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What is the Leadership Training Through Performing Arts Program and Why is it needed?
One must hold oneself accountable for their own action, if we as elders of the community fail to teach the next generation, how to act, how to communicate, how to use their brain who's fault is that? and if your not teaching them; who is?
OVERVIEW:
The Need:
The Headline reads. “Four people died by suicide on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 2023. The Washington State Patrol responded to 52 people who they suspected might die of suicide on the bridge last year. That’s an average of one a week.” The need for change was identified over ten years ago.
Just a look at the Academics in the Tacoma School District, it reads like a student, screaming for help, a lost child in the wood on their own, or a swimmer who has been bitten by a shark. Our children are dying from lack of opportunity and places to go. Often, some turn to drugs and gang to hide the abuse, and the pain longing to have some form of family and protection. Others get bullied, and picked on and commit suicide
Photo from TCC music department in the auditorium Photo by B.I.C ent/Pro
Photo from TCC music department in the auditorium Photo by B.I.C ent/Pro
“In the past year, 10 students in the Tacoma school district in Washington State have been shot. Others have survived human trafficking; battled homelessness; and dealt with substance use, physical and mental abuse, social media harassment, and bullying,” Superintendent Joshua Garcia said. Superintendent of Tacoma School District.
Photo from TCC music department in the auditorium Photo by B.I.C ent/Pro
Academics K-12 in the Tacoma School District as of the 2024 School Year test scores are a B- (Bee minus) With a forty-seven percent (47%) at or above proficiency levels in reading. Seventy-five percent (75%) don’t have access to after school programs. Nineteen-point four percent (19.4%) of Tacoma students are economically disadvantaged. SAT Test Scores are 1130 out of 1600 ATC scores in Math 26, Reading 28, English 27, and Since 26, with the average being (27%) 28,000 children attend Tacoma Public Schools, one of the largest districts in Washington State.
Photo from TCC music department in the auditorium Photo by B.I.C ent/Pro
“The challenges aren’t unique to Tacoma or even Washington state. They represent nationally persistent problems that lead to worsening mental health and higher rates of suicide, depression, and anxiety among students. Garcia said while testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Thursday. (Libby Stanford reported on June 8, 2023, in Ed Weekly.)
The need for Leadership Training Through Preforming Art will help the disparaging statistic of the underprivilege. The statistics are overwhelming. Since the last census 928,696 live in Pierce County, and 222,906 live in Tacoma WA. The percentage of people living in Pierce County WA with a bachelor's degree or higher are 30.1% Tacoma WA. 33.5%. and 35.5% is the national rate in the US. Without core competence, critical thinking and communication skills for the underprivilege youth suffer at high rates in Pierce County, Tacoma WA school district.
Households' income per Capita income in the past 12 months. $44.756 in Tacoma equaling 12% poverty. $45.885 in Pierce County leaving 9.9% in poverty and $43.289 which equate to 11.0% in poverty nationally
At the town meeting there are talks of putting suicide nets off Narrows Bridge. Let’s give kids something better to do then to just give up.
B.I.C MINISTRY MOMENTS PRESENTS
OVERVIEW
B.I.C Ministry Moments
A for-profit organization doing non-profit work
Jan 9th, 2025:
OVERVIEW:
B.I.C Ministries Moments a division of B.I.C Entertainment & Production Since 2019 -2024 has partnered with several Non-profit churches in the Tacoma’s Hill Top School district to create the Leadership Training Through Performance Arts program. To teach critical think, core competencies to empower the youths of today. We feel if we increase our efforts we can make a greater positive impact on our kids.
B.I.C Reconize the need for strong leaders in our comunity and our churches. What's the need for this program?
We are requesting funding for the underprivileged or at risk youth, K-12 in the Tacoma School district. If you live in or out of the district you can still help.
For any other entertainment needs you can reach B.I.C Ent/Pro from this link. https://www.bicentpro.com/home
The Need:
Academics in the Tacoma School District as of the 2024 School Year test scores are B- With a forty-seven percent (47%) at or above proficiency levels in reading. Seventy-five percent (75%) don’t have access to after school programs. Nineteen-point four percent. (19.4%) of Tacoma students are economically disadvantaged SAT and ACT Test Scores 1130 out of 1600 ATC Math 26, Reading 28, English 27, and Since 26, with the average being (27%) 28,000 children attend Tacoma Public Schools, one of the largest districts in Washington State
JUSTIFICATION:
The Leadership Training Through Performance Arts Program, will enable at risk students K –12 to improve their Reading, communication, core competencies, and critical thinking skills: Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences. Through the Leadership Training through Performance Arts Program; Reading, acting out core competencies, and critical thinking will reduce the number of failing students one to five percent (1%) - (5%) 280 – 1400 students in the first year
TARGET POPULATION AND BENEFITS:
The targeted population of this project enclouds the Tacoma School District at risk or underprivilege K –12 graders. Specifically in the Tacoma Hill top area Not to exclude any other area of Tacoma School district. This project will be providing jobs such as Teacher Administrators, Coordinators, Producer, Director, Shelfs Bus Driver, Saghand, Cinematography, Sound Engineers, Production assistants, Camera Operators. Arts, Crafts, Stage Designer, Actors, Singer's Dancers, Catering Services and volunteers. B.I.C and other local churches producer, or collaborators will donate in-kind or monetary assistant with an honorable mention according to the guidelines set by the funding agency.
Benefits include:
· This project will improve cognitive social skills for K-12. Reading, Writing, Spelling, Memorisation, Behavioral skills Critical Thinking.
· Providing jobs such as Language Teachers, Coordinator, Director, Cook, Bus Driver Producer, Actors /Actresses, Camera Operators, Editor Video Photography, Sound Engineers,
· Bringing the community and churches closer together while improving attendance, and social enteraction.
· Partner with local and national business.
· Provide a safe learning environment.
AI Overview
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TIMELINE: March 2025 - 2026 - 2030
March /August 2025: Public anounce ment. Proposal. meeting to parameters of the project and announce initiative on social media, website and through emails constant contact. getting nonprofits organized so they can qualify for grant may take several months. by August.
April 2025: Awareness Campaign: This campaign will take several months. We will start at St. John #2 Baptist Church, on the 6th of April, With a Theatrical Performance as a prelude to our Mother's Day Play entitled B.I.C's A Celebration of Life.
August /Oct. 2025: Apply for grant, make an excel spreadsheet of production staff, director, teachers, coordinators, Assistance, etc.
At this time we don't know when we will receive notice potential notice of funding until we file at that time we will Reach out to local Stakeholders, Churches and Businesses.
August 2025: Stakeholders meeting to discuss fund dispersal. Award funds to accounting team to keep track of finances and dispersal key personnel in charge of making sure the project be a success. (Stakeholders)
September 2025: Pre-Production begins, consult with local churches, members, business owner Chambers of Commers, and the City of Tacoma.
October-December 2525: We hope to have our first Performance of the play by Christmas. Production /Filming of project begins.
January/February 2026: Post-Production begin.
March 2026 local content premier. And runs for the next nine months. December 2026.
FUNDS NEEDED
Approximately 30k in kind funds needed by fundraising we are raise $25,000 of the $30,000 thousand need;
Approximately 35k Match Government. The government will match 35k with 25k or more if we are able to bring other organization to support our cause.
References
Want to know the statistic of this Tacoma Washington School district report. click: links below
Tacoma education dream fund:
https://tacomaeducationdreamfund.org/
Kiro 7 News reported on Suicide prevention nets:
Census 2024:
Education weekly: What a Superintendent Told U.S. Senators About Student Mental Health:
Education weekly: What a Superintendent Told U.S. Senators About Student Mental Health:
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