What is the Site Coordinator Community of Practice Pilot?

This is an exciting time for expanded learning in California. New Quality Standards for Expanded Learning in California have rolled out. Programs and sites are now beginning to implement innovative Continuous Quality Improvement Plans. Quality programs are linked to positive impacts for youth. The California Department of Education After School Division (CDE-ASD) has recognized the critical role that Site Coordinators play to advance program quality. They have partnered with the California AfterSchool Network (CAN) to offer this new pilot opportunity to Site Coordinators in four regions of California.

What is expected of Site Coordinator participants?

A Community of Practice is all about learning with a group of individuals over a period of time. Therefore, participants in the Site Coordinator Community of Practice Pilot must commit to attending all three meetings. Site Coordinators will commit to participating in three (4.5 hour) meetings (including lunch) in March, April, and early May, 2016. There may be additional work between meetings not to exceed two hours between each meeting.

Meeting one:  March 17th, 2016 8:30am-1:30pm

Teambuilding and creating a cohort

Overview: Expanded Learning in CA, Quality Standards, and CQI

Focused discussion: Promising practices related to Quality Standards

Meeting two: April 14th, 2016 8:30am-1:30pm

Focused discussion: Strategies and challenges in the implementation of a CQI process.

Overview: Resources and Technical Assistance available to support a CQI process.

Meeting three: May 19th, 2016 8:30am-1:30pm

Overview: The future of CQI

Focused discussion: Successes, challenges, and future needs of site coordinators to implement a site-level CQI process.

Where will meetings take place?

March and April meetings will take place:

SBCSS – Brier Location

760 East Brier Drive

San Bernardino, CA 92408

May meeting will take place:

601 North E Street

San Bernardino, CA 92415

Where can I find more information?

Contact John Duran with any questions.

John Duran, Region 10 Lead

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

(909) 386-2949

john_duran@sbcss.k12.ca.us