Staff Development

Coach for America is a concept project interested in supplying after school programs in California with highly qualified part- and full-time coaches. The hope is to extend the project nationwide. To that end, the team is interested in surveying programs across three states to gain a better understanding of the need and interest in the project. This information will then be used to solicit donors and formalize the Coach for America concept as a non-profit program. If you are interested in finding out more about the project or completing the survey, click here.

Great Opportunity For Front-Line Child Nutrition Employees

Have fun learning culinary skills, food preparation techniques, nutrition and safe food handling!

Healthy Cuisine for Kids Course will be offered at Northwood High School in Irvine October 4, 11, and 18, 2008 (Saturdays)

Earn ½ unit college credit or Continuing Education Units for SNA certification or credentialing

Instructors will be Wanda Grant, Yvonne Ortega and Chef Roberto Najera.

See attached application for details.

The Secondary School Redesign Project website at the Council for Chief State School Officers includes the Adolescent Literacy Toolkit. The toolkit was developed by the Council and its partners. It contains resources for states and teachers related to developing state-level professional development activities and integrating literacy strategies and best practices in core content areas. To access this resource, click here.

The California School Age Consortium (CalSAC) has just added three new trainings to their list of over 25 two-hour training modules available for FREE to all California after school programs! The new modules are: Focus on Social Studies, Focus on Healthy Living, and Focus on Visual & Performing Arts. To read more about these trainings and request FREE CalSAC Training, click here.

This training module is a companion piece and contains activities. All address the knowledge skills and attitudes that frontline staff needs to work effectively with immigrant youth.

http://www.nydic.org/nydic/staffing/workforce/documents/IYTraining.pdf http://www.nydic.org/nydic/staffing/workforce/documents/IYPowerPointPres...

Afterschool Investments recently released this publication, which provides a snapshot of state and local approaches to building professional development systems for school age care professionals, highlighting the shared challenges these systems face and the common components of sustainable professional development systems. To view this publication visit http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/pd_systems.pdf

Research in the out-of-school time (OST) field confirms that there is a strong connection between professional development for staff and positive outcomes for youth. The Out-of-School Time Resource Center (OSTRC) in the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania recently released Promising Practices in Out-of-School Time Professional Development. The document broadly defines OST professional development and summarizes promising practices in its design, implementation, and evaluation.

The National Collaboration for Youth guide explores the context of the immigrant experience and includes practical tips for hiring, developing, and retaining staff to work with immigrant youth. To view this guide, click on the link:
http://www.nydic.org/nydic/staffing/workforce/PreparingStafftoWorkwithIm...