Setting You & Your Students Up For Success
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Setting You & Your Students Up For Success
simple ways to spot a high-quality afterschool program
How to Recognize a High-Quality Afterschool Program
1. Talk to other parents about programs that they recommend.
2. Observe potential programs you would like your child to participate in.
3. Examine the relationships between the staff and other students.
4. Develop an awareness of the physical environment (Is it clean? Is it safe?).
5. Ask questions.
It never hurts to ask about staff training, experience, and qualifications. Ask about extracurricular activities, the daily schedule, academic enrichment, and other activities offered during the program time.
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Become the best afterschool staff
Quality & Professional Development
Afterschool Quality
Coaching Program
The Afterschool Coaching Book Study is for program supervisors who support staff working directly with students in afterschool settings. Participants learn about the coaching process and how to improve support for staff in classroom management, behavior management, student engagement and lesson delivery.
Online Professional
Development Platform
To meet training needs of staff and educators, the Network has partnered with CypherWorx, an online learning management system offering access to the latest out-of-school time professional development courses. Hundreds of courses are available, including a 54-course series of online training designed specifically for afterschool professionals.
Become the best afterschool staff
Quality & Professional Development
Afterschool Quality
Coaching Program
The Afterschool Coaching Book Study is for program supervisors who support staff working directly with students in afterschool settings. Participants learn about the coaching process and how to improve support for staff in classroom management, behavior management, student engagement and lesson delivery. This 6-week study is held each Spring & Fall, including monthly internal coach training calls and fidelity checklists to support staff in their program.
Online Professional
Development Platform
To meet training needs of staff and educators, the Network has partnered with CypherWorx, an online learning management system offering access to the latest out-of-school time professional development courses. Hundreds of courses are available, including a 54-course series of online training designed specifically for afterschool professionals.
resources to maintain your program
Sustainability
meet with afterschool experts
Network Events
Lights on
Afterschool
Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. A hallmark of the afterschool movement, generating media coverage across the country, Lights On Afterschool draws attention to the many ways afterschool programs support students by offering them opportunities to learn new things—such as science, community service, robotics, Tae Kwon Do and poetry—and discover new skills.
ND Out-of-School
Time Conference
This conference brings together program staff to gain knowledge, develop skills, and stay in touch with how to continually improve and excel in their programs through best practices, new activities, etc. Each year, this conference welcomes 100-150 individuals from the tri-state area (North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota). Learn more here…
meet with afterschool experts
Network Events
Lights on
Afterschool
Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. A hallmark of the afterschool movement, generating media coverage across the country, Lights On Afterschool draws attention to the many ways afterschool programs support students by offering them opportunities to learn new things—such as science, community service, robotics, Tae Kwon Do and poetry—and discover new skills.
ND Out-of-School
Time Conference
This conference brings together program staff to gain knowledge, develop skills, and stay in touch with how to continually improve and excel in their programs through best practices, new activities, etc. Each year, this conference welcomes 100-150 individuals from the tri-state area (North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota). Learn more here…
