Resources on Afterschool

Policy

	A Policy Agenda to Achieve Afterschool for All in New York State This policy brief outlines the Guiding Principles developed by NYSAN for the goals and operation of a statewide afterschool system. (2 pages)
	AB 1685 Increases Before School Daily Rate and Expands Range of Providers: Assembly Bill No. 1685, Chapter 22 This bill amended last year’s California after-school bill SB638 by allowing current before school grant awards to be increased commensurate with the daily rate increases previously authorized by SB638 for ASES (After School and Education and Safety) funded programs. The bill also expands the range of providers that can report on program outcomes for ASES grantees by changing the word “after school teacher” to “after school staff.” (6 pages)
	Active Hours Afterschool: Afterschool & Local Wellness Policies Sample Language A compilation of sample policy language from national organizations. (5 pages)
	After School Programming: A Pressing Need and a Public Priority A report addressing common misconceptions about programs, components of effective programs, cost-benefit analysis and policy implications for afterschool. (26 pages)
	Afterschool Resolution A resolution designed to gather support from constituents across the state. The collection of individuals and organizations are used as a marketing tool to demonstrate the support for afterschool programs in Iowa. (1 page)
	Building and Sustaining After-School Programs: Successful Practices in School Board Leadership A report presenting ways school boards can promote student success and community engagement by supporting extended learning opportunities. (38 pages)
	California's Afterschool Expansion: the planning for implementation of Proposition 49 and considerations for planners in other states This report summarizes key takeaways from the California experience for advocates and planners in other states. It chronicles how the process unfolded and provides a more detailed discussion of four takeaway areas.
	Community-Based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship A policy paper informing educators, community partners, policymakers, and funders of the potential benefits to be gained from implementing community-based learning within their schools, districts, and states, including an overview of community-based learning, a summary of outcomes and a call to action aimed at policy makers, advocates and practitioners. (64 pages)
	Creating a Stronger Afterschool System for New York State This policy brief describes, by building on the examples of other leading states and localities, how New York could create a more efficient system which would increase access to and improve quality of afterschool opportunities throughout the state. (4 pages)
	Drug and Alcohol After School Programs Bill: House Bill 07-1248 This legislation creates the Colorado student before-and-after-school project within the Tony Grampsas youth services program, to provide funding for before-and-after-school programs primarily for youth enrolled in grades 6 through 8. (6 pages)
	ELT: Expanding and Enriching Learning Time for All This policy brief makes a case for why policymakers should support initiatives not only to extend the school day and year to give kids more time to learn, but also to expand the ways students learn through enrichments and diverse activities tailored to each school’s needs. (4 pages)
	Estimating Supply and Demand for Afterschool Programs: A Tool for State and Local Policymakers A tool providing a framework for estimating afterschool program supply and demand by summarizing and highlighting experiences in a number of states and communities. (40 pages)
	Healthy & Fit: A Community Action Plan for Franklin County Children & Families This plan focuses on research, evidence-based effective programming, quality and community engagement for youth obesity prevention and leadership promotion of youth wellness. (20 pages)
	House and Senate Afterschool Caucus Membership A list of caucus members for both the House and Senate. (2 pages)
	IESP Policy Brief: Public Funding for Comprehensive After-School Programs, 1998-2008 This report examines the success of a public-private initiative by measuring the scope of growth in public-funding for afterschool programs in New York over the course of the decade since an initial grant by The Open Society Institute to The After School Corporation. (6 pages)
	Illinois After-school Initiative 2002 Task Force Report A set of recommendations about out-of-school-time programs and ways in which the Illinois After-School Initiative can help connect business and communities. (41 pages)
	Inside the State House: The People and Ideas that Shaped After-School Legislation A collection of state vignettes including success stories, legislation drafts and recommendations for legislative support of afterschool programs. (92 pages)
	Iowa Afterschool Alliance 2008 Policy Agenda This policy brief introduces afterschool the importance of afterschool programming, outlines the current state of afterschool in Iowa, and provides recommendations to pursue in 2008. (3 pages)
	Iowa’s Blueprint for Afterschool: Five Strategies for Ensuring Access to Affordable High-Quality Afterschool in Iowa for Children and Youth Ages 5 - 17 This Blueprint is ultimately designed to serve as a tool for policymakers to use in partnership with local stakeholders to identify the core elements of delivery of quality afterschool programs in Iowa. (17 pages)
	Local Wellness Policy Recommendations A recommendation for a Federal Public Law requiring a development of a wellness policy for all schools. (11 pages)
	Making the Afterschool Hours Active Hours: The Afterschool Alliance Obesity Prevention Agenda A report outlining specific policy and program recommendations that can make the continuing expansion of afterschool in America most effective in combating obesity and promoting healthy life habits. (13 pages)
	Oklahoma Afterschool Network Legislative Action This very brief fact sheet provides information about the Oklahoma Legislature's recent vote to create an incentive program for afterschool programs that focus on obesity reduction and nutrition education. (1 page)
	Policy Goal #1 - Afterschool Funding in the 2007-09 State Budget A draft proposal for afterschool funding, which was sent to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. (3 pages)
	Policy Statement A policy statement supporting afterschool programs. (2 pages)
	Policy Statement on Extended Learning Opportunities A policy statement from chief state school officers and state education agency staff asserting that high-quality extended learning and development opportunities can positively impact student achievement and other developmental outcomes. (12 pages)
	Power to the People: The Effectiveness of Ballot Measures in Advancing Early Care and Education A systematic examination of both state and local initiatives and referendums that had as their central or significant objective to increase public investment in the quantity and quality of child care, pre-kindergarten and afterschool care. (136 pages)
	Pursuing the Promise: Addressing Equity, Access and Diversity in After School and Youth Programs A report presenting results of the study highlighting access, equity and diversity challenges to identify directions for expanding the capacity of programs and policies to address these challenges, as well as to document promising practices for serving diverse youth in the afterschool. (43 pages)
	Reimagining After-School: A Symposium on Learning and Leading in the 21st Century Symposium proceedings highlighting and recommending policies and systems for future afterschool programs. (12 pages)
	State Afterschool Profiles A Web site of state profiles that provide a snapshot of the state of afterschool, as well as opportunities to compare afterschool activities across the country.
	State Afterschool Profiles: National Profile A national profile providing a picture of afterschool programs across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It includes information about promising state and local initiatives and the largest federal funding sources. (5 pages)
	Strengthen What Happens Outside School to Improve What Happens Inside The six recommendations here are intended to move the current federal role in out-of-school learning from investments in individual out-of-school supports to investments in supports that are networked and aligned with schools — to a full vision of complementary learning, which calls for seamless delivery of comprehensive learning and developmental supports across the day, across the year and across a child’s development from birth through adolescence.
	Strengthening Afterschool for Older Youth through Policy and Practice: A Policy Brief This brief includes a discussion of the proven benefits of afterschool programs, key areas of strategic policy efforts, developing capacity, defining and measuring quality, ensuring access, determining outcomes and data collection, and connecting to education reform.
	Supporting Student Success: A Governors Guide to Extra Learning Opportunities A report highlighting many of the more successful state ELOs and making recommendations for governors and other interested policymakers. (32 Pages)
	The After School Landscape in California: Opportunities of the After School Education and Safety Program Act This policy brief provides an overview of current after school developments in California and the opportunities and challenges they create for those who provide physical activity and nutrition programs for youth. (8 pages)
	The New Mexico Youth Initiative: Institutionalizing Hope for New Mexico's Youth A report on the New Mexico Youth Initiative focusing on afterschool. (16 pages)
	The Passage of Proposition 49 A paper highlighting the growth of afterschool in California and examining the factors leading up to Proposition 49, those key elements to the Initiative's success and the demographics of its supporters. (10 pages)
	The Quality Imperative: A State Guide to Achieving the Promise of Extended Learning Opportunities This report suggests seven strategies that can help state leaders boost ELO quality to better support children, families, and communities. (44 pages)
	Time Alone is Not on the Side of Many Students: Unless We Use It Differently and in Partnership A presentation on Basic Plus Curriculum, summer programs and an overview of states' support for afterschool. (38 pages)
	Updating School Board Practices: Extending the School Day A newsletter focusing on budget cuts impact on afterschool programs, NSBA's support and policy role in afterschool. (3 pages)

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