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Government upon acceptance by the Cabarrus County Commissioners. The NC Support Our Students Program proxades training, supervtsmn, accounting and evaluation sermces A site d~rector at each school and counselors plan and direct daffy act~vlties at each school. M~ddle school teachers, staff from companies and agencies in the commumty and volunteers are enlisted to provide ennchment activities. Students are encouraged to return to their classroom teachers for indiv~duahzed tutoring sessions dunng the week as well as sports, student government, and after school clubs such as chess, s~gn language, and step dancing The school technology specmhst provides computer skill building activ~ues Staff is carefully recrmted from m~ddle school teachers and college students majonng m education and related fields. The program is designed to serve an enrollment of 50-60 students at each school with a daily staff to student ratio of 1:12 This past year our enrollment consisted of 45% boys and 55% girls Of these 75% were white, 19% were black, and 6% were "other" which largely reflects the racial make-up of the community. Students who were classified with special education status were as follows' 1% speech/language impaired, 6% specific learning disability, 4% BEH, 1% orthopedically impaired, 5% other impairment with 25% academically gifmd. Daily contact is made with parents or guardians to give the opportunity to assess activities of the day and to provide support to the family. Staff members serve as liaison between the school, the child and the family. Each child's program folder contains a copy of attendance and grades from progress reports and report cards. Students and counselors together discuss this data individually and assess progress and set goals together for the next tenn. Students enrolled in 4-H SOS Goldmmers and 4-H PACK are from targeted populations but with open enrollment to all. Students who are at risk because of academic difficulties, behavior problems, high suspension rate, or poor attendance are recommended to the program. Latchkey children are also recruited. 3. PROGRAM BUDGET EXPLANATION The most important facet of our alter school program is a trained staffthat can provide abiding guidance and support. Consultants who provide enrichment activities in computer skill development and career awareness are also key components in this program. Money from this grant will include the salaries and consultant fees for the staff at one school and partial salaries for the director and office assistant, nutritious snacks, supplies for homework and school projects, arts and enrichment activities, printed communication for parents, and postage are utilized efficiently. Funds are needed for Fun Friday transportation and a bus driver. Family Fun Nights and the Awards program help the staff, fanuly members and Goldminers to interact in positive ways so that a greater understanding of the students is gamed. 4. COMMUNITY NEEDS In Cabarrus County, as in the nation as a whole, a large number of middle school youth are unsupervised in the critical after school hours. Mr. Wesley Seamon, Chief Court Counselor of the Intervention/Prevention Division of Cabarrus County, has stated that most of the crimes committed by youth of this age are between 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. before parents return home from work. He also noted that approximately 70% of the juveniles who present to the Cabarrus County juvenile court system live in homes where parents work until 5:00-6:00 p m. each day. With a 2000 Census population of 131,063 m Cabarrus County, the Juvenile Justice and Dehnquency Prevention Council reported that last year 430 juveniles were determined to be "delinquent" with 645 juveniles committing crimes, and with 50 youth placed in secure detention. In 2000, 93 youth were designated as "undisciphned" and needing court supervision.