Whats HOT in Afterschool

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Whats HOT in Afterschool

• Lorraine Lopez
• Program Manager
• NY 21st CCLC Statewide Technical Assistance Center

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Whats HOTOutcomes

• After-school programs raise test scores, prevent
  drug abuse, teen pregnancy and juvenile crime and
  give youth new opportunities. They also prepare
  young people for the work force while assisting
  working parents.
• 600,000 children in NYS are alone and
  unsupervised after school.
• (www.casf-nys.org)

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Whats HOTOutcomes

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC)
  APR Learning Point Associates
• http//ppics.learningpt.org/ppics/public.asp
• NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
  (DYCD) OST Initiative Policy Studies Associates
• http//www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/home/home.shtml

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Whats HOTOutcome Higher Test Scores

• After-school programs raise test scores

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Whats HOTOutcome Higher Test Scores

• 21st CCLC APR 05-06 -Almost half of Regular
  Attendees increased by ½ grade or better i.e.,
  47 in Language Arts (Reading/English) and 44 in
  Math

2005-2006 NYS APR Learning Point Associates
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Whats HOTOutcome Higher Test Scores

• 21st CCLC APR 05-06 - 86 and 83 of regular
  attendees scored Proficient or Advanced (3 or
  4) on Language-Arts and Math
  State-Administered Tests, respectively

2005-2006 NYS APR Learning Point Associates
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Whats HOTOutcomes Prevention

• After-school programs prevent drug abuse, teen
  pregnancy and juvenile crime and give youth new
  opportunities.

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Whats HOTOutcome Preparation

• After-school programs prepare young people for
  the work force.

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Whats HOT

• Research
• Funding
• Private/Public Partnerships
• Self-Assessment Tools
• Advocacy
• Professional Development
• Resources

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Whats HOTResearch

• The Impact of After-School Programs that Promote
  Personal and Social Skills (CASEL 2007) by
  Joseph A. Durlak and Roger P. Weissberg
• http//www.casel.org/downloads/ASP-Full.pdf
• Measuring Youth Program Quality A Guide to
  Assessment Tools The Forum for Youth Investment
  2007) by Nicole Yohalem and Alicia
  Wilson-Ahlstrom
• http//forumforyouthinvestment.org/node/297

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Whats HOTFunding

• 21st CCLC
• 45 mil NYSED Round 4
• 107 awards out of 281 applications
• NYS Governors Budget - 10 mil
• ESD/SVP
• 08-09 29.6 mil

• Advantage After-School Program
• 28.2 mil
• 36 new contracts out of 247 applicants
• DYCD OST Initiative
• 66 mil

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Whats HOTPrivate/Public Partnerships

• Mott Foundation - January 1998 - Partnership with
  the U.S. Department of Education Developed
• Focus 21st Century Community Learning Centers
  (21st CCLCs) Initiative

• NYSAN - Began in 2001 as an advisory group to the
  New York State Education Department. Focus The
  planning and implementation of 21st Century
  Community Learning Centers in New York State

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Whats HOTSelf-Assessment Tools

• NYSANs Quality Self-Assessment (QSA) Tool
• Goal To Improve Program Quality

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Whats HOTAdvocacy

• National Level
• Afterschool Alliance
• Afterschool Challenge
• Lights on After School
• http//afterschoolalliance.org/

• State Level
• Coalition for After-School Funding (CASF) -
  http//www.citizenactionny.org/afterschool/aftersc
  hoolindex.html
• Both Natl State Levels
• The After School Corporation (TASC)
  http//tascorp.org/

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Whats HOTTop-Notch Professional Development

• 21st CCLC Summer Institute 2008
• National Partnership for Afterschool Learning
• New York State Student Support Centers
• New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN)
• The After School Experience (TASE) Today
  November 2008 Bi-Annual

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Whats HOTResources

• CD ROM - 10 NYSANs QSA Indicators
• NY 21st CCLC Statewide Website
  http//nys21stcclc.org
• NYS Center for School Safety http//nyscenterfors
  choolsafety.org
• Finance Project www.financeproject.org
• Afterschool Alliance www.afterschoolallianceorg

• Harvard Family Research Project www.hfrp.org
• National Partnership for Quality Afterschool at
  SEDL-
• http//www.sedl.org/afterschool/
• National Institute of Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
  - http//www.niost.org/
• New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN)
  http//nysan.org