Welcome

Successful Afterschool Collaborative • Jeff, Sandy & Steve • Inclusion Activity

Overview of Workshop

Agenda Thursday March 8, 2007 • Outcomes:  Gain tools for constructing effective after school program development  Discover dynamics of successful collaboratives • Structures:  Presentation/Outline  Trio/Partner discussions  Video of model program  Wrap-up activity  Evaluation

Desired Outcomes

•Leave with tools for successful afterschool programming •Analyze success stories and challenges of building community collaboratives •Programming and structuring ideas for application at your own agency

Dynamics of Successful Collaboratives

Overview of Project ASPIRE

• Formation of program and goals – Joint use agreement– does it work in your community?

– Sharing resources – Barriers discovered in working with collaborative • Forming collaboratives – Bringing partners together • Goals of each agency – collaborative matrix – Communication • Effective communication • Communicating with key supporters ie; city council, school board

Common Vision

To unlock the door to our children's learning potential by providing a safe, engaging, academic and drug-free environment

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Mission

It is the mission of our After School Education and Safety (ASES) program, through Project A.S.P.I.R.E., to work collaboratively with both community and county professionals in order to provide a variety of learning activities outside the regular school day. Providing a place and program where youth can develop and grow into productive citizens that make a difference in our community.

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Successful Outcomes

– Increased academic achievement – Decrease in disciplinary action and suspensions – Decrease in juvenile delinquency arrests – Increase in average daily attendance – Improved attitudes and positive behaviors – Decrease in vandalism throughout community and schools – Decrease in at risk behavior and drug/alcohol use

Check CPRS website, www.CPRS.org Re: Communication Tools

Communication

• Effective communication • Communicating with key supporters ie; city council, school board, county offices, parks and recreation committees

 Presentation  Newsletters   Newspapers Parents  Teachers

 Dixon Unified School District  Anderson School  Sodexho Food Service  Solano County Friday Night Live Kids  ~ DHS Mentoring  City of Dixon Recreation Department  Dixon Public Library  Boy Scouts of America, Pack 253  Girl Scouts  Ballet Folklorico  Boys & Girls Club of Dixon

Goals

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Collaborative Matrix

Improve Student Achievement Increase Healthy Activities Improve Student Behavior Provide Safe & Secure Environment Facilitate Social Development Increase Attendance Rates

Partners

 Dixon Unified School District City of Dixon Parks & Recreation Solano County Office of Education Friday Night Live City of Dixon Public Library Ballet Folklorico X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

GOALS

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Collaborative Partners

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Collaborative Matrix

Building Blocks

• Funding Sources • Research Based Program • Data Collection Component • Outcomes & Evidence of Success • Communication • Developing Relationships through Common Goals – Academic Achievement – Safe Schools • Participation • Specific Projects/programming • Academic Interventions • Social Skills – asset building activities, conflict resolution • Recreation • Public Library • Tutoring • Mentoring

Site A Site Coordinator Dixon Unified School District Afterschool Program Overall Director City Of Dixon Recreation Supervisor Site B Site Coordinator Anderson Site Coordinator Site C Site Coordinator Site D Site Coordinator

Individual organization

Sodexho food service

$$, in kind or fee Fee What can they contribute    Healthy snacks Drinks Public support of program

City of Dixon, Parks & Recreation School District Solano County Office of Education Friday Night Live Kids Police Dept (ATOD)

in kind $$$ $$ $$        Sports , Arts & Crafts Staffing Materials – supplies Ownership Partner in program planning Presentations at city council meetings Public support of program        Staffing, Facilities, Tutoring Program planning Academic materials, supplies Ownership Organizational management school board presentations grant writing        Staffing , Ownership Program planning, supplies peer cross age tutoring youth development drug/alcohol awareness school board presentations public support of program     Funding Program evaluation Direction/ program partner Public support of program Strategies to engage     Phone, email (1:1) Newsletter invite to campus      Phone email (1:1) Newsletter invite to campus              Phone, email, Newsletter School board support – through demonstration of program success / strong goals (1:1) student presentations / affirmations of program support Phone email (1:1) Newsletter invite to campus Phone, email (1:1) Newsletter participating member on board re: community Resources needed to bring them to the table Who’s responsible Staff to gather info & write Newsletter Paper, Telephone Computer Staff to gather info & write Newsletter Paper Telephone Computer Principal Clerical Program Coordinator Food service manager Parks & Recreation Manager Program Coordinator Principal Clerical Staff to gather info & write Newsletter Paper Telephone Computer Camera Staff to gather info & write Newsletter Paper Telephone Computer Principal Program Coordinator Clerical District support; Superintendent, Intervention & EL Coordinator Principal Program Coordinator Clerical COE personnel Staff to gather info & write Newsletter Paper Telephone Computer Community Services Director Principal Clerical Core Collab. Team

Individual organization $$, in kind or fee What can they contribute Strategies to engage Resources needed to bring them to the table Who’s responsible

Video Presentation

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An Effective After School Collaborative Program

Wrap-up Evaluations

Contact Information

Jeff Matheson

, Recreation & Community Services Director, City of Dixon ( 707) 678-7000 [email protected]

Sandy Jessop

, Academic Strategist & School Site Administrator, Dixon, California ( 707) 678-5508 [email protected]

Steve Padilla

, Manager - Youth Development and Prevention Education Services, Solano County Office of Education, (707) 421-6565 [email protected]