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National Guard Youth ChalleNGe

National Guard

Youth ChalleNGe

Program

2015 Performance and Accountability Highlights

Dream.

Believe.

Achieve.

Mission and Vision of the

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program

Mission The mission of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of at-risk youth and produce program graduates with the values, skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as adults.

Vision The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program will be recognized as America’s premier voluntary program for 16 to 18-year-old high school dropouts, serving all U.S. states and territories.

Mission and Vision Statement.................................................................................................................. Inside Cover

Message from the Chief ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1

Program Support at the National Level…………………………………………………………………………………………….……. 2

Office of Manpower and Personnel (NG-J1) …………………………………………………………………….……. 3

Office of Athletics and Youth Development, Youth ChalleNGe Program Office (NG-J1-AY)….…. 4

Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (OASD/MRA)……. 4

ChalleNGe Operational and Resource Effectiveness (CORE) Program…………………………….…….. 5

National Results by Program……….………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Total Graduates by Program Since Inception…………………………………………………………………….…… 7

ChalleNGe Statistics 1993-2015…………………………………………………………………………….………………. 8

Data Tables………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………… 9

Graduation Target..……………………………………………………..……………………………….……………………… 16

Program Information………….……….………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17

Credentials Offered…………………………………………………………………………………………...………………….. 18

NGB Class Numbers with Graduation Dates……………………………………………………...………………….. 19

2015 ChalleNGe Budget…………………………………………………………………………………...………………….. 21

The Faces of ChalleNGe ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22

Individual Program Highlights ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………. 25

Program Effectiveness ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 63

Residential Performance………………………………………………………………………………………….……………. 64

Post-Residential Performance…………………………………………………………….…………………………………. 65

Program Design, Conduct, and Effectiveness………………………………………….……………………………… 66

Appendices …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….. 69

8 Core Component Model……………………………………………………………………………..…………………….. 70

Definition of Terms………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 71

Program Listing……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 77

ChalleNGe Map................................................................................................................................................ Back Cover

Table of Contents

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I am proud to present the 2015 highlights of the

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program.

For twenty-two years, the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program has been at the forefront of a national response to the challenges facing high school dropouts. Currently, more than two million youths drop out of school each year. I proudly present the 2015 highlights of the Youth ChalleNGe Program, a program that has developed into the standard bearer for addressing this national crisis.

America's youth face daunting challenges. Gangs, drugs, violence, and abuse are real issues for today's teens and often times dropping out of high school is a direct result. Even though overall dropout rates have decreased, it continues to be an issue in today's society.

The Youth ChalleNGe Programs across the country have made significant impacts across our society and in the lives of thousands of teens across the U.S.

In 1993, Congress passed legislation authorizing the National Guard to establish a pilot program called National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Corps. Today's National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program has grown from its initial core of 10 programs to its current level of 36 programs in 27 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The number of at-risk youth who have benefitted from the program stands in excess of 140,000. These graduates go on to become productive American citizens, and many have gone on to achieve significant success in their personal and professional lives. The program counts among its alumni military academy graduates, police chiefs, doctors, entrepreneurs, business owners, as well as private sector, military and government professionals.

In our efforts for continuous improvement, the National Guard Bureau is clarifying program guidance by publishing its first national-level Youth ChalleNGe Instruction and Manual. In addition, we have expanded our ChalleNGe evaluation process to assess all Youth ChalleNGe Program operational and financial components. Finally, my staff is developing a new, updated training program to provide all Youth ChalleNGe employees with additional skills to better teach, coach, mentor and care for our ChalleNGe youth.

Youth ChalleNGe is not possible without the enthusiastic, generous and ongoing support of the United States Congress, Department of Defense, State Governors, State Legislatures, State Staffs, Adjutants Generals and their Military Departments. In addition, I appreciate and welcome the continued involvement of non-governmental organizations, corporate sponsors, and countless private citizens who generously give of their time, talents and resources, contributing immensely toward the program's great success.

It is with great pride that I present the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program 2015 Performance and Accountability Highlights.

Message from the Chief

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Program Support at the National Level

The following pages describe the support of the National

Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program at the national level

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Office of Manpower and Personnel (NG-J1)

Army Brigadier General Ivan E. Denton serves as the

Director of Manpower and Personnel, (J-1), National

Guard Bureau, Washington, DC, and is responsible for overall human resource strategic planning, integration, analysis, manpower/personnel policy, and oversight for the Chief, National Guard Bureau. As the Director, General Denton oversees the administration of the

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, which resides in the Office of Athletics and Youth

Development (AY).

Significant progress has been made under General

Denton’s leadership in the ongoing effort to address the key findings of the 2006 Government Accountability Office audit of the Youth ChalleNGe Program. Over the past year, national-level goals and metrics have been developed to allow the National Guard Bureau to objectively evaluate overall program performance.

The goals were developed in accordance with the

Government Performance and Results

Modernization Act and are objective, quantifiable, and measurable. The development of these goals, coupled with existing control mechanisms, completes a robust and effective oversight framework – one which will ensure the National

Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program accomplishes its mission efficiently and effectively.

Program Support at the National Level

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Office of Athletics and Youth Development (NG-J1-AY), the Youth ChalleNGe Program Office

The Office of Athletics and Youth Development is responsible for the program-level management and oversight of three specific programs within the National Guard Bureau J1: Military Competitions, the STARBASE program, and the Youth ChalleNGe Program. The Chief, Office of Athletics and Youth Development (NG-J1-AY), is retired Air Force Colonel Jeffrey M. White.

The overarching focus of NG-J1-AY (aka Program Office) has been, and will remain, the continued expansion of the Youth ChalleNGe Program.

This growth, however, must be deliberate and responsible, with a definitive action plan. The competition for funds remains fierce and every dollar spent must produce the greatest possible benefit. To this end, it is imperative that existing programs be managed in the most effective and efficient manner possible.

There are currently two ongoing Program Office initiatives that will benefit the Youth ChalleNGe Program at all levels. Foremost is the pending publication of the Chief, National Guard Bureau Instruction (CNGBI) and Manual (CNGBM). These publications provide the detailed policy and procedures urgently needed at the national, state, and program level in the administrative management of the Youth ChalleNGe Program.

The second major initiative is the development of the staff and cadre training program that will provide thorough, useful, and timely training to our program staffs, and do so in a manner which is executable and economically feasible.

As these initiatives are implemented, the Program Office will continue to use the ChalleNGe Operational and Resource Effectiveness (CORE) capability as the primary oversight mechanism. Upon publication of the CNGBI and CNGBM, the CORE compliance and performance checklists will be updated to ensure that all policy requirements are reviewed and assessed.

Accountability remains the Program Office’s focus as it strives to remain the premier agency in resolving America’s drop out crisis.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

(OASD/MRA)

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness responsible for overall supervision of Total Force manpower, personnel, and reserve affairs.

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ChalleNGe Operational and Resource Effectiveness (CORE) Program

The number of Youth ChalleNGe Programs around the country continues to grow with Georgia, California, Texas, North Carolina, and other states continuing preparations to stand up new programs. With this expansion, the need for a comprehensive inspection process also grows, and becomes even more critical in ensuring that each state-run program complies with the guidelines and intent of the national-level program managed by the Program Office (NG-J1-AY). Since January 2012, the Program Office has contracted with Alutiiq, LLC to provide those inspections under the ChalleNGe Operational and Resource Effectiveness (CORE) Program. This inspection program serves as an extension of the Program Office’s capabilities.

In determining a foundational basis for the inspection program, the CORE Team relied on proven and time-tested inspection and audit processes. These processes were taken from both Army and Air Force service policy and from the U.S.

Government Accountability Office’s (USGAO) generally accepted government auditing standards.

CORE compliance inspections are based on Army Regulation 1-201 (Army Inspection Policy), Air Force Instruction 90-201 (Inspector General Activities), and the USGAO Yellow Book (the guide for performing financial and performance audits).

This makes the processes and results easily recognizable by external audit and evaluation agencies, such as the DoD Inspector General or U.S.

Army Auditing Agency.

The CORE program utilizes a four component inspection process consisting of detailed checklists when inspecting Youth ChalleNGe Programs:

Operations and Resource Management Compliance checklists, and Operations and Financial Performance checklists. The Operations and Resource Management Compliance checklists measure how well a Program complies with the law, policy, and doctrine that govern the Youth ChalleNGe Program. The Operational Performance assessment measures the achievement of goals and objectives. The Financial Performance assessment measures economies and efficiencies and is used to determine the degree to which a Program accomplishes its mission and the extent to which a Program manages its funds based on clearly defined performance standards. Since assuming its responsibilities in 2011, the CORE team has inspected all Youth ChalleNGe Programs, with many Programs receiving multiple inspections.

The inspection process enables the Program Office to readily identify any weaknesses so that limited resources can be directed to those Programs and assist them in implementing strategies to correct, mitigate, or eliminate those weaknesses. The CORE Program helps to increase accountability and to ensure that Programs can achieve their missions through optimal use of the resources available.

CORE Program Mission

Conduct field inspections to:

Enable the Program Office (NG-J1-AY) to provide Congress and the DoD assurance of program oversight

Provide the Program Office with the necessary information to make a comprehensive assessment of the health of each Youth ChalleNGe Program

Assist the Program Office and Program Directors in adequately preparing programs for external audits

Provide the Program Office with detailed information for use in management decisions and the development of the Annual Report to Congress

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National Resu l ts by Program

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Total Graduates by Program since Inception

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ChalleNGe Statistics 1993-2015

Applicants 338,554

Enrollees 187,576

Graduates 140,075

Academic Credentials 89,842

Hours of Service to Communities 9,604,360

Hours of Service Value $188,997,796

Applicants 19,813

Enrollees 12,517

Graduates 9,003

Academic Credentials 5,979 Hours of Service to Communities 569,712

Hours of Service Value $12,875,095

Applicants 319,142

Enrollees 175,379

Graduates 131,268

Academic Credentials 83,933

Hours of Service to Communities 9,050,706

Hours of Service Value $176,496,210

ChalleNG e Statistics 1993-2014

ChalleNG e Statistics 2015

ChalleNG e Statistics 1993-2015*

*The totals above do not include the data for Ft. Gordon's NGB

Class 42 which was previously reported in 2014. That data is, however, included in the two tables below.

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Data Tables

Program Pre-TABE Post-TABE Growth Pre-TABE Post-TABE Growth

AK 7.9 9.2 1.4 7.9 9.3 1.4

AR 8.0 9.1 1.1 8.1 9.0 0.9

CA-LA 5.2 8.9 3.7 4.7 8.7 4.0

CA-SL 7.3 8.7 1.4 7.2 8.6 1.4

DC 5.1 7.3 2.2 5.3 6.9 1.6

FL 6.9 7.7 0.8 6.5 8.4 1.9

GA-FG 5.8 7.5 1.7 5.3 8.4 3.1

GA-FS 6.5 9.6 3.1 7.1 10.0 2.9

HI-BP 5.2 7.9 2.7 6.0 7.2 1.2

HI-HI 5.2 6.1 0.9 5.3 6.4 1.1

ID 7.9 10.4 2.5 8.3 10.3 2.0

IL 7.5 9.2 1.7 7.3 8.7 1.4

IN 7.1 8.9 1.8 6.9 8.5 1.6

KY-FK 6.0 7.8 1.8 6.4 7.6 1.2

KY-HN 1.5 3.4 1.9 4.1 3.9 -0.2

LA-CB 6.9 9.7 2.8 6.9 9.9 3.0

LA-CM 6.9 9.4 2.5 6.3 8.6 2.3

LA-GL 7.3 9.2 1.9 7.3 10.2 2.9

MD 5.5 10.0 4.5 5.9 10.0 4.1

MI 5.6 7.9 2.3 7.2 7.9 0.7

MS 6.7 11.0 4.3 6.0 10.2 4.2

MT 7.6 8.9 1.3 8.0 8.8 0.8

NC 6.5 8.9 2.4 6.2 9.1 2.9

NJ 6.8 9.4 2.6 6.4 9.2 2.8

NM 6.3 8.5 2.2 6.2 8.5 2.3

OK 6.7 8.5 1.8 7.0 8.4 1.4

OR 7.3 9.0 1.7 7.4 9.1 1.7

PR 4.3 7.5 3.2 4.0 8.1 4.1

SC 5.4 5.5 0.1 5.0 5.7 0.7

TX 6.5 8.1 1.6 7.5 7.2 -0.3

VA 6.2 7.9 1.7 6.3 7.9 1.6

WA 7.1 9.4 2.3 6.8 8.9 2.1

WI 8.7 9.5 0.8 8.3 8.3 0.0

WV 6.0 8.8 2.8 6.7 9.8 3.1

WY 8.5 9.9 1.4 8.8 10.1 1.3

Average 6.5 8.5 2.0 6.6 8.5 1.9

Residential Class 1 Residential Class 2

Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) Scores

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P ro g ra m

T a rg e t

A p p li e d

A c c e p te d

R e g is te re d

G ra d u a te s

S e rv ic e

H o u rs

A v e ra g u rs

P e r

C a d e t

V a lu e o f

S e rv ic e t th

C m m u n it y

T o ta l

A c a d e re d e n ti a ls

AK 144 378 192 190 144 9,758 67.8 $259,452 149

AR 100 196 153 136 97 7,367 75.9 $142,253 75

CA-LA 180 532 216 216 207 9,459 45.7 $254,150 207

CA-SL 180 395 221 212 202 15,842 76.3 $425,675 202

DC 100 101 90 64 46 2,231 48.5 $88,928 2

FL 150 530 200 199 167 10,898 65.0 $235,506 98

GA-FG 213 401 335 320 196 16,058 81.9 $373,509 70

GA-FS 213 417 329 296 211 14,350 68.9 $333,781 108

HI-BP 100 247 138 124 95 8,972 109.7 $207,601 82

HI-HI 100 139 72 62 46 4,600 100.0 $106,444 46

ID 100 169 104 97 74 5,239 70.8 $105,870 60

IL 300 472 453 389 235 13,769 58.6 $340,645 105

IN 100 132 103 100 77 4,269 61.0 $95,358 52

KY-FK 100 151 144 132 89 5,381 60.5 $109,180 54

KY-HN 100 158 145 132 93 7,354 80.0 $149,213 56

LA-CB 250 501 441 347 283 13,545 47.9 $307,866 97

LA-CM 200 392 378 311 212 9,778 46.1 $222,254 123

LA-GL 250 472 441 358 254 14,163 55.8 $321,914 127

MD 100 246 207 167 96 6,675 69.5 $176,287 100

MI 114 194 172 166 124 6,661 53.7 $152,930 94

MS 200 463 275 266 164 13,653 83.2 $267,589 102

MT 100 113 106 95 76 4,514 59.4 $89,774 58

NC 125 434 225 185 136 8,730 64.2 $187,433 41

NJ 100 254 112 103 57 3,221 56.5 $85,936 46

NM 100 140 140 125 83 4,838 58.3 $97,379 33

OK 110 324 224 184 115 8,611 74.9 $184,695 75

OR 120 199 159 159 126 11,441 90.8 $251,588 121

PR 144 328 283 269 193 13,090 68.0 $151,844 193

SC 100 161 141 113 89 3,560 40.0 $73,194 13

TX 100 210 145 145 106 4,387 41.4 $108,183 106

VA 135 77 62 50 27 11,242 46.0 $279,926 0

WA 125 371 168 162 144 10,951 67.6 $301,597 144

WI 100 278 180 168 107 7,824 73.0 $174,006 53

WV 100 378 198 166 131 8,692 66.4 $175,916 120

WY 80 105 87 82 52 3,539 68.1 $83,025 51

Total 4,833 10,058 7,039 6,290 4,554 304,656 65.8 $6,920,899 3,063

Performance - Residential Class 1

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T rg e t

A p p li e d

A c c e p te d

R e g is te re d

G ra d u a te s

S e rv u rs

A v e ra h u rs p e r

C a d e t

V a lu e o f

S e rv ic e t th m m u n it y

T o ta l

A c a d e re d e n ti a ls

AK 144 321 174 168 124 6,395 51.6 $170,043 144

AR 100 196 158 147 98 7,213 73.9 $139,283 25

CA-LA 180 507 208 208 192 8,747 45.3 $235,018 193

CA-SL 180 247 221 212 192 14,441 74.4 $388,030 192

DC 100 254 105 65 34 1,462 43.0 $58,275 3

FL 150 436 213 202 165 8,249 50.0 $178,250 72

GA-FG 213 375 336 311 205 11,260 54.9 $261,908 81

GA-FS 212 375 331 289 171 9,579 56.2 $222,808 94

HI-BP 100 310 127 104 82 11,023 116.0 $255,072 94

HI-HI 100 108 82 82 60 6,000 100.0 $138,840 58

ID 100 108 100 93 81 4,904 60.5 $99,110 64

IL 300 477 458 388 194 11,944 60.9 $295,495 68

IN 100 130 107 98 69 4,059 58.5 $90,667 35

KY-FK 100 146 141 127 94 5,669 60.3 $115,024 82

KY-HN 100 118 117 104 84 5,534 66.0 $112,285 58

LA-CB 250 498 408 330 250 11,888 47.6 $270,203 84

LA-CM 200 406 361 300 216 9,674 44.8 $219,890 108

LA-GL 250 437 431 357 252 13,963 55.4 $317,379 103

MD 100 189 178 125 85 4,049 47.1 $106,934 70

MI 114 191 162 153 104 4,771 45.8 $109,531 43

MS 200 408 258 251 168 14,411 85.8 $282,446 100

MT 100 126 119 106 81 4,270 52.7 $84,936 66

NC 125 365 194 159 106 8,303 78.3 $178,273 44

NJ 100 291 155 140 100 4,350 43.5 $116,058 90

NM 100 143 143 117 80 6,305 78.8 $126,920 30

OK 110 413 256 202 128 8,375 65.4 $179,638 95

OR 120 246 156 157 125 11,042 88.3 $242,814 115

PR 144 350 271 261 223 12,428 56.0 $144,165 223

SC 100 171 129 129 96 3,840 40.0 $78,950 27

TX 100 214 150 146 94 3,923 41.7 $96,729 94

VA 135 163 118 115 66 2,716 41.0 $67,628 0

WA 125 358 174 165 140 7,810 47.3 $215,074 140

WI 100 262 188 167 103 7,241 70.0 $161,040 53

WV 100 305 213 167 137 6,477 47.3 $131,084 124

WY 80 111 89 82 50 2,745 55.2 $64,398 44

Total 4,832 9,755 7,031 6,227 4,449 265,056 60.1 $5,954,196 2916

Performance - Residential Class 2

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AK 10:05 7:50 2:15 38.0 59.2 21.2 3.5 9.5 6.0 NA NA NA

AR 11:07 10:05 1:02 26.0 38.4 12.4 NA NA NA 31.6 50.8 19.2

CA-LA 9:03 8:04 0:59 26.9 40.4 13.5 NA NA NA 24.8 39.8 15.0

CA-SL 11:00 7:26 3:34 39.7 41.6 1.9 NA NA NA 20.3 37.4 17.1

DC 13:46 8:24 5:22 28.0 36.0 8.0 NA NA NA 36.0 44.0 8.0

FL 10:16 8:47 1:29 45.0 65.0 20.0 NA NA NA 16.0 28.0 12.0

GA-FG 8:46 7:15 1:31 38.0 52.0 14.0 NA NA NA 36.0 58.0 22.0

GA-FS 8:47 8:52 -0:05 40.4 47.8 7.4 9.8 11.0 1.2 9.8 11.0 1.2

HI-BP 15:43 8:42 7:01 37.4 47.2 9.8 NA NA NA 31.2 53.9 22.7

HI-HI 8:46 8:28 0:18 49.0 53.0 4.0 NA NA NA 49.0 69.0 20.0

ID 10:18 7:54 2:24 69.4 71.9 2.5 NA NA NA 26.9 49.8 22.9

IL 11:13 8:06 3:07 20.0 48.0 28.0 5.0 10.0 5.0 NA NA NA

IN 10:31 6:11 4:20 30.0 40.0 10.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 NA NA NA

KY-FK 13:15 10:15 3:00 35.6 43.5 7.9 NA NA NA 19.8 44.9 25.1

KY-HN 17:49 6:50 10:59 30.0 32.0 2.0 NA NA NA 21.0 74.0 53.0

LA-CB 9:34 7:53 1:41 39.1 51.8 12.7 4.7 7.7 3.0 28.6 41.1 12.5

LA-CM 12:27 8:52 3:35 26.0 33.0 7.0 NA NA NA 15.0 49.0 34.0

LA-GL 13:43 8:15 5:28 25.0 62.0 37.0 NA NA NA 32.0 75.0 43.0

MD 10:30 8:27 2:03 13.1 24.9 11.8 5.0 10.0 5.0 18.1 42.7 24.6

MI 9:12 7:47 1:25 37.0 50.0 13.0 NA NA NA 30.0 52.0 22.0

MS 11:30 8:34 2:56 30.9 46.7 15.8 6.3 11.6 5.3 16.5 38.1 21.6

MT 10:02 9:11 0:51 38.0 46.0 8.0 4.8 6.5 1.7 NA NA NA

NC 10:44 8:02 2:42 28.0 43.8 15.8 5.8 7.8 2.0 23.1 32.3 9.2

NJ 10:24 7:16 3:08 34.0 63.3 29.3 NA NA NA 29.6 54.2 24.6

NM 8:40 6:17 2:23 19.6 32.0 12.3 NA NA NA 19.6 32.0 12.4

OK 9:25 8:00 1:25 29.3 51.9 22.6 NA NA NA 25.6 31.6 6.0

OR 8:26 7:18 1:08 37.4 52.2 14.8 4.0 6.8 2.8 14.1 29.5 15.4

PR 8:32 7:15 1:17 32.9 39.2 6.3 NA NA NA 29.6 34.1 4.5

SC 9:36 8:12 1:24 39.0 47.0 8.0 13.0 15.0 2.0 NA NA NA

TX 12:20 8:36 3:44 33.0 44.0 11.0 NA NA NA 25.0 52.0 27.0

VA 7:45 7:16 0:29 37.0 0.0 -37.0 NA NA NA 46.0 37.0 -9.0

WA 9:54 7:33 2:21 34.2 66.8 32.6 NA NA NA 15.2 43.0 27.8

WI 9:36 8:05 1:31 11.0 40.0 29.0 NA NA NA 13.0 22.0 9.0

WV 10:01 7:35 2:26 33.1 57.5 24.4 5.1 9.6 4.5 NA NA NA

WY 9:41 7:23 2:18 31.1 40.6 9.5 NA NA NA 30.4 39.1 8.7

Average 10:38 8:01 2:41 33.2 46.0 12.8 5.9 9.3 3.4 25.3 43.6 18.3

Physical Fitness - Residential Class 1

One Mile Run Curl-Ups Pull-Ups Push-Ups

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AK 10:10 7:15 2:55 31.0 44.1 13.2 3.2 8.5 5.3 NA NA NA

AR 11:00 11:27 -0.27 28.7 29.6 0.9 NA NA NA 22.6 41.8 19.2

CA-LA 8:17 7:00 1:17 30.2 44.9 14.7 NA NA NA 24.4 56.5 32.1

CA-SL 10:45 7:19 3:26 31.0 41.4 10.4 NA NA NA 18.6 37.4 18.8

DC 10:17 6:39 3:38 12.0 20.0 8.0 NA NA NA 28.0 32.0 4.0

FL 10:08 7:43 2:25 35.0 70.0 35.0 NA NA NA 20.0 36.0 16.0

GA-FG 9:15 8:02 1:13 36.0 48.0 12.0 NA NA NA 34.0 48.0 14.0

GA-FS 9:50 8:19 1:31 40.2 50.7 10.5 8.3 10.6 2.3 NA NA NA

HI-BP 9:36 9:22 0:14 34.5 47.5 13.0 NA NA NA 39.6 53.8 14.2

HI-HI 9:08 8:36 0:32 41.0 57.0 16.0 NA NA NA 45.0 64.0 19.0

ID 10:30 8:29 2:01 53.7 69.7 16.0 NA NA NA 29.2 43.7 14.5

IL 10:00 9:00 1:00 23.0 49.0 26.0 5.0 11.0 6.0 NA NA NA

IN 16:36 8:23 8:13 29.0 46.0 17.0 5.0 7.0 2.0 NA NA NA

KY-FK 12:50 9:48 3:02 29.4 40.0 10.6 NA NA NA 20.8 33.0 12.2

KY-HN 10:32 7:45 2:47 37.0 68.0 31.0 NA NA NA 37.0 68.0 31.0

LA-CB 9:10 8:06 1:04 32.6 50.1 17.5 5.4 7.4 2.0 29.1 39.8 10.7

LA-CM 13:41 8:33 5:08 25.0 35.0 10.0 NA NA NA 24.0 30.0 6.0

LA-GL 15:37 9:40 5:57 25.0 52.0 27.0 NA NA NA 15.0 42.0 27.0

MD 10:38 8:54 1:44 24.6 46.0 21.4 4.3 13.4 9.1 25.0 40.5 15.5

MI 8:11 7:47 0:24 40.0 54.0 14.0 11.0 31.0 57.0 26.0

MS 11:46 8:31 3:15 28.3 47.8 19.5 7.6 13.1 5.5 21.5 42.0 20.5

MT 10:40 8:32 2:08 35.4 48.8 13.4 5.0 6.9 1.9 NA NA NA

NC 11:30 8:11 3:19 27.7 46.0 18.3 8.5 22.7 14.2 19.4 39.7 20.3

NJ 9:46 8:15 1:31 42.3 33.3 -9.0 NA NA NA 32.8 46.1 13.3

NM 8:31 6:11 2:20 22.0 34.2 12.3 NA NA NA 22.0 34.2 12.2

OK 9:49 7:48 2:01 34.4 55.9 21.5 NA NA NA 19.8 45.6 25.8

OR 8:41 6:57 1:44 37.3 55.4 18.1 3.4 7.0 3.6 15.6 29.2 13.6

PR 8:27 7:03 1:24 31.4 38.9 7.5 NA NA NA 26.3 37.4 11.1

SC 10:05 11:00 -0.55 37.0 50.0 13.0 12.0 20.0 8.0 NA NA NA

TX 10:35 8:51 1:44 34.0 42.0 8.0 NA NA NA 23.0 60.0 37.0

VA 8:55 12:02 -3.07 43.0 31.0 -12.0 NA NA NA 31.0 16.0 -15.0

WA 10:30 7:32 2:58 46.1 73.4 27.3 NA NA NA 15.3 45.3 30.0

WI 10:09 7:45 2:24 15.0 45.0 30.0 NA NA NA 11.0 26.0 15.0

WV 10:03 7:08 2:55 33.0 53.7 20.7 3.9 6.9 3.0 NA NA NA

WY 9:53 7:38 2:15 34.3 44.0 9.7 NA NA NA 31.9 45.7 13.8

Average 10:26 8:19 2:27 32.6 47.5 14.9 6.0 11.2 5.2 25.5 42.5 17.1

Physical Fitness - Residential Class 2

One Mile Run Curl-Ups Pull-Ups Push-Ups

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G d u a te s

G ra d u a te s

R e p o rt in

M n th

G ra d u a te s

P la ce d n th

G ra d u a te s

R e p o rt n th

G ra d u a te s

P la n th

G ra d u a te s

R e p o rt n th

G ra d u a te s

P la n th

AK 144 70 87 67 101 61 85

AR 78 70 41 66 47 69 60

CA-LA 193 193 158 191 166 188 158

CA-SL 174 109 159 120 160 107 150

DC

FL 155 155 155 149 134 145 121

GA-FG 189 175 139 163 128 156 128

GA-FS 203 203 157 203 176 203 181

HI-BP 101 101 28 93 60 92 73

HI-HI 54 41 13 33 21 39 15

ID

IL 299 118 62 114 110 86 74

IN 83 74 47 49 40 28 25

KY-FK 87 87 65 87 67 81 73

KY-HN 74 52 39 51 45 51 44

LA-CB 254 213 213 203 203 212 212

LA-CM 201 201 180 193 166 188 178

LA-GL 252 224 194 232 209 219 210

MD 102 0 0 74 34 92 50

MI 116 42 65 38 58 31 63

MS 218 197 146 213 189 171 152

MT 95 91 73 86 66 83 71

NC 112 95 28 77 44 37 6

NJ 94 11 11 11 11 11 11

NM 39 19 9 27 25 23 26

OK 75 48 30 56 56 26 59

OR 133 93 70 84 77 101 95

PR 220 204 123 215 181 214 179

SC 89 70 10 42 14 36 14

TX 89 89 25 89 58 89 44

VA 79 79 53 79 45 79 47

WA 131 114 84 99 116 112 97

WI 99 83 39 94 60 99 48

WV 76 70 27 48 38 68 54

WY 68 22 24 17 38 11 50

Total 4,376 3,413 2,554 3,363 2,943 3,208 2,853

Performance - Post-Residential Class 1

DC has no completed Post-Residential Class to report.

ID has no completed Post Residential Class to report.

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G d u a te s

G ra d u a te s

R e p o rt in g

M o n th

G ra d u a te s

P la n th

G ra d u a te s

R e p o rt in g

M o n th

G ra d u a te s

P la n th

G ra d u a te s

R e p o rt in g

M o n th

G ra d u a te s

P la n th

AK 165 128 149 84 131 76 127

AR 88 51 40 63 59 61 59

CA-LA 198 198 170 193 173 184 160

CA-SL 197 127 168 99 180 88 174

DC 50 50 19 50 7 19 18

FL 161 161 161 158 117 144 124

GA-FG 194 177 137 174 143 171 147

GA-FS 207 207 182 207 193 207 189

HI-BP 79 78 18 76 46 75 46

HI-HI 53 20 34 29 24 42 12

ID

IL 301 130 84 117 110 78 56

IN 79 78 14 27 28 72 19

KY-FK 112 112 92 111 92 111 90

KY-HN 100 81 57 81 57 81 55

LA-CB 253 228 177 225 191 231 193

LA-CM 201 201 161 181 159 178 168

LA-GL 250 240 198 236 206 222 200

MD 123 116 17 122 65 123 88

MI 117 113 70 113 88 117 82

MS 223 221 137 222 169 217 154

MT 103 101 76 94 77 95 82

NC 123 33 32 29 33 30 12

NJ 92 11 6 11 1 11 4

NM 68 67 68 62 53 65 51

OK 99 65 35 97 55 93 57

OR 122 113 87 90 77 100 84

PR 224 220 138 218 205 222 201

SC 90 86 25 72 35 75 37

TX 103 103 31 103 54 100 62

VA 130 130 104 130 86 130 64

WA 124 116 107 110 118 116 88

WI 115 114 62 114 57 114 62

WV 157 114 22 40 62 152 96

WY 64 15 21 16 46 8 41

Total 4,765 4,005 2,899 3,754 3,197 3,808 3,102

HI-BP 107 107 32 99 56 96 66

HI-HI 30 28 3 16 3 23 9

Performance - Post-Residential Class 2

ID has no completed Post-Residential Class to report.

Performance - Post-Residential Class 3

Hawaii's programs are reporting their Post-Residential Performance data for Class 3 to synchronize with the new reporting requirements.

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Graduation Target

Class 1

Graduation

Target

Class 1 Total

Graduates

Class 2

Graduation

Target

Class 2 Total

Graduates

Total

Graduation

Target

AK 144 144 144 124 288 268

AR 100 97 100 98 200 195

CA-LA 180 207 180 192 360 399

CA-SL 180 202 180 192 360 394

DC 100 46 100 34 200 80

FL 150 167 150 165 300 332

GA-FG 213 196 213 205 426 401

GA-FS 213 211 212 171 425 382

HI-BP 100 94 100 82 200 177

HI-HI 100 46 100 60 200 106

ID 100 74 100 81 200 155

IL 300 235 300 194 600 429

IN 100 77 100 69 200 146

KY-FK 100 89 100 94 200 183

KY-HN 100 93 100 84 200 177

LA-CB 250 283 250 250 500 533

LA-CM 200 212 200 216 400 428

LA-GL 250 254 250 252 500 506

MD 100 96 100 85 200 181

MI 114 124 114 104 228 228

MS 200 164 200 168 400 332

MT 100 76 100 81 200 157

NC 125 136 125 106 250 242

NJ 100 57 100 100 200 157

NM 100 83 100 80 200 163

OK 110 115 110 128 220 243

OR 120 126 120 125 240 251

PR 144 193 144 223 288 416

SC 100 89 100 96 200 185

TX 100 106 100 94 200 200

VA 135 27 135 66 270 93

WA 125 144 125 140 250 284

WI 100 107 100 103 200 210

WV 100 131 100 137 200 268

WY 80 52 80 50 160 102

Total

Graduates

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Program Information

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Credentials Offered

Program HS Diploma GED Credit Recovery

AK

AR

CA-LA

CA-SL

DC

FL

GA-FG

GA-FS

HI-BP

HI-HI

ID

IL

IN

KY-FK

KY-HN

LA-CB

LA-CM

LA-GL

MD

MI

MS

MT

NC

NJ

NM

OK

OR

PR

SC

TX

VA

WA

WI

WV

WY

Total 19 33 19

Credentials Offered

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NGB Class Numbers with Graduation Dates

In the absence of a national-level automated data base system, the National Guard Bureau has relied upon a manual method of tracking Cadet Classes for annual reporting purposes. Likewise, a majority of the State managed Youth ChalleNGe programs maintain their own internal class numbering systems to track cadets through the residential and post-residential phases. This year’s report reflects a concerted effort to synchronize the reporting periods and class numbers for all Youth ChalleNGe programs. Please refer to the charts below and the footer comments on each of the state pages that follow when comparing the reporting periods for this year’s annual report with the data for previous years.

Program NGB Class # Start Date End Date

AR, CA-LA, CA-SL, DC, FL, GA-FS, HI-BP, HI-HI, ID, IL, IN, KY-

FK, KY-HN, LA-CB, MD, MI, MS, MT, NC, NM, OK, OR, SC,

TX, WA, WI, WV

38 Jan 2012 Jun 2012

39 Jul 2012 Dec 2012

40 Jan 2013 Jun 2013

41 Jul 2013 Dec 2013

42 Jan 2014 Jun 2014

43 Jul 2014 Dec 2014

44 Jan 2015 Jun 2015

45 Jul 2015 Dec 2015

46 Jan 2016 Jun 2016

47 Jul 2016 Dec 2016

48 Jan 2017 Jun 2017

Several Youth ChalleNGe programs have non-standardized reporting dates for various reasons. The table below provides a listing of these states, NGB Class number, and associated dates (note: this table reflects several recently graduated class numbers as well as class numbers projected into the future):

NGB

Class # Start Date End Date

Class #

Start Date End Date

AK, NJ

38 Apr 2012 Aug 2012

GA-FG

38 Mar 2012 Aug 2012

39 Oct 2012 Feb 2013 39 Sep 2012 Mar 2013

40 Apr 2013 Aug 2013 40 Mar 2013 Aug 2013

41 Oct 2013 Feb 2014 41 Sep 2013 Mar 2014

42 Apr 2014 Aug 2014 42 Mar 2014 Aug 2014

43 Oct 2014 Feb 2015 43 Sep 2014 Mar 2015

44 Apr 2015 Aug 2015 44 Mar 2015 Aug 2015

45 Oct 2015 Feb 2016 45 Sep 2015 Mar 2016

46 Apr 2016 Aug 2016 46 Mar 2016 Aug 2016

47 Oct 2016 Feb 2017 47 Sep 2016 Mar 2017

48 Apr 2017 Aug 2017 48 Mar 2017 Aug 2017

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Class #

Start Date End Date

LA-CM

38 Feb 2012 Jul 2012

LA-GL

38 Mar 2012 Sep 2012

39 Aug 2012 Jan 2013 39 Oct 2012 Mar 2013

40 Feb 2013 Jul 2013 40 Mar 2013 Sep 2013

41 Aug 2013 Jan 2014 41 Oct 2013 Mar 2014

42 Feb 2014 Jul 2014 42 Mar 2014 Sep 2014

43 Aug 2014 Jan 2015 43 Oct 2014 Mar 2015

44 Feb 2015 Jul 2015 44 Apr 2015 Sep 2015

45 Aug 2015 Jan 2016 45 Oct 2015 Mar 2016

46 Feb 2016 Jul 2016 46 Apr 2016 Sep 2016

47 Aug 2016 Jan 2017 47 Oct 2016 Mar 2017

48 Feb 2017 Jul 2017 48 Apr 2017 Sep 2017

Class #

Start Date End Date

PR

38 Apr 2012 Sep 2012

VA

38 Mar 2012 Aug 2012

39 Oct 2012 Mar 2013 39 Oct 2012 Feb 2013

40 Apr 2013 Sep 2013 40 Mar 2013 Aug 2013

41 Oct 2013 Mar 2014 41 Oct 2013 Feb 2014

42 Apr 2014 Sep 2014 42 Mar 2014 Aug 2014

43 Oct 2014 Mar 2015 43 Oct 2014 Feb 2015

44 Apr 2015 Sep 2015 44 Mar 2015 Aug 2015

45 Oct 2015 Mar 2016 45 Oct 2015 Feb 2016

46 Apr 2016 Sep 2016 46 Mar 2016 Aug 2016

47 Oct 2016 Mar 2017 47 Oct 2016 Feb 2017

48 Apr 2017 Sep 2017 48 Mar 2017 Aug 2017

WY

38 Jan 2012 Jun 2012 ** Wyoming start and end dates overlap because each numbered NGB Class actually contains two residential classes for a total of four residential classes per academic year reporting period. 39* Jul 2012 Mar 2013

40* Jan 2013 Sep 2013

41* Jul 2013 Mar 2014

42* Jan 2014 Sep 2014

43* Jul 2014 Mar 2015

44* Jan 2015 Sep 2015

45* Jul 2015 Mar 2016

46* Jan 2016 Sep 2016

47* Jul 2016 Mar 2017

48* Jan 2017 Sep 2017

Post-Residential reporting reflects the residential class number and dates. As a reminder, the Post-

Residential phase follows the Residential Phase and lasts 12 months.

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2015 ChalleNGe Budget

Graduation

Target Federal (75%) State (25%) Total Federal and State

AK 288 $3,715,000 $1,238,333 $4,953,333

AR 200 $2,300,000 $766,667 $3,066,667

CA-LA 360 $5,400,000 $1,800,000 $7,200,000

CA-SL 360 $5,500,000 $1,833,333 $7,333,333

DC 200 $2,700,000 $900,000 $3,600,000

FL 300 $3,500,000 $1,166,667 $4,666,667

GA-FG 426 $5,140,000 $1,713,333 $6,853,333

GA-FS 425 $5,140,000 $1,713,333 $6,853,333

HI-BP 200 $2,400,000 $800,000 $3,200,000

HI-HI 200 $2,400,000 $800,000 $3,200,000

ID 200 $2,600,000 $866,667 $3,466,667

IL 600 $6,600,000 $2,200,000 $8,800,000

IN 200 $3,195,000 $1,065,000 $4,260,000

KY-FK* 200 $610,000 $203,333 $813,333

KY-HN 200 $2,607,000 $869,000 $3,476,000

LA-CB 500 $6,375,000 $2,125,000 $8,500,000

LA-CM 400 $5,100,000 $1,700,000 $6,800,000

LA-GL 500 $6,375,000 $2,125,000 $8,500,000

MD 200 $2,760,000 $920,000 $3,680,000

MI 228 $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $4,000,000

MS 400 $4,200,000 $1,400,000 $5,600,000

MT 200 $3,395,000 $1,131,667 $4,526,667

NC 250 $2,720,000 $906,667 $3,626,667

NJ 200 $1,350,000 $450,000 $1,800,000

NM 200 $2,400,000 $800,000 $3,200,000

OK 220 $2,805,000 $935,000 $3,740,000

OR 240 $3,770,000 $1,256,667 $5,026,667

PR 288 $3,500,000 $1,166,667 $4,666,667

SC 200 $2,800,000 $933,333 $3,733,333

TX 200 $2,550,000 $850,000 $3,400,000

VA 270 $3,590,000 $1,196,667 $4,786,667

WA 250 $3,600,000 $1,200,000 $4,800,000

WI 200 $3,586,500 $1,195,500 $4,782,000

WV 200 $3,375,000 $1,125,000 $4,500,000

WY 160 $1,545,000 $515,000 $2,060,000

Total 9665 $122,603,500 $40,867,833 $163,471,333

State Federal Funding

CA $4,000,000

GA $1,000,000

NC $512,000

TX $2,520,000

Funding Table

*KY-FK funding represents transition to the Federal Fiscal year.

Funding Table - Program Start-up Initiatives

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Ind iv idua l Program H igh l ights

The following pages present the individual ChalleNGe Program Performance data for the reporting period

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Alaska

Alaska Military Youth Academy

Graduates since inception: 4,528 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK Program Type: Credit Recovery, High School Diploma, GED Established: 1994

2015 Highlights

-Strengthened active relationship with members of the

Alaska State Legislature.

-Established and certified a state-of-the-art GED testing center.

2016 Goals

-Expand the vocational training offering for Cadets.

-Become a certified WorkKeys training and testing center.

-Establish a new 501(c)3 non-profit.

Residential Performance

Class Dates Target Applied Registered Graduated Retention Cost Per Cadet

NGB-42 4/1/2014 - 8/29/2014 144 378 190 144 75.8% $18,483

NGB-43 10/1/2014 - 2/27/2015 144 321 168 124 73.8%

CORE Component Completion

Academic Achievements NGB-42 NGB-43 Physical Fitness NGB-42 NGB-43

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 7.9 7.9 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 9.2 9.3 Initial 10:05 10:10

Growth (grade equivalent) 1.4 1.4 Final 7:50 7:15

Responsible Citizenship Change 2:15 2:55

Eligible to vote 30 23 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 29 23 Initial 38.0 31.0

Eligible for Selective Service 21 15 Final 59.2 44.1

Registered for Selective Service 21 15 Change 21.2 13.2

Service to Community Pull-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 67.8 51.6 Initial 3.5 3.2

Total hours served 9,757.50 6,395.00 Final 9.5 8.5

Dollar value per hour* $26.59 Change 6.0 5.3

Total Contribution $429,495

Post-Residential Performance

NGB-39 10/1/2012 - 3/1/2013 Graduates: 144 NGB-40 4/2/2013 - 8/30/2013 Graduates: 165

Month 1 Month 6 Month 12 Month 1 Month 6 Month 12

Contacted 70 67 61 Contacted 128 84 76

Placed 87 101 85 Placed 149 131 127

Military 2 1 6 Military 1 3 9

School 48 55 36 School 119 96 37

Employment 104 47 38 Employment 18 24 70

Miscellaneous 8 1 5 Miscellaneous 11 8 11

*Value of Community Service per hour according to www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time

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Arkansas

Arkansas Youth ChalleNGe

Graduates since inception: 3,299 North Little Rock, AR Program Type: GED Established: 1993

-Graduated 98 for NGB Class 44, the most in 14 years.

-NGB Class 43, 27 Cadets achieved their GED.

-NGB Class 44, 20 Cadets achieved their GED.

2016 Goals

-Register 150-170 candidates at the start of each

Acclimation Period.

-Staff will be trained in necessary areas.

-Prepare students for viable and durable placement.

NGB-43 7/17/2014 - 12/12/2014 100 196 136 97 71.3% $15,726

NGB-44 1/8/2015 - 6/11/2015 100 196 147 98 66.7%

Academic Achievements NGB-43 NGB-44 Physical Fitness NGB-43 NGB-44

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 8.0 8.1 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 9.1 9.0 Initial 11:07 11:00

Growth (grade equivalent) 1.1 0.9 Final 10:05 11:27

Responsible Citizenship Change 1:02 -0:27

Eligible to vote 24 29 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 24 29 Initial 26.0 28.7

Eligible for Selective Service 50 59 Final 38.4 29.6

Registered for Selective Service 50 59 Change 12.4 0.9

Service to Community Push-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 75.9 73.9 Initial 31.6 22.6

Total hours served 7,366.80 7,213.00 Final 50.8 41.8

Dollar value per hour* $19.31 Change 19.2 19.2

Total Contribution $281,536

NGB-40 1/14/2013 - 6/14/2013 Graduates: 78 NGB-41 7/11/2013 - 12/13/2013 Graduates: 88

Contacted 70 66 69 Contacted 51 63 61

Placed 41 47 60 Placed 40 59 59

Military 0 7 12 Military 1 10 8

School 6 21 12 School 18 24 27

Employment 29 17 33 Employment 19 43 42

Miscellaneous 6 19 4 Miscellaneous 2 4 4

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California

Sunburst Youth Academy

Graduates since inception: 2,257 Los Alamitos, CA Program Type: Credit Recovery, High School Diploma, GED Established: 2008

-Showcased with 7 segments on CBS Evening News.

-Increased placement through Mentor/Mentee relationships with marketing campaign, website renovation, and additional training opportunities.

-Achieved 96% and 92% retention rates last two classes.

2016 Goals

-Recruit and admit a minimum of 50% females for the

Jul-Dec cycle and 25% females for the Jan-Jun cycle.

-Train all employees to utilize and implement a database system.

-Increase positive placement Post-Residential to 83%.

NGB-43 7/13/2014 - 12/12/2014 180 532 216 207 95.8% $18,045

NGB-44 1/12/2015 - 6/13/2015 180 507 208 192 92.3%

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 5.2 4.7 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 8.9 8.7 Initial 9:03 8:17

Growth (grade equivalent) 3.7 4.0 Final 8:04 7:00

Responsible Citizenship Change 0:59 1:17

Eligible to vote 45 42 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 45 42 Initial 26.9 30.2

Eligible for Selective Service 45 42 Final 40.4 44.9

Registered for Selective Service 45 42 Change 13.5 14.7

Service to Community Push-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 45.7 45.3 Initial 24.8 24.4

Total hours served 9,458.50 8,746.50 Final 39.8 56.5

Dollar value per hour* $26.87 Change 15.0 32.1

Total Contribution $489,168

NGB-40 1/6/2013 - 6/7/2013 Graduates: 193 NGB-41 7/14/2013 - 12/13/2013 Graduates: 198

Contacted 193 191 188 Contacted 198 193 184

Placed 158 166 158 Placed 170 173 160

Military 0 3 5 Military 0 1 4

School 152 164 136 School 163 159 134

Employment 12 16 37 Employment 9 26 52

Miscellaneous 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 0 0 0

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California

Grizzly Youth Academy

Graduates since inception: 4,888 San Luis Obispo, CA Program Type: Credit Recovery, High School Diploma, GED Established: 1998

-Increased classroom capacity by four classrooms.

-Initiated five vocational education classes.

2016 Goals

-Sustain a retention rate of 85% or greater.

-Maintain an 85% rate of positive placement during

Post-Residential phase.

-Execute the Grizzly ChalleNGe approved budget within 1%.

-Add additional Vocational Education Classes.

NGB-43 7/19/2014 - 12/19/2014 180 395 212 202 95.3% $18,613

NGB-44 1/18/2015 - 6/19/2015 180 247 212 192 90.6%

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 7.3 7.2 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 8.7 8.6 Initial 11:00 10:45

Growth (grade equivalent) 1.4 1.4 Final 7:26 7:19

Responsible Citizenship Change 3:34 3:26

Eligible to vote 35 48 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 35 48 Initial 39.7 31.0

Eligible for Selective Service 35 48 Final 41.6 41.4

Registered for Selective Service 35 48 Change 1.9 10.4

Service to Community Push-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 76.3 74.4 Initial 20.3 18.6

Total hours served 15,842.00 14,441.00 Final 37.4 37.4

Dollar value per hour* $26.87 Change 17.1 18.8

Total Contribution $813,704

NGB-40 1/13/2013 - 6/14/2013 Graduates: 174 NGB-41 7/20/2013 - 12/20/2013 Graduates: 197

Contacted 109 120 107 Contacted 127 99 88

Placed 159 160 150 Placed 168 180 174

Military 5 3 6 Military 1 4 5

School 92 104 101 School 119 103 75

Employment 52 47 40 Employment 34 69 77

Miscellaneous 10 6 3 Miscellaneous 5 6 19

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District of Columbia

Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Graduates since inception: 403 Laurel, MD Program Type: GED Established: 2007

-Selected by the newly elected Mayor, Mayor Muriel

E. Bowser, to present the Colors at the first State of the District Address.

-Hosted the annual TAG Spouses Brunch.

-Provided a ChalleNGe Program brief and campus tour for Congressman Lacy Clay of Missouri.

2016 Goals

-Increase program awareness throughout the District of Columbia and with the newly elected Mayor.

-Continue to strengthen our community partnerships which support placement opportunities.

-Provide more staff training in the area of youth development.

NGB-43 7/13/2014 - 12/13/2014 100 101 64 46 71.9% $45,000

NGB-44 1/18/2015 - 6/20/2015 100 254 65 34 53.1%

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 5.1 5.3 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 7.3 6.9 Initial 13:46 10:17

Growth (grade equivalent) 2.2 1.6 Final 8:24 6:39

Responsible Citizenship Change 5:22 3:38

Eligible to vote 27 11 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 27 11 Initial 28.0 12.0

Eligible for Selective Service 17 7 Final 36.0 20.0

Registered for Selective Service 17 7 Change 8.0 8.0

Service to Community Push-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 48.5 43.0 Initial 36.0 28.0

Total hours served 2,231.00 1,462.00 Final 44.0 32.0

Dollar value per hour* $39.86 Change 8.0 4.0

Total Contribution $147,203

Post-Residential class was not completed for this period. NGB-41 7/13/2013 - 12/13/2013 Graduates: 50

Contacted 0 0 0 Contacted 50 50 19

Placed 0 0 0 Placed 19 7 18

Military 0 0 0 Military 0 1 0

School 0 0 0 School 10 2 7

Employment 0 0 0 Employment 10 3 8

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Florida

Florida Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Graduates since inception: 3,863 Starke, FL Program Type: Credit Recovery, GED Established: 2001

-Program continues to exceed graduation target.

-Program was able to acquire additional funding needed to build infrastructure for future vocational training.

2016 Goals

-Complete vocational startup program to include:

Animate Your Action Plan with Royer Studios, Microsoft Office Certifications, ServSafe Food

Handler Certification.

-Develop plan for future in-house growth.

NGB-43 7/13/2014 - 12/16/2014 150 530 199 167 83.9% $14,056

NGB-44 1/11/2015 - 6/13/2015 150 436 202 165 81.7%

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 6.9 6.5 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 7.7 8.4 Initial 10:16 10:08

Growth (grade equivalent) 0.8 1.9 Final 8:47 7:43

Responsible Citizenship Change 1:29 2:25

Eligible to vote 30 43 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 30 43 Initial 45.0 35.0

Eligible for Selective Service 44 49 Final 65.0 70.0

Registered for Selective Service 44 49 Change 20.0 35.0

Service to Community Push-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 65.0 50.0 Initial 16.0 20.0

Total hours served 10,898.00 8,248.50 Final 28.0 36.0

Dollar value per hour* $21.61 Change 12.0 16.0

Total Contribution $413,756

NGB-40 1/6/2013 - 6/8/2013 Graduates: 155 NGB-41 7/14/2013 - 12/17/2013 Graduates: 161

Contacted 155 149 145 Contacted 161 158 144

Placed 155 134 121 Placed 161 117 124

Military 6 2 2 Military 12 2 4

School 77 49 44 School 42 40 35

Employment 72 75 66 Employment 107 67 79

Miscellaneous 0 8 9 Miscellaneous 0 8 6

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Georgia

Fort Gordon Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Graduates since inception: 5,036 Fort Gordon, GA Program Type: Credit Recovery, High School Diploma, GED Established: 2000

-Increased program graduates by 5%.

-Increased academic credentials by over 40%.

-Seven Cadets successfully completed a Nursing

Assistant program and ten Cadets completed a

Graphic Design course during the Residential Phase.

2016 Goals

-Increase Cadet graduation rate by 5%.

-Increase academic credentials by 10% each graduating class.

-Provide direct employment placement opportunities for graduates.

-Expand Academy STEM training for Cadets.

NGB-42 3/30/2014 - 8/30/2014 213 401 320 196 61.3% $17,091

NGB-43 9/21/2014 - 3/7/2015 213 375 311 205 65.9%

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 5.8 5.3 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 7.5 8.4 Initial 8:46 9:15

Growth (grade equivalent) 1.7 3.1 Final 7:15 8:02

Responsible Citizenship Change 1:31 1:13

Eligible to vote 60 70 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 60 70 Initial 38.0 36.0

Eligible for Selective Service 71 92 Final 52.0 48.0

Registered for Selective Service 71 92 Change 14.0 12.0

Service to Community Push-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 81.9 54.9 Initial 36.0 34.0

Total hours served 16,058.00 11,260.00 Final 58.0 48.0

Dollar value per hour* $23.26 Change 22.0 14.0

Total Contribution $635,417

NGB-40 3/24/2013 - 8/24/2013 Graduates: 189 NGB-41 9/22/2013 - 3/1/2014 Graduates: 194

Contacted 175 163 156 Contacted 177 174 171

Placed 139 128 128 Placed 137 143 147

Military 4 10 10 Military 0 2 4

School 52 31 34 School 38 65 65

Employment 58 79 85 Employment 65 82 89

Miscellaneous 47 23 13 Miscellaneous 49 14 13

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Georgia

Fort Stewart Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Graduates since inception: 8,664 Fort Stewart, GA Program Type: Credit Recovery, High School Diploma, GED Established: 1993

-Established "My Brother's Keeper" Construction

Class.

-Hosted Regional Invitational ChalleNGe Competition with five Youth ChalleNGe academies participating.

2016 Goals

-Increase recruiting efforts to result in starting a class with at least 310 candidates.

-Increase the average number of Cadets enrolled in

Provost Academy (Accredited High School) by 100%

(from 20 to 40).

NGB-43 7/20/2014 - 12/20/2014 213 417 296 211 71.3% $17,941

NGB-44 1/18/2015 - 6/20/2015 212 375 289 171 59.2%

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 6.5 7.1 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 9.6 10.0 Initial 8:47 9:50

Growth (grade equivalent) 3.1 2.9 Final 8:52 8:19

Responsible Citizenship Change -0:05 1:31

Eligible to vote 58 54 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 58 54 Initial 40.4 40.2

Eligible for Selective Service 49 43 Final 47.8 50.7

Registered for Selective Service 49 43 Change 7.4 10.5

Service to Community Pull-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 68.9 56.2 Initial 9.8 8.3

Total hours served 14,350.00 9,579.00 Final 11.0 10.6

Dollar value per hour* $23.26 Change 1.2 2.3

Total Contribution $556,589

NGB-40 1/20/2013 - 6/22/2013 Graduates: 203 NGB-41 7/21/2013 - 12/21/2013 Graduates: 207

Contacted 203 203 203 Contacted 207 207 207

Placed 157 176 181 Placed 182 193 189

Military 0 2 3 Military 0 2 2

School 15 25 30 School 40 45 30

Employment 62 89 103 Employment 177 111 102

Miscellaneous 80 60 45 Miscellaneous 85 55 55

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Hawaii

Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Barber's Point

Graduates since inception: 3,718 Kapolei, HI Program Type: High School Diploma, GED Established: 1994

-100% of graduating Cadets received their diploma for

NGB Classes 41 & 44.

-Added career training in fields of carpentry, welding, and lifeguarding.

2016 Goals

-Continue to increase public awareness through advertisement and event participation.

-Maintain graduation rate above 100 Cadets per cycle.

-Improve placement rate to 100%.

NGB-43 7/22/2014 - 12/19/2014 100 247 124 95 76.6% $18,079

NGB-44 1/20/2015 - 6/19/2015 100 310 104 82 78.8%

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 5.2 6.0 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 7.9 7.2 Initial 15:43 9:36

Growth (grade equivalent) 2.7 1.2 Final 8:42 9:22

Responsible Citizenship Change 7:01 0:14

Eligible to vote 19 21 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 15 21 Initial 37.4 34.5

Eligible for Selective Service 48 36 Final 47.2 47.5

Registered for Selective Service 0 22 Change 9.8 13.0

Service to Community Push-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 109.7 116.0 Initial 31.2 39.6

Total hours served 8,971.50 11,023.00 Final 53.9 53.8

Dollar value per hour* $23.14 Change 22.7 14.2

Total Contribution $462,673

NGB-39 7/17/2012 - 12/21/2012 Graduates: 101 NGB-40 1/22/2013 - 6/21/2013 Graduates: 79

Contacted 101 93 92 Contacted 78 76 75

Placed 28 60 73 Placed 18 46 46

Military 1 2 2 Military 0 2 3

School 11 12 11 School 1 11 6

Employment 17 49 62 Employment 17 41 38

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Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Barber's Point

NGB-41 7/16/2013 - 12/20/2013 Graduates: 107

Month 1 Month 6 Month 12

Contacted 107 99 96

Placed 32 56 66

Military 2 6 9

School 10 9 11

Employment 22 43 52

Miscellaneous 0 0 0

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Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Hilo

Graduates since inception: 448 Hilo, HI Program Type: High School Diploma Established: 2011

-Program relocated to Keaukaha Military Reserve.

-98% of graduates received their Community School

Diploma through the College Basic Academic

Subjects Examination Program (CBASE) while enrolled at YCA.

2016 Goals

-Increase the number of applicants and graduates.

-Develop partnerships to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness.

-Provide more opportunities for staff training.

-Increase recruitment and retention by 20%.

NGB-43 7/29/2014 - 12/23/2014 100 139 62 46 74.2% $30,189

NGB-44 1/27/2015 - 6/26/2015 100 108 82 60 73.2%

Pre-TABE (grade equivalent) 5.2 5.3 One Mile Run

Post-TABE (grade equivalent) 6.1 6.4 Initial 8:46 9:08

Growth (grade equivalent) 0.9 1.1 Final 8:28 8:36

Responsible Citizenship Change 0:18 0:32

Eligible to vote 7 19 Curl-Ups

Registered to vote 7 19 Initial 49.0 41.0

Eligible for Selective Service 24 41 Final 53.0 57.0

Registered for Selective Service 10 11 Change 4.0 16.0

Service to Community Push-Ups

Average hours per Cadet 100.0 100.0 Initial 49.0 45.0

Total hours served 4,600.00 6,000.00 Final 69.0 64.0

Dollar value per hour* $23.14 Change 20.0 19.0

Total Contribution $245,284

NGB-39 7/23/2012 - 12/20/2012 Graduates: 54 NGB-40 1/31/2013 - 6/26/2013 Graduates: 53

Contacted 41 33 39 Contacted 20 29 42

Placed 13 21 15 Placed 34 24 12

Military 0 1 1 Military 0 1 1

School 4 3 3 School 12 7 4

Employment 6 10 10 Employment 11 13 6

Miscellaneous 3 7 1 Miscellaneous 11 3 1

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NGB-41 7/23/2013 - 12/20/2013 Graduates: 30

Month 1 Month 6 Month 12

Contacted 28 16 23

Placed 3 3 9

Military 0 0 0

School 4 1 2

Employment 9 9 11

Miscellaneous 10 5 7

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Idaho

Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Graduates since inception: 232 Pierce, ID Program Type: Credit Recovery, High School Diploma, GED Established: 2013

-100% of female Cadets in Class 2015-1 completed the Residential Phase of the program.

-Retention rate for Class 2015-1 was 87%.

2016 Goals

-Establish and maintain a 90% or better training level for staff.

-Institute and maintain a Cadet retention…