Do you have some burning questions about doing high school after school?
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Please bring any and all of your questions regarding High School Afterschool, including but not limited to questions regarding various types of programming, attendance, student and staff recruitment, program structure, staffing, data collection, budget, and anything else that you might want to know more about. This FREE Call-In Forum, which was scheduled to discuss planning next year's staff development, will now be an Open Forum for all high school practitioners at any level to ask any questions. Feel free to ask your questions and seek solutions to your challenges on the phone, or through an anonymous online submission, both before and during the Open Forum. Questions will be addressed by Bill Fennessy, Director of High School Programs for THINK Together as well as other knowledgeable and experienced participants on the line.
Enter anonymous questions into the comments box below before or during the telephone workshop.
High School Practitioner Telephone Workshop Series
These dynamic 90 minute call-in sessions will allow you to learn from leaders in the field, share your solutions to common problems, and connect with practitioners from throughout the state to exchange resources and programming ideas. Hear directly how people from across California are addressing the same issues you are.
A printable brochure is also available here
Getting buy in from School Administration
What is the biggest benefit to having a high school program?
How does the attendance requirement differ from middle or elementary schools?
attendance requirements
For high school we have open entry, open exit and we are open to the entire student body. We don't require the students to attend a certain number of days which is different from elementary and middle school where a set number of students are signed up from about 3:00-6:00 for the whole school year. For reporting purposes, we look for students who have attended 30 days or more during the school year. The benefit to having a h.s. program is that students who are falling behind get additional help and one-on-one tutoring. We keep the library open until 6:00 which allows the students to do homework, use the computers and check out books after regular library hours. We also offer a lot of extracurricular activities which encourages regular attendance. This is a safe place to come and wait until they are picked up by parents around 5:00-6:00 p.m. They receive a lot of information regarding alcohol and tobacco abuse, career opportunities and other things of importance to high school students.
staff development
What type of staff development do you offer non-credentialed staff who have business experience in engineering or biology but no classroom skills?
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