How to Start an Out-of-School Time Program
Additional Resources for Program Start-Up
Quality Standards for Expanded Learning in
California
Use the Quality
Standards for Expanded Learning in California to set an
aspirational vision of quality for your Expanded Learning
program.
ASAPconnect
ASAPconnect provides multiple levels of support to Expanded
Learning across California. They offer multiple resources
that may be beneficial for program start-up. One crucial resource
is the
California Core Competencies for Before/After School
Professionals – co-developed by CA field leaders and
ASAPconnect, this resource provides a list of recommended
knowledge and skills for professionals who work in expanded
learning programs.
The Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance works to ensure that all children have
access to affordable, quality afterschool programs. Visit the
Afterschool
Alliance Start-Up page for an abundance of resources, tools,
and tips for starting an afterschool program in your community.
Beyond the Bell Toolkit
Beyond
the Bell – A Toolkit for Creating Effective Afterschool and
Expanded Learning Programs is a practical and easy-to-use
guide to afterschool programming that, contains great information
for program leaders who want to start or improve an afterschool
and expanded leaning program.
Impact Afterschool Start-Up Guide 2012
The Iowa Afterschool Alliance has created the
Impact Afterschool Start-Up Guide to help equip practitioners
with strategies and tools to get up to speed faster and achieve
more, sooner. Use this as a blueprint for creating your action
plan and assist you during the start-up phase of program
implementation.
SEDL Start-Up Guide
This third edition of A Resource Guide
for Planning and Operating Afterschool Programs provides a
description of resources to support 21st Century Community
Learning Center afterschool programs. Many of the entries will
also apply to before-school, summer, and community learning
center programs.
21st CCLC and ASSETs Informational Webinar
The Expanded Learning Division (EXLD) of the California Department of Education (CDE) is pleased to announce the release of two webinars to provide additional support and resource tools for applicants applying for 21st Century Elementary/Middle Schools and 21st Century ASSETs funding. Access the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Elementary/Middle webinar here. Access the After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) webinar here. A login or registration to view the webinar is not required. Closed captioning is available.
Getting it Right: Strategies for After-School Success
This report synthesizes the last 10 years of findings from Public/Private Ventures and other researchers’ work to address one of the most demanding challenges facing today’s after-school programs-how to create and manage programs that stand the best chance of producing specific, policy-relevant outcomes.
Start a Program: New York State Network for Youth Success
The New York State Network for Youth Success is dedicated to building a youth-serving system that increases the quality and availability of afterschool and expanded learning programs. NYS supports all programs that promote young people’s intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development outside the traditional school day. NYS has valuable resources for those interested in starting an out of school time program, including:
- General Tools and Resources
- Funding and Sustainability
- Program Design and Quality
- Expanded Learning Models
- Middle School Programs