ready, set, go! quality programming from the beginning to end!
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Ready, Set, Go! Quality Programming From the
Beginning to the End!
Who?
O Education – 18 yearsO Grant – 2 yearsO Family
Molly Heath
What is ACE-BCC ?O Burnet County
ConsortiumO Cohort – 2 districts, 7
schoolsO Grant Goals – Avg.
160-180 students/30 days
O Daily Avg: 80-150O RuralO Title I O Grant info
Who is here???Mixed group discussion……
What are your challenges????Share on sticky notes…post to
posters.
Program StructureRookies - How to even begin???Schedule drives hiring, budget,
supplies
Veterans – Re-evaluateSurveys-students, parents,
teachers, ACE staff
Schedules!!!
MFHS
Table Study
Groups
ACE cart
Assignment log
BES
Studen
t Name
-Teacher Buckets
-Name tags-Table
organization
Alignment
O Communicate with regular school day staffO Clubs, YMCA, etc MUST build
relationshipsO Elementary & MS homework
time in classroomsO Eases flow of info
O HS – open, flexible; students seek out help O Subject area tables; tents
O Secondary – make up work/tests/re-test; requires relationship with regular day staff
O HW time guidelines; back up work
O Provide extra help in specific areas – MATH!
O Character Ed – One day week for all; small groups
O 2nd Hour Homework help
Relationshi
ps are KEY!
Stop and Share!O Groups –
Elementary/Secondary
O How do you handle homework time?
O What works/doesn’t work?
O Share out!
Targeted Tutoring – How?
O Access to data??? O Work with school – how can we
support regular school day?O Based on data:
O BenchmarksO GradesO Pre-TestO STAARO AIMSweb
Tutoring how continued….
O Groups?O Grade levelO Subject levelO More specific….TEKS, etc.
O Frequency?O Per 6 weeks/9 weeksO Leading up to STAARO Regular school day intervention
extended to afterschoolO Summer school now
Tutoring – who?O Retired teachersO Other campusesO College students/teacher
certification programs
Stop and Share!O Groups –
Elementary/Secondary
O Tutoring do’s, don’t’s, ideas
O Share out!
EnrichmentO Student voice!O Programs with written
curriculumO Current programs - partnerO Secondary – weekly stand
alone programsO Hidden teacher talents!O Community programs
O Boy/Girl ScoutsO College & Career
O Monthly career presentations
O Career fair
Enrichment Attendance/Participation
O Know your audience!!O AdvertiseO Attendance incentivesO Behavior incentivesO Special appearance
activitiesO Parent info/ActivitiesO Student voice
O SurveysO One-on-oneO Small groups
O Other ideas???
Stop and Share!O Groups –
Elementary/Secondary
O Enrichment ideasO Share out!
Staff!Training, Hiring, Rotating, Oh my!
O TrainingO Schedule, teacher expectations, student expectationsO School day staff –one on one, small groupsO Out of school staff – focus on logistics, behavior
O Hiring O Pre-program meetings – who is interested? What are they
interested in doing?O Mid-year pulse check – check interest at points during the
school yearO Craigslist, job boards, schools – ‘rent to own’ contracts
O RotatingO Pulse check staff – ready for a break, other outside
interests, life changes, etc.O Sharing with other campuses special activities
Managing BehaviorO Staff various backgrounds –
bring their ‘backpack of life’ to work; handle students, etc
O Train, mentor – grow them!O Document!!!!O Tips
O Usually situation/emotion driving the behavior
O One on one conversations/build relationship
O RedirectionO Cool down time/breakO Behavior contracts/rewards
Behavior continued….O Consequences
O 3 strikesO Parent calls/conversations (pick up
time opportunity)O Time out area O Remove from activities (short term,
long term)O Non-negotiables = removable
Stop and Share!O Groups –
Elementary/Secondary
O Managing behavior ideas
O Share out!
More ideas!!!!
O Utah Afterschool Network -- www.uen.org
O Think birthday parties!!O Texas Parks & Wildlife,O State aquarium
O Family nights O Star gazing night
(astronomical association)
O Family Photo NightO Fishing Day (after a day
of fishing lessons)
O Colleges O science experimentsO contact specific
colleges within the university
O Non-profits have to do number of presentations for free
O Girl/Boy Scout – program through ACE become a scout