Transcript Why Summer Learning is Important

ASU Childhood Services/Arkansas Out of School Network Staff:
Laveta Wills-Hale,
Coordinator, Arkansas
Out of School Network
Katrina Cavaness
Woodie Sue Herlein
Kristin Koenigsfest
Special Guest Presenters:
Paula Rogers,
UALR Children International
Jackie Russell,
Little Rock Air Force Base
School Age Program
Mission:
To create safe, healthy, and enriching
learning experiences during out of school
time for children and youth ages 5-19.
AOSN is a sponsored initiative of Arkansas
State University Childhood Services and is
one of 41 statewide afterschool networks
in the U.S. supported by the Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation.
Summer Learning Program
Basics
Agenda
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Introduction/ Why Summer Learning is Important
Laveta Wills-Hale
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What Makes a High Quality Summer Learning Program
Woodie Sue Herlein
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Program Planning Basics /Who are you Serving?/
What are you Doing?
Kristin Koenigsfest
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What Resources are you Enlisting?
Katrina Cavaness
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Program Perspectives
Paula Rogers, Jackie Russell
The ‘Faucet Theory’
9th Grade Reading Achievement Gap
Grade 2
Reading
Level
Grade 5
Reading
Level
Improved literacy and math skills
 Successful transition to the next grade
 Improved self-esteem and leadership skills
 Increased attachment to the labor market and
increased likelihood of future employment
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High-Quality
Instruction
Engaging and
rigorous
programming
Aligned school-year
and summer
curricula
Maximized
participation and
attendance
Other important components:
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Intentional focus on learning
Parent Involvement and participation
Broad array of enrichment opportunities
Inclusion of youth voice
Intentional relationship building
Opportunities for skill-building and mastery
Small group or individualized instruction
Support for sustainability
Early intervention during the primary grades
Who are you serving?
What are you doing?
What resources are you
enlisting?
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Community Needs Assessment
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Recruitment and Enrollment
 Vision
and Mission
 Outcome
Goals
Vision Statements
Mission
Statements
Future
Today
Examples of Vision and Mission Statements
From Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL):
Vision: For all children to excel.
Mission: BELL exists to transform the academic
achievements, self-confidence and life trajectories of
children living in under-resourced, urban communities.
Establishing Outcome
Goals
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-limited
Examples of outcome goals:
 By the end of the summer program, 85% of
participants will have an improved attitude
towards learning.
 By the end of the summer program, 95% of
participants will identify healthier choices in
nutrition and physical activity.
Staff
Recruitment
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National Youth Development Learning Network Youth
Development Worker Competencies
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Core Competencies for Teachers
 High school students or other program
alumni
 Undergraduate and graduate students
needing internship credit
 Pre-service teachers in alternate routes
to certification programs
 Parents and other community
volunteers
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Forming
Partnerships
 Planning-
internal
work plan, school
principal
 Recruitment
–
students, staff
 Partnerships
LRSD/Community/
UALR
 Serving
Families availability,
open/close/ length
of camp
 Curriculum
 Camp
Atmosphere Field Trips -Talent
Show- Rallies- Fun
 Program
Marketing
 Summer
Programming
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Adventure Club
Interest Areas
Benefits to
Children
Training
 Partnerships
 4H
 Boys
 DoD
and Girls Club
School Age Programs
 Missoula
Children's Theater
Q&A
Effective expanded learning programs help students succeed
in school and in life.
Expanded learning opportunities are inclusive of before-school,
afterschool, summer learning, and extended day or expanded learning
time (ELT) programs. Decades of research documenting the outcomes
of afterschool and summer programs reveal a core set of key principles
that are essential to yielding the best results. Aligning the spectrum of
expanded learning opportunities with these principles will ensure
quality and consistency across all programs. This document can be used
as a guideline at the local, state and federal levels to guide expanded
learning policy.
Afterschool Alliance, 2012
Information in this webinar has been adapted from the
Summer Learning Association’s latest publication, Summer
Starts in September.
Visit www.summerstartsinseptember.com for more
information and resources.
Join us for our next webinar in this series on
Becoming a Summer Feeding Site on Thursday,
March 13th at 11 a.m.
STEM Academies – February 21st, Springdale
March 7th , Little Rock
Best Practices Academies – April 18th, Springdale
April 25th, Little Rock
Go to www.aosn.org for more details on this professional
development opportunity and others.
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