ExCEL After School Program Lead Agency/Site Coordinator Meeting September 16, :00 –11:00 - ExCEL Admin & Program Updates Workshops: 11:30-12noon – DCYF MATCH Sites – invoice process on CMS - HOC 11:30-12:30 PM- ALL high schools – ECR protocols & Community Works at Academy of Art! – Nia Room 12noon – 1pm – All About ExCEL – Hall of Culture 12noon – 1pm – Program Purchasing tips and tricks – Dance Studio B 12noon – 1pm – Good Behavior Game for invited Sites – Conf Room 12noon – 12:30 – School Loop Info session – Hall of Culture

ExCEL Need to Know: Food Handlers Certification Requirement QAP at Glance – Visits are starting this week! Updated program profiles from Public Profit on ExCEL website: rces/n-evaluations.php rces/n-evaluations.php Lights on After School – October 23rd Physical Activity Cohort – Starting in November Restorative Practices Cohort – Started - calendar glitch – Site coordinators – NEW material Family Literacy _ JQS - update

Lights On After School October 23rd All DCYF grantees are required to host a Lights On Afterschool event and register with the Afterschool Alliance. The Expanded Learning Collaborative is also hosting a photo contest this year! take a picture that demonstrates one of the 11 Elements of Quality (aligned to the ELC resource guide) and send it to the ELC. All pictures will be on the DCYF facebook page for two weeks, and the pictures with the most likes will be eligible to win. See the ELC website for more info.

Restorative Practices Implicit Bias Gender Equity Family Engagement Connecting RP to ExCEL’s strategic plannin

Coaching Awards are coming…..

Meeting Norms

Culture Norms

Harvest of the Month & Monthly Themes October- Winter Squash Making Healthy Decisions

Let’s Take a Brain Break ExCEL! WHY? “I hear and I forget. I read and I understand. I do and I remember.” Chinese Proverb “Exercise provides an unparalleled stimulus, crating an environment in which the brain is ready, willing and able to learn.” John Ratey, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

BRAIN BREAKS are designed to help you make the most of your students’ energy, re-energizing and refocusing your students/class throughout after school time. Let’s Use Brain Breaks ExCEL

PRACTICE a Brain Break