Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance
... because learning does not end at 3:00 p.m.
The 2020 Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum Webinar Series highlights programs and policies in Kentucky and elsewhere that successfully encourage healthy lifestyles and reduce or prevent risky behaviors among young children, adolescents and teens. The series explores school-based, community-wide and national efforts that successfully improve the psychological and physical wellbeing of all children […]
Join the New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance on Thursday, January 14 at 2pm EST to learn more about the New York Life Foundation’s Aim High grant competition. The New York Life Foundation is seeking applications for $1,350,000 in grants to afterschool, summer, or expanded learning programs serving underserved middle-school youth. 26 awardees […]
In partnership with the Million Girls Moonshot initiative, KYOSA makes this training available FREE to Kentucky OST professionals. The training process involves a two-day live webinar training, completion of video calibration exercises, a one-hour live calibration session, and successful completion of two practice observation in the field. PEAR staff offer live, webinar DoS trainings monthly […]
Out-of-school time programs sometimes struggle to define and measure what afterschool does, and why it matters for kids and families. Too often, programs are asked to measure outcomes that are only tangentially related to what they do, which can be frustrating for everyone. It doesn’t have to be this way! The Afterschool Alliance is excited […]
High quality digital resources addressing SEL, physical health, substance misuse and community engagement are essential to supporting student achievement. Global corporate and community partners have joined forces with Discovery Education to fund curriculum development in these key areas for students in grades K-12. Resources include interactive modules, videos, virtual field trips, student activities, parent resources […]
This session will focus on what it takes to create the conditions for getting started with the development of an equity strategy, as well as, identifying the key elements of the discovery phase.
Please join us on February 2, 3–4:30 p.m. ET, when the NSLA, national literacy experts, and leaders of award-winning summer programs will discuss approaches and best practices for ensuring equitable access. We also will explore the adjustments and strategies implemented during the pandemic to best support students and consider how the new research can inform […]
Are you looking to harness the summer of 2021 to help students develop their talents and passions while becoming reengaged in their education? Entrepreneur education can help students strengthen their “entrepreneurial mindsets,” identify skills and interests, and explore ways in which students can apply their talents to solve problems in their lives and communities. Join […]
The Central East Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) in collaboration with the National Center for School Mental Health is pleased to offer a school mental health webinar series with a focus on advancing high quality, sustainable school mental health from a multi-tiered system of support, trauma sensitive, and culturally responsive and equitable lens.
This session will guide participants through creating a plan and identifying components for a multi-year equity strategy. We will explore considerations for prioritizing areas of focus.
Review examples of what it can look like to begin implementation of equity-centered practices in different areas of a program/organization. Supplementary Tool: Sample Professional Development Plan
In this session, participants will explore the structures and practices needed for an equity strategy to ultimately become ingrained in the fabric of an organization/program.