Design

Numbers

• 30 students at one time, would likely rotate as some left and new people joined

  • Ages 10-18

• 5 teachers

• 5 caretakers, one will be assigned to each age group, they will switch age groups each week

Staff

• Board of Directors

  • Oversee everything and make big decisions regarding nonprofit

• School Teachers

  • Librarian/Computer Lab Aide

  • 5 total teachers, capable of teaching ages 10-18 in one of the below subjects

    • Science

    • Math

    • English

    • Social Studies

    • Mental health/wellness teacher

• Extracurricular Teachers

  • Art teacher

    • Assist and teach in the studio

  • Yoga teacher

  • Coach/PE teacher

    • Lead physical activity

    • Teach different sports

    • Life guard certified

  • Music Teacher

    • Teach students how to play various instruments and about music theory as well

• Cleaning service

  • Comes at night once a week and cleans everything except living quarters

• Chefs- 2

  • Prepare 3 meals a day for 35-50 people

• Caretakers-5

  • Serve as role models for the kids

  • Pseudo-parents, make the children feel safe and cared for

• Principal

• Counselors

  • Trauma- 3

  • Substance abuse

• Physician/nurse

• Administation

• Adoption specialists

• Caseworkers

• Security

  • Two guards, one works day, one works night

• All staff will be vetted with careful background checks

  • They will also all be carefully trained in ways to work with these children

School

• Onsite teachers, option to take online classes not offered in person during free periods

• Option to bus to nearby school for specific clubs or events

• Split into 5 class groups by age

  • 10-11

  • 12-13

  • 14-15

  • 16-17

  • 18

• 18 year olds and those pursuing GED will have extra life prep classes

Activities

• This facility would have all the necessary supplies and resources for a variety of both artistic and athletic activities

• These activities while fun, would have the main purpose of being a healthy outlet to express any frustrated and aggressive emotions students may have bottled inside

Staff Schedule

• Teachers

  • 6:30am-5:00pm Mon-fri for teaching and extra assistance

    • Possibily scheduled some weekends/extra hours

• Caretakers

  • 24/7 always on the clock, can have a full week off every three months

• Administration

  • 6:30am-5:00pm

• Counselors

  • 9:00am-6:00pm

• Principal

  • 8:00am-5:00pm

• Nurse

  • 8:00am-5:00pm (on call for any minor night "emergenicies," not ER level but not sometime caretakers can handl alone)

• Chefs

  • 6:30am-7:00pm, seven days a week

• Cleaning

• 11:00pm-5:00am, once a week

Location

Expenses

• Land and Building/rent

  • Land: $300,000-$500,000

  • Build: Very rough estimate of $13,996,800

    • 27 x 6= 162 ft

    • 18 x 6 = 108 ft

    • 108 x 162 = 17,496 square feet per floor

    • 17,496 x 4= 69,984 square feet total

    • 69,984 x $200= $13,996,800

    • $200= average price per square foot built

  • Rent: On average, office space in Phoenix rents at 20-30 dollars per square foot a year

    • 69984 x $28 = $1,959,552 in rent a year

• Food

  • $50 a week per person x 30 students = $1500 per week just students

  • $50 a week per person x 5 teachers = $250 per week teachers

  • $70 a week per person x 5 caretakers = $350 per week caretakers

  • Round $900 for extras

  • Roughly $3000 a week to feed everyone

  • $156,000 a year

• Bills

  • Heat/AC

  • Electricity

  • Water

    • Total utilities for office building about $1.69 x 69,984 = $118,272.96

    • Total utilities following national average $2.10 x 69,984 = $146,966.40

• Salary/payroll (see spreadsheet below)

  • Total: $1,349,200

Budget $500,000 to $750,000 for beginning expenses:

• Books

• Computers

• Desks

• Tables

• Chairs

• Beds

• Dressers

• Book shelves

• Kitchen equipment

Funding

• If the facility was contracted by the state of Arizona, there is some government funding that could apply, such as

  • Title IV-E Programs

    • "Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides funds for states and tribes to provide foster care, transitional independent living programs for children, guardianship assistance, and adoption assistance for children with special needs." -acf.hhs.gov

  • Title IV-B Programs

    • "Funds are available to states and tribes to promote flexibility in the development and expansion of coordinated child and family services programs that utilize community-based agencies, family support services, family preservation services, adoption promotion and support services, and time-limited family reunification services and that ensure all children are raised in safe, loving families." -acf.hhs.gov

• Fundraisers:

  • Performance events with high price tickets where students who wish to can show off their arts-related skills. Dinner would be served and these would be classy events. Any art students wish to auction would also be available.

  • Movie nights with tickets, more so a community event. Large projection screen on stage would make it possible for everyone in the room to see

Volunteer Opportunities

• People in the community looking to volunteer their time can schedule a time period where they

  • Assist in the kitchen with meal prep

  • Work in the garden

  • Tutor students in school or a specialized subject

• All volunteers will be vetted with careful background checks

Independence

• Jobs

  • If they are looking to earn some money, students will be allowed to help prep meals or clean portions of the building during some of their freetime as long as they are keeping up on their school work

  • They could also auction off any artwork, creations etc. during fundraising events and keep a significant portion of the proceeds

• Phones

  • There will be community cellphones with different logins

  • If a student wishes to save up and buy their own phone they may do so

  • If they already have a phone they may continue to take care of it

• Laundry

  • Everyone will be responsible for doing their laundry at least once a week. Caretakers will be around to guide those who don't know how to do it yet

Field Trips

• Once a month

  • Places like museums, science centers, aquariums, zoos, gardens

• Expand world view and get to visit somewhere else

Transportation

• Will be mainly by school bus

• In the event only a couple students need to go somewhere, a caretaker will take them in one of the school's vans/vehicles