1. School Year and Summer Enrichment Programs Presenter: Liz Nusken Director, Ohio Afterschool Network, Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association lnusken@occrra.org

2. Introductions and Housekeeping Details All webinar attendees are muted by default. There are two ways to ask questions during the webinar – you may “raise your hand” and the organizer will unmute you to ask your question to the group OR you can chat your question – privately to the organizer or publicly to the entire audience. Due to the amount of material we are covering in this webinar, we will hold questions to the end. This webinar will be recorded. Instructions about how to access the recording will be provided at the end of the webinar.

3. School Year and Summer Enrichment Opportunities March 8 th, 2013 For Ohio College Access Network

4. Webinar Overview How is afterschool program defined? How can it support academic success and college and career readiness? What is the Ohio and federal landscape for afterschool? What are some examples of successful programs? Next steps

5. Definition Afterschool programs offer a wide range of learning and enrichment activities that promote the physical, emotional, cognitive and social development of children and youth ages Kindergarten through high school graduation. Afterschool is an all inclusive term for care, learning and youth development programming that occurs beyond the school day, including before school, after school, holidays, weekends and summers.

6. Benefits of Afterschool Programs Help working parents Keep children and youth safe Prevent crime and high-risk behaviors Support health and wellness Support student achievement

7. Afterschool Opportunities Time - 88% of child’s time not in school Flexibility to provide active, engaging and relevant learning Personalize experiences Experienced collaborators with schools, parents and community organizations Diverse teachers and partners Experiences that prepare for college and career

8. Supporting Student Achievement School Attendance – Provide socialization and peer attention in a supervised venue – Re-establish the link between effort and results – first in a non- school activity – Engage students in challenging activities that help them develop persistence, a trait critical to later success in school and life – Provide consistent contact with caring, stable adults – Increase sense of belonging at school » Attendance Works

9. Supporting Student Achievement School Success – Tutoring – Homework – Family engagement – Health, wellness and nutrition – Reduce the summer slide – Supports for English Language Learners

10. Supporting Student Achievement Credit Recovery – Alternative path to success – Dayton’s Mound Street Academies

11. Supporting Student Achievement Credit Flexibility – Credit earned via seat time or demonstration of subject area competency (or a blend of both) – Pertains only to high school credit – No limit to kind of course work or number of credits – Must be transcripted in same way as traditional credit

12. Supporting Student Achievement Experiential Learning – Link fun and play with serious work and learning – Natural social context for learning – small workgroups – Experiences in which literacy and numeracy are essential elements and are meaningfully – Build self-concept as learners – Opportunities for experimentation and reflection

13. Supporting Student Learning 21 st Century Skills Development: – 3 Rs – Global Awareness – Fiscal, Civic, Health and Environmental Literacy – Information, media and technology skills – Life and Career Skills – Learning and Innovation Skills

14. Supporting Student Achievement Broaden Horizons

15. Supporting Student Achievement College aspiration, preparation and pathways – College visits – Preparation for college entrance exams – Information on postsecondary opportunities, and assistance completing college applications and understanding financial aid opportunities.

16. Ohio Supply and Demand After School Care Arrangements – 30% of Ohio’s children K-12 are responsible for taking care of themselves afterschool – 12% participate in an afterschool program – Remaining are at home with parent, grandparent, neighbor etc

17. Funding and Policy Context

18. Federal Funding and Policy Landscape Child Care Development Fund 21 st Century Community Learning Center Workforce Investment Act

19. State Funding and Policy Landscape CCDF – child care subsidy 21 st Century Community Learning Center WIA Local Funds – public and private

20. Quality is Key School-community partnership Intentional, age-appropriate programming guided by coherent vision and mission Opportunities for youth leadership Positive and supportive relationships Qualified, consistent staff Safe settings

21. Exemplary Programs Citizen Schools Vineyard Community Center’s “The Zone” program Open Doors Academy

22. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Director of Open Doors Academy, based in Cleveland Heights, defends doctoral dissertation in front of 250 students at Cleveland State University

23. Supporting College and Career Readiness in Out of School Time Find out what currently exists Build bridges between school and afterschool Work with partners to start a program, if none exist

24. Resources Attendance Works, http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/uploads/Making-the- Case-for-AS-2-3-11.pdf http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/uploads/Making-the- Case-for-AS-2-3-11.pdf Credit Flexibility - http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/O DEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1864&ContentI D=61432&Content=140885 http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/O DEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1864&ContentI D=61432&Content=140885 Expanded Learning and Afterschool: Opportunities for Student Success - http://expandinglearning.org/http://expandinglearning.org/

25. Resources, Continued Local child care resource and referral agencies, find them at www.occrra.orgwww.occrra.org Citizen Schools, http://www.citizenschools.orghttp://www.citizenschools.org Indiana Afterschool Specialty Standards – College and Career Readiness - http://www.indianaafterschool.org/standards/na t_standards/ http://www.indianaafterschool.org/standards/na t_standards/ Asia Society: http://sites.asiasociety.org/expandedl earning/userguide/ http://sites.asiasociety.org/expandedl earning/userguide/

26. Additional Summer Enrichment Resources A listing (as a PDF and as an editable Word document) of summer enrichment programs, with their websites hyperlinked, that students, families, and advisors or counselors might utilize in their search for summer programs will be included with the link to the recording that will be sent to attendees on Monday. Please consider e-mailing any additional sites that you have found helpful to Linda Knicely at knicelyl@ohiocan.org for inclusion on this list.knicelyl@ohiocan.org

27. Questions? Other recommendations? Thank you for attending this webinar. By March 11 th you will receive a link to the webinar recording AND a brief four question survey (link to SurveyMonkey) on which we would appreciate your input. Additionally, access to all recorded webinars is available through the OCAN website at www.ohiocan.org. (Click on “Resources”, then “Find Resources”. Each accompanying Power Point presentation can also be downloaded from this site.www.ohiocan.org

28. Presenter Contact Information Maria Brockel, Vineyard Community Center maria.broeckel@vineyardcolumbus.org Liz Nusken Ohio Afterschool Network Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association lnusken@occrra.org 614-310-1388 ohioafterschoolnetwork.org

29. Example of Search Engine http://www.studenteducationprograms.com/ohioprograms.htm/

30. Search feature within Naviance tool available to CCS students as well as other school districts.

31. Additional Summer Enrichment Program Sources A listing (as a PDF and as an editable Word document) of summer enrichment programs, with their websites hyperlinked, that students, families, and advisors or counselors might utilize in their search for summer programs will be included with the link to the recording that will be sent to attendees on Monday. Please consider e-mailing any additional sites that you have found helpful to Linda Knicely at knicelyl@ohiocan.org for inclusion on this list. knicelyl@ohiocan.org

32. Questions? Other recommendations? Thanks for attending this webinar. By March 11 th you will receive a link to the webinar recording AND a brief four question survey (link to SurveyMonkey) on which we would appreciate your input. Additionally, access to all recorded webinars is available through the OCAN website at www.ohiocan.org. (Click on “Resources”, then “Find Resources”. Each accompanying Power Point presentation can also be downloaded from this site. www.ohiocan.org