SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM BASICS

Woodie Sue Herlein

Kristin Koenigsfest

ASU Childhood Services/Arkansas Out of School Network Staff:

Laveta Wills-Hale, Coordinator, Arkansas Out of School Network

Katrina Cavaness

Special Guest Presenters: Paula Rogers,

UALR Children International

Jackie Russell, Little Rock Air Force BaseSchool Age Program

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.

Mission:

• 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

Summer Learning Program Basics

Agenda

WHY SUMMER LEARNING IS IMPORTANT

The ‘Faucet Theory’

SUMMER LEARNING AND THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP

9th Grade Reading Achievement Gap

Grade 2 Reading Level

Grade 5 Reading Level

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

WHAT MAKES A HIGH-QUALITY

SUMMER LEARNING

PROGRAM?

High-Quality Instruction

Aligned school-year and summer

curricula

Engaging and rigorous

programming

Maximized participation and

attendance

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

GETTING TO THE BASICS AND PLANNING WITH PURPOSE

Who are you serving?

What are you doing?

What resources are you enlisting?

WHO ARE YOU SERVING?

Community Needs Assessment

Recruitment and Enrollment

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Vision and Mission

Outcome Goals

Vision Statements Future

Mission Statements Today

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.

Specific MeasurableAttainable Relevant Time-limited

Establishing Outcome Goals

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.

WHAT RESOURCES ARE YOU ENLISTING?

StaffRecruitment

National Youth Development Learning Network Youth Development Worker Competencies

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Core Competencies for Teachers

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

STAFF/YOUTH INTERACTION

Positive Reinforcement

Youth Engagement

Youth Voice

Program SpiritPhysical Environment

Behavior Management

Forming Partnerships

PROGRAM PERSPECTIVES

UALR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS SUMMER CAMP

Planning- internal work plan, school principal

Recruitment – students, staff

Partnerships - LRSD/Community/UALR

Serving Families - availability, open/close/ length of camp

Curriculum

Camp Atmosphere - Field Trips -Talent Show- Rallies- Fun

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE

SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM

Program Marketing

Summer Programming

Adventure Club Interest Areas Benefits to

Children Training

Partnerships

4H

Boys and Girls Club

DoD School Age Programs

Missoula Children's Theater

Q & A

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

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, Summer Starts in September. Visit www.summerstartsinseptember.com for more information and resources.

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.

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!

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