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Saint Laurence Education

Thank you for allowing us to introduce you to our program

It all began with an inspirational sermon

…..here’s Scott

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Episcopal Schooling Provides Exceptional Education

•Average Test Scores for Episcopal schools in the 80-90 percentile range nationally

• Attendees Include F.D. Roosevelt, J. F. Kennedy, Headmaster of First Episcopal Nativity School (J. Finley)

• 114 New Schools since 1990

• 10:1 Student to Teacher Ratio

• Well Developed Curriculum

• Average Cost in Metro Atlanta

~ $12K

Initial Conception

Is this Opportunity Available to the Underprivileged?

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Validated Initial ConceptionPaulding Identified as area of need near St. Teresa’sOutreach established with E. Paulding Middle School

•Only 42% of Paulding Residents have a High School Diploma (Georgia 60%)•Only 15% of Paulding Residents have a College Degree (Georgia 32%)•High % of Elementary Students on Free/Reduced Lunch

• Hiram Elementary ~ 35%, Dallas Elementary ~ 50%• N. Cobb Schools (Ford Elementary & Durham Middle, 1.2% & 5.7% Respectively)

•Excessive Drop Out Rate in Paulding

St. Teresa’s

Dallas & Hiram

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Tutoring Program Initiated

• Logical Step for Middle School Creation

• Method to Evaluate Community Interest

• Immediate Engagement with Community

Tutoring Experience Yielded

• 15 to 20 Students Tutored Daily (2003..100 Students) .. Improved School Performance

• Strong Relationships between Students & Tutors

Initially Kids Came for Snacks … Now for Tutors

• Improved Paulding Community Trust & Built Ties

3 School Years of Tutoring Presence

Member of 3 organizations dedicated to improving “quality of life”

• Paulding Collaborative • Chamber of Commerce• Planning for Paulding

Identifying Organizational Resources to meet Family Needs …here’s Candice

First Step – Sketching the Idea

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Bishop J. Neil Alexander Providing Guidance & Initial Leads

Leverage Best Practices for Independent Middle School

• Local Episcopal Schools and After School Program

• National Association of Episcopal Schools

• Nativity Network … Middle Schools for Low Income Children

• Visited 4 Schools in Boston

• Dialoged with Many Others in Nation

Utilize Nativity Framework to Create St. Laurence Model

• High Expectations

• High Quality Education (low student/teacher ratio)

• Extended Day (10-12 hrs) & Year (11 months)

• Low Income Children, Not Tuition Driven

• Parental & Community Involvement

• Graduate Assistance Program

• Judaic-Christian Values

•…………..Here’s Bishop Alexander

2nd Step – Developing the Model

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3rd Step - The Blueprint

Mission StatementSaint Laurence Episcopal’s mission is to provide a firm educational foundation by creating and operating a school for low income, under-served middle grade youth that will allow them to excel in high school and continue with further education. This will free them from the poverty cycle and allow them to give back to their community; thereby living out God’s plan for their lives.

The school combines the strength of an Episcopal Education with the Nativity Model framework.

Mission Statement

…Here’s Father Jack

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4th Step - Building the Foundation

• High Expectations

• Children from all faith, race, creed, ethnic backgrounds

• Individualized curriculum equivalent to that of private independent middle schools, 5 th to 8th grade

Goals

• Nurturing, safe environment

• High school placement, scholarships, counseling

• Master Teachers working with interns

• Mix of paid and volunteer staff resources

• Partnership development to foster whole family development

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4th Step - Building the Foundation

Strategic Implementation Plan • Plan Created with Microsoft Project Tool

• 9 Key Tasks, 183 Subtasks

• Resource Requirements Identified

• Timeline Established

• Critical Path Mapped

Doors Open August 2006

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$760,000

$240,000

Foundations &Corporations

Sponsor Groups

Initial Building Blocks

• Incorporated, Non-Profit 501(c) 3

• Professional Accounting in Place

• Cassin Grant for Feasibility Study ($36K), then $150,000 for Startup Phase

4th Step - Building the Foundation

Initial Sources for $1MM Funding

Financial Requirements – Current to Full Enrollment

Timeframe Phase Unfunded ($) Students CommentsCurrent - 2006 Startup 388,000 02006 - 2007 1st Year 679,000 202007 - 2008 2nd Year 999,000 402008 - 2009 3rd Year 1,449,000 602009 - 2010 Full Enrollment 1,651,000 70

Total 5,166,000

Need $1,000,000 to open doors in February 2006!

Budget

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Targeting 20 Sponsor Groups @ 12K/group - $240,000

•1. St. Teresa’s Episcopal Church

•2. Paulding Faith Community

•3. Paulding Business Community

•4. Exec Dir Friends & Family

•5-14. 10 Episcopal Convocations

•15-20+. 6+ Individuals

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4th Step - Building the FoundationSponsor Groups

$760,000

$240,000

Foundations & Corporations

Sponsor Groups

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St. Laurence Private Public

Student/ Teacher 10:1 10:1 30:1

Cost/Child $12K $10K $6.5

Day Extended Day

(12 hours)

Regular

(6 hours)

Regular

Year Extended Year

(11 Months)

Regular

(9-10 months)

Regular

Graduate Assistance

Curriculum assistance in High School / Placement in High School and College

Little for middle graders

None

Parental Involvement

Required Solicited Desired

Moral Teaching Faith Based / Required Attempted Character Ed

4th Step - Building the FoundationComparisons

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Targeting Foundations/Corporations - $760,000

No. 1 Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation ($90,000 received for Startup)

We have a list of 124 Foundations that will fund our type of program. 21 applications will be completed by the end of March 2005.

Local Corporations have also been identified and targeted.

4th Step - Building the FoundationFoundations and Corporations

$760,000

$240,000

Foundations & Corporations

Sponsor Groups

Funding in Thousands of Dollars

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