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Introducing Staff Meeting Starters
The Connecticut After School Network wants to make your life a whole lot easier with a new series of professional development training modules that you can personally utilize in your in-house staff meetings.
Each module has everything you will need to conduct a professional staff meeting with engaging topics and hands-on resources!
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National Youth Development Assessment Tool
CT Licensing Regulations - Staffing and Training Sections, and School-Age Care Enforcement
NYSAN Program Quality Self-Assessment Tool
PEPNet Quality Standards for Youth Programs - Self-Assessment Tool
CIS/MetLife Foundations Sustainability in After-School Programs - Checklist of Core Elements
School Age Care Code of Ethics
School-age children and youth spend their out-of-school time in a variety of settings: family childcare homes, centers, public and private schools, religious and recreational facilities. This document sets forth professional standards of ethical conduct for responsible behavior for those who work in the field of school-age care. Click here to review the document.
Learning Points Associates - helps schools and districts plan, create, and evaluate strong after school programs. They provide technical assistance and resources on needs assessment, program design and evaluation. Click here to learn more.
Beyond the Bell Toolkits developed by Learning Associates is a suite of products designed to help after school directors, coordinators, and staff create and sustain high-quality, effective after school programs. Beyond the Bell is one component of the Learning Point Associates resources for after school programs. Download the Beyond the Bell Start-Up Guide (PDF).
The National Collaboration for Youth - The National Collaboration for Youth has recently released a series of after school toolkits, titled, "Partnerships for After-School Success." The toolkits provide research supporting the need for school-CBO partnerships; successful strategies for creating and sustaining partnerships; and checklists and tools. The toolkits, which range from 1 to 3 pages, are web-based only. http://www.nydic.org/nydic/toolkits/index.htm