SAVE THE DATE!  2019 Indiana Summit on Out-of-School Learning April 16-17, 2019 Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis More details coming soon!

OPPORTUNITY: Out-of-School Time and Title IV, Part A of ESSA
Student Support and Academic Enrichments Grants

WHAT IS Title IV, Part A of ESSA?
The bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes a flexible block grant program under Title IV Part A, which is authorized at $1.6 billion.

Title IV, Part A authorizes activities in three broad areas:
1. Providing students with well-rounded education;
2. Supporting health and safety of students; and
3. Leveraging technology and digital assets for learning.

School corporations can use this funding to continue to collaborate and provide OST programs. Funding can also be used to provide opportunities such as staggering school support staff such as counselors to be available in school and afterschool, coordinating school day and afterschool professional development (in fields like STEM for example) or hiring a school-community coordinator, among other options. This year with a $700 million increase in federal appropriations. ALL Indiana school corporations will receive at least $10,000.00 and some of the biggest school corporations in Indiana will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars (see THIS LINK for a Indiana's local allocations). Districts receiving $30,000 or more are required to do a needs assessment, and all districts can conduct an assessment to identify how to spend the funds.

MAKING YOUR CASE that AFTERSCHOOL can help districts meet the goals they have identified as part of their needs assessments

Now is the time for community-based organizations to engage with local school districts/corporations to highlight the resources and capacity that they can bring to the table to help the district reach its goals under the program. States and districts are actively planning how they will utilize these grant funds. Reach out to principals and administrators of schools you hope to partner with and ask them for a meeting. Educate them about the power of your afterschool program and the ESSA recommendations. Ask them to partner with you in a discussion with district administrators.

Every Hour Counts has detailed an action plan on how you can engage district officials and help them achieve their goals under the SSAE program.

• Step 1: Understand the SSAE Program.
• Step 2: Understand Your Local School District's Priorities.
• Step 3: Asset Map Your Intermediary's Strengths Against the Goals of the SSAE Program and Your Local School District Priorities.
• Step 4: Meet with Your Local School District (Superintendents and Curriculum directors).
• Step 5: Debrief and Follow Up.

Read the FULL Every Hour Counts story HERE for full details.

Additional Support Materials:

• Afterschool Alliance Title IV-A blog
• ESSA toolkit (Factsheets)
• Title IV Part A Coalition resources
• Illinois ESSA Outreach Website (includes sample letters, one pagers, strategies and more to help programs reach out to districts)
   

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Exciting bill co-authored by Congressman Carson aims to facilitate college student work-study participation in afterschool programs
On June 7, Rep. Barletta (R-Pa.) joined Rep. Carson (D-Ind.) in the bipartisan re-introduction of the Students Helping Young Students Act of 2018 (H.R. 6036). The bill would amend the work-study section of the Higher Education act, which provides federal funds to support college students' work and service experiences.

Under current work-study law, students may take internships, practice, research, or other positions in the university, work for the public interest, and are encouraged to participate in community service activities that would benefit the nation. The new bill would amend the law to explicitly include university students' participation in afterschool activities among community service activities, with a priority for programs in low-income communities. It would encourage universities to consider providing their students training and transportation for these activities in the compensation structure as well.

Read more HERE.

POLICY UPDATE FROM AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE: House appropriators maintain federal afterschool funding levels

The House Appropriations Committee marked up the FY2019 education and health funding bill on Wednesday, July 11, after a 13-hour session. The FY2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (LHHS) Appropriations Act sets funding levels for all federal education, human services, and health and labor programs-including the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, which provides federal funds leveraged by local school-community partnerships to provide quality afterschool and summer learning programs to 1.7 million children.

The appropriations process has reached the halfway mark. The next stop for the House LHHS FY2019 spending bill is the House floor for passage, likely attached to one or more FY2019 appropriations bills in a 'mini-bus' package, although the timing for that remains unclear.

ACTION: Send a message to your representatives
This year tens of thousands of parents and advocates have reached out to Congress in support of federal afterschool funding. As the appropriations process continues, it is imperative that senators and representatives hear from those in their states and districts about the value of federal afterschool funding in supporting local programs. Reach out to your members of Congress today in support of funding for afterschool and summer learning programs.

Read more HERE.

Upcoming Regional Afterschool Network Meetings

JOB OPPORTUNITY: MCCOY Early Intervention and Prevention Initiative Director

MCCOY Inc., the community's youth services intermediary, is seeking a strategically thoughtful and action oriented individual to assume leadership of the Early Intervention and Prevention (EIP) Initiative. The EIP Director leads MCCOY's efforts to coordinate services and supports for our community's vulnerable families and children with the goal of reducing child abuse, neglect, and juvenile delinquency.

View the attached posting for more information. Applications will be accepted through July 20th.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Unit Director
Under the supervision of the Director of Club Operations, the Unit Director has responsibility for the overall management of the Club including: program development, implementation and evaluation; staff supervision; volunteer recruitment/management; budget management; grant writing and grant management; facility management; and, establishment of school/community collaborations.
Salary for this position is $38k-$40k. Full information can be found in the attached posting.