Network Newsletter – October

CAN Newsletter

Up Your Game with Older Youth in After School

You’re One Click Away from Amp Up And Step Up

Up Your Game with Older Youth in after school by participating in two fresh, impactful conferences in the same week! The California Afterschool Network is hosting 2 conferences during the same week to inspire, connect, and strengthen Older Youth after school programs through the Step Up High School Afterschool (October 31-November 2) Conference as well as our Amp Up Middle School Conference (November 2-4) in partnership with the San Diego County Office of Education’s Regional Technical Assistance Center.

View Keynote Speakers (Stedman Graham is available both Step Up! and Amp Up! participants)

View Conference Schedule

View Complete List of Workshops

Participants may register for Step Up or Amp Up individually, or participate in both conferences through Up Your Game for a substantial savings!

(Wednesday afternoon will feature a special workshop session highlighting Bridging Programs in After School that is available for both Step Up and Amp Up participants)

Conference Dates:

  • Step Up: October 31 – November 2, 2011

  • Amp Up: November 2 – November 4, 2011

Register Now!

Bahia Resort Hotel

998 West Mission Bay Drive

San Diego, California 92109 (map)

Book your accommodations at the Bahia Resort Hotel now to receive a discount.

Learn more about the conferences at www.afterschoolnetwork.org/Up-Your-Game


Meet our Keynote Speakers

Stedman Graham M. Ed.keynote speaker

Stedman Graham, educator, author and entrepreneur has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to youth and community. Graham has built a strong reputation for helping youth, individuals, corporations, and organizations succeed.



Mr. Graham is the author of ten books including two New York Times bestsellers, You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success and Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success. 



Complimenting Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success, Graham developed accompanying curriculum for middle and high school youth. In the Teens Can Make It Happen curriculum, Graham provides youth and educators with tools, skills, and attitudes to increase high school graduation rates and prepare youth to be successful in a 21st century global workforce by tapping into their talents and passion.

Nicole Yohalem M. Ed.
keynote speakerAs director of special projects at the Forum for Youth Investment, Nicole Yohalem oversees projects on out-of-school time; youth engagement; postsecondary success; and bridging research, policy and practice. She has authored numerous reports, articles and commentaries, and oversees several regular Forum publications, such as the Ready by 21, Credentialed by 26 issue briefs and the Out-of-School Time Policy Commentary.

Prior to joining the Forum in 2000, Nicole Yohalem served as a youth development specialist at Michigan State University, where she developed, implemented and evaluated community-based youth programs and provided training and technical assistance to programs statewide within the Cooperative Extension Service. Yohalem earned a Master of Education degree in the multidisciplinary Risk and Prevention program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.


Building Successful Partnerships for Science Afterschool

You are invited to attend a pre-conference symposium. This event is only open to people who are registered for the Step-Up or Amp-Up summits.

Register Now!

Monday, October 31, 2011, 10:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Lunch provided.

Gabrielle Lyon, PhD, is co-founder and executive director of Project Exploration, a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to making science accessible to the public –especially students of color and girls –through personalized experiences with science and scientists.

  • Do you want to deepen the engagements you offer around STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)?
  • Do you want to offer more science experiences but are limited in your time and resources?
  • Do you need to inject some fresh thinking into your program?

By identifying and building partnerships with local businesses and community-based organizations, you can bring new resources, ideas, activities, and opportunities to your program. There is wide-spread support for incorporating STEM into afterschool activities and in this workshop, we will give you practical tips for how to tap into these resources.

Hear from a business leader about how to find and best utilize corporate volunteers and from community organizations about their resources which can be affordable or even free for afterschool programs.

Hosted by the California Afterschool Network, The Coalition for Science After School and Time Warner


Funding Opportunities

CA Dept of Education Funding

Funding Name: 21st Century Community Learning Centers – Elementary & Middle Schools

Eligible Applicants: institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies

Required Eligibility Criteria: Funds are for schools that meet eligibility requirements for the Title I Schoolwide Program. Federal legislation mandates that competitive priority be given to applications serving Title I Schoolwide Program schools in need of improvement (Section 1116). To meet the competitive priority, applications must be jointly submitted by local educational agencies (LEA) receiving funds under Title I, Part A, and community-based organizations or other public or private, entities.

Funding Description: California’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program provides funding to create incentives for establishing before-and after-school enrichment programs that partner schools and communities to provide academic and literacy support and safe, constructive alternatives for youth. Each program must consist of three elements: academic assistance, educational enrichment, and family literacy services. Programs must operate during every regular school day and may operate during summer, intersession, or vacation days.

View at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/profile.asp?id=2097


CA Dept of Education Funding

Funding Name: 21st Century High School ASSETs

Eligible Applicants: institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies

Required Eligibility Criteria: Federal legislation mandates that school eligibility be based on requirements for Title I Schoolwide Programs. Competitive priority is to be given to applications serving schools identified as in need of improvement (Section 1116). To meet the competitive priority, an application must be jointly submitted by local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving funds under Title I, Part A, and community-based organizations or other public or private, entities. State legislation gives priority to high schools whose most recent score on the Academic Performance Index (API) ranks the school in the lowest three deciles.

Funding Description: The 21st Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) Program provides incentives for establishing before- and after-school enrichment programs that partner schools and communities to provide academic support; safe, constructive alternatives for high school students; and assistance in passing the California High School Exit Exam. Programs may operate after school only, or after school and any combination of before school, weekends, summer, intersession, and vacation. Each program must consist of three elements: academic assistance, educational enrichment, and family literacy services.

View at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/profile.asp?id=2098