #A
Data completed
Create series of PowerPoint slides PowerPoint slides completed
to answer each interview question
Tabulate questionnaire answers
Questionnaire answers tabulated
Create PowerPoint slide set
Slides set done
Create last document
Document completed
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Objective 5: Articulate the Need/Problem
Activities
Deliverables
Read and fill out worksheet 3.1A
statement of need Questionnaire
Worksheet completed
Develop slide set with speaker
notes that define
need/problem/opportunity
Speaker notes completed
Use materials from assignment #4 Do a better presentation
Develop last document
Document done
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Objective 6: Develop Solutions and Action Plan
Activities
Deliverables
Read Winning Grants workbook from
Mim Carson’s
Book read and understood
Read solution Statements (ex. From
DBA proposals)
Statement read
Read the Action Plan
Article read
Fill out worksheet 4.1A from chapter 4
from Winning Grants
Article read
Fill out worksheet 5.1 from chapter 5
from same workbook
Chapter filled out
Look at your slides set (assignment
#5) brain storm two possible solutions
to meet need, opportunity, problem
Possible solution completed
Criteria defined
Define criteria that determine which
solution best meet the needs
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completed
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Objective 7: Create a Proposal
Activities
Deliverables
Write proposal
Proposal done
Create PowerPoint slide set
Slide set completed
Compile five sections of
PowerPoint
Sections of the paper completed
Developed last document
Document completed
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Responsibilities
 Chris ~ Team Leader & Executive Summary
 Jean ~ Need Statement
 Bonnalee ~ Solution Statement
 Rosalba ~ Action Plan
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The Need
Presented by
Jean Turner
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Data Collection
 Data Collected from 438 sources
 Surveyed 274 people
 8 % - Parents aware of ESW
 20 % - Parents unaware of ESW
 34 % - Youth who have attended the ESW
 38 % - Youth unaware of the ESW
 161 youth who signed in at ESW
 8% - Parents aware of ESW
 24% Female and 76% Male
 9% up to 5 yrs; 48 % 6-11 yrs;
 29% 12-14; 14% 15+
 Interviewed 3 people from:
 Environmental Science Workshop
 City of Watsonville Public Works
 Pajaro Valley Unified
School
District
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Who is in Need? (1)
One
Parent
Works
Parents
work
67%
33%
 Latch-key kids
 Youth that are at-risk of gang
involvement
 Youth in schools where science is cut
out of the curriculum
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Who is in Need? (2)
 Youth out in the streets
 Youth who need attention
 Youth who want to develop their
imagination
 Youth who want to be creative
 Youth who want to learn something
different
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Parents Whose Children Use
the ESW
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67% both parents work (or single parent works)
64% have more than one child attending
73% attend more than one day / week
100% recommend to other parents
61% live in the neighborhood
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Youth Like the Science Workshop (1)
40
38
35
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Youth enjoy the ESW
They’ve been coming a
long time
Many new kids are
coming
30
29
25
20
15
12
10
9
5
4
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months
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1-1.5 years
2 years
Longer
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Youth Like the Science Workshop (2)
30
30

Majority of the youth
come for more than one
day a week
25
26
21
20
15
10
8
7
5
0
1 Day a
2 Days a 3 Days a 4 Days a 5 Days a
Week
Week
Week
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Their Friends and Relatives Want
to Attend!
90
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93% of the kid’s
relatives are
interested in
coming to the
ESW
Yes, 87
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
No, 5
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Even Those Who Don’t Live in The
Neighborhood Want One!
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Youth want
the ESW in
their
neighborhood
NO NO
15%15%
YES
YES
NO
NO

Parents of kids
who don’t
attend would
like to have
one too
YES
YES
85%
85%
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What are the Consequences if
Needs Aren’t Met?
 Youth get into trouble
Gang involvement
Substance abuse
 Not learning about the environment
 Not exploring their mind (creativity)
 More dependent and non self-reliant citizens
 Not taking care of each other and the world
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Where do they live?
60
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80% live near the park
20% of the kids come
from different areas
50
40
30
20
10
0
Rodriques St.- Out of the AreaMain St. to
Martinelli Marinovich
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LincolnSt-Calahan MacQuiddy School
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How do they get there?
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Many of the youth (43%)
walk because they live
within a two block area
of the current ESW
Youth from different
areas use their bike or
their parents drive
Other
15%
Parents Drive
you
21%
Bike
21%
Walk
43%
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Has the ESW given you an idea of what you
might like to be when you grow up?
Know
don't know
don't know
11%
Know
89%
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Solution
Presented By
Bonnalee Vance
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Solution Choices
 Permanent Environmental Science
Workshops (ESW) to be located in
other neighborhood(s)
 Traveling ESW for many
neighborhoods
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Criteria For Selecting Solution
 Consistency
 Helps
youth academically
 Unstructured
 Cost
in hours
environment
to run and maintain
 Reaching
kids in different neighborhood (s)
 Serve
more youth – throughput
 Stability and availability
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Criteria Summary Matrix
Solutions
Consistency in hours
Helps youth
academically
Unstructured
environment
Cost to run and
maintain
Building
Yes
Mobile
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Costs less
Costs
more
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Criteria Matrix (Continued)
Solution
Building
Mobile
Reaching kids in different
neighborhoods
Serve more youth /
throughput
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Stability and availability
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Chosen Solution
 Permanent Environmental Science
Workshops (ESW) to be located in
other neighborhood(s)
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Goals of the New ESW
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Create an ESW in other neighborhoods in
Watsonville
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Reach more youth in Watsonville (10,000)
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Make available more high quality activities after
school
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Keep youth off the streets
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Serve the parents who work
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Goals of ESW (Continued)
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To educate children in a fun, free and unstructured
environment
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To teach kids environmental issues
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To serve the community and neighborhoods
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The basic needs for the new Environmental Science
Workshops is the same as the one on Second Street
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Outcomes
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Provide other neighborhoods with ESW’s
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Keep kids off the streets
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Create educational interest
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Provide recreation for kids, after school
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Help kids learn about environmental issues
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Help kids have fun while learning academically
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Encourage kids to be creative while working on projects
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Build self-esteem and confidence in themselves
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Provide a positive environment for creativity
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Solution Objectives
 Objective 1: Find a Champion
 Objective 2: Develop plan of action
 Objective 3: Execute Plan of Action
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The Work Plan
Presented By:
Rosalba Ramirez
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Work Plan Flowchart
Presented By:
Rosalba Ramirez
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Work Plan - Flowchart
1: Create a list
of potential
champions
2: Make
presentations to
champions (s)
4: Determine champion’s
3: Select
Goals, concerns
champion (s)
& potential
collaborators
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Develop Plan of Action
1: Select collaborators
(people to work on
action plan)
2: Meet with collaborators to
develop plan of Action
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Execute Plan of Action
1: Manage implementation
Of plan of action
2: Successfully
Execute the plan of action
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Objective 1: Find a Champion
Activities
Deliverables
Complete Date
Person (s)
Responsible
To be
determined
ESW
Make
Presentations
presentations to completed
champion(s)
To be
determined
ESW
Select
champion(s)
Champion(s)
selected
To be
determined
ESW
Determine
champion’s
goals, concerns
& potential
collaborators
List of goals,
concerns and
potential
collaborators
To be
determined
ESW
Create list of
potential
champions
Identify
champion(s)
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Objective 2: Develop Plan of Action
Activities
Deliverables
Complete Date
Select
collaborators
(people to work
on action plan)
Collaborators
selected
To be
determined
Meet with
collaborators to
develop Plan of
Action
Plan of Action
To be
determined
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Responsible
ESW &
Champion(s)
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Objective 3: Execute Plan of Action
Activities
Deliverables
Completion
Date
Manage
Successfully
to be
implementation executed Plan of determined
of Plan of Action Action
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Person (s)
Responsible
 Collaborators
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Thank you
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