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NOCU's model is centered
on the cooperation of four different parties, each of which has
different responsibilities and obligations in the program. Each
organization involved must sign a non-binding Letter of Agreement
before a particular placement begins, signaling a commitment
to the goals of the program. Ultimately, this model ensures our
goal of teaching lasting skills and makes it easier for us to
expand into additional schools. |
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The
adopted school has certain responsibilities in the program –
including providing a secure space for a lab, committing to the
goals of a NOCU placement, providing proper insurance, and paying
for damage due to negligence on the part of the school. Above
all though, the recipient school must commit to the goals of
the program and to getting long-term results. |
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As
the coordinating organization in the model, NOCU is responsible
for arranging the placement, providing overall direction and
coordination. It is our responsibility to sign the following
two entities onto the program as well as to help develop a curriculum
and ensure that everything runs smoothly. |
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The
adopting school's job is to provide student tutors who go to
the adopted school to help teach technology skills. A supporting
school is usually an independent high school with a strong technology
program and commitment to community service. Having these volunteers
as an integral part of the technology "staff" serves several
purposes. First, it promotes a kind of peer learning, encouraging
students to try to learn from the volunteers and one another
rather than just from their teachers – something we see
as critical to the goal of intuition. Second, it allows students
to receive more one-on-one time with people who know the technology.
Third and lastly, it connects communities whose members otherwise
might not interact, creating bridges over time as volunteer tutors
and students become friends and helping to create a general sense
of social awareness in both groups. The adopting school commits
to making the NOCU partnership a priority in its service program. |
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The
adopting benefactor is the person or organization which funds
the lab. The expected cost of the program is $50,000 over three
years, with approximately 10% of the money going to NOCU and
about 90% directly to the recipient school. The lead benefactor
benefits from naming rights to the lab and the positive press
emerging from what is sure to be an attractive story for the
media. |
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