Virtual Workshop

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On Thursday, October 23, 2008 the California Afterschool Network Policy Committee hosted a Policy Update telephone workshop. Network Policy Committee Co-Chairs Brian Lee, Deputy Director of Fight Crime Invest in Kids California, and Jennifer Peck, Executive Director of the Bay Area Partnership for Children and youth offered an overview of policy related to Proposition 49 (ASES) after school funding in the previous legislative session, reviewed the recent veto of AB 1526 which would have eliminated guaranteed ASES funding, and discussed the potential future of proposition 49.

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On July 28, 2008 Network Policy Committee Co-Chair Brian Lee, Deputy Director of the California offices of Fight Crime Invest In Kids offered a telephone workshop updating participants on the latest in California after school policy. In the workshop Mr.

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Cheri Chord and Judith Shotwell offered a telephone workshop on science and math enrichment activities. The Exploratorium has received a grant to bring science and math enrichment activities into out-of-school time.

On April 11, 2008, the California Afterschool Network hosted a workshop at the CalSAC Conference featuring Jerry Hipps and Marycruz Diaz, authors of the recent WestEd After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) Program Evaluation.

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This free telephone workshop featured Bonnie Benard, renowned youth development expert and author who defined youth development, shared strategies for implementing youth development in after school programs, and presented resources including access to free regional youth development training for after school staff.

00:44:16 minutes (10.67 MB)

Suzanne Stiegelbauer from Southwest Educational Development 
Laboratory (SEDL) discussed their National Partnership for Quality, and the myriad of after school curriculum resources in Math, Science, Literacy, Art, Homework, and Technology as well as afterschool training toolkits for staff that can be obtained on the SEDL website.

To view SEDL online toolkits which will be discussed in this telephone workshop, visit www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits

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This call-in workshop featured Erika Argersinger, Policy Director for the Afterschool Alliance, Steve Amick, Executive Director of the League of California Afterschool Providers (LCAP) and Jennifer Peck, Executive Director of the Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth. The speakers offered a summary of proposed changes to after school funding and policy at the state and federal level followed by a question and answer session.

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Annie Nogg, Project Coordinator for the California School-Age Consortium, was joined by Deirdre Corwin and Jessica Osborne, urban and rural after school program site directors to discuss how to access CalSAC's free training resources, what types of training are offered, and how after school practitioners have utilized CalSAC training to improve their programs.

The Research Speaker Workshop held at UCLA on January 24, 2008 featured Denise Huang Ph.D. (UCLA) spoke about her participation in the recently released Department of Justice longitudinal study regarding the positive impact of the L.A.'s BEST after school program on juvenile crime rates, and Professor Deborah Vandell (UCI) spoke about her recently released study on the academic and social benefits of eight nationwide after school programs. The event also featured a focused question and answer session.

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Including children with disabilities and other special needs in your after school program requires a welcoming attitude, creative and flexible accommodations and strong partnerships with families and the school staff. This teleconference will feature Torrie Dunlap Director, National Training Center on Inclusion for KIT (Kids Included Together), and will cover some of the tools you need to ensure that all children can thrive in your program.

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Brittany Anuszkiewicz, and Kate Sandel.of the Finance Project, will discuss their latest work on Making the Match and Getting the Grant, two new guides for After School programs. This class is critical if you need funding, have a waiting list or simply want to expand the scope of your program.

Links to the guides:

• Making the Match: Finding Funding for After School Education and Safety Programs
• Getting the Grant: A Guide to Securing Additional Funds for After School Education and Safety Programs

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46:33 minutes (10.68 MB)

Crystal FitzSimons, Senior Policy Analyst with the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), Kim McCoy Wade from the California Association of Foodbanks, and Nancy Gelbard from the Programs Office at the California Department of Education (CDE) discussed opportunities for providing healthy snacks and dinner in after school programs, introduced FRAC’s new guide for funding after school food and nutrition programs and the application process programs can follow to receive after school nutrition funding.

Welcome to the California Afterschool Network presentation of California’s Afterschool Landscape. Using data acquired from the California Department of Education, this presentation illustrates the implementation of the largest state funded expansion of after-school services in the nation’s history. We will do this by illustrating the rollout of proposition 49 and the After School Education and Safety or ASES program and then presents the current statewide picture of state and federal funding.

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Afterschool Alliance staff and John Ervin from Modesto City Schools 21st Century Afterschool Learning Programs will discuss the benefits of participating in National Lights On Afterschool events and offer examples of ways programs can participate. The call will also feature a brief update on the federal budget and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program.

The California Afterschool Network hosted an After-School Quality Assessment Workshop on May 23 from 2:30 – 5:00 at the Sheraton Grand in Downtown Sacramento. The event featured Nicole Yohalem from the Forum for Youth Investment and author of the recent study Measuring Youth Program Quality: A Guide to Assessment Tools, Jennifer Gong from Youth in Focus who will focus on youth-led assessment, and Viki Montera from the UC Davis School of Education speaking on formative assessment.