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EVENTS
April 26
Opening Doors to Children With Special Needs - An Institute on Inclusion for Site Coordinators
Kids Included Together
New York, NY
April 26
Maximizing Resources for Out-0f-School Time Professional Development
New York State Afterschool Network
Online
April 27
Opening Doors to Children With Special Needs - An Institute on Inclusion for Front-Line Staff
Kids Included Together
New York, NY
April 27–30
BOOST (Best of Out-of-School Time) Conference
BOOST Collaborative
Palm Springs, CA
April 28
Three Effective Ways to Use Expanded Learning Time
SchoolsMovingUp at WestEd
Online
May 12
Collaborating with Stakeholders to Prioritize Extended Learning Time
SchoolsMovingUp at WestEd
Online
May 16–18
Afterschool for All Challenge
Afterschool Alliance
Washington, DC
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JOBS
Licensed Social Worker
New York City Mission Society
Manhattan, NY
Team Leader
Groundwork, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Career and Intern Coordinator
Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation
Manhattan, NY
Performing Arts Teacher—Part Time
Harlem Children's Zone
Manhattan, NY
Summer Day Camp Counselors
YMCA of Greater New York
Brooklyn, NY
For more job openings and training opportunities in the after-school field, visit www.afterschool
pathfinder.org.
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Free Jobs Site is Essential
Not long ago, Queens Community House found the perfect hire to fill an assistant director’s job in an after-school program in Flushing. Having made the match through Pathfinder, the free jobs site for after-school and youth work in New York City, the organization now uses the site to advertise all staff openings.
“We use Pathfinder constantly,” said Associate Executive Director Susan Matloff-Nieves. “That it’s free is essential in this environment.”
After she saw the Queens job advertised on Pathfinder, a woman in a temporary position at a sister agency applied for it. She had experience and passion for working with kids but no way to move up in her current agency. “That’s where Pathfinder is ideal, when you have someone ready to make that career step from line worker to supervisor,” Ms. Matloff-Nieves said. “She found exactly the right role to move up the ladder and we found someone who could mentor younger staff.”
New Yorkers can use Pathfinder to find a job, staff an after-school or summer program or connect with trainers who help workers build their skills and career prospects.
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WHAT'S LUCY READING?
TASC President Lucy N. Friedman catches you up on her list of must-reads:
Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up National Research Project annually polls kindergarten-through-high school students, parents and educators on the role of technology in learning, in and out of school. After polling nearly 300,000 students, pollsters report (PDF, 4.2MB) that students are frustrated by the way technology is used in their classrooms. A far greater proportion of parents and teachers than students believe we’re using technology effectively to enhance learning. Among the interesting findings is this: The subject in which students report using technology the most is English.
I’m still reflecting on President Obama’s remarks about student testing during a recent Town Hall meeting. He seemed to suggest that tests were best used as diagnostic tools, not to narrowly define student success.
"Too often what we have been doing is using these tests to punish students or to, in some cases, punish schools," the president said, as reported by the Associated Press. "One thing I never want to see happen is schools that are just teaching the test, because then you're not learning about the world, you're not learning about different cultures, you're not learning about science, you're not learning about math. All you're learning about is how to fill out a little bubble on an exam and little tricks that you need to do in order to take a test, and that's not going to make education interesting."
"And young people do well in stuff that they're interested in," Obama said. "They're not going to do as well if it's boring."
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Under the federal budget agreement the White House and Congress reached for this fiscal year, all domestic discretionary spending will be subject to a 0.2 percent budget cut. The only federal funding stream that specifically supports after-school and summer learning programs, 21st Century Community Learning Center Funds, was not mentioned by name in the agreement. It is not safe from being reduced before the start of the next school year. More detail on spending cuts will become clear when federal agencies submit spending plans within 30 days of the bill’s enactment.
AmeriCorps members are key staff members in many after-school programs and expanded learning days. Funding for AmeriCorps will be reduced by $23 million. All funding for Learn and Serve America, which supports student service-learning initiatives, was eliminated.
Complete text of the budget bill is here (PDF, 823KB).
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Teen ACTION
Deadline: May 13
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) has issued RFPs seeking qualified organizations to deliver Teen ACTION programs to students enrolled in grades 7 through 10 at sites located across the city. Contracts will go to up to 20 sites at a total cost of $1,359,000. It is anticipated that DYCD will award one $75,000 contract to a technical assistance vendor to provide training on the Sexual and Reproductive Health component of the Teen ACTION curriculum.
The Carol M. White Physical Education Program
Deadline: May 13
This program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides grants of up to $750,000 to Lead Education Authorities and community-based organizations to initiate, expand or enhance physical education programs, including after-school programs, for K-12 students. Funds may be used for equipment and staff training.
Entertainment Software Association Foundation
Deadline: May 15
The foundation will grant awards of up to $50,000 to programs that utilize technology and/or computer and video games to educate kids between the ages of 7 and 18. Organizations should seek funds for a specific project or program that will be implemented or available in a minimum of two states.
Afterschool Innovator Awards
Deadline: May 31
Nominate an innovative middle school after-school program to receive a $10,000 Afterschool Innovator Award from the Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation. The program must succeed in one of these ways: providing opportunities for service learning, aligning after-school with the school day, addressing bullying or supporting literacy.
Saucony Run for Good Grants
Deadline: June 13
This foundation provides grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofit organizations that initiate and support running and fitness programs for kids up to 18 years old.
For the most up-to-date funding opportunities, be sure to visit TASC's Youth Funders Database.
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