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2010 National Network Meeting of Statewide Afterschool Networks MeetingThe annual meeting of the National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks provides an opportunity for networks to strategize, share lessons learned and ideas, and prepare for windows of opportunities. Participants come to the table as experts and learners. Sessions are designed to stimulate networking, new thinking, encourage discussions, provide resources and create a forum for sharing across networks. The meeting will take place on January 25-28, 2010 in San Diego, California at the Paradise Point - Resort & Spa. Additional information can be found by visiting the afterschool network website at:
National Statewide Afterschool Networks Meeting
Connecticut After School Network Middle School/High School Conference
Monday February 8, 2010
Connecticut Science Center
Keynote speaker, Hillary Salmons, Executive Director of the Providence After School Alliance, will discuss the development of the Providence After Zones (with a focus on building an after school system), lessons learned and recommendations for MS/HS programs and building sustainable school/community (public-private partnerships).
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Middle School/High School Conference
Florida Afterschool Network Youth Board Holds First Meeting
The Florida Afterschool Network's Youth Board held their initial organization meeting on December 28, 2009. FAN established the Youth Board as a vehicle for receiving important input from young people who participate in afterschool envirionments. Ms. Alexis Gonzales a high school senior at Ridgewood High School in New Port Richey serves as the Youth Board Cooridinator.
State House Advocacy DAy for Afterschool & Expanded Learning Opportunities
Thursday February 4, 2010
Massachusetts State House, Great Hall
Now more than ever, it is critical to tell our legislators how essential quality afterschool and expanded learning opportunities are to the development of the whole child. For providing quality services, supporting working families, supporting economic growth, strengthening workforce development and keeping kids safe, the answer is simple: Afterschool Works! Click here for registration information:
Advocacy Day Registration
Michigan After-School Partnership Annual Meeting
February 25, 2010
Lansing, MI
This conference will focus on issues around college readiness and workforce development. Workshops on quality programming, advocacy training and partnership development will also be offered. Click on the link for more information and to register:
MASP Annual Meeting
The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network 2010 Extra Learning Opportunities Conference
March 9-11, 2010
Harrisburg, PA
The Pennsylvania Department of Education in Partnership with the Center for Schools and Communities is pleased to present the 2010 Extra Learning Opportunities Conference, Promising Practices-Proven Strategies: Afterschool Programs in a Time of Change.
The conference will focus on advancing the systems that support and promote collaboration and youth success and on key elements of high-quality extra learning opportunities: Academic Achievement; Child Wellbeing and Resiliency: Community and Family Involvement; Financing; Global Learning; Management and Administration; Policy and Advocacy; Quality Programming; Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Base; Staffing and Training.
For more information about the conference and to register,
2010 Extra Learning Opportunities Conference Information
Afterschool Advocacy Day
Monday March 8, 2010
Harrisburg, PA
The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) will be hosting Afterschool Advocacy Day 2010. Advocates including parents, program providers, youth, faith-based leaders and business leaders from across the state will come together to highlight the importance of afterschool programs in our state. The day will include a training lunch, an Afterschool Advocacy Program in the Capitol Rotunda and visit with Legislators.
Beyond School Hours XIII National Afterschool Conference
Wednesday February 17, 2010
Jacksonville, FL
Beyond School Hours XIII: Expanding Foundations for Learning; Featuring keynote speeches by Benjamin Carter, M.D. and Tom Sparough. Beyond School Hours is planned in partnership with the US Deparment of Education, 21st Century Community Learning Centers. Please visit their website or call them at 888.977.KIDS (5437) for more information.
The Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence has recently moved!
The Center is now located in the main administration offices of the University Public Schools, the charter schools owned and operated by Arizona State University. Our new address and phone number is:
112 North Central Avenue, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-496-3307
The Vermont Out-of-School Time Network is now the Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence
Visit their website at Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence to see their new logo and newly designed webiste!
Features
NGA and CCSSO Offer New Approaches to Strengthen Afterschool Opportunities for StudentsA new report by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers highlights the positive impact high-quality Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs) have on student success and offers state leaders a blueprint to ensure ELO effectiveness. For more information, see the press release or download the full report.
Minnesota Out of School Time Funding Streams Report
The Minnesota Department of Education produced a report outlining the federal and state funding streams for out of school time in Minnesota. The report attempts to provide information about which funding streams are dedicated to afterschool and out of school time programs and which funding streams allow for these expenditures. A summary report is available at
Report Summary and the full report is available at:
Full Report
Quality Task Force
Youth Community Connections convened experts and key stakeholders to examine what systems-level supports were necessary to encourage and promote quality programming in afterschool, out-of-school time and summer. The University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development wrote a white paper identifying what systems-level supports were necessary to encourage and promote quality afterschool, out-of-school time and summer. The white paper is available at their website:
White Paper
Cost Study
Youth Community Connections (YCC) released the findings from the statewide cost study on afterschool programs in Minnesota. This study examined the full costs of providing afterschool programs in urban, suburban and rural areas of the state. An executive summary of the findings have been made available on YCC's webiste at:
Executive Summary of the Findings
Gaps Analysis Study
University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development released the Gap Analysis data, which examines perceptinos of parents and youth use of afterschool, out-of-school time and summer programming in Minnesota. The study is available at:
Gap Analysis Study
Maryland Out-of-School Time Programs' Quality Standards Framework
Published by the Maryland Out of School Time Network in July 2009, this report describes Maryland's quality framework structure. The report is broken into seven Foundational Areas (FA), which are essential elements of program quality improvement. Following each FA's are a series of Indicators that seek to provide further explanation of the FAs.
Quality Standards Framework
Maryland Out of School Time Network: Guidance on the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
On February 17, 2009 President Obama signed the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law bringing a much needed injection of dollars to the states. The ARRA provides a relatively proscribed framework for how the dollars should be used and how they flow from federal agencies to state agencies and down to local jurisdictions. Over the next two years, Maryland will recieve at least $3.8 billion dollars from the stimulus package for items like construction projects, education and workforce development. The most definitive resources for detailed information about how ARRA dollars are designated for use in the state of Maryland is
Guidance on ARRA
The Afterschool Investment Project
The Afterschool Investment Project, a collaboration with the Finance Project and the Child Care Bureau, has released a new strategy brief entitled, Promoting Health and Fitness in Afterschool Settings: Strategies for Program Leaders and Policymakers. Aimed at reducing childhood obesity through more active and nutritional programming at afterschool programs, the strategy brief also addresses how to fund these programs as well as increase policy support for this kind of programming. The Afterschool Investment Project is also unveiling a new web resource called FitSource which will be searchable by various phrases like, “games,” “information for parents” or “recipes.” Programs can use this resource as a way to easily incorporate new ideas into their programming, enhancing the fitness and nutrition of their programs. The emphasis will be on low-cost or no-cost ideas.
Visit their Web site to keep updated with the latest information.
Ohio's Core Knowledge & Competencies for afterschool professionals who work with children ages 5-12
This document provides a detailed description of Ohio's core knowledge and competencies. Core knowledge and competencies are what afterschool professionals need to understand and be able to do to assure that children have the best possible relationships, environments, and experiences in which to grow and learn.
Core Knowledge and Competencies
Rhode Island's Urban Education Task Force Report Released
To address the many challenges within the Rhode Island educational context, Governor Donald Carcier created the Urban Education Task Force in January of 2008 and charged the Task Force to work with multiple stakeholders to forge a plan to generate action and the political will needed to take the first steps towards implementation. In October of 2009, the results of the Task Force's work was published.
Rhode Island Urban Education Task Force Report
Rhode Island After School Plus Alliance: Program Cost Calculator
RIASPA has developed a cost calculator for afterschool programs in Rhode Island. The cost calculator formulates the cost of running an afterschool program based on information entered. The cost calculator was created by Augenblich, Palaich and Associates based on input from a professional judgment panel made up of afterschool program directors. This is a great tool for programs, not only as a way to project future costs but also to show potential funders the viability of your program. The cost calculator description and cost calculator can be downloaded from the RIASPA Web site.
The California AfterSchool Network's 2008-2009 Annual Report
Please follow the link below for access to the annual report:
Annual Report
The Oklahoma Afterschool Network's 2008-2009 Annual Report
Please follow the link below for access to the annual report:
Oklahoma Annual Report
The national network of statewide afterschool networks brings together established statewide afterschool networks in their collective mission to build partnerships and policies that are committed to the development and sustainability of quality afterschool programs.
These partnerships funded through the support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and other funders are focused on actively engaging key decisionmakers in support of school-based/school-linked afterschool programs, particularly in underserved communities. Currently 39 statewide afterschool networks are funded to coordinate and influence the systems that support the success of children and young people.
These partnerships funded through the support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and other funders are focused on actively engaging key decisionmakers in support of school-based/school-linked afterschool programs, particularly in underserved communities. Currently 39 statewide afterschool networks are funded to coordinate and influence the systems that support the success of children and young people.