Jefferson City Public Library
1427 Russell Avenue
Jefferson City, TN 37760
865-475-9094
December 3, 2014
Grant Proposal submitted to:
RDK Foundation
1301 West 25th Street, Suite 300
Austin TX, 78705-4236
BOOST Up, Over and Out – Helping Dreams becoming Realities
December 3, 2014
Erin Russell,
RGK Foundation
1301 West 25th Street, Suite 300
Austin TX, 78705-4236
Dear Erin Russell
Jefferson City Public Library is pleased to submit this proposal for your review. We look
forward to your partnership in our efforts to serve Jefferson City and the East Tennessee Region.
Our much needed project, Boost Up, Over and Out – Helping Dreams become Realities, is a
partnership among Jefferson City Public Library, the Bonner Center for Service Learning &
Civic Engagement, the First Presbyterian Church and the Jefferson City Housing Authority. This
program creates opportunities to Boost participants up (support via tutoring, character
development, and topic exploration), Over (by providing them access to resources that will help
them achieve what they put their mind and focus to) and Out (increasing their social networks,
giving them access to more role models and to demonstrate that community cares) by creating
scholastic and character developing opportunities within Jefferson City and the East Tennessee
Region for program participants (school-aged K-12 children) residing in the Jefferson City
Housing Authority by providing transportation to and from such activities.
The Jefferson City Housing Authority has over 100 school aged children as of January 2014.
The Boost Up, Over and Out Program will address the digital, socio-economic and educational
divide that the school-aged children living within the Jefferson City housing authority face.
These children have fewer opportunities to engage with support services (academic or
otherwise), peers and technology outside of school being that they are often home alone from
3:30pm to 6pm. The goals of this program are to:
 Increase the access to technology (computers, tablets, internet, gaming systems) and to
the library print and digital collections to program participants.
 Build self-esteem via building confidence in using everyday technologies and searching,
locating and evaluating information sources.
 Create bridges so that participants can enter conversations with teachers, peers and
parents regarding technologies, social media outlets, programming, etc.
 Support participants with tutoring services, developing a larger community/social circle,
introduction to local role models.
The Jefferson City Public Library is committed to the success of this project. The First
Presbyterian Church has raised $10,000 to build collections, such as: print materials, STEAM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) interactive kits, and technology. The
Bonner Center for Service Learning & Civic Engagement has a budget of $6000 towards provide
tutoring services, volunteers and assisting the library with supplies. Our request to the RDK
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Foundation is for $100,000, for the purchase of a school bus with a minimum of 24 seats and in
ADA compliant. To date the partners have met and identified four future potential local partners,
and developed the annual programming, as well as developed a marketing plan for the program.
The Jefferson City Public Library Mission statement is to provide free access to educational,
cultural and recreational materials to our community. We are the information place. We will do
this by providing books, computers, and community outreach programs to everyone in our
community and surrounding communities. The funding received by the RDK Foundation would
allow the library’s collection and services reach a currently underserved portion of the Jefferson
City community, specifically school aged children.
Thank you for your time and attention. We look forward to working together to build a better
community. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or requests for additional
information.
Sincerely,
Anjanae Brueland
Jefferson City Public Library Director
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Proposal Summary…………..…………..5
II. Organizational Overview………………..7
III. Statement of Needs……………………...9
IV. Project Description………………...……12
V. Approach/Methodology…………………18
VI. Budget Request………………………….22
VII. Evaluation Process………………………22
VIII. Appendix…………………………….......25
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PROPOSAL SUMMARY
December 3, 2014
Jefferson City Public Library
1427 Russell Avenue
Jefferson City, TN 37760
Library Director:
Anjanae Brueland
abrueland@jcpls.org
865-475-9094
Grant Coordinator: Anjanae Brueland
Project Title: BOOST Up, Over and Out – Helping Dreams become Realities
Project Description: This program creates opportunities for Boost participants Up (support via
tutoring, character development, and topic exploration), Over (by providing them access to
resources that will help them achieve what they put their mind and focus to) and Out (increasing
their social networks, giving them access to more role models and to demonstrate that
community cares) by creating scholastic and character developing opportunities within Jefferson
City and the East Tennessee Region for program participants (school-aged K-12) residing in the
Jefferson City Housing Authority by providing transportation to and from such activities.
Amount Requested: $100,000.00
Project Funding From Other Sources: Current project funding is $10,000 from the First
Presbyterian Church and $6000 each from the Bonner Center for Service Learning & Civic
Engagement and the Jefferson City Housing Authority. In following years, program budget will
be $6000 from Bonner Center for Service Learning & Civic Engagement with the library
allocating $1000 and continual community and corporate fundraising.
Total Project Budget: $108,300.00
Project Budget Time Period: June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016
Grant Abstract:
The Jefferson City Public Library’s mission is to provide access to the Jefferson City community
and surrounding communities to technologies, enriching experiences and learning opportunities
that will further development the individual’s ability to comprehend, participate and engage with
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the society they live in. The BOOST Up, Over and Out – Helping Dreams become Realities,
provides opportunities that are not currently available to school-aged children due to lack of
transportation, expense, and restraints placed upon caregivers, in terms, of time and money. The
library is a central location that can not only provide access to technologies and experiences in a
safe way, it is also an example of how a community as a whole cares and gives back to itself.
The partnership between the library, a local university extension, church and government body is
an example of supporting the resources that are already in existence as well as each in their
individual missions, to the development of a healthy democratic community. Each partner is
putting forth staff time and funds to provide enriching experiences for the youth of Jefferson
City.
The lack of access to technology, internet, print and digital collections and safe peer interaction
hits on several literacy skills that these children are either not having the opportunity to
experience or build on. In the article, The Digital Divide Is Still Leaving Americans Behind
states,” students with limited home Internet access and computer literacy skills have found it
increasingly difficult to find, apply for and obtain jobs… More than 80% of Fortune 500
companies… don’t even allow potential employees to apply in person. FAFSA documents used
to obtain student aid… some colleges won’t accept them in print (Goodman, 2013).” This quote
is but one example of how education and employment prospects are affected, now consider the
effects on self-confidence, perceptions of community, and future hopes.
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BOOST Up, Over and Out – Helping Dreams become Realities recognizes nine literacies that
will be addressed in the programming and services on offer. Programming will be heavily
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) focused, with each program
having a character development and mentoring component. The participants will also be
introduced to larger segments of the community to demonstrate models of support, inspiration
and care in action.
Project goals are to provide opportunities, via programming and library products and services,
which increase the access to and development of nine literacy types: digital, computer, media,
information, technology, political, cultural, multicultural and visual.
The BOOST Up, Out and Over program matches the RDK Foundation’s emphasis within
education, with the program’s focus on literacy and the assisting school aged children to get the
most of their educational experience.
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Jefferson City Public Library has been fortunate in having a library since the 1930s, when a
committee for the Monday Literary Club and others started the movement for a public library.
Various locations throughout the city have been known as the library from a small room in City
Hall to various stores in the community. At one time the library was located in the old high
school property after the city had acquired it until that building burned. In 1954 in response to a
letter from the Monday Literary Club requesting a permanent and adequate location for the
collection of books, the city appointed a library board to be comprised of four citizens from the
population at large and one from the governing board. The present location on Russell Avenue
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was proposed for a library, an indoor recreation area and a public meeting place. From 19651991 the library was known as Bales Memorial Library. It shared the space with others until
1984 when the city expanded the library space to include the whole main level floor of the
present building. In 1968 the council voted the sum of $200.00 for the rental of books from the
county, which indicates the city joining forces with the county in use of and cooperation with the
Nolichucky Regional Library system and the Tennessee system of public libraries. In 2014 the
culmination of over a decade of advocacy and community tenacity raised over $200,000 to start
the new facility, to be located in the new City Complex. The new, almost 3 million dollar,
facility will be over five times its current size, at approximately 16,000 square feet. This will
provide up to three times the square footage for the print collection, a 300 person meeting space
and a fourteen person conference room. The library will have fiber optics, direct computer
connections and wireless, and promises to be a state-of-art facility, both in technology and the
services being offered, to the Jefferson City community and surrounding communities.
The mission of the library is to provide free access to educational, cultural and recreational
materials to our community. We are the information place. We will do this by providing books,
computers, and community outreach programs to everyone in our community and surrounding
communities.
Jefferson City Public Library (JCPL) has a total of 23,812 items according to the Verso’s Library
Location Statistics (2014). There are newspaper subscriptions for two local weekly, one
metropolitan and one national newspaper. The magazine collection consists of 18 monthly
periodicals. Over 20 links to free databases and resources covering Educational, Health and
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Medical, Legal, Tutorial services, and Genealogical topics are also on offer via the Jefferson
County Public Library System website (Jefferson City Home Page, 2014). Other services
available to patrons are online interlibrary loan and reserve requests, Wi-Fi, nine public access
computers, copying, printing and faxing. Staff consists of a library director, currently
completing her Masters of Library Science, through the Second Information Technology Rural
Librarianship program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; one 40 hour library assistant;
and the library is currently hiring for another 40 hour library assistant and 30 hour library clerk,
due to funding received this year.
The Clinch River Region and the state of Tennessee, determines the service population for the
Jefferson City Public Library at 15,596. According to the 2013 State and County QuickFacts,
7.7% of the Jefferson City residents are Hispanic; 6.5% are below the age of 5; 14.2% are
between the ages of 5 and 18; with the largest segment of the population, 65.9%, are between the
ages of 19 to 64, with the second largest segment, 20.7%, being 65 and older. The Jefferson City
population growth rate of 1.4% is much lower than the state average rate of 2.4% over the same
period. The poverty rate from 2008-2012 was 23.3%, with the median family income at $32,060
(US Census Bureau, 2014).
STATEMENT OF NEEDS
The Strategic Action Plan for Jefferson County, “Building a Better Future” (Luke, 2007)
describes Jefferson County as a bedroom community, meaning the majority of residents leave the
county for work. In the past 28 years, 253 net new jobs per year, were created in Jefferson
County. A high percentage of these jobs were created out of services for the out of county
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commuters and new retirees. Relying on these two communities has not made for competitive
economic development in Jefferson County (p.4). In the plan, 11 key events are identified that
have had significant negative effects on the economic, educational and infrastructure
development in the county (p.12).
The action plan further identifies 10 priority issues and then places them into six foundations.
Quality of Life is the third foundation with a vision statement of “Jefferson County will be a
vibrant, healthy, and safe community with a quality of life that sets the standards as a desirable
place to live, work, worship and play” (Luke, 2007, p.21). Libraries are specifically mentioned
in this foundation stating, ”Jefferson County will have a state-of-the-art Public Library system
that exceeds state standards to meet the informational, recreational, cultural and educational
needs and interests of county residents and visitors”(p.22). Currently two libraries within the
Jefferson County Public Library System are undergoing expansion, with a third beginning the
expansion process.
The September 2014 Jefferson County unemployment rate was reported at 6.7% by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. Jefferson County is a bedroom community in the process of re-shaping itself
into a economic center. While there are many strategic initiatives for bringing this about the
youth in the community are struggling to find employment and thereby unable to develop job
readiness skills. Some of the obstacles in addressing this issue are: the lack of employment
opportunities within the County; the low education and experience level of the teen to young
adult; and the competition for employment with not only their age group but with older, more
experienced and possible higher educated adults. Add youth living in families with lower
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incomes, and belonging to a racial or ethnic minority and the likelihood of unemployment
increases 2.5 to 3 times more than youth from a highest income families (The Annie E. Casey
Foundation, 2012, p.3). This struggle has both economic and quality of life aspects, and the
Jefferson City Public Library is assisting with this latter aspect. The Jefferson City Public
Library has partnered with the local high school to develop internship projects for juniors and
seniors. JCPL is well suited to serve this population, as it is a well-connected anchor in the
community, that has the space and the resources. This project benefits the library as some of
those projects will be focused on library deliverables: such as public relations, teaching computer
classes, and facilitating programs. Youth working on these projects will be learning the soft
skills of customer service, time management, coping mechanisms, patience, and the practical
skill of the specific project they are working on. The community benefits through the support of
the youth in the projects beginning to participate more within the community; additional
programs and services at the library itself, as well as the projects that may be developed for other
community organizations.
To build on this success and to encompass the school aged children that do not fall within the
above mentioned segment of the Jefferson City population, the BOOST Up, Out and Over
program was created through the partnerships of local organizations to address the digital divide
as well as other literacy defincienies.
Connected Tennessee commented in a 2012 report that “lacking digital literacy skills or (the
inability) to afford a home computer and broadband subscription, Tennessee’s disconnected
population faces growing educational and employment challenges. Perhaps no other segment of
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the population is at greater risk of being on the wrong side of the digital divide than Tennessee’s
minority population.” Coupling this with the current economic environment in Jefferson City the
hardship facing the school aged children in this area, the BOOST Up, Over and Out program
provides a bridge to underprivileged youth that is currently not available anywhere else in the
community.
The RDK Foundation has an educational emphasis on the formal education of K-12 students,
literacy and higher education. At every level this program supports that emphasis. The new
facility can offer the space, access to the technology, steam kits and through partnerships will
offer programming and services that will support school aged children to achieve a higher
success in their education, personal development and in nine core literacy skills.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BOOST Up, Over and Out is significant in that it is the only program currently available that
increases the exposure children have to opportunities in the areas of not only education but in
engaging with the local community and the development of skills that become the foundation for
an attitude and aptitude of lifelong learning. It is specifically aimed at K-12 aged youth.
The PROJECT GOALS are as follows:
1. Digital Literacy - GOAL 1 – To provide access and training on how to maneuver
digital information sources.
2. Computer Literacy - GOAL 2 – To provide access to computer and current
software applications that are needed to contribute to an individual’s educational
and professional development.
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3. Media Literacy - GOAL 3 - To provide access to different types of media so that
there is opportunity to explore, directly and indirectly, where the media came from
and why it might have the perspective it does.
4. Information Literacy -. GOAL 4 – To provide access to different information
sources and assist in various search strategies, locate potential sources and assess
which to use.
5. Technology Literacy – GOAL 5 – To provide access to different types of
technology (computers, laptops, tablets, gaming systems, etc.).
6. Political Literacy – GOAL 6 – To provide opportunities to meet and talk with local
civic bodies and how they contribute to the community as a whole.
7. Cultural Literacy – GOAL 7 - To provide historical understanding of community
and increase opportunities for community connection.
8. Multicultural Literacy – GOAL 8 – To provide opportunities to explore the
similarities and differences unique to each culture, assisting in a better
understanding of a global community.
9. Visual Literacy – GOAL 9 – To provide opportunities to create and express
messages via the visual mediums.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES: The objectives of BOOST Up, Over and Out are to:
OBJECTIVE 1: To organize meeting between the Jefferson City Housing Authority, the
BOOST Coordinators and the Jefferson City Public Library to assess what
requirements must be met to offer this service.
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OBJECTIVE 2: Apply for funding through the RDK Foundation, the Library Services and
Technology Act grant and Dollar General Youth Literacy grant.
OBJECTIVE 3: JCPL will provide a written procedure, a list of requirements and training for
the issuance of library cards to both the BOOST Coordinators & the JCHA
Coordinators.
OBJECTIVE 4: Partners are working together to encourage library card sign ups by providing
community signup points with local organizations.
OBJECTIVE 5: JCPL and BOOST Coordinators are creating an annual Public Relations
Strategy. The target has been identified as the school aged children and teens
that live in the JCHA areas. The focus of the message is the offering of safe,
scholastic programming that will strengthen academic standing, encourage
character development, and improve literacy skills. The media avenues are the
JCHA Newsletter, websites & social media, mention on JCHA application
form, bulletin boards and discussions during the interview process for moving
into the JCHA. There will be a large media push for these residents. Each
residency will be have a flyer mailed to their address, it will be mentioned in
the JCHA Newsletter and bulletin boards and well as it will be part of the
interviews for the initial application process for JCHA. There will be links on
the BOOST, JCHA and JCPL websites and social media sites promoting the
sign up for BOOST and the annual program calendar. As data is collected with
each year of programming the promotional materials will be updated to reflex
the findings and share testimonials.
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OBJECTIVE 6: JCPL and BOOST Coordinators create online and outreach opportunities to
inform the portion of Jefferson City public that will make use of JCHA.
PROGRAMS:
Programming will run Tuesday through Friday from 3:30pm to 7pm offering access to all
library resources to include tutoring services, STEAM programming and character
development mentoring. One to two tutor mentors will be available every day during this
times with the local public having access to the tutors during the first and last hour of the
services. The STEAM programming will be available with be available to all and will
overlap for those who are not participating in the tutoring services. STEAM kits will be
available during all hours of operations for children to explore at their own pace and in a
more formal setting. Every two weeks an outside organization will be brought in to educate
and share with attendees their role within the community and provide children the
opportunities to learn more about the profession and the skills needed to work in the
profession. To address the various age levels, BOOST participants will be encouraged to
become mentors to assist younger students in their exploration of the topics being discussed
and the crafts or experiments that are part of the program.
BENEFITS:
Through this program, children at every age will begin to recognize their contributions and
how their involvement impacts the success of those they interact with. Through the tutoring
services the opportunity to see the improvement of grades and develop the attitude of helping
other helps the individual. The development of an attitude of participation and community
engagement as well as deeper exploration in topics of interest. Participants in program will
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learn how to use different types of technology and feel more confident in talking with other
about their experiences both personal and on an educational level.
RESOURCES NEEDED:
STAFF: The BOOST Program Coordinator will be the main contact for the grant and the
main drivers of the bus. The library director will be the main contact regarding the
library, programming and library cards. All Partners (JCHA, JCPL, and BOOST) will
be involved in PR. JCHA will own & maintain bus to include necessary insurance.
Currently BOOST has over 16 volunteers who are available to assist in this effort.
COLLECTIONS/RESOURCES: BOOST Program Coordinator and library director will
meet to design/purchase STEAM kits for hands on activities/programs.
FACILITIESs: The Jefferson City Housing Authority and the Jefferson City Public Library
TECHNOLOGY: Standard computers & software already in possession of all partners will
be used. No new technology is needed but will be sustained through the Library
Services and Technology Act grants.
OTHER: One 24 passenger bus, insurance and maintenance of bus. The bus would be the
property of the Jefferson City Housing Authority and would be insured and maintained as part of
the city’s fleet. Tables for pop up programs & parents’ fair.
PROJECT PARTNERS:
Chad Williams
Bonner Center for Service Learning & Civic Engagement
Director
865-471-2052
cwilliams@cn.edu
Anya Piotrowski
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Bonner Center for Service Learning & Civic Engagement
Community Development Coordinator (CDC)
apiotrowski@cn.edu
Isaac McMahan
AmeriCorp Vista BOOST Program Coordinator (Coordinator)
865-321-7348
imcmahan@cnvista.org
PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY
Started by the Bonner Center for Service Learning & Civic Engagement center, in 2005, to
provide tutoring services to an underprivileged segment of the Jefferson City population whilst
providing community service opportunities for Carson Newman students, the Bonner Center for
Service Learning & Civic Engagement is looking for ways to ‘give’ the program to the
community and play a supportive role. For each of the nine years this program has been in
operation, an AmeriCorp Vista Program Coordinator has been awarded. In the event an
AmeriCorp Vista Program Coordinator was not awarded the library and Bonner directors would
step in to provide the design, planning, facilitation and funder seeking aspects of the program.
This is part of the partners’ agreement. In the event that a bus cannot be purchased for the
program, the partners have plans to reach out to explore bus rental options. Potential
transportation providers are: The City fleet, The County fleet, the local bus authority, the Boys
and Girls Club, local churches, and Carson Newman University. A three year contingency plan
is being developed so that once the program is implemented, partners will be aware of all
possible aspects of making this program a success. In the event, transportation is not available,
the program will continue only at the Jefferson City Housing Authority, the library will assist in
developing a revolving JCHA Collection and the loan of materials. All partners have agreed to
them put energies in securing transportation and being able to bring the children to the library.
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APPROACH/METHODOLOGY
The new facility will be completed and open to the public in May 2015. The BOOST Up, Over
and Out - Helping Dreams become Realities program will be Launch in June of 2015. Prior to
that there will be an advertising campaign promoting the library as a BOOST site that will allow
tutoring services for the public from 3 to 4pm and then again from 6 to 7pm. Pop up programs at
the local Food City, Appalachian Outreach and at the Jefferson City Housing Authority where
the public will be introduced to the library and its services and given the opportunity to get a
library card. This aspect of the PR campaign is to so that the participants in the BOOST Up,
Over and Out program do not feel any stigma about participating in the program as well as
reaching out to the public and making them aware of the resources. These pop-up programs will
be facilitated by a library staff member and the AmeriCorp Vista Program Coordinator. The
AmeriCorp Vista Program Coordinator is a position provided by the AmeriCorp Vista Program
grant that provides the salary of this position for one year with the aim at capacity building. This
coordinator will have the responsibility of designing the programs, seeking funding sources and
building capacity in the program. The library will offer a work space for the coordinator and
supervisor the direction and assist in monitoring the impact of the program on its designated
target, which is school aged children K-12. As the library serves the entire community, this
program will have components that open it to the general public. All partners agree this is a
benefit for the program as it will have a far reach and assists the library in offering further
services, specifically tutoring, and providing assistance in development and facilitation of
STEAM programming. The Jefferson County Housing Authority will include in its monthly
newsletter promotions for the program, on their application there will also be an area that asks
applicants to sign up for the program. JCHA will own and be responsible financially for the
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maintenance. Drivers will be sourced from the existing bus driver pool and the AmeriCorp Vista
Program Coordinator will also become a certified bus driver. Fundraising sources and volunteer
recruitment will be sought on an ongoing basis by the AmeriCorp Program Coordinator, the
Bonner Center for Service Learning & Civic Engagement director and coordinator, and the First
Presbyterian Church. The Bonner Center for Service Learning & Civic Engagement director and
coordinator will be responsible for providing volunteers from the pool of Carson Newman
University students, as students have a requirement of eight of community service as a
requirement for graduation. The First Presbyterian Church has a mission to see tutoring services
added to library services and will also be actively recruiting retired teachers to assist in the
program. The largest employment sector for Jefferson City is in the area of education and
therefore has a large population of teachers and retired educators. All partners will be doing
some form of promotion for the program. The library will be the place for the printing all
signage, posters, flyers and in-house promotions. The Bonner Center for Service Learning &
Civic Engagement will assist in covering the costs for the use of these promotions. All partners
will be using the public relation avenues available to them. On all promotions, funding bodies
and partners will be recognized for their contributions and annually there will be a fundraising
event for the event and to publicly thank all stakeholders.
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Activity
To organize meeting between the JCHA Coordinators, the BOOST
Coordinators and the JCPL Director.
Create Project timeline and establish tasks list.
BOOST Coordinators & JCPL Director will bring possible grants for
consideration. Partners will select the grant order and identify needs to
satisfy grant requirements.
Assign tasks and set next meeting
Partners will establish who and where there are opportunities for the
issuance of library cards to JCHA residents
Library card kits will be created and delivered to these individuals/locations
Create flyers and promotions regarding library cards in JCHA Newsletter,
Bulletin Board and website
Ask to include a “Would you like a Jefferson City Public Library card?” on
the BOOST registration forms
Partners identify public relations avenues and create a media kit
Partners will then negotiate who, how and when each news item or
announcement will be submitted to the kit
Connect websites and on social media
Design Program Calendar
Design Evaluation Schedule
Pop up programs/booths at Walmart, Food City, Lowe’s and at the Parent’s
fair
Program Launch
BOOST Up, Over and Out – Runs in quarterly with two week break
between quarters. Year runs from June to May.
Meet to evaluate and analysis data collected; adjust programming as
needed;
Activity
Meet to evaluate and analysis data collected; adjust programming as
needed;
Begin annual program calendar for next year.
Explore new possible partnerships
BOOST Up, Over and Out – Runs in quarterly with two week break
between quarters
Fundraising Gala
Nov
2014
Dec
Jan
2015
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
X
X
X
X
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
X
X
X
X
X
June
July
X
Aug
Sept
Oct
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Nov
2015
Dec
Jan
2016
X
Feb
Mar
Apr
X
X
X
X
X
X
20
X
X
May
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
BUDGET REQUEST
NON-PERSONNEL
CATEGORIES
Marketing
Partners are utilizing existing
marketing avenues and supplies
for almost all marketing needs.
Equipment
1 school bus with minimum of 24
seats & handicapped accessible
(Inclusive of insurance costs)
TOTAL
AMOUNT
$100.00
100,000.00
AMOUNT
FUNDED
AMOUNT
REQUESTED
$100.00
0
100,000.00
Technology
LSTA Grant (As needed – Nothing
in 2014; in 2015 – Qty 2 ) Apple
All-in-Ones; in 2016 – not yet
determined)
Supplies
Craft & Art Supplies
STEAM Kits
Paid Programming (Capped at
$400 per program/9 paid programs
total)
Printing and Copying
Utilizing Library’s Color Copier
TOTAL NON-PERSONNEL
COSTS:
TOTAL PERSONNEL COSTS:
TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET:
$3000.00
$1500.00
$3000.00
$1500.00
$3600.00
$3600.00
$100.00
$100.00
$108,300.00
$8,300.00
$100,000.00
$0
$108,300.00
$0
$8,300.00
$0
$100,000.00
EVALUATION PROCESS
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PROGRAM EVALUATION: Partners will meet quarterly to review the quarter of
programming that just ended and to make any necessary adjustments, review budget
needs, analysis collected data, and generate any necessary reports to funding bodies. At
the end of the program year parents of JCHA BOOST participants will be surveyed.
Sample questions are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Have you noticed a higher level of enjoyment of reading for your child?
Does your child talk more about a subject?
Does your child have a library card?
Do you and your child(ren) read together? Daily? Weekly? Monthly?
How long have you been reading to each other?
Does your child enjoy their involvement in the BOOST program?
Has this program made an impact on your child(ren)?
Do you have suggestions on how we can make this program better?
All three typed of measurements will be applied over the scope of a three year period.
For the first three years once the bus are obtained, specific measures such as the number
of BOOST participants; number of BOOST participants with library cards; number of
BOOST participants in STEAM programs; and numbers of days that BOOST participants
visited the library will be gathered. The subjective measures, of annual surveys will be
used. At three years, all data will be analyzed to identify possible trends and outcomes
shared with the community and funding bodies. Each family that will be encouraged to
share their stories and experience of the program to help develop a sense of the programs
impact on the community.
SUCCESS DEFINED: The program will be considered a success if the bus are
successfully obtained; that all participants have a BOOST library card; and a minimum of
three BOOST members attend STEAM programs on the days of their visits. BOOST
members report an increase in grades in tutored subjects and the development of an
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attitude of participation and satisfaction from the programs attended; parents report
positive outcomes in their children’s grades, behavior, and self-esteem.
Goal
Outcome
Objective
1. Tutoring
Services
Improve
Jefferson
County
Education
Report Card
Support functional
literacy
2. Access to
Technology
Improve
access to
technological,
informational,
educational
and
developmental
opportunities
for all
Jefferson
County youth.
Evaluation
Method
Survey of
parents,
participants and
tutors
Time Period
Improve grades
Comparison of
grades at
beginning and at
end of the
program cycle.
Quarterly
Recruit retired
educators
Quantitative –
Assess number
of new tutors
from
community.
Survey as well.
Surveys &
informal
assessment of
participants &
tutors
Quarterly
Surveys &
informal
assessment of
participants &
tutors
Surveys &
informal
assessment of
At the end of
every
program and
again
Quarterly
At the end of
every
program and
Increase exposure
to technology
Development
computer,
technology and
digital literacy
skills
Provide
experiences similar
to those used in
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Quarterly
At the end of
every
program and
again
Quarterly
testing
environments
3.
Increase levels Increase exposure
to educational
Programming of enjoyment
when
activities,
– foci specifically in the
STEAM and engaging in a
programming areas of STEAM
Character
Development activity and/or
with others.
Provide safe
learning
environments to
develop soft skills.
participants &
tutors
Feedback Form
again
Quarterly
At the end of
every
program and
again
Quarterly
Feedback Form
At the end of
every
program and
again
Quarterly
STEAM is Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics.
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APPENDIX
This grant requires a Letter of Inquiry to be submitted through their website and then they
will either decline or request that you submit a grant application. As the library is a
government department, the actual letter would be submitted by the Bonner Center for
Service Learning & Civic Engagement, using their IRS 501(c)(3) status.
For this grant the following information would be included:
1. 501(c)(3) Letter
2. Letters of Support from each partner
3. Budgets
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