April Shower Brings May Flowers!
For the AfterSchool world, this means summer is around the corner and it's time to plan for our summer program. Below you will find a host of resources and tools to help you implement and sustain a successful summer program.
Happy Summer Planning!
- With billions of funding coming down the pipeline through the American Rescue Plan, the National Summer Learning Association and the National Afterschool Association put together a webinar for you to learn more about the allowable uses of funds, how to plan at the state and local level, and how the out of school time (OST) community can advocate for grants and contracts that support summer and afterschool programs.
- Be inspired by California's 2021 Summer Learning Guide
- Evidence-Based Tools and Guidance for Delivering Effective Summer Programs:
- Planning & Management - Tools to help you plan, budget for, sustain and assess the quality of the program
- Academics & Enrichment - Ideas for selecting and modifying curriculum and partnering with enrichment providers
- Student Recruitment & Attendance - Best practices for marketing the program and creating a warm and welcoming environment
- Staffing & Professional Environment - Sample job descriptions and staffing agreements and tips for planning high-quality professional development
- Site Climate - Sample staff handbooks and tips for creating a positive program environment
- Every Summer Counts: A Longitudinal Analysis of Outcomes from the National Summer Learning Project. The largest and longest study of its kind on summer learning programs reveals short- and long-term benefits among students who consistently attended voluntary, five- to six-week summer learning programs. The findings suggest that these programs can be an important component of how school districts support learning and skill development among children in low-income communities.
