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The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit’s 21 st Century Community Learning Centers Afterschool Program

21st Century Community Learning Centers Schuylkill ACHIEVE Soaring beyond expectations!. STEMovation Innovation Motivation Ovation. Mahanoy Area Minersville Area Pine Grove Area Pottsville Area Williams Valley. S.CIENCE T.ECHNOLOGY E.NGINEERING M.ATH.

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The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit’s 21 st Century Community Learning Centers Afterschool Program

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  1. 21st Century Community Learning Centers Schuylkill ACHIEVE Soaring beyond expectations! STEMovation Innovation Motivation Ovation Mahanoy Area Minersville Area Pine Grove Area Pottsville Area Williams Valley S.CIENCE T.ECHNOLOGY E.NGINEERING M.ATH Funding period: Fall 2014-September 30, 2017 The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers Afterschool Program

  2. SIU proposes the Schuylkill ACHIEVE Afterschool Program in order to satisfy the need to increase students’ opportunities for meaningful learning through innovative and PA Core Standards-aligned approaches. • Schuylkill ACHIEVE’s goal is to improve middle school students’ performance measures of classroom performance and school attendance by providing students with high-quality academic enrichment opportunities designed to promote attainment of state and local academic achievement standards in reading, math, and science. Schuylkill ACHIEVE: 0ur vision, mission, and goal https://www.y4y.ed.gov/about/

  3. School District Partners Local Community Partners Penn State Schuylkill Campus Walk-In-Art Center Mud & Maker Schuylkill YMCA RSVP (Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) Schuylkill Conservation District The ReDCo Group McCann School of Business Schuylkill County Drug & Alcohol Prevention Program Junior Achievement of Central PA • Mahanoy Area Middle School (grades 5-8) • Minersville Area Elementary Center (grades 5-6) • Pine Grove Area Middle School (grades 5-8) • Pottsville’s D.H.H. Lengel Middle School (grades 5-8) • Williams Valley Elementary School (grades 5-6) Schuylkill ACHIEVE

  4. 270, 5th through 8th grade at risk students facing academic, social, behavioral, and/or familial problems • 12 hours per week (Monday-Thursday) • 36 weeks • In addition to 6 weeks of summer programming including 3 weeks of “Summer of STEM Explorers” hosted by Schuylkill Technology Centers (3 days/week) • Schuylkill ACHIEVE is a 42-week program per project year (October 1-September 30) Program Schedule

  5. Target # of students to serve daily Allocable # of daily staff 3+1 (+1 includes site coordinator) 3+1 3+1 4+1 5+1 • Mahanoy MS 45 • Minersville EL 40 • Pine Grove MS 45 • DHH Lengel MS 60 • Williams Valley EL 80 Total = 270 students 15:1 staff to student ratio Students & Staffing

  6. Services that advance student achievement/academic enrichment • Mathematics and science education activities; • Arts and music activities; • Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities • Entrepreneurial programs (students cannot be paid to participate or receive monetary compensation such as paid internships); • Tutoring services, and mentoring programs; homework help • Limited English proficient (LEP) programs for parents and students; • Recreational/Physical activities (organized competitive sports such as PIAA, league fees, league participation, competitions, coaches salaries and all related costs are not permissible); • Nutrition education; • Telecommunications and technology; • Expanded library services; • Programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy; • Student attendance and behavior programs; • Drug and violence prevention programs; • Counseling programs; • Character education programs; and • Service learning programs. Student ACHIEVEment/Enrichment Components

  7. Collins Writing Program Book & CD for each site (Professional Development Tool) • Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators Book for each site (Professional Development Tool) • Digital licensing for use of Discovery Education (http://www.discoveryeducation.com/) and DefinedSTEM (http://www.definedstem.com/) • Character COUNTS! (Character Education): Registered students receive a Character COUNTS! agenda • Compass Awards: Student retention awards system • First-in-Math: remedial, online math program • LittleBits: hands-on, STEM focused Student ACHIEVEment Components (included in our proposal)

  8. About Character COUNTS!: Issues such as bullying, cheating, and academic achievement are addressed through the PA Core State Standards linked program, “CHARACTER COUNTS!.” The inclusion of CHARACTER COUNTS! makes character education both meaningful and effective by integrating state standards-aligned curriculum with the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. Integrating weekly “people of character”, who have made a difference in the world through character-related contributions, CHARACTER COUNTS! infuses classroom discussion, goal recording, and journaling. How it works: Each registered students is provided with a Character COUNTS! agenda to use for the duration of a project year. How it supports Schuylkill ACHIEVE’s “Multi-Year Program Design and Performance” (Performance Measures): Participants in 21st Century will demonstrate additional positive educational, social, and behavioral changes. Character COUNTS!

  9. Character COUNTS! Agenda

  10. About Compass Awards: In an effort to increase both school day attendance and Afterschool attendance/retention,Compass Awards is a patch based recognition program to highlight a student’s personal achievements in Schuylkill ACHIEVE. How it works: Activity patches are awarded based upon completion of a specific skill or project including STEM, service learning, goal fulfillment, and creative writing. How it supports Schuylkill ACHIEVE’s “Multi-Year Program Design and Performance” (Performance Measures): Students regularly participating in the program will show improvement in the performance measures of school attendance, classroom performance, and/or reduced disciplinary referrals. Compass Awards

  11. About First-In-Math: First-In-Math (FIM), an on-line, web-based program offering additional remediation to those students who are not proficient in math. FIM is aligned to PA Core Standards and its self-paced activities target mastery of skills and fluency, supporting differentiated instruction. FIM employs a sequential approach to learning and modules include positive feedback to boost confidence. Additionally, the program includes a family component. When a student logs on at home, parents can visualize what their child is learning by monitoring student benchmarks. FIM enables parents to actively participate in their child’s progress. How it works: All participants are provided a unique FIM User ID. User IDs can be printed on labels for easy distribution. FIM automatically generates an additional Family User ID! How it supports Schuylkill ACHIEVE’s “Multi-Year Program Design and Performance” (Performance Measures): Students regularly participating in the program will meet or exceed state and local academic achievement standards in reading and math. First-In-Math

  12. First-In-Math

  13. About littleBits:LittleBits are electronic modules that enable students to design, create, and experiment with electronic hardware. Born out of the Maker Movement, the education initiative develops confidence, creativity, and interest in STEM through “making.” LittleBitsare designed by educators to “simply make something that teaches something”. LittleBits curriculum design teaches across STEM disciplines and includes the necessary steps to maximize student engagement including: 1) demonstration, 2) brainstorming, 3) interactive design, 4) prototyping, and 5) sharing/discussion. How it works: Each site will receive a $500 credit to choose which sets work best for their student needs. View sets online at : http://littlebits.cc/browse-lessons *Email Schuylkill ACHIEVE Program Coordinator your selection and it will be ordered for you. How it supports Schuylkill ACHIEVE’s “Multi-Year Program Design and Performance” (Performance Measures):Participants in 21st Century will demonstrate additional positive educational, social, and behavioral changes. littleBits

  14. LittleBitshttp://vimeo.com/61650708

  15. Mission: Possible • Offered to 110 TANF eligible youth, grades 5-8 • Schools must generate a list of participants who are eligible. (Students who receive free or reduced lunch qualify.) • Supplemental funding through Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board • October 2014 through June 2015 • Interactive “missions” implemented by two Mission: Possible staff • Enhanced by expert guests, field trips, and student book selections Student ACHIEVEment Components: Literacy

  16. STEMovation Schuylkill ACHIEVE’s “identity” for STEM content • Daily STEM exploration • STEM partnership events • STEM tools • STEM field visits and visitors Student ACHIEVEment Components: STEM

  17. Summer of STEM Explorers • Hosted by Schuylkill Technology Centers • 3 week program in June • 3 days /week, up to 12 hours/week • STC instructors • Schuylkill ACHIEVE instructors • Transportation provided in part by SIU • Based on “STEM Employment Outlook in PA” by PA Dept. of Labor and Industry • * Schedule and details subject to change! Summer Program (6 weeks)

  18. STEM Saturdays @ Penn State Schuylkill Art Around the World @ Walk-In Art Center C.S.I. (Career Search Investigators) @ Schuylkill Technology Center Credit (per site) with Mud & Maker Credit (per site) with Schuylkill YMCA Additional partnership opportunities: • Schuylkill County Conservation • Schuylkill County Drug & Alcohol • Energy Industry Partnership (The ReDCo Group’s Gary MacCready) • RSVP of Schuylkill County (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) • Junior Achievement of Central PA Schuylkill ACHIEVE Events & Partners

  19. Parental involvement • Monthly, on-site family nights • Each site has been budgeted $400/project year for family nights • Invitation from the SIU for free adult education classes (GED readiness) and computer skill classes • Home access to First-In-Math • SIU representative at district “Open House” event(s) as requested by site • Parent representatives on Schuylkill ACHIEVE’s “Advisory Board” • “Schuylkill ACHIEVE Center” that is accessible to parents • Annual parent survey Additional Program Components

  20. Advisory Board • Three Advisory Board Meetings per project year • Hosted by Schuylkill Intermediate Unit • Each site will establish a local advisory board who will be invited to attend the three annual Advisory Board Meetings. • Local Advisory Boards are composed of: • 10-15 members including at least 2 parents, 2 students, teachers, school district administration, community agencies and the private sector • Each site coordinator will establish a local advisory board master list with contact names, phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses by November 1st, 2014. Please send this list to the Schuylkill ACHIEVE Program Coordinator. Additional Program Components

  21. Regular site visits (completed by Schuylkill ACHIEVE Program Coordinator/External Evaluator) • Monthly site report sent to Schuylkill ACHIEVE Data Analyst (completed by individual Site Coordinator) • Monthly Fiscal Reporting & Expenditure Reports for PDE (completed by Director) • Quarterly Performance Report/End of Year Report for Center for Schools and Communities (completed by Data Analyst) • Annual Federal Report, known formerly as PPICS (completed by Site Coordinator/Data Analyst/External Evaluator) • Annual PDE Grantee Report for AIU3 and PDE (completed by Data Analyst) • Annual Local Level Evaluation Report for PDE(completed by External Evaluator and submitted to PDE) • Annual Equipment and Residual Supplies Forms for PDE(completed by Schuylkill ACHIEVE Program Coordinator/Data Analyst) • Written Emergency Readiness Plan (through collaboration with SIU and school district) • Schuylkill ACHIEVE Professional Development Plan (completed by Schuylkill ACHIEVE Coordinator, Analyst, and Director) Evaluation Components & Requirements

  22. Evaluation Data Collected • State assessment data (PSSA) • Reading, math, and science report card grades (fall/spring) • Program operations, staffing, activities, and other information related to implementation (partially obtained through regular visits by Schuylkill ACHIEVE Program Coordinator & External Evaluator) • Program attendance • Student demographics (including Free/reduced lunch status and ESL populations) • Local reading and math assessments (derived from First-In-Math, etc.) • School attendance and discipline records • Fiscal/budget information • Annual teacher survey • Annual parent survey • Annual student survey • Event surveys *** Use of AIU3’s student attendance and student workbook tracking documents Additional Program Evaluation Components

  23. Professional Development • Schuylkill ACHIEVE staff will develop a new professional development plan (with guidance from PDE) • Professional development will be applied directly on-site during Schuylkill Achieve • Professional trainings from external agencies will occur at least once per project year and be held at SIU • Invitation to annual Extra Learning Opportunities conference in Harrisburg, PA (spring) and other regional trainings Additional Program Components

  24. Thursday, October 23 • National Afterschool celebration • Showcases awareness and highlights appreciation for Afterschool • Possible family event/ “Schuylkill ACHIEVE Open House” • Find out more at : Afterschool Alliance: Lights On Afterschool! • Sample ideas, print-outs, invitations, student activities, Afterschool fact sheets, logos, and more. Lights On Afterschool

  25. REASONABLE ALLOCABLE ALLOWABLE Budget

  26. Snacks (including refreshments for staff meetings, etc.) cannot be purchased with 21st CCLC funds. Alternative funding sources and/or federal nutrition programs are to be utilized. • Technology purchases have NOT been included in our C7 grant application. • Schoolwideand school-related projects, programs, presentations, athletics and supplies used during the school day. If supplies are to be shared during the school day, items must be prorated. • Purchasing gift cards is strictly prohibited for any reason or purpose. • Entertainment, which includes tickets to shows, sport events, recreation, and student meals is unallowable. • Selling marketing products, paid for by 21st CCLC funds in order to fund raise, is unallowable. Alternative funds or donations can be used to purchase marketing products for fund raising purposes. • The only exception to use 21st CCLC funds for the purchase of food/snacks is during dedicated family events. Unallowable Expenses

  27. Staffing: 5 Site Coordinators (on each week) 18Instructors (on each week) Staffing practices: Weekly staffing of 18 instructors must bevaried to ensure that students are exposed to staff who are equipped with expertise in core subject areas. Staff should rotate in order to alleviate “burn out” to ensure that students are receiving differentiated, high-quality programming for 36 weeks of on-site out-of-school time activities per project year. Staff Wages & Staffing Practices

  28. Site Budget Distribution

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