Danielle Biselli & Mary Masla

1. Danielle Biselli & Mary Masla www.oregonask.org

2. Mission To support, expand and advocate for quality out-of-school time programs and activities for children, youth, and families throughout Oregon.

4. National Network of Afterschool • Funded through the CS Mott Foundation • The national network of statewide afterschool networks brings together established statewide afterschool networks in their collective mission to build partnerships and policies that are committed to the development and sustainability of quality afterschool programs. • Focused on actively engaging key decision makers in support of school-based/school-linked afterschool programs, particularly in underserved communities. • Currently 40 statewide afterschool networks. National Afterschool Association Currently 38 Affiliate states provide professional development

5. OregonASK is a collaboration of 35 organizations • Goal 1Create a sustainable structure of statewide, regional and local partnerships, particularly school/community partnerships, focused on supporting policy development at all levels. • Goal 2Support the development and growth of statewide policies that will secure the resources that are needed to sustain new and existing afterschool programs. • Goal 3Support statewide systems to ensure programs are of high quality.

6. History of Afterschool Federal Involvement in Afterschool • Until the mid 1990s, the federal government had little formal involvement in afterschool programs. • Growing educational standards and accountability movement in many states favored the development of extra learning supports to help children achieve positive outcomes.

7. The Five Circles of Afterschool

8. Primary Providers of Afterschool Programs: • 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs • Recreation and Parks • Boys and Girls Clubs • YMCA • Cities/counties/school districts • Licensed child care

9. Afterschool in Oregon Oregon ASK has identified 806 after school programs. Three days a week or 12 hours or more. 2009 Data • Approximately 79% or 640 of these 806 programs serve school age children at elementary or middle schools. • Counted a total of 38,489 children, ages 6-13 are served. We know there are at least 50,000. • A total of 135 of Oregon’s 1,484 schools (9%) receive 21st Century Community Learning Center funding. 2009 Data

10. Educators, policymakers, and families increasingly agree: schools cannot do it alone. • Children need multiple opportunities to learn and grow-at home, in school, and in the community. • Complementary learning is a comprehensive strategy for addressing all needs and intentionally integrates both school and nonschool supports – can better ensure that all children have the skills to succeed. (Harvard Family Research Project)

11. Afterschool : • A unique and underutilized resource with tremendous potential to change the landscape and the horizon for thousands of Oregon’s students and their families. • This potent force is expanded learning opportunities– in high quality afterschool opportunities that help children master basic academic skills, improve school day attendance and complete homework, but even more importantly these hours also and provide learning enrichment that will capture the imagination of children and youth.

12. Research Tells Us: • Recent reports point to improved educational, social, and economic outcomes associated with participation in afterschool. • A study released in 2007 found that regular participation in high-quality afterschool programs is linked to significant gains in standardized test scores. • The literature reports some statistically significant positive impact for at least one school or career outcome including educational attainment, school attendance, school engagement, college attendance, employment, earnings, and welfare dependence.

13. OregonASK Community Outreach • Mayoral Summit: July 26, 2012 in Florence • Workforce Survey • Parent Survey • AmeriCorps VISTA Sustainability Project

14. Afterschool Supper