Afterschool for High School Students

This page, created from the open discussion call in April 2006, serves to provide useful links to afterschool programs, reports and sites supporting programming with high school youth.


Reports

California Law Enforcement Finds After-school Programs Leave Out High School Students During Prime Crime Hours
The new report is the first report in the nation to address the after school needs of high school students and provides evidence that California after-school programs for high school students reduce crime, drug use and other risky teen behavior and improve academic achievement, cites severe shortages in every California county and profiles more than 35 after-school programs across the State.


This Afterschool Alliance alert speaks to the collaboration that should take place to support high schools, ensuring higher graduation rates, college readiness, workforce development, closing of the achievement gap and keeping kids on track.

Overall Recommendations from the High School Redesign Commission of South Carolina
This excerpt, suggested by Terry Peterson, from the High School Redesign Commission report presents recommendations that connect high school redesign and reform with more learning time, community learning centers and to colleges/community. They also inform states about which high school issues are "hot" and help them think through ways their work might better link.

Rethinking the High School Experience: What's After-School Got to Do With It&ques;
This commentary focuses on how and why the high school reform and afterschool movements need to be woven together to produce a solid system of learning opportunities and developmental supports designed to help all young people prepare for the future.


Web sites


This Web site provides application information for the ASSET. The program serves to: 1) improve academic achievement; 2) provide enrichment services that reinforce and complement the academic program; and 3) create family literacy and related educational development services.