The Afterschool Formula: Bringing It All Together

Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education
November 13, 2008
Ramada Inn Northwest 6900 Lakeland Avenue
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

It was great to see so many of you at our bi-annual meeting on November 13th. Thank you for attending!

Click on the links below to view materials from each session.

YCC Policy Work: ADVOCATING FOR AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES - Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn, Youth Community Connections

Session A: BUILDING EFFECTIVE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS - Corporate Voices for Working Families (Linda Roundtree, Jennifer Weber)
Afterschool Toolkits and other resources developed by Corporate Voices for Working Families are available online free-of-charge to help afterschool advocates - local providers or statewide networks - navigate the business world and form lasting partnerships. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, Corporate Voices represents the private sector on public policy issues involving working families and facilitates research in the areas of workforce readiness (afterschool, early childhood education and youth transitions), family economic stability and workplace flexibility. Collectively its 50 partner companies, with annual net revenues of more than $1 trillion, employ more than 4 million individuals throughout all 50 states.

Session B: AFTERSCHOOL COST STUDY - Jack Tamble, Chair, Youth Community Connections' Strategic Leadership Team

EXPLORING THE COSTS OF OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA - Executive Summary

Session C: EXPLORING SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME OPPORTUNITIES IN MINNESOTA - Ann Lochner, University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Youth Development

Session D: ADVOCATING FOR AFTERSCHOOL - Michael Messinger, Youth Community Connections

Branches of Minnesota Government
Heckman
How a Bill Becomes a Law - MN - Part I
How a Bill Becomes a Law - MN - Part 2
Message Triangle
Vandell
YCC Afterschool Messages
Workforce Development
STEM
Quality Matters in Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs
Summer Learning

Session E: TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF YOUTH: YOUTH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES - Beki Saito and Terri Sullivan, University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Youth Development

Session F: PROMOTING QUALITY PROGRAMMING IN AFTERSCHOOL - Joyce Walker, Deborah Moore, University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Youth Development, Youthwork Institute