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Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Briefing: 2017 -2018 Jobs for America’s Graduates School Year Programs Attalla City – Etowah High School Blount County – Blount County Career Tech Center Butler County – Butler County Career Academy Cherokee County – Cherokee County Career Tech Center Choctaw County – Choctaw County High School Conecuh County – Conecuh County Career Tech Center Covington County – Red Level High School and Straughn High School Crenshaw County – Brantley High School and Highland Home High School Dallas County – Keith High School and Southside High School

Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Briefing: 2017 -2018 Jobs for America’s Graduates School Year Programs Fairfield City – Fairfield Preparatory High School Franklin County – Phil Campbell High School Hale County – Hale County College and Career Academy Henry County – Headland High School Lauderdale County – Central High School, Lauderdale County High School, and Wilson High School Marion County – Phillips High School Monroe County – Monroe County Career Tech Center Russell County – Russell County High School Sumter County – Sumter Central High School

Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Briefing: Jobs for America’s Comparison Graduates Jobs for America’s Graduates Facts JAG Facts -- 2016 -2017 Program Year Number of States: 33 Total Number of Local Programs: 1, 162 Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Facts JAG Facts -- 2016 -2017 Program Year Number of Sites: 25 Total Number of Specialists: 1, 122 Revenue: $800, 742 (est. ) Cost per site: $33, 000 Total Served in 2016 -2017: 1, 196 Total Served since 2008: 11, 000 (est. ) Total Participants Served: 57, 236 Total State Organization Revenue: $70, 400, 895 (est. ) Cost per Participant: $1, 230. 00 (National Network)

Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Briefing: Jobs for America’s Graduates Funding Sources 1. State Line Item Budget: $800, 742 2. One-time Delta Regional Authority Grants: $80, 000 – $20, 000 to launch JAG in Butler County Career Academy – $20, 000 to launch JAG in Choctaw County High School – $20, 000 to launch JAG in Conecuh County Career Tech Center – $20, 000 to launch JAG in Monroe County Career Tech Center (The DRA funding was received for the 2016 -2017 school year. We have been informed that DRA funding is not available for the 2017 -2018 school year. ) 3. AT&T Incentive Grant: $30, 000 – $30, 000 to continue JAG in Blount County Career Tech Center (Funds provided for the 2016 -2017 school year. ) – $30, 000 to continue JAG in Monroe County Career Tech Center (Funds available for the 2017 -2018 school year. ) * JAG Program Approximate Operating Costs Per School: $67, 586

Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Briefing: Jobs for America’s Graduates Why Schools Get Involved • Return to School Rates: Students involved in JAG have a return to school rate ranging from 95 -100%. • Graduation Rates: the JAG Graduation Rate in Alabama for the 2015 -16 school year was 99. 7% • Target Demographics: JAG works with students who are most at-risk of dropping out: – – – • 80% of students we serve are not employed (Alabama) Only 43% are living with both parents (Aggregate across all JAG Affiliates) 54% receive free or subsidized lunch (Alabama) 20% of mothers of JAG students did not receive a HS diploma or GED (Alabama) 23% of fathers of JAG students did not receive a HS diploma or GED (Alabama) Summer Services: JAG Specialists work year round engaging JAG students to encourage academic and workforce progress. This includes the crucial summer months, which reinforces our high return-to-school rate.

Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Briefing: Jobs for America’s Graduates How to get involved The Alabama State Department of Education provides $33, 000 for 20 JAG Programs. The Local Education Agency must agree to provide all other funds to operate a JAG program that will provide students with an opportunity to receive a minimum of 180 contact hours during the school year. A program is considered full-time for funding purposes if the JAG Specialist conducts classroom instruction, community-based activities, career association activities, individual/group counseling, remediation, and other activities for at least 75 percent of his/her total work week. All JAG Specialists must also provide followup services, job development, and job placement. Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates 50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Tel. 334. 353. 1545 Fax. 334. 353. 8861 Mandy Nichols, Alabama JAG State Program Manager Craig Collins, Education Administrator Ms. Collie Wells, Interim Deputy State Superintendent of Education