Live, Online Session:
Planning a Lights On! Event: How to Engage your Policymaker and the Media
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Join the Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN), the Afterschool Alliance in celebrating the 11th Annual Lights On Afterschool!
To help prepare those who have already registered their event and those who are considering hosting an event, PSAYDN is pleased to offer a unique one-hour, online training session entitled Planning a Lights On! Event: How to Engage your Policymaker and the Media.
For more information and to register online, click here.
Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood® Scholarship Opportunity Online Session Recording Now Available
On August 19, 2010, the Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) and the Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA) offered a live, online session in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Ms. Laurie Litz, Vice President, Workforce Development Pennsylvania Child Care Association and Director, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® PA conducted an informative orientation session on the newly expanded Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood® Scholarship opportunity which part time school age as well as youth development staff are now eligible to receive.
To view the recording of this session, visit the Online Session Archive page.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Summit on Afterschool
Out of School Time (OST): Creating Positive Collaborations
Community Partnerships to Keep Children and Youth Safe, Inspire Learning and Help Support Families
September 14, 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) and the Southeast Regional Summit Committee are pleased to invite you to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Summit on Afterschool. Speakers and panelists represent out-of-school experts, advocates, and youth from the region and across the state. Participants will have the opportunity to network and examine the state of afterschool in Philadelphia and the four surrounding counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery. The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial candidates, Dan Onorato and Tom Corbett, and the Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter are invited to address the Summit.
REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL - CLOSED. To be put on a waiting list for this summit please contact David Kern, Administrative Assistant, PSAYDN at 717-763-1661 ext. 227 or e-mail: dkern@csc.csiu.org
Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Summit on Afterschool
OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST): The K-12 Connection of Out-of-School Time to College, Career and Workforce Development
September 27, 2010
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) and the Southwest Regional Summit Committee are pleased to invite you to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional
Summit on Out-of-School Time (OST). Speakers and panelists represent OST time experts, advocates, and youth from the region and across the state. Participants will have the opportunity to network and examine the state of OST in Pittsburgh and surrounding counties.
Keynote Speaker: Darrell "Coach D” Andrews, Education Consultant, speaker and author of the books, Believing the HYPE-Seven Keys To Motivating Students of Color and The Purpose Living Teen, A Teen’s Guide To Living Your Dreams will share real world, time tested motivational strategies that can be used by OST providers, educators, and workforce staff to help children and youth make the dream-education connection. Coach D’s experiences stem from his success as an OST provider and the developer of the nationally acclaimed HYPE (Helping Youth Pursue Excellence)
leadership, career development and soft skills training program.
Click here for more information and to register online.
Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs Make Learning Stick!
High-quality afterschool and summer learning programs have long demonstrated that when academics are connected to the real world, learning becomes relevant and it sticks! The Mott Foundation has launched Make It Stick which showcases afterschool and summer learning programs across the country that are already making a difference. Leaders in afterschool and summer learning are critical to building robust content that can help your colleagues across the country make the case that high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs provide:
· More young people with engaging learning opportunities tied to academics
· More collaboration between schools and communities
· More structure at the state level supporting innovation and improvement
· More research on what works
· More of what makes learning stick!
Please visit: http://makeitstick.org/san
Federal Grant Announcement:
Minority AIDS Initiative Project: Targeting Youth at Highest Risk for HIV, Other STD, and Teen Pregnancy
The purpose of this supplemental solicitation is to increase the availability of school-based HIV, other sexually transmitted disease (STD), and teen pregnancy prevention communication programs targeting youth at highest risk that leverage the expertise and reach of schools but are delivered outside the traditional health education classroom. Funding is available in Philadelphia, PA and other currently funded local education agencies throughout the country. Deadline is August 23, 2010. For details, visit here.
More than Half a Million Pennsylvania Children Need – But Don’t Have – Afterschool Programs, According to “America After 3PM” Study
87 percent of Pennsylvania adults surveyed believe that there should be some type of organized activity for young people
A new study finds that more than a quarter of Pennsylvania’s schoolchildren are on their own in the afternoons, and another 15 percent are in the care of their siblings. There has been no progress in participation in afterschool programs by Pennsylvania youth over the last five years, even as statewide demand for afterschool programs has increased. The rate of participation in afterschool held steady at just nine percent, trailing the national average of 15 percent. The data come from the landmark America After 3PM study, conducted for the Afterschool Alliance and sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. To read the full release (PDF format), click here.
The America After 3PM report and accompanying data are available online at http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM.cfm.
Pennsylvania Celebrates 10th Annual Lights On Event
Over 260 afterschool programs in Pennsylvania participated in the 10th Annual Lights On Afterschool Celebration on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Lights On Afterschool celebrates the remarkable work being done by students who attend our afterschool programs. It is a powerful reminder that afterschool programs keep children safe, inspire them to learn, and relieve working parents of worries about how their children spend their afternoons.
Activities across the Commonwealth included student art and science displays; instrumental, singing and dance performances; and remarks by legislators, community leaders and educators.
Lights On Afterschool Proclamations affirm that afterschool programs are key to children’s success and that they keep kids safe, help working families and improve students' academic achievement.
For highlights from across Pennsylvania, click here.
Governor's Proclamation (PDF format)
Senate Resolution Number 175 - 2009 (PDF format)
House Resolution Number 479 - 2009 (PDF format)
Program Quality Value Statement
PSAYDN’s Program Quality Value Statement is a collective of principles and ideals which we believe should guide the actions of afterschool programming, regardless of program purpose or ages served. It does not, however, indicate levels of program quality. The purpose of this statement is to provide Pennsylvania’s afterschool programs and all other individuals, organizations, and entities that have a vested interest in the quality of these programs, including public and private funders, parents, and youth, with a straightforward framework to define quality. Click here to read the Statement.Keeping Students Full and Focused Afterschool
As a part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program provides meals to children participating in eligible programs after the regular school day is completed. The United States Department of Agriculture (USAD) established the At-Risk Afterschool Program as a federal reimbursement program for snacks and suppers served to school-age children after school. To qualify for reimbursement, childcare and related programs must meet meal pattern requirements that offer school-age children specific amounts of food from two of their four food components. The Pennsylvania Department of Education teams up with afterschool programs to ensure students are cared for once the bell rings.
In order for a site to participate, your school district must run the NSLP and sponsor or operate the afterschool care program. Additionally the school district must sponsor or operate an afterschool care program that provides children with regularly scheduled educational or enrichment activities in a supervised environment. Contact your State education agency for further information regarding program eligibility.
In order to be reimbursed, the snacks must contain at least two different components of the following four: a serving of fluid milk; a serving of meat or meat alternate; a serving of vegetable(s) or fruit(s) or full strength vegetable or fruit juice; a serving of whole grain or enriched bread or cereal. To find out if your child care or related program qualifies, click here.
A Progress Report to the Community
PSAYDN recently published A Progress Report to the Community which highlights the work that PSAYDN and its partners have done in the past 3 years to build strong state leadership and a policy agenda to increase the awareness, sustainability and quality of afterschool programs in Pennsylvania. The report contains information about the power of afterschool programs and how PSAYDN connects people, creates opportunities and changes lives. To read click here.
Sounding a Voice for Pennsylvania Afterschool and Youth Development Programs: Tools and Resources to Continue Your Advocacy Efforts
- Three fact sheets focused on Pennsylvania advocacy information, Pennsylvania after 3 PM and afterschool/youth development strategies
- Federal and state advocacy budget timelines
- Media outreach and tips to help effectively advocate for your program
Download your copy of the afterschool toolkit now.
Download a copy of the sample letters. (word format)
The Power of Afterschool Programs:
Why every child in Pennsylvania should have access to an affordable, high-quality afterschool program
This paper highlights the importance of afterschool and youth development programs, summarizes the state of afterschool in Pennsylvania, and recommends general policy strategies to further improve afterschool in the Commonwealth. To view or download a copy of this report, click here.
Mott Releases, A New Day for Learning, a Report of the Time, Learning, and Afterschool Task Force.
The report is intended as the first step towards catalyzing conversations and initiating the development of actions among key decision makers across the country. On January 17 in Washington, DC, the Task Force will discuss what it takes to implement a new day that maximizes children's learning opportunities.
A New Day for Learning, a report from the Time, Learning, and Afterschool Task Force was funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Task Force members include researchers, foundation leaders, afterschool experts, education leaders, municipal officials, business, and school reform experts. To view a copy of this report, please click here. For additional content, including a cover story from Edutopia Magazine and documentary film segments on afterschool programs, please visit www.edutopia.org.
Know Your Rights: A Manual for Public School Students in Pennsylvania
The American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania have updated a valuable resource called Know Your Rights: A Manual for Public School Students in Pennsylvania. The new manual is available free to individuals, schools, and organizations across the state.
Know Your Rights: A Manual for Public School Students in Pennsylvania will enable people to better understand and protect the rights of students in our public schools. As PA residents educate themselves and each other about student rights and responsibilities, we can expect stronger schools and more civic-minded young people.
The student rights manual text is on the ACLU website or as a pdf. Schools and organizations may also order up to 50 hard copies of the manual by completing this order form. Order forms may be faxed to: 215.592.1343. To learn more about ACLU of PA, please visit: www.aclu.org.
Evidence-Based After-School Programs Create Real Benefits for Youth
New York, New York, January 8, 2007—In a report from the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), researchers Joseph Durlak of the University of Chicago and Roger Weissberg of the University of Illinois, Chicago, show that youth who participate in after-school programs that use evidence-based approaches to enhance personal and social skills show significant improvement when compared to their peers. Read more...
View complete Executive Summary of this report.
A Summary of Pennsylvania Data from the Uncertain Times: Funding Insecurity Puts Afterschool Programs at Risk Web-based Survey
Today a minority of Pennsylvania students benefit from afterschool programs while many youth in the state are unable to enroll because space is limited and funding is not keeping pace with demand. Afterschool programs provide a critical support that helps children do better in school and reassures parents that their children are safe and well cared for after the school day ends. Read more...
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Follow the links for past PSAYDN News:
Congress passes the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act, October 17, 2006
Lights on Afterschool! October 12, 2006
PSAYDN Newsletter Debut, May, 30, 2006
Afterschool-for-All Challenge, May 24, 2006
The Governor's Summit, March 1, 2006
Extra Learning Opportunities in Pennsylvania, March 1-2, 2006
Spring 2005 Summit in Philadelphia, May 19, 2005
Fall 2005 Summit in State College, November 15, 2005
August Edition (PDF)
A monthly bulletin designed to keep you informed. We invite you to take 10 minutes a month to update yourself on what’s going on in the network and the afterschool/youth development field.
