Stanford American Education Foundation Inc

The goal of the Stanford American Education Foundation is to provide low-to-no-cost computer technology training, academic support, and career development resources to youth and their families in order to enhance family engagement and to support healthy social, emotional, and professional development. To achieve this goal, SAEF aims to achieve the following objectives:

Increase the number of youth who participate in SAEF computer tech courses by 30 students.

At least 30 youth will be successfully promoted to the next grade level

All youth who attend at least 25 FDLA sessions within a 5 month period will improve academic performance by at least one letter grade (10 grade points) in at least one problem area. SAEF has defined problem areas as core academic subjects in which a student receives a grade of C or below.

Provide a youth leadership framework for 10 youth to improve student self-confidence, peer interactions, home behavior, and awareness of available career opportunities

Expand SAEF services to engage at least 15 new English as a Second Language families

Develop and assess family engagement plans for at least 10 families

At least 7 adult learners will earn professional certifications
hAt least 10 families will demonstrate improvements in literacy through pre and post test diagnostics

Stanford American Education Foundation has served nearly 3000 youth and adults in Prince George's County. Recognizing gradual shifts in demographics and increased instances of crime, poverty, unemployment and inadequate literacy; SAEF developed the Family Digital Literacy Academy to improve the quality of life in this area. FDLA uses Parent and Child Together Time frameworks to create technology inspired experiential learning opportunities that promote literacy and healthy family engagement.

The FDLA includes out-of-school time sessions for youth 5 days per week for 3 hours each day from September - May. The goal of each youth session is to motivate students via computer technology training, academic enrichment, and project-based STEM learning opportunities. All youth activities, from DreamBox online math literacy engagement to computer building to graphic design, are carefully selected to align with common core state standards in effort to optimize student growth and understanding of principals taught in day school.

In addition to youth programming, the Family Digital Literacy Academy will also require all parents of enrolled students to also enroll in SAEF's adult literacy and workforce development program while being an active participant in SAEF's Parent and Child Together Time programs. By targeting communities with low literacy rates, SAEF aims to use these parent requirements to challenge and support families: challenging through rigorous literacy development and workforce training and supporting through fun family engagement workshops and family counseling as necessary.

Stanford American Education Foundation has owned and operated its headquarters in Clinton, Maryland since 2003. This facility has served as a centralized hub for our program participants who reside throughout Prince George's County. SAEF has also partnered with the Community Services Foundation (CSF) and with Prince George's County Community College (PGCC). Both of these partnerships have afforded SAEF with additional in-kind project facilities spread across throughout Prince George's County, Montgomery County, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Virginia. Through these partnerships, SAEF facilities quickly expand from one headquarters to 20 community-based program sites throughout the area.

Within SAEF's main program facility, participants have access to a variety of technology including 10 Dell OptiPlex 760 desktop computers equipped with MS Windows 10, Microsoft Office 2016 programs, digital editing software, and other computer aided instructional software for self-paced work. Students (youth and adults) use these desktop computers in 1 hour increments during instructional sessions. While not using computers other students rotate between computer building workshops, one-on-one and small group academic instruction, and Parent and Child Together time literacy sessions. SAEF also has 2 additional desktop computer and spare parts for computer building workshops, modeling, and Network skills. In addition, SAEF utilizes STEM based computer software for academic instruction as well as computer aided instructional software for adult literacy reviews.

The following staff serve as the steering committee, responsible for establishing major program policies, reviewing quarterly milestones and annual evaluation reports, and making recommendations for programmatic change. The members of the committee are:

The program manager oversees the general operations of the Family Digital Literacy Academy. The Program Manager will have administration and supervision experience and will be credentialed as well with vast experience working with extended learning programs.

Family Engagement Specialists are well-trained specialists who focus all of their efforts on encouraging healthy family engagement among our program families. The family specialist create custom family engagement plans for each family and helps to implement these plans bi-weekly family development sessions.

Academic/IT Instructors have a variety of local, state, and national certifications validating their ability to lead our project-based learning experiences. The IT Specialist provide guidance for all of our programs to ensure that program participants are always receiving the most up-to-date technology training and resources.

Data Specialist works closely with teachers and program administrators to compose and publish program data reports. The Data Specialist plays a key role in the development of our programs as he/she provides period and real-time data updates to help inform our next steps.

Currently, SAEF has reached the following progress targets:

20% of SAEF parents have earned at least one Microsoft office professional certification
60% of the individuals who enrolled in SAEF's programs in 2016 have been retained.
100% of youth who participate in SAEF programs meet all academic requirements to be promoted the next grade level
70% of parents say that SAEF's programs are suitable for their child's needs.
80% of SAEF adult participants have earned at least one Microsoft office professional certification
100% of SAEF adult participants say SAEF's workforce development curriculum has helped them to be better prepared to reenter the workforce.