Name of Organization:
The Rhode Island Department of Education- 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Office
Address:
255 Westminster St, Providence, RI 02903
Description of the overall mission of this organization:
RIDE provides funds to support the development of high quality after-school and summer programs through a competitive process that prioritizes high poverty areas. All 21st CCLCs must show a partnership between the target school(s) and a community- or faith-based organization.
Ages of youth served:
K-12th Grade
Name of Mentor:
Jan Mermin
Hours worked:
211 (between 2 internships)
Description of your role and duties:
- I was responsible for assisting with all phases of the Rhode Island Department of Education - 21st CCLC Grant Request for Proposals (RFP) Process. This involved reviewing State and Federal documents, working to establish a strong reviewal process and team(s), attending subgrantee information meetings, and more.
- I served on the Rhode Island Department of Education for Equity Committee. This involved attending weekly meetings that focused on developing a departmental definition for equity and creating a process that reviews policies that potentially have equity gaps.
- I created a resource manual for all incoming subgrantees that took outdated processes to educate subgrantees and updated it in a way that focused on concise information and connecting to resources.
- I also executed other tasks/assignments per request if it assisted in the development of skills that I initially wanted to target when I began working within RIDE.
Description of the culture of the place (how many people in the office, dress code, communication style)
The culture of the place was very welcoming. I was brought into tasks and taking on responsibilities right away. Most importantly, every individual valued my input equally with their coworkers. I felt like a part of the office as soon as I had joined the team within RIDE. This culture seemed counter-intuitive to the setup of the office; rows and rows of cubicles tucked away on the fifth floor of a building in downtown Providence. The dress code was never directly addressed with me, although, I saw a range from business casual to business professional while at my time within RIDE.
Additional Requirements:
Transportation is required to and from downtown Providence. Parking is validated through RIDE, although, I highly recommend taking the NEC shuttle to downtown Providence- this would require approximately ½ mile walks.
Special notes on the process of getting this internship:
I had an initial meeting with Jan Mermin to establish if the internship would be a good fit. Having this meeting helped expedite the process of going through the governor's internship program interview.
It did require an interview at the Statehouse and a final essay submission (minimum 500 words).
Other internship opportunities with this organization:
unknown
What three TAGS would you use to label this internship?
Administrative; Equity; Nonprofit
Your name:
Colton McAdams
Your cohort:
YD6
Your email address if others can contact you:
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