Creating Links to strengthen Michigan communities

1. Creating Links to strengthen Michigan communities Mary B. Sutton Michigan After-School Partnership 517-371-4360 Ext 17 msutton@uwmich.org

2. Support for after school programs that bring together kids, parents, teachers, residents and community leaders and organizations is vital in building strong, supportive communities. Afterschool Alliance

3. Children spend 20% of their waking hours in school What happens during the remaining 80% is vital to their success.

4. Michigan data • Over 500,000 children go home unsupervised after school every day in Michigan. • We need more opportunities • And we need high quality

5. Michigan After-School Partnership (MASP) A state-wide coalition of state agencies, organizations and local after-school collaborations working to ensure Michigan’s children and youth have quality after-school programs that help keep them safe, healthy, educated, prepared for the workplace and to become successful citizens.

6. HISTORY • Resolution 26 – Task Force • MASI - MDE and DHS (FIA) • MASP • MDE/DHS • DCH/HAL/DLEG • C. S Mott Foundation Grant • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant • MDE – MAUW – Oct 1 2007

7. GOALS Ensure that all Michigan children and youth have access to a variety of quality after-school programs that enhance physical, social and emotional and cognitive development. • Increase awareness of need and benefits of after-school • Increase access • Sustained funding • Support Local community partnerships • Cultivate After-school Champions

8. MASP Priorities • Support Community Partnerships • Create Links with Education and Workforce Development initiatives • Advocate for Sustained Funding • Cultivate and acknowledge Champions • Build Public Awareness • Promote Quality – Standards/Certif/Credential • Promote Professional Development

9. “We are shortchanging our future by ignoring the potential of more time and more people to help our children and communities get ahead. We must maximize every opportunity to compete successfully in the international marketplace of ideas and commerce” - Richard Riley United States Secretary of Education 1993-2001

10. A New Day for Learning We need to re-imagine • How • When • Where Young people learn

11. 21st Century Vision for learning • Builds on a foundation of core academics • leveraging community resources • incorporating strategies • hands-on learning • working in teams • problem-solving

12. What does it look like? Urban, suburban or rural • Expands the definition of School Success • Uses research-based knowledge about how students learn best • Fosters collaboration across all sectors • Integrates various learning approaches and places • Provides new opportunities for leadership and professional development

13. After-school Programs • Provide safe environments • Provide healthy snacks and meals • Provide learning environments • Opportunities to dig deeper • Supportive role models and adult child relationships • Leadership Opportunities • Links to real world and careers

14. After-school offers: • Tutoring and academic support • Opportunities for volunteering and community service • Organized sports • Art and music programs • Exposure to Science Technology Engineering and Math careers

15. How can we work together • Joint efforts to increase state funding and support • Program Quality – It Matters • Prioritize and Build Public Support • Strengthen Local Partnerships

16. Quality matters • Achievement of Outcomes • Share Best Practices • Quality Standards • Professional Development • Tools and Research

17. We need to be intentional and strategic • We need a collective and Shared Vision for all youth in the community to receive the supports they need to succeed.

18. Why build partnerships? • Collaborations multiply collective strengths • Collaborations can provide answers to many problems • Competition for resources • Disjointed services • Complex community problems • Needs that exceed available resources