About this Site: This Web site has been developed to support the work of the Mott Foundation funded Statewide Afterschool Networks. For general information on afterschool and how to advocate for programming visit the Afterschool Alliance For information on promising practices in afterschool, visit www.afterschool.org For federal resources that support children and youth in out of school hours, visit www.afterschool.gov For information on 21st CCLC programs, visit the U.S. Department of Education © 2005 Webmaster email Home

Printable Page NETWORK NEWSNETWORK EVENTS Massachusetts: 8th Annual Statewide Conference, November 18-19 New Mexico: Youth in Community Summit, December 14-16 Washington: The Bridge From School to Afterschool and Back, October 28-29 October 20 - Lights On Afterschool Day October 27 - Open Discussion Conference Call November 4 - Strategic Planning Conference Call FEATURES Supporting Student Success: A Governors Guide to Extra Learning Opportunities To better ensure student achievement, help youth develop essential workforce skills and support families and communities, governors are increasingly implementing comprehensive and coordinated state policies that support high-quality before- and after-school programs. The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices has released a new guide detailing a host of these programs, also known as Extra Learning Opportunities (ELOs), available to governors and states. The report, Supporting Student Success: A Governors Guide to Extra Learning Opportunities, highlights many of the more successful state ELOs and makes recommendations for governors and other interested policymakers to consider. For more information on the report, please visit the National Governors Association website. here. 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 25 statewide afterschool networks are funded to coordinate and influence the systems that support the success of children and young people.