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After-School Staff Development Models. Introductions Puzzle Activity Staffing Training Growth Opportunities Questions, Group Processing. After-School Staff Development Models. Name Program Name Number of Programs/Sites operating Program Established? New?.
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After-School Staff Development Models • Introductions • Puzzle Activity • Staffing • Training • Growth Opportunities • Questions, Group Processing
After-School Staff Development Models • Name • Program Name • Number of Programs/Sites operating • Program Established? New?
After-School Staff Development Models Puzzle Activity: Take the puzzle paper on your table and fill in each puzzle piece with an important facet of staff development.
After-School Staff Development Models Puzzle Activity: Group Sharing…
Staffing Structure • Line staff • Program Assistants (AmeriCorps, community volunteers) • Lead site staff providing site leadership (site coordinators/site directors) • School Site Liaisons (Academic Coaches, Literacy Coaches, Teachers) • Support staff available for technical support, site visits, guidance, and leadership • Supervisors/Sr. Supervisors • Program Directors/Managers
Staffing Structure Basics • See handout with example organizational chart
Training • Consider your priorities (i.e. program safety, emergency drills, mandated reporting, etc. • Hire first, train second • Train continuously • In-house training vs. outside trainers • Region 3 Trainings • Allow your staff to have time to process/discuss training topics • Consider different technologies
Example Training Model • 2-week comprehensive training (see handout) • Monthly Trainings for front line staff (see handout) • Regional and comprehensive site coordinator trainings • Off-site training opportunities/conferences *(CALSAC, etc.) • New-hire orientations • On site modeling, training (Peer Mentors, Recreation and Park Coordinators, Program Specialists) • Formal, informal feedback
Growth Opportunities • Leadership • Collaboration
Growth Opportunities Leadership • Peer Mentors—take on new challenges, attend trainings, provide peer training/mentoring, pilot materials, extra responsibility, extra compensation? • Committees—Discuss and implement 40 Developmental Assets, Community Service Learning project ideas, parent involvement activities, marketing, etc. • Lead line staff—more experienced staff model for newer staff, serve as support to newer staff
Growth Opportunities Collaboration • Lesson Planning Committees • Seasonal Events/Celebrations • Curriculum Teams • School Site Collaboration (Academic Coaches, teachers, administrators, custodians, etc.) • Cross-program communication—get contact information from other programs and pick their brains!
Recognize and Appreciate • Find creative ways to celebrate your staff’s successes! • i.e. Awards, pins, group reflections and celebrations, annual recognition, etc.
Change and Reflect • Keep it simple • Set Times to Reflect • Anticipate change, adapt • Make appropriate changes
A Brief History of Time • Bridges After-School, then and now