Promising Practices in Afterschool: How to Submit Afterschool Promising Practices to the National Collection

Interactive Teleconference Training 2

September 29th or 30th

The CYFERnet School-Age Editorial Board, “Extension CARES…for America’s Children and Youth National Initiative,” 4-H Afterschool, and Academy for Educational Development are sponsoring this afterschool training for Extension faculty and staff who are engaged in afterschool and school-age programming.

It will be helpful, but not necessary, for participants to have participated in the first training session before joining this training. Learn how to submit a Promising Practice for review and potential inclusion in the national collection. PPAS is an opportunity for you to highlight the success of your afterschool program and share tips with other afterschool programs.

The Promising Practices in Afterschool System (PPAS) is an effort to identify and share effective practices in afterschool programs and advance the afterschool field. Following are seven component areas that afterschool practices fall into. Some practices fit into more than one area, so this list is only intended as a guide to help you think about all the different parts of your program. As you read through these areas, think about how the practices that are in place in your afterschool program fit into these components.

• Community & Family Involvement
• Programming
• Management & Administration
• Staffing & Training
• Financing
• Research, Evaluation, & Knowledge Base
• Policy & Advocacy

The PPAS website is for youth development professionals and afterschool program directors who want to improve the quality of their programs.

Afterschool Training 1: This is one of two trainings available. We encourage you to join both trainings but it is not required. Click to learn about Introduction to the Academy for Educational Development and Promising Practices in Afterschool System.

DATES AND TIMES: Four sessions are available. Select one. All times are Eastern Daylight Time. There are 50 telephone lines reserved at USDA for each time noted below. It is suggested that participants call in by regions in order to equally divide the number of participants on each call and to facilitate questions that may pertain to a specific region. If you are not available for the time designated for your region, please select another time.

TROUBLE SHOOTING NUMBER: Call 202-720-8560 if you have technical trouble accessing the telephone line. If that does not work, contact Leon Thomas at 202-690-3468.

REGISTRATON: Click here to register. See the four optional times to participate above.

REQUIREMENTS & RESOURCES FOR TRAINING:

1. Download the Powerpoint presentation Afterschool Training 2
2. Download the Training Survey (PDF). Print one per site participant.
   After the training fax completed surveys to Maureen Toomey at 208-454-7612 or mail to 16952 S. 10th Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83607
3. During the training use Internet Explorer to view PPAS website. (Netscape does not work well with the PPAS website.)
4. Make note the telephone number to call and the pass code for the time you registered.

CONTACT: For additional information contact either Maureen Toomey, mtoomey@uidaho.edu, or Nancy Valentine, nvalentine@csrees.usda.gov.

PRESENTER: Elizabeth Partoyan, Academy for Educational Development

MODERATOR: Nancy Valentine, National 4-H Headquarters, USDA

SPONSORS: CYFERnet School-Age Editorial Board, “Extension CARES…for America’s Children and Youth National Initiative,” 4-H Afterschool, and Academy for Educational Development

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