Summer Learning Program Basics

1. Summer Learning Program Basics

2. ASU Childhood Services/Arkansas Out of School Network Staff: Laveta Wills-Hale, Coordinator, Arkansas Out of School Network Woodie Sue Herlein Katrina Cavaness Kristin Koenigsfest

3. Special Guest Presenters: Paula Rogers, UALR Children International Jackie Russell, Little Rock Air Force Base School Age Program

4. 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.

5. Summer Learning Program Basics Agenda • Introduction/ Why Summer Learning is Important • Laveta Wills-Hale • What Makes a High Quality Summer Learning Program • Woodie Sue Herlein • Program Planning Basics /Who are you Serving?/ • What are you Doing? • Kristin Koenigsfest • What Resources are you Enlisting? • Katrina Cavaness • Program Perspectives • Paula Rogers, Jackie Russell

6. Why Summer Learning is Important

7. The ‘Faucet Theory’

8. Summer Learning and the Achievement Gap

9. 9th Grade Reading Achievement Gap

10. Grade 2 Reading Level Grade 5 Reading Level

11. Benefits of High-Quality Summer Learning Programs • 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

12. What Makes a High-Quality Summer Learning Program?

13. Aligned school-year and summer curricula High-Quality Instruction Engaging and rigorous programming Maximized participation and attendance

14. Other important components: • 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

15. Getting to the Basics and Planning with Purpose Who are you serving? What are you doing? What resources are you enlisting?

16. Community Needs Assessment Recruitment and Enrollment Who are you serving?

17. What are you doing? • Vision and Mission • Outcome Goals

18. Vision Statements Future Mission Statements Today

19. 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.

20. Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-limited Establishing Outcome Goals

21. 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.

22. What Resources are you Enlisting?

23. Staff Recruitment National Youth Development Learning Network Youth Development Worker Competencies National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Core Competencies for Teachers

24. 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

25. Physical Environment Program Spirit Positive Reinforcement Behavior Management Youth Engagement Staff/Youth Interaction Youth Voice

26. Forming Partnerships

27. Program Perspectives

28. UALR Children International Mind Your Own Business Summer Camp

29. Planning- internal work plan, school principal • Recruitment – students, staff • Partnerships - LRSD/Community/UALR

30. Serving Families - availability, open/close/ length of camp • Curriculum • Camp Atmosphere - Field Trips -Talent Show- Rallies- Fun

31. Little Rock Air Force Base School Age Program

32. Program Marketing • Summer Programming • Adventure Club • Interest Areas • Benefits to Children • Training

33. Partnerships • 4H • Boys and Girls Club • DoD School Age Programs • Missoula Children's Theater

34. Q & A

35. 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

36. Special Thanks to our Guest Presenters, Michelle Harvey and Other ASU/AOSN Staff and all of those who have participated in this webinar. Information in this webinar has been adapted from the Summer Learning Association’s latest publication, SummerStarts in September. Visit www.summerstartsinseptember.com for more information and resources.

37. Next Webinar/ Other Opportunities 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.

38. SURVEY You will receive an email from mharvey@astate.edu later today with a link to a survey for this webinar. Please take the time to give us your feedback on this webinar so that we can better serve you! THANK YOU!!!!