HSIAC PROGRAM

  2010 Project Summary:

PCCC Neighborhood University:

Pathways to Learning and Employment

Through its proposed project entitled the PCCC Neighborhood University: Pathways to Learning and Employment, Passaic County Community College (PCCC) and its partners address the educational and employment needs of Hispanic and minority, low-income, low-skill residents living in the Paterson’s Great Falls and Sandy Hill neighborhoods.
 
The Neighborhood University concept is one in which the college shares its resources and expertise on-site, in the neighborhoods themselves, close to where the residents live and work.  The Neighborhood University model has two strands, one for local schoolchildren through an afterschool program (NUFC) and one for adults that focuses on ESL/career training, workforce readiness, technology training, and support services (NUFA).
 
The project activities take place on site at the Paterson Community Technology Center (serving the Sandy Hill neighborhood) and at School #5 (serving the Great Falls neighborhood).  The Project aligns itself with a Full Services Community School model currently in place School #5, from which more than 20 different community based organizations are offering services on site at the school to improve the overall quality of life for local residents.

Significant Accomplishments as of December 2011

Neighborhood University for Children (NUFC)

• One Steering Committee meeting was held:  on October 24, 2011. At this meeting, possible dates for Theory of Change workshops to be given were discussed.  Also, the Committee reviewed the FSCS Report to the Paterson Board of Education.

• The Neighborhood University for Children after-school program continued serving students from Alexander Hamilton Academy and Paterson Public School #5  during the Fall 2011 semester in two locations, the Paterson Community Technology Center on the campus of Passaic County Community and the Paterson Public School #5 .

• 62 children have enrolled in our program:  22 children at the School #5 site and 40 at the CTC site.  46 students attended a video editing class and 16  a website creation class. 

• The children attended 10 weeks of classes at both sites.

• 50 children (81%) earned a Certificate of Completion*

• 34 children (74%) produced a Public Service Announcement on the topic of environment. 

• 10 children (63 %) produced a newsletter article on the topic of environment.

• 3 PCCC students completed training and were assigned as learning consultants.

From the beginning:

• Overall 144 children (67% of total objective - 216) have enrolled in our program.

• Overall 119 children (69% of total objective- 173) earned a Certificate of Completion.

• Overall 87 children (58% of total objective - 151) produced a Public Service Announcement on the topic of Environment. 

*All students who completed the pre and post survey and participated in the program were provided a certificate of completion at their respective site’s Digital Earth Festivals where peers, family and teachers viewed completed public service announcements. These festivals occur at the conclusion of each semester.
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 Neighborhood University for Adults (NUFA)

• One Steering Committee meeting was held:  on October 24, 2011. At this meeting, possible dates for Theory of Change workshops to be given were discussed.  Also, the Committee reviewed the FSCS Report to the Paterson Board of Education.

• There were 3 Back to School Nights on October 17, October 19 and November 3rd.  On these nights,  surveys were distributed to parents regarding their availability for NUFA classes as well as their interests.  Information from these surveys was used to recruit participants and set up class schedules for the Spring 2012. 

• Professor Laurie Ketzenberg finalized the curriculum for the ESL for Business (Entrepreneurship Certificate) vocational bridge course.

• William Paterson University Small Business Development Center began teaching the Entrepreneurship Certificate class modules which included The Business Plan, Marketing, Understanding Financial Statements, Recordkeeping, Legal Issues and Taxes.

• Professor Rich Lauria has continued developing our Interactive Resource Lab. We have continued adding resources to our website on two career clusters (Child Care and Business) and we will start adding resources on health. http://www.pccc.edu/home/pctc/ctc-lab

• In the period between July 2011 and December 2011, 190 residents inquired about our Program. Of this, 54 participants who passed program admission requirements, enrolled in our Fall 2011 Program.   From the beginning of our NUFA program, 527 residents have inquired about our program. Of this, 290 residents were tested  and 197 passed program admission requirements.  A total of 193 participants enrolled in our Program. (which is 64% of our 1st objective of 300 students).

• During this reporting period, our partners have offered 2 basic ESL classes for 11 weeks at School #5.  A total of 89 participants attended these workshops. 

• During this reporting period, we have offered an ESL for CDA Bridge Class (39) , an ESL for Business Bridge Class (15) and an Entrepreneurship Certificate Class (17). 

• During this reporting period a total of 85 participants have completed a Bridge Class in either Business or CDA. These participants have logged in 1,178 hours in ESL for CDA and 476 hours in ESL for Business. To date, 123 participants have completed a Bridge class which is 82% (of 150) of our 2nd objective.

• Of the 85 participants which completed a bridge class during this reporting period, 49 have been accepted into the College’s Child Care Associate Certificate Program (28 in Fall 2011 and 21 in Spring 2012) , 16 students completed the SBDC Entrepreneurship Certificate and 9 students were accepted into PCCC’s ESL Program.  During this reporting period a total of 65 participants have either enrolled in or completed a Certificate Program targeting career areas. To date a total of 82 participants have either enrolled in or completed a Certificate Program which supersedes our objective of enrolling 75 participants.

• 4 PCCC students completed training and were assigned as Digital Literacy Tutors and Child Care Assistants.

Prior HUD Grants and Accomplishments: HSIAC 2006 >>