… to improve student achievement, better engage students and teachers, forge partnerships, improve quality, and align summer funding streams.
As the national leader in summer learning, the Association enables school districts to develop and implement high-quality summer programs by improving program quality, brokering key partnerships, aligning funding, and sharing best practices. The Association also has the capacity to help districts navigate the often complex funding process and access summer learning funding streams such as ARRA, Title I, and other federal, state, and local funding sources. We also provide districts with strategies to sustain funding during difficult economic times.
Strategic Planning
Thought leadership in systems-building efforts
Strategic planning meeting facilitation, presentations, support
Creation of strategy documents
RFP development and review
Advising on targeting public and private funding streams, with a special focus on allowable uses of ARRA and Title I funds
Facilitated site visits to other districts and communities
Policy templates, statements, recommendations
Advising on staffing issues, including negotiating with teacher unions
RFP development
Data Collection & Evaluation
Assessment of demand for summer programs
Effective practices distillation and dissemination
Scalability and replicability assessment and support
Monitoring and evaluation of implementation and impact
Partnership Building & Outreach
Partnership brokering between schools and community organization to maximize expertise and resources
Marketing and outreach to students and families advising
Parent engagement advising
Advising on providing adult education services for program participants’ parents
Tools & Training
Research-based program model development and design
Standards crosswalk with summer learning quality standards
Facilitated Professional Learning Communities focused on program improvement
Advising on curriculum selection
Program quality assessment and Program Improvement System
Professional Development Workshops
Emerging Leaders: Basics of Summer Learning (full day)
Planning a High-Quality, Effective Summer Program
Quick Tips for a SUCCESSful Summer
Using Thematic Units to Create a Summer Culture
Selecting Goals for Your Summer Program
Tools to Fund and Sustain Your Summer Program
Creating a Strategic Plan for Your Summer Program
Making Summer Learning Fun and Engaging
Advocacy Training and Outreach Strategies for Adults
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