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IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003

IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003

IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003

IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003

IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003

IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003

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IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003

EL PASO ISD AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS: BROADENING STEAM LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS

DOD IMPACT AID FOR CWSD

CONEXIONES IS AN INITIATIVE BY THE EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BRING ITS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AS A LANGUAGE EDUCATION LEADER TO MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS. HISTORICALLY THE DISTRICTS THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS FROM FORT BLISS HAVE HAD LOWER PARTICIPATION IN DUAL LANGUAGE BECAUSE THEIR HIGH MOBILITY PROHIBITS THEM FROM TAKING PART IN THE COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM. BLISS,HUGHEY,MILAM,AND POWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL PILOT THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CONEXIONES THAT WILL PROVIDE K THROUGH 5 STUDENTS WITH SPANISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION COMPLEMENTED BY LESSONS ON HISPANIC CULTURE. AS MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE ARTS,CUSTOMS,AND TRADITIONS OF THE PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC REGION,THOSE WHO WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE WILL GAIN EXPOSURE TO HELP THEM ACCLIMATE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. OUTSIDE OF REGULAR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES,CONEXIONES WILL ENGAGE PARENTS THROUGH MONTHLY PROGRAM NEWSLETTERS AND FAMILY NIGHT ACTIVITIES CULMINATING IN THE ANNUAL WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL,FURTHER CEMENTING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MILITARY CONNECTED FAMILIES AND THE GREATER EL PASO COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM WILL BE SUPPORTED BY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT WILL BUILD EL PASO ISD CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT CONEXIONES AND EVENTUALLY EXPAND IT TO OTHER CAMPUSES AND STUDENT POPULATIONS. ULTIMATELY,THIS WORLD LANGUAGE INITIATIVE WILL NOT ONLY INCREASE STUDENTS EXPOSURE TO THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF THE AREA SURROUNDING FORT BLISS BUT ALSO TEACH THEM CULTURAL COMPETENCIES THAT WILL HELP THEM FEEL LESS ISOLATED FROM THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT WILL SERVE MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS THROUGH FUTURE RELOCATIONS,HIGHER EDUCATION,AND THEIR EVENTUAL CAREERS.

RAISE THE BAR: AN ENGAGING APPROACH TO WHOLE-CHILD WELLNESS AND ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH INCREASED PHYSICAL FITNESS

STEM

MILITARY-CONNECTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR ACADEMIC AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS (MCASP), WHICH AIMS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY-SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHI

SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (EL PASO ISD) SCHOOLS HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. FIGHTING/MUTUAL COMBAT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON REASONS CITED FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, EL PASO ISD PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE SAFE HORIZONS PROGRAM, AN INNOVATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVE AIMED AT PROMOTING A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS. BY HOLISTICALLY ADDRESSING BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY, THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. FOUR OF EL PASO ISDS MOST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND LOWEST-PERFORMING SCHOOLS WILL PILOT THIS PROGRAM: BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL, GUILLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, IRVIN HIGH SCHOOL, AND MAGOFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. SAFE HORIZONS IS BASED ON THE BUILDING ASSETS AND REDUCING RISKS (BARR) MODEL, DRAWING ON ITS EIGHT STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO LEARNING. THIS PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS VIOLENCE BY TRAINING SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND EDUCATING STUDENTS ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION, IMPLEMENTING A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION FOR REPORTING SAFETY CONCERNS, AND HIRING DEDICATED PERSONNEL TO IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SUPPORT STUDENTS. AFTER TWO YEARS, SAFE HORIZONS SCHOOLS SHOULD REPORT FEWER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND INCREASED ATTENDANCE RATES, MATH AND READING SCORES, AND GRADE-LEVEL ADVANCEMENT.INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO REPORT IMPROVED SELF-REGULATION SKILLS, TRUST IN TEACHERS AND PEERS, AND PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE.

EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (EL PASO ISD) HAS NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS REPORTING EPISODES OF BULLYING. WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, THE DEPARTMENTS OF COUNSELING & ADVISING AND STUDENT AND PARENT SERVICES ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT/GUIDANCE THAT CAMPUSES AND STUDENTS NEED. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS HAVE BEEN COPING WITH THE TRAUMA FROM BULLYING WHICH HAS AFFECTED THEIR PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL.  IN SOME CASES, BULLYING HAS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS JOINING GANGS LEADING THEM TO BULLY OTHERS AS A WAY TO COPE, SOME HAVE ISOLATED THEMSELVES FROM PEERS AND FAMILY, AND OTHER HAVE HAD THOUGHTS AND/OR ACTS OF SUICIDE. TO ENSURE EL PASO ISD PROVIDES ITS STUDENTS A QUALITY EDUCATION IN A SUITABLE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT, THE DISTRICT WILL ESTABLISH A DISTRICT-LEVEL BULLYING PREVENTION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE CERTIFIED STAFF TO PROVIDE ON-GOING BULLYING PREVENTION THROUGHOUT THE FIVE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE DISTRICT: EAST, CENTRAL, SOUTHSIDE, NORTHEAST AND WESTSIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH SENATE BILL 2050, THE DISTRICT-LEVEL COMMITTEE WILL ASSIST ALL EIGHTY CAMPUSES IN ESTABLISHING THEIR OWN BULLYING PREVENTION COMMITTEE. EACH COMMITTEE WILL ADOPT A BULLYING PREVENTION CURRICULUM THAT WILL BE EMBEDDED INTO THE STUDENTS’ DAILY INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS THAT CONTINUE TO BULLY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO COMPLETE ANTI-BULLYING LEARNING MODULES. BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, EL PASO ISD WILL HAVE ADOPTED A COMPREHENSIVE BULLYING PREVENTION APPROACH THAT WILL CREATE A LONG-TERM CHANGE THAT CREATES A SAFE AND POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE (OLWEUS, 2021).

STEM PROGRAMMING IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM IS A PROVEN METHOD TO BUILDING 21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES AND PROVIDING PATHWAYS FOR STEM CAREERS FOR THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW. THIS STEM-FOCUSED PROGRAM ENRICHES THE MILITARY-CONNECTED COMMUNITY IN THE EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BY EQUIPPING AND EXPANDING THE STEM MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, PREPARING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH STEM ELECTIVES AND STEM FOCUSED CLUBS, AND STRENGTHENING CORE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION. THIS STRATEGY WILL VERTICALLY ALIGN STEM-BASED LEARNING FROM ELEMENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL FOR MILITARY-CONNECTED COMMUNITIES AND CREATE A GATEWAY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS.

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

SVPP

CHP

THIS AWARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR THE 2023-24 VISTA SUPPORT PROGRAM GRANT DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM NARRATIVE AND BUDGET. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION TO EXPAND CAPACITY AND OUTREACH, CONDUCT COMMUNITY CARE ASSESSMENTS TO UNDERSTAND CURRENT SERVICES, AND TO BUILD PROGRAMS TO THE BENEFIT OF LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS IN EL PASO COUNTY. TO DO THIS, EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL ACTIVITIES: HIRE A PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO WILL ASSUME FULL-TIME RESPONSIBILITY OVER THIS PROJECT. THIS WILL BENEFIT LOW-INCOME ADULTS, YOUTHS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. GENERAL EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A RECORD OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND GAPS IN FOOD SECURITY RESOURCES, PROGRAMMING TO EXPAND/STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS, AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION AND FOOD SECURITY.

A RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPING COMPUTATIONAL THINKING THROUGH LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT CS CURRICULUM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

INDIAN EDUCATION FORMULA GRANTS TO LEAS

INDIAN EDUCATION FORMULA GRANTS TO LEAS

INDIAN EDUCATION FORMULA GRANTS TO LEAS

INDIAN EDUCATION FORMULA GRANTS TO LEAS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PLEASE PROVIDE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY (4--6 SENTENCES) OF YOUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: - A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION - THE CNCS PROGRAMMING PRIORITY AREA THAT YOUR PROJECT ALIGNS WITH - A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT GOAL(S), INCLUDING WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT - THE NUMBER OF VISTAS AND LEADERS (IF APPLICABLE) YOU ARE REQUESTING AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES THEY WILL PERFORM - THE ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT THE EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MISSION IS TO GRADUATE "EVERY STUDENT PREPARED FOR HIGHER LEARNING AND CAREERS TO EMPOWER THEM AS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND ENGAGED CITIZENS, INNOVATORS, AND DRIVERS OF A ROBUST, BICULTURAL ECONOMY." THE VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH CNCS FOCUS AREAS: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTHY FUTURES. THE VISTA PROJECT IS BUILDING STRONG SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY BY FORMING PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL BRING TOGETHER EDUCATION, BUSINESS, AND CIVIC AGENCIES, AND HAS BEGUN TO BENEFIT THE 2,900 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE SIX PARTICIPATING CAMPUSES, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES. EIGHT (8) VISTA MEMBERS (2 AT BOWIE HS, 2 AT GUILLEN MS, 1 AT AOY ES, 1 AT DOUGLASS ES, 1 AT HART ES AND 1 AT ZAVALA ES) PLUS ONE VISTA LEADER WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CONDUCTING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, RECRUITING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND ORGANIZING AND MANAGING EVENTS OVER THE COURSE OF 4 YEARS. AOY ES AND DOUGLASS ES ARE NEW CAMPUSES TO THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM AND BEING ADDED TO EXTEND SERVICES TO ALL COMMUNITIES IN THE BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN.