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DAVID K. SMITH
FOUNDER & CEO
Mrs. Gray
Head Instructor |
P R
O G R A M S
When founded in January of 1992, the
original intent of the Trustees of the Academic/Sports Youth Development Institute,
Inc., (forerunner of the Kauffman Youth Development Institute, Inc.) was to support and to
provide positive academic and athletic activities and programs to at-risk young Black
males in both formal and informal settings. The Trustees, however, soon realized that
because of the needs of other children in the community, the program should be extended to
all students needing help to develop their potential .
The purpose of the Institute is to work with
parents, organizations, and the existing educational systems, whether they be local,
state, public, private or parochial, thereby providing a support system that encourages
the use of existing facilities and programs in the surrounding area.
Goals
- The Kauffman Youth Development Institute will strive for consistently high attendance
rates. Success in school is often related to attendance.
- A Code of Behavior will be determined by the board, administrators, teachers, parents,
and staff. This Code of Behavior will stipulate standards of conduct, as well as
disciplinary measures to be taken in the event of misbehavior. This code will be
constantly reviewed for relevance.
- Students and instructors will respect each other and their surroundings. A safe school
environment including: classrooms, hallways, common areas, grounds or any site, used as a
school site, will be imperative.
- The Institute plans to provide an intellectually stimulating program that serves the
needs of parents, community, and student's preparation to being productive workers and
responsible citizens.
- Class size will be limited in order to maximize the attention given each student. It is
the intent of the Directors of the Institute to hire teacher aides to assist the teachers
in providing more individual help to the students, so they can reach their highest
potential.
- Parents will be given the opportunity and responsibility to be involved in the structure
and operation of their child's school.
- The curriculum will be structured to increase students' knowledge and skills to ensure
academic success.
- The Institute will be dedicated to developing socially acceptable behavior and
cultivating students who are just, trustworthy, cooperative, responsible, self motivated,
courageous, and with the highest degree of integrity.
- The Institute will be involved in the education of students in the acceptable methods of
resolution of conflicts, problems, and tensions.
- The students will excel in the academic subjects, writing, speaking, listening, logic
and reasoning, and technology.
Instructional Design
Some of the components of our
interdisciplinary programs are:
- Formal and/or informal assessment of students' skills at in-take.
- An individual educational plan for each student.
- Basic skills program.
- Competency-based.
- Computer-enhanced.
- Small classroom enrollment with aide for small group instruction or one-on one tutoring.
- Comprehensive parent involvement.
- Conflict resolution program.
- Partnerships with community agencies and businesses.
- Out-sourcing for special projects.
- The Kauffman Youth Development Institute is committed to quality education within a
caring and encouraging environment.
Kauffman Youth Development Institute
720 Kilgore Street, Batavia, Ohio 45103
(330) 678-6618
1-(866) 678-2579
kydi@raex.com or dksmith@raex.com
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