These materials were developed to provide out-of-school time providers with templates to encourage families to enroll their kids in a summer program and to recruit new staff. They emphasize the need to provide safe, flexible programs and options for every family while focusing on fun, social, and active opportunities for kids.

Click the button below to find the following communications resources for your program:

IAN’s quality tools were created to support you in the design, implementation, and evaluation of high quality out-of-school time programs. With unprecedented changes to organizations, programs, staff, children, and families, we want to make sure our tools are appropriate and effective for your needs.

This spring, we are asking organizations to complete a short survey about our quality tools:

And we are seeking feedback from ALL levels of an organization - from program staff to site coordinators to administrators. This will guide IAN in the development of content, platform updates, and new features.

The survey should take approximately 5 -10 minutes to complete. And, if you complete the survey by 5:00 PM EST on June 4, 2021 you will be entered to win a $100 gift card!

Thousands of youth participate in employment and internship programs every summer. The goal of these programs is to guide youth to achieve personal goals and prepare for career paths through empowerment, education, and employment opportunities. Join College to Congress and National Youth Employment Coalition as they discuss how they are providing older youth with supportive and meaningful employment experiences and paid internships.

Join IYI's virtual 2021 College and Career Conference to ensure Indiana is a place where every child has the access and opportunity to thrive. Together, we will learn from national experts who will guide conversations on topics most important to you, enhancing your experience with actionable takeaways. IYI has scholarships for all Indiana youth-serving professionals that cover the full registration cost. Simply register to claim your scholarship.

Do you want to inspire your students, eliminate boredom, and transform your program or classroom? Join with other educators to learn the nuts and bolts of PBL through live, fully interactive virtual workshop sessions! Magnify Learning's Project Based Learning professional development workshops teach you how to use the PBL framework to create authentic learning experiences in the classroom. This virtual workshop equips you with the skills to create a Project Based Learning unit customized for your students, and designed around standards and Employability Skills (21st Century Skills)…while also practicing e-learning skills! This online workshop is a great fit for K-16 educators, instructional coaches, and administrators.

Indiana Local Educational Agencies (LEAs or School Districts) must allocate at least 20% set aside to fund programming that addresses learning loss through implementation of evidence based interventions, such as after school programming or other enriching educational out of school time programming. Programming should address students’ academic health as well as their social emotional wellbeing.

Providers should use this opportunity to reach out to principals, superintendents, and school boards to encourage investments in summer learning and afterschool programs to provide students and families with the support and engaging learning opportunities they need. In doing so, think about how your particular program can meet these needs. For instance, how can you develop this statement by including your program's expertise? "My program can meet the needs of the students and families in our school district because we do X,Y, and Z." When reaching out to your LEA(s) about partnership, it will be important for you to bring data on how your program is improving attendance, discipline, academics, etc.

For resources on this outreach, click here.

The 21st Century Community Learning Center Program is a federally-funded program (Title IV, part B) awarded to local education agencies, as well as public and private organizations, to provide youth a safe environment during non-school hours. This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment and life skills opportunities during non-school hours for youth, particularly youth who attend high-proverty and low-performing schools. The program helps youth meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects; offers youth a broad array of enrichment activities that help their social, emotional, and behavioral development; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating youth.