Agenda

Tuesday, September 20
7:00 am	Registration open all day in the Hamilton Ballroom Lobby.
5:00 - 6:00 pm	Welcome Reception Informal Networking
6:00 - 8:30 pm	Dinner and Keynote Address Welcome An-Me Chung, C.S. Mott Foundation Keynote Speaker Edmund Gordon, Center on Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College, Columbia University Questions and Answers

Wednesday, September 21
7:45 - 8:25 am	Cohort I: Innovation Projects Colleagues from CA, IL, KS, MO, NC, NH, RI, SC, and VT will meet to discuss their innovative projects, potential opportunities for working across states, and how their work will contribute to the National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks.
8:30 - 8:55 am	Opening Plenary Participants will explore the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the afterschool landscape and how networks and ATAC may help the Louisiana Afterschool Partnership. Facilitator An-Me Chung, C. S. Mott Foundation Presenters will set the stage for the morning small group discussions on approaches to quality. Speakers Ayeola Fortune, Council of Chief State School Officers Carol McElvain, Learning Point Associates
9:00 - 10:00 am	Roundtables on Approaches to Quality: Developing State Tools Each small group will examine an assessment or quality tool developed by a statewide afterschool networks. Presenters will share the process of developing their assessement/quality tool, the challenges, and how the tool fits into a statewide system for improving program quality. Kansas Enrichment Network Continuous Improvement Process Quality Rubric for Afterschool Programs Presenter: Mim Wilkey, Kansas Enrichment Network North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs Self-Assessment and Planning for Quality Tool Presenter: Gail Daughtry, North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs New York State Afterschool Network Program Quality Self-Assessment Tool Presenters: Linda Woodward, New York State Department of Education and Candace Mayor LaRue, New York State Center for School Safety Washington Afterschool Network Program Observation Tool Presenter: Janet Frieling, Washington Afterschool Network
10:15 - 11:15 am	Roundtables on Approaches to Quality: Developing State Tools Repeat of 9:00 am sessions
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Developing a Theory of Change and Strategic Plan Why do strategic planning? What is a Theory of Change, and why do one? In this session, networks will examine these tools to guide the development of their statewide afterschool networks. Facilitator Sharon Deich, The Finance Project Speakers Janelle Cousino, FowlerHoffman, LLC, Consultant to Afterschool Alliance Priscilla Little, Harvard Family Research Project
12:30 - 1:30 pm	Lunch Informal Networking Planning for upcoming Governors Summits
1:30 - 2:30 pm	Developing a Theory of Change and Strategic Plan (Part II) Continue discussion on developing a strategic plan and identifying performance measures. The session will conclude with the challenges and benefits of sustainability planning as piloted in South Carolina by The Finance Project. Speaker Zelda Waymer, South Carolina Afterschool Alliance
2:45 - 3:45 pm	Plenary on State and City Budget Processes: Demystifying How Money Decisions Are Made How can networks successfully negotiate their state and city budget process? Both the "by the book process" and the "inside scoop process" offer valuable insights on how money decisions are made - and how afterschool can benefits. Speakers Janelle Cousino, FowlerHoffman, LLC, Consultant to the Afterschool Alliance Michelle Doucette Cunningham, Connecticut After School Network Janet Frieling, Washington Afterschool Network Bela Shah, National League of Cities Jennifer Merva Stedron, National Conference of State Legislatures Elisabeth Wright, National Governors Association
4:00 - 5:00 pm	Small Group Discussions on State and City Budget Processes: Demystifying How Money Decisions Are Made These small group discussions will focus on case studies that include typical obstacles for coalitions to work through during budget battles. Participants will engage in problem-solving activities. Network teams should split up between different rooms.
5:00 - 5:30 pm	Closing Plenary: Next Steps as Network Coordinators The meeting concludes with a review of lessons learned and a brief discussion on the challenging day-to-day work of network coordinators.