Summer Program Planning: Training Wheels (And Taking them Off!)

Summer Program Planning:
Training Wheels (And
Taking them Off!)
National Summer Learning Association
March 22 2010
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Our mission is to connect
and equip schools and
d i h l d
community organizations
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to deliver quality summer
learning programs to our
nation’s youth to help
close the achievement gap
gap.

The Association works to:
 Increase the number of providers offering
high-quality summer learning programs to
g qu ty su e e g p og s
young people living in poverty;
 Increase the number of organizations and
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policymakers that identify summer learning
as a public policy priority; and,
 Increase funding for high-quality summer
learning programs for young people who
currently lack choices and opportunities.
tl l k h i d t iti

Objectives for today:
 Awareness of the quality standards for
summer learning programs
 Assessment of professional
development efforts
 G i best practices regarding staff
Gain b i di ff
development
 Learn the benefits of Summer
Learning Day 2010

Agenda
 Overview of Quality Standards (5 minutes)
 Program Planning Guide Overview (5
minutes))
 Timeline (10 minutes)
 Open up for general questions (5 minutes)
 Summer Learning Day (15 minutes)
 Wrap up/Questions (5 minutes)

Overview of the Quality
Standards
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 Program Infrastructure Domains:
Purpose, Planning, People,
Professional Development and
Partnerships
 Point of Service Domains:
Individualized, Intentional, Integrated

Program Planning Guide:
Overview
i
Guide includes:
 Timelines
 Links additional
Links,
resources
 Example
documents
 Self assessments

Program Planning Guide: Overview

Which statement best represents
your planning efforts?
l i ff
Use the
1.
1 Staff is hired, professional
hired question box
to share your
development is scheduled answers with
us.
and ready to go!
2. Staff is hired, I am now developing
the professional development
development.
3. I am in the interviewing stages for
summer.
4. I am still recruiting!

Program Planning Guide:
Professional Development Timeline
p

Self-Check:
Professional Development
f i l l

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENTT
Keys to Success
 Define the skills and competencies
that will be necessary for your staff to
achieve program goals
AAssess the strengths and weaknesses
h h d k
of your staff relative to program goals,
before the program starts
b f h

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENTT
Keys to Success
 Get creative: Use multiple modes to
deliver PD before, during and after the
before
session
EEngage experienced staff in delivering
i d ff i d li i
training to less experienced staff
 Allow for paid, collaborative planning
time during pre-service training

Examples of Pre-Program
Staff D
St ff Development
l t
 Send staff relevant article, then discuss
online
 Senior staff leads small team o new sta
Se o sta eads s a tea of e staff
in conference calls to develop ideas for
themes, activities for this year’s program,
age groups
 Staff observes local program/school and
reflect
 H ld regular interval conference call
Hold l i t l f ll
discussions on select topics from institute

Examples of During-
Program Staff Development
P St ff D l t
 Mentoring between senior and junior
staff
 I t
Interest or study groups on specific
t t d ifi
topics
 Senior staff observes all staff noting
strengths, needs, and areas of growth
 Use portion of staff meeting time to
share, learn
share learn, discuss problems +/or
best-practices

Examples of Post-Program
Staff D
St ff Development
l t
 Continue email listserv to send articles,
news or other relevant information
 St ff attends conferences about out-of-
Staff tt d f b t t f
school time and summer learning
 Offer a class during the year to address
issues of summer learning

Questions?
 What are tools or resources that you
use for your professional
development?

 Wh methods are hi hl effective at
What h d highly ff i
your program to train staff?

Summer Learning Day:
An Overview
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What: A national event to showcase your
program and get the word out about the
importance of summer learning

Goal: 1,000 registered events across the
, g
country

When: June 21st, the first day of summer

Online Resources
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 Planning Kit
• www.summerlearning.org/SLDplan
• Planning Checklist
• Draft Invitation Letter
E
Event R i t ti
t Registration
• www.summerlearning.org/SLDregister
• Map of events in your community
 History
• Looking back to 2004

Tell
T ll Your Friends
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 Send information about the upcoming
webinars to your network
 Tell colleagues about Summer
Learning Day and encourage them to
plan an event of their own

Next Webinar:
 Summer Program Planning: Getting
Kids in the Door
Wednesday,
Wednesday April 21, 2010
21
3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST

 Register and reserve the time on your
calendar today!
l d d !

Friend of Individual Organization
Join the Association! Summer /District
Learning

• AAccess t open web content including
to b t t i l di
field news, research and interviews with
experts
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• Abilit t network with other members
Ability to t k ith th b
through online discussion groups

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Discounts on conference, publications,
t f bli ti
and professional development services

• T
Two hhours of quality program
f lit
consulting via phone
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• A
Access t curriculum rating tool, and
to i l ti g t l d
Excellence in Summer Learning Award
winner profiles

• Free program planning guide

Your feedback is important!
Please take a few minutes and answer
this 5 question survey.

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Thank you!
 Program Planning/Membership
• Erin Ulery –
eulery@summerlearning.org
 Program Assessment
• Sarah Pitcock –
sarah@summerlearning.org
 Summer Learning Day
• Susanne Sparks –
susanne@summerlearning.org

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