Since it began in 1994, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program has provided students in high-need communities access to quality out-of-school time programming.

The Indiana Department of Education - in collaboration with Diehl Consulting Group - recently released a thorough evaluation of the program's findings from 2019-2020, including information on the program's background, its relationship to students' academic performance, attendance, graduation rates, and so much more.

Additionally, case studies were completed with 12 high-performing 21st CCLC grantees to identify essential practices for implementing quality OST programming.

Click the button below to read the full report.

Join us at the Indiana Afterschool Network for our Experiential Summer Webinar Series! This series will immerse participants in team building, family engagement, and positive behavior. Each topic will include three 90-minute interactive webinars during which participants will reflect and interact with colleagues from around Indiana as they develop new skills

These innovative professional development opportunities are hosted by IAN in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Education 21st Century Communication Learning Centers. Click below for more details, presenter information, and registration links.

The IAN Quality Team is here to support you and your summer program with Virtual Office Hours! Connect with Bri Gaston-Bell and Keith Monfreda to ask questions, check out resources, and learn more using our free quality tools.

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The 50 State Afterschool Network Re-Boot Camp was developed in partnership with afterschool networks in Connecticut, Utah, Maine, Missouri, Illinois, and Oregon, in collaboration with the 50 State Afterschool Network.

This free program consists of a four week intensive summer virtual training series. Like many of the virtual conferences that the 50 Statewide Afterschool Networks have hosted in the past, these training sessions will help prepare programs to meet their full potential to serve the children and families in communities this summer. The Re-Boot Camp will be broken into thematic weeks with six pre-recorded (asynchronous) sessions per week.

Join NCASE as they explore voices from the field brief, which shares research and information on the current mental health needs of school-age children, their families, and the OST workforce. We will also learn about state and local initiatives that promote positive mental health and social and emotional development, and consider and share practices and resources to meet the demand for mental health supports at different levels.

Safe spaces allow youth to thrive within their environments-in the classroom, a OST program, or other youth space. If you want to demonstrate that you are a welcoming human for ALL students, you must start with diligently creating and mainlining an environment that tells them they belong and are safe within your presence. This presentation will address how oppression in its various forms (zero-tolerance policies, forced assimilation, disenfranchisement, etc.) separates one from one's right to self-actualization. Participants will also explore how various policies and systems within traditional education continue to impede the self-actualization of students.

YSA will award $1,000 – $5,000 each to support K-12 educators to engage their students in semester-long service-learning activities within their classrooms or afterschool programs. Grants are offered on a competitive application basis and open to any public, private, or charter K-12 school (or afterschool program) that meets certain requirements.

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.

The Unit Director is responsible for managing Club operations under the supervision of the Director of Operations and overseeing the delivery of a broad range of programs within a designated Club, such as Education, the Arts, Health & Wellness, Sports & Recreation and Service & Leadership, during the out-of-school time. The Unit Director plans, develops, oversees implementation, and supervises programs and program staff, and performs related administrative duties related to facility, budget and grant administration.

Resumes and cover letters may be sent to Pam Martindale at pmartindale@bgcbloomington.org by July 9.

Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana is seeking a well-organized, punctual candidate to pick up and deliver meals to assigned locations and directly interact with clients to build and sustain working relationships, a minimum of 3 days per week with a maximum of 30 hours per week.

Click the title to read the full job description. Applicants can send resumes to Christian Harold at charold@mealsonwheelsindy.org.

RightFit, Inc. is looking for a Community Program Coordinator Intern to provide assistance to the Archdiocese schools and community partners in planning, developing, and conducting afterschool programming. The Community Partner Coordinator will: support school staff, community organizations, and volunteers in two school sites; travel to two school sites within Indianapolis; collect impact data for evaluation; and learn through one-the-job training. The intern must exhibit qualities of independent judgment and leadership skills.

Click the title to read the full description. Applicants can send resumes to Jamie Johnson at johnsonjlc@gmail.com.