Workshop Descriptions

Beyond School Hours 10: Celebrating a Decade of Sharing offers four “Strands” that address the diverse issues that effect afterschool programming. Choose from over 50 sessions to customize your conference experience. Strands include: Linking School and Afterschool; Program Design Development; Research, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement; and Strategies For Success.

21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS AND THE NATIONAL AFTERSCHOOL MOVEMENT

Robert Stonehill, Danita Woodley, and Miriam Lund, U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education officials will provide a discussion and analysis of activities supported by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program that both directly and indirectly support the national initiative to ensure that high-quality afterschool programs are available to all children who need them. The presenters will highlight the "national activities" supported by the U.S. Department of Education, including the newest program data, investments in rigorous clinical trials of afterschool academics, and work to identify promising and exemplary programs.

A DECADE OF WAYS TO SPARK-UP ACTIVITY!

Courtney Sjoerdsma, The SPARK Programs
Don’t miss this session to learn about SPARK’s 10 best strategies for increasing the quantity and quality of physical activity in afterschool programs. Leave with ideas for children ages 5-14 and with fun ways to increase participation in your activity programs!

ACTIVITIES THAT TEACH

Tia Quinn and Steve Hensel, San Diego County Office of Education
Disguise learning with fun activities! With the foci on math and physical activity, enhance your program via standards-aligned activities designed to engage students in grades 5 – 8. Participants will explore thematic activity modules and free web-based activities that are user-friendly.

ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES: ROLE FOR AFTERSCHOOL

K.C. Burton, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Rebkha Atnafou, The After-School Institute
Afterschool programs are well positioned to address many health concerns while securing funds available to attend to these issues. This presentation will introduce The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s theory of change for community initiatives. As an example of a working connection, The After-School Institute’s HIV/AIDS prevention and obesity prevention efforts will be presented.

AFTERSCHOOL FUN AND FITNESS FOR KIDS WITH THE ALL-NEW KIDNETIC.COM LEADER’S GUIDE

Laura Hatch, International Food Information Council Foundation
Food, fun, and fitness rolled into one! Kidnetic.com Leader’s Guide by ACTIVATE is a free, downloadable afterschool curriculum divided into modules that gets kids thinking and learning about healthful eating. Learn how to engage parents in activities that encourage the entire family to lead a healthy lifestyle.

AFTERSCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS: HOW DO THEY WORK AND WHEN DO THEY WORK BEST?

Marianne R. Kugler, Independent Consultant, and Karen Pittman, Forum for Youth Investment
Can this partnership work? Explore how partnerships in building afterschool programs and creating community plans for youth are developed. Share lessons learned from the Long Beach model and draw conclusions about organizing your own partnerships.

AFTERSCHOOL: PRACTICAL INFORMATION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT QUALITY PROGRAM

Angela King, Cannon County Reach Programs
Join other practitioners and explore four major areas of interest: grant opportunities and resources, staffing issues, programming, and media outreach in support of afterschool programs. Gain insight into providing useful and easy to understand strategies for conducting quality afterschool programs.

ALIGNING THE LEARNING DAY: COLLABORATION STRATEGIES FOR PRINCIPALS AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTORS

National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
This workshop will engage principals and afterschool program directors in discussions that provide a deeper understanding of their work and of the opportunities that are possible with greater collaboration.

AVOIDING AFTERSCHOOL LIABILITY

Kevin M. McKenna, Latsha Davis Yohe & McKenna
What if a lawsuit is filed? Explore ways to protect your organization against lawsuits. Recognize the insurance issues that affect your organization and determine the adequacy and efficacy of your policy.

CREATING AND MAINTAINING 4-STAR PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS - THE AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS WAY

John Poch, After-School All-Stars San Jose; Ana Campos, After-School All-Stars Los Angeles; Jackie Locks, After-School All-Stars Las Vegas; and Darryl Bundrige, CACE at Foundations
After-School All-Stars (ASAS) is a national organization with 13 affiliates that provides comprehensive afterschool programs targeted to the middle school student. ASAS programs are fun for kids, keep them safe, and help them achieve success in school and life. Come hear After-School All-Stars leaders discuss what they have done to build successful programs across the country.

CREATING HIGH-QUALITY COMPLEMENTARY LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Carol McElvain, Learning Point Associates
This workshop provides concrete ideas and strategies designed to maintain the integrity of an after school’s current program and to provide engaging activities that meet the demands of improving student achievement.

CREATING POWERFUL, PRODUCTIVE, AND POSITIVE ADVISORY COUNCILS

Michael Kumer, Nonprofit Leadership Institute at Duquesne University, and Barbara Lombardo, Southern Columbia Area School District
Attend this highly interactive presentation and discover how to start, nurture, and sustain a peak-performing community advisory council. With generous helpings of humor and a practical, hands-on approach, attendees will exit the workshop with confidence to quickly launch a dynamic advisory council.

CREATIVE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR THE GLOBAL AGE

Michael Levine, Asia Society and Terry K. Peterson, Afterschool and Community Learning Network/University of South Carolina and College of Charleston
Afterschool offers exciting opportunities to expand global knowledge and understanding. A panel of recognized leaders will address integrating global content into creative out-of-school programming.

CREATIVITY AND PASSION

Anna Reyner, Excelligence Learning Corporation
Using right brain exercises and small group encounters, reconnect with your personal commitment to education. Through guided exercises and art instruction, create a mixed media collage representing your promise to increase creativity and passion in your work.

DISCOVER COMMUNITY: LINKING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES

Georgia Hall, National Institute on Out-of-School Time
The Discovering Community Initiative is a national afterschool program project that fosters stronger affiliations among teachers, students, parents, and school communities. The workshop features ideas on how programs can reach out to the community and how to energize kids to take an active role in supporting and developing their school and neighborhoods.

DISCOVERING THE PROMISING PRACTICES AFTERSCHOOL TRAINING TOOLKIT

Jerry Elder and Deborah Donnelly, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Take a tour of this online toolkit to discover promising practices for math, science, literacy, arts, technology, and homework. Video clips of students in action, sample lesson plans, available resources, and ways to introduce and deliver a variety of academically enriched activities are included in these sessions.
Strategies for Success

EFFECTIVE PARENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT = LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND POSITIVE RESULTS

Charles Flowers, PasadenaLEARNS
Discover win-win partnering and collaborative activities for effective parent and community involvement. Turn a wish list into a vision and mission statement that identifies and develops strategies for utilizing the resources within your program.

EMPOWERED YOUTH = LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITIES

Pete Hutchison, Bridges to the Future
Change the paradigm about our youth. Learn how the “Bridges” approach to youth development through empowerment, asset building, and leadership leads to emerging heroes and untapped resources who become role models in our communities.

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO MEET THE HOLISTIC NEEDS OF CHILDREN

Sandi Sheppeard, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, and Eric Hardaway, Office of Pennsylvania State Representative Dwight Evans
Based on the work of Geoffrey Canada in Harlem, examine the vision, process, and implementation of developing partnerships in four schools in the School District of Philadelphia. This holistic approach to educating children reveals the challenges and successes of meeting the needs of our youth.

ENGAGING FAMILIES IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

Shelly Pons, Connecticut State Department of Education, and Betsy LeBorious, Capitol Region Education Council
Viewing diverse families through a “strengths” perspective, participants will discuss effective strategies to connect and engage families and will share current research on the impact of family involvement. This workshop will also explore key concepts of partnerships and the after school assessment tools and action plans designed to increase meaningful partnerships between and among schools, families and after school programs.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, AFTERSCHOOL STYLE

Tamara Sniad, CACE at Foundations, Inc.
Make afterschool a time and place where English language learners expand their skills. Language grows best in supportive, encouraging settings filled with communication and sharing. Afterschool is perfect for getting English Language Learners (ELLs) engaged in active talking, listening, reading, and writing -- afterschool style. See how to make afterschool a learning-rich environment for the English language learners in your program.

EVER EVOLVING AFTERSCHOOL: MEETING STUDENTS’ NEEDS AND DISTRICT/COMMUNITY WANTS

Elnardo J. Webster and Deborah Jennings, Newark Public Schools
Learn about a practical, comprehensive approach to implementing a structured program that addresses academic enrichment, character education, personal development, gang/drug education resistance, and cultural enhancement. Included is information about establishing and maintaining accountability, data tracking, evaluation processes, and record keeping.

EXTREME SUMMER PROGRAM MAKEOVER—MIDDLE SCHOOL EDITION

Beth-marie Kurtz, Milwaukee Public Schools, and Katherine Mackey, United Migrant Opportunities Services (UMOS)
Discover how Milwaukee’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers transformed summer learning for middle school youth through the summer EXCEL (Exciting Camps for Enrichment and Learning) program. This workshop will explore the best ways to engage teens in out-of-school time learning from program development and implementation to marketing and evaluation.

FEEDIN' THE BULLDOG: FROM PROPOSAL TO SUSTAINABILITY

Gary Lee Frye and Jim Fuller, Lubbock-Cooper ISD
Grants are just the beginning of developing funding for effective afterschool programs. This session will showcase Lubbock-Cooper ISD’s advanced system of sustainability that goes beyond the afterschool program and investigates all aspects of school funding—regular school day, community foundations, and more.

FORGING NEW FRONTIERS WITH SCHOOL AGE CARE IN NORTH CAROLINA

Lori M. Jones, Southwestern Child Development Community
Learn about the New School Age Project through the North Carolina Child Care Resource and Referral System designed to provide new training opportunities, technical assistance, and grant and funding opportunities for afterschool providers.

GET DOWN, GET FIT, GET FUNKY

Debby Mitchell, GeoFitness, Inc.
Afterschool programs are challenged with finding activities that encourage children to stay healthy by being fit. Discover first hand how to integrate learning and moving in this activity-based presentation that will demonstrate how easy it is to keep kids moving with exciting fitness activities.

GIRL POWER, BOY POWER, SPANISH POWER, ALL THE POWER: AFTERSCHOOL PRACTICES THAT ADDRESS GENDER AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY

Rita Fierro and Vonda Johnson, Research for Better Schools
Through discussion and critique, engage in a structured conversation around six case studies illustrating school practices designed to address gender and ethnic diversity in 21st CCLC Schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

GROOVE FROM BLAH TO BAM!

Julie Brown, Amy Tripe, and Charity Baker, After School Activities Program
Gain the tools necessary to make your afterschool program a smash hit that explodes with positive energy, exciting activities and engaging teacher maneuvers. Theories and techniques based on the Quantum Learning model to help build enduring relationships and a “home court advantage” will be introduced. Also included are “wacktivities” centered on multiple intelligences and different learning styles.

GROWING YOUR STAFF, ENRICHING YOUR PROGRAM

Bethany McMillon and Kathleen Bethke-Blake, Amarillo ISD
Learn to plant the seeds of success for young staff (or those who need a little pruning).
Build a quality afterschool team by exploring ways managers encourage and motivate staff and by sharing best practices to nurture tutors, mentors, and teachers. Discover how to cultivate a vibrant enrichment program that costs little, excites everyone, applies advanced content, and utilizes authentic methods to develop products and services for real-world audiences.

HAVE A BALL WITH BOOKS AFTER SCHOOL

Belinda Passafaro, Developmental Studies Center
Make reading come alive and build skills in reading competency and fluency in afterschool programs. Examine a five-part process designed to address the comprehension skills and social skills needed to help students become more engaged readers.

HELPING CHILREN ACHIEVE IN SPITE OF ADVERSITY

Robert Newberry, ReBrilliance
What if adversity became a positive energy force? Through an easily implemented and time-tested method, discover ways to help children turn their challenges and adversities into constructive experiences.

HIP-HOPE FOR EDUCATION: HELPING YOUTH WORKERS RELATE TO A NEW CULTURE CALLED HIP-HOP

W. Bernard Cook, Dallas Austin Foundation, Inc., and Dana Smith, Solutions VII, Inc.
Explore the world of hip-hop culture and integrate “artistic modality” into an education curriculum. Learn how to use the pop culture as a tool for enrichment and development.

HIRE, FIRE, AND INSPIRE!

Tracey C. Ballas, School-Age Notes
Come learn tried and true tips for finding and nurturing staff who can truly meet the needs of children and families in your afterschool program. Participants will learn techniques for identifying and recruiting staff. In addition, they will gain insight into motivating and guiding each staff member’s ongoing opportunities for professional growth.

HOMEWORK IN ACTION

Ron Goldstein and Sarah Mellow, CACE at Foundations, Inc.
Afterschool is the new “home” for homework, and you can make it into a powerful place for learning and growth. Transform your homework time into a time for building independent learning skills, time management, study habits, and subject skills practice – and also where students work on homework with effective homework help. Take-home-and-do techniques and strategies will help you make the most of homework time in afterschool.

IBM's KIDSMART EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM

Anne McNeill, IBM Corporate Relations
Learn about IBM’s award winning KidSmart Early Learning Program designed to expose 4-7 year olds to computer technology while bridging the digital divide. This session will also highlight the software and provide information regarding eligibility for Program grants.

IMPROVING ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

Susan Bloom, Bloom Associates, and Fred Doolittle, MDRC
Participants will get an overview and receive sample materials from two new instructional strategies that are being tested at 50 locations around the country as part of a US Department of Education-sponsored research project. Participants will see a short slide show presentation of the program in action, examine actual lessons, and participate in a Question and Answer discussion.

INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

Cara Akright, Center for Schools and Communities
This workshop explores the legal responsibilities for inclusion of special needs students in afterschool programs. Work in small groups to discuss effective strategies and best practices designed to help support students with special needs in their academic development.

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY WITH EXTENDED DAY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Robert Klemp, Jr., Elementary School District 159, and Tobin A. Mitchell, Dolton School 148
This session delivers advice to participants on practical philosophies and best practices using technology as an essential tool to raise student achievement and develop 21st Century Learning skills (collaboration, communication, and problem solving) in an environment different from a traditional classroom.

LEAD US NOT INTO AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY – AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING IS FUN!

TeQuia McCullough and DeLyn Chapman, Lodge Elementary School, Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
Make the link between school and afterschool programs. Practitioners share information about authentic relationships, communication and collaboration, program content, and evaluation as essential components for high quality afterschool programs.

LOCAL PEER OBSERVATION… AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO EVALUATION

Marianne Sonnefeld, West Virginia Department of Education, and Beth Tremble, North Central Regional Education Service Agency
Strengthen and support your afterschool program through a peer observation model. This session provides participants with a realistic framework for conducting peer observations involving teachers, directors, and coordinators. Participants will create a plan to improve the quality of afterschool programming and to address issues of sustainability, accountability, and quality control.

MAKING MATH FUN AFTER SCHOOL!

Megan Green, Developmental Studies Center
Spend time playing math games and reading stories with math themes. Participants will see how easy it is to integrate math into their afterschool programs in an environment conducive to learning and building confidence while having fun.

MAKING THE MOST OF SUMMER: CREATING ENGAGING SUMMER PROGRAMS

Jennifer Eden Brady, Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University
Use thematic learning to enhance your summer program. Grounded in research and practice, this session will help you understand the characteristics of effective summer programs and how to develop themes that engage youth in high-quality out-of-school time learning experiences.

MOTHERS AND SONS… IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Jan Gillespie-Walton, Data Friendly, Inc.
This workshop is designed to engage all stakeholders in reconnecting and maintaining the close bond between minority males and their mothers, often the primary caregiver. The relationship between home and school is examined through the journaling process, helping the participants to recognize the unique issues around male students and the relationships they form.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS TO ACHIEVE QUALITY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

Mark Levine, The After School Corporation, and Noel Anderson, Brooklyn College
This workshop focuses on partnerships between afterschool leaders and colleges and universities and addresses the needs of developing quality afterschool programs. Share issues of concern around quality professional development and explore the program offered by The Center for After School Excellence.

REAL-WORLD ACADEMICS AFTERSCHOOL

Toni Garrett, Texas Education Agency
Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, rigor and relevance are addressed in this session. Real-World Academics Afterschool introduces a model for engaging students in quality activities designed to foster higher order thinking skills applicable to real-world situations.

REAL-WORLD STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PROGRAM QUALITY

Jane Quinn and Sarah Jonas, The Children’s Aid Society
This two-part workshop will address the twin pillars of program quality—strong curriculum and staff development. Participants will learn about and sample quality enrichment curricula designed for out-of-school time programs, and will learn and apply ideas about the ingredients of a comprehensive staff development plan.

RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL CUSTOMERS

Steven Amick, San Diego Office of Education—Before and After School Programs
Learn a five-step system to incorporate effective consumer research and marketing strategies into the design and delivery of middle school programs.

SCIENCE IS COOL

Zach Wilson, School's Out Washington
Are you looking for a fun, interactive experience to strengthen your afterschool programming? Do you want to integrate informal science learning into your existing program? Through this training opportunity, afterschool providers will increase their knowledge of science inquiry and science teaching skills in a positive learning environment.

SCORE: ACCELERATING ACHIEVEMENT FOR HIGH-RISK YOUTH

Sharon Lockett, Educational Innovations/SCORE
Learn how SCORE enhances the partnership between afterschool programs and their feeder schools to accelerate rather than remediate students. Understand how acceleration is an effective strategy for increasing the achievement of at-risk students.

SES—SUCCESSFUL PLANNING FOR SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS
- A PANEL DISCUSSION

Jonathan Furr, Holland & Knight, Steve Pines, Education Industry Association, Allen J. Carter, Sr., University Instructors, Fred Cusimano, Baltimore City Schools, Juliette-Marie deSousa, American Institutes for Research, and Spencer H. Davis, Foundations, Inc.
This session will provide an overview of SES along with information for current or potential providers about innovative planning, successful SES models, criteria for evaluating providers, and common themes and lessons that will help you create a successful program and/or improve an existing one to better serve students. Learn about provider responsibilities in working with schools and families, and district responsibilities for bringing SES to life for its students and parents.

SHOW ME THE MONEY: THE ART OF GRANT WRITING

Marilyn Bradley, Center for Schools and Communities
Is your program funded by a single source? Investigate available funding sources, determine how to contact them, and create an organized proposal to ensure sustainability for your afterschool program.

START SOMETHING

Kay Englund, Target and The Tiger Woods Foundation
Start Something is a goal setting program from Target and the Tiger Woods Foundation. With a focus on character development, volunteer service, and career exploration, the program explores ways to help students, ages 8 – 17, set personal goals and to design a plan to achieve those goals.

STARTING EARLY—THE CONTIGUOUS K-12 TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Joe Egusquiza and Suzy Haislip, PCS Edventures.Com!, Inc.
The PCS Edventures workshop introduces participants to a contiguous learning system that helps afterschool programs build technological literacy, and engineering skills, as well as boost test scores throughout the K through 12 spectrum.

SUSTAINABILITY: AFFECTING POLICY AND BUILDING GOOD WILL THROUGH ADVOCACY

Sidd Vivek, Afterschool Alliance
Make afterschool a priority in your community. Learn how to build relationships with policy makers and key stakeholders to ensure access to quality programs. Engage in structured conversations around sustainability and long-term goals.

THE AMACHI PROGRAM

W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Public Private Ventures
Learn about a unique partnership of secular and faith-based organizations working together to provide mentoring to children of incarcerated parents. Share lessons learned from faith institutions who work with human service providers and public agencies (particularly justice institutions) to identify children of prisoners and match them with caring adults who help guide and nurture them.

THE AFTERSCHOOL KIT

Carole Yardley, Work Family Resource Center
Review this free resource which provides afterschool staff with a curriculum designed to help youth develop good decision making skills. Each participant will receive a kit that includes activities, parent handouts, and posters designed around six essential components of youth development.

THE CATCH KIDS CLUB (CKC)

Peter Cribb, CATCH Program Director
The CATCH Kids Club (CKC) is an evidence-based physical activity and nutrition education program designed for elementary school aged children, grades K – 5, in an afterschool/summer setting. Participants will engage in activities illustrating some of the physical activity and nutrition messages from the CATCH curriculum lessons.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK CITY'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL
TIME SYSTEM

Jeanne B. Mullgrav, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
In 2005, New York City successfully implemented a 3-year, $200 million Out-of-School Time initiative. This workshop will provide participants information about the challenges and opportunities involved in establishing such a comprehensive city-wide system.

THE IMHOTEP CHOIR PERFORMANCE

Michelle Wilson, Teacher, and Students, Imhotep Institute Charter High School
This performance will feature the Imhotep Voices, an energetic, enthusiastic, and motivated group of students from Imhotep Institute Charter High School located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Imhotep Voices will perform uplifting inspirational selections from various African American composers.

TRANSFORM YOUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM INTO A STUDENT-RUN MINIATURE SOCIETY!

Pam Coad and Keith Pierce, MicroSociety
In this innovative program design, students create and manage real businesses; produce and sell real products to their peers and community; draft and enforce real laws that govern their behavior; earn wages; manage spending; and even pay taxes and rent! Engage and inspire your students to achieve with this recently adapted version of the widely-acclaimed MicroSociety approach to real-world learning in K-8 afterschool programs.

USE MICROSOFT EXCEL AS A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL

Robbie Brunger, The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida, Inc.
Examine open-ended responses from parent surveys, review the uses of qualitative data and experience a step-by-step “how to” approach to analyzing that data. Microsoft Excel is the tool used to facilitate the analysis of this data.

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

Steven Villano, Cooperative for After School Enrichment
Through interactive hands-on activities, initial steps and strategies will be developed to recruit, manage, and retain volunteers. Current websites focusing on volunteerism to enrich your program will be shared with the participants.

WANTED… “REAL MODELS.” NO PRIOR ACTING EXPERIENCE NEEDED

Diego Arancibia and Rodrigo Arancibia, Los Angeles After-School All-Stars
Join our “All–Star” cast as we examine memorable leadership performances in contemporary cinema and recognize how “everyday models” are leaders. This interactive, multidisciplinary workshop will conduct auditions for “Transformational Leadership” positions. By using the cinematic approach, the components of leadership (service, honor, sacrifice, respect, and responsibility) are demonstrated and articulated.

WHO ME? I'M NO ARTIST

Carmen Vega-Rivera, Say Yes to Education, NYC Chapter
This hands-on workshop will connect the arts to national learning standards by leading discussion and activities on integrating arts in the learning process. Participants will be encouraged to draw outside of the lines in activities that incorporate a variety of artistic supplies, materials, and imagination.

WHY GIRLS WON’T “GET IN THE GAME”…AND WHAT’S AT STAKE

Barbara Colombo-Adams, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Through this interactive workshop, participants will examine gender issues in mixed groups and the barriers to girls’ participation in afterschool sports and games. Practical strategies for promoting gender-inclusive participation across all content areas of programs will be explored. Program tools and resources will be provided to help attendees implement strategies in their programs.

WINNING STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GRANT-SEEKING

Bricca Prestridge Sweet, Educational Leadership Beyond Excellence (Ed-LBEX)
Understand how grant-seeking strategies and preservation of afterschool programs are complementary elements of program implementation. Explore the relationship between schools and community groups and how local matching and in-kind resources are necessary for sustainability.

WORKING THIS GENERATION

Terri Stigler and Darrell Caston, Foundations, Inc., Job Resource and Development Center (JRDC)
Learn about the JRDC program and how it focuses on personal development for students in grades 6-12 and reinforces classroom learning by exploring career and employment alternatives for students. This 8-week afterschool program examines job readiness skills and provides opportunities for permanent and part-time employment.

STRAND SUMMARY

Linking School and Afterschool

A Decade of Ways to Spark-up Activity!
Activities That Teach
Aligning the Learning Day: Collaboration Strategies for Principals and Afterschool Program Directors
Creating High-Quality Complementary Learning Activities
Discover Community: Linking Afterschool Programs, Schools, Teachers, and School Communities
Engaging Families in Afterschool Programs
Homework in Action
Lead us Not Into an Extended School Day – Afterschool Learning is Fun!
Science is Cool
SCORE: Accelerating Achievement for High-Risk Youth
The CATCH Kids Club (CKC)
The Imhotep Choir Performance
Working This Generation

Program Design Development

21st Century Community Learning Centers and the National Afterschool Movement
Afterschool Fun and Fitness for Kids with the All-New Kidnetic.Com Leader’s Guide
Afterschool: Practical Information Necessary to Support Quality Programs
Empowered Youth = Limitless Opportunities
Extreme Summer Program Makeover—Middle School Edition
Get Down, Get Fit, Get Funky
Growing Your Staff, Enriching Your Program
Hip-Hope for Education: Helping Youth Workers Relate to a New Culture Called Hip-Hop
IBM's KidSmart Early Learning Program
Including Students with Special Needs in Afterschool Programs
Recruitment and Retention of Middle School Customers
The Afterschool Kit
Transform Your Afterschool Program into A Student-Run Miniature Society!

Research, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement

Addressing Health Disparities: Role for Afterschool
Afterschool Partnerships: How do They Work and When do They Work Best?
Empowering Communities to Meet the Holistic Needs of Children
Ever Evolving Afterschool: Meeting Students’ Needs and District/Community Wants
Girl Power, Boy Power, Spanish Power, All the Power: Afterschool Practices that Address Gender and Ethnic Diversity
Improving Academic Instruction for Afterschool Programs
Local Peer Observation... An Innovative Approach to Evaluation
Starting Early – The Contiguous K-12 Technology and Engineering Experience
Use Microsoft Excel as a Qualitative Assessment Tool

Strategies for Success

Avoiding Afterschool Liability
Creating Powerful, Productive, and Positive Advisory Councils
Creating and Maintaining 4-Star Programs for Middle School Students – The After-school
All-Stars Way
Creative Afterschool Programming for the Global Age
Creativity and Passion
Effective Parent and Community Involvement = Long-Term Sustainability and Positive Results
English Language Learning, Afterschool Style
Feedin' the Bulldog from Proposal to Sustainability
Forging New Frontiers with School Age Care in North Carolina
Groove From Blah to Bam!
Have A Ball with Books After School
Helping Children Achieve in Spite of Adversity
Hire, Fire, and Inspire!
Integrating Technology with Extended Day Learning Opportunities
Making Math Fun After School
Making the Most of Summer: Creating Engaging Summer Programs
Mothers and Sons…Implications for Educators
Professional Development Partnerships to Achieve Quality Afterschool Programs
Real-World Academics Afterschool
Real-World Strategies for Improving Program Quality
SES – Successful Planning for Successful Students – A Panel Discussion
Show Me the Money: The Art of Grant Writing
Start Something
Sustainability: Affecting Policy and Building Good Will Through Advocacy
The AMACHI Program
The Development of New York City's Out-of-Scholl Time System
Volunteer Recruitment: Thinking Outside the Box
Wanted..."Real-Models." No Prior Acting Experience Needed
Who Me? I'm No Artist!
Why Girls Won’t “Get in the Game”...and What’s at Stake
Winning Strategies for Sustainability and Grant-Seeking