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Professional Development Recommendations Courtesy of MASN by Cindy Heislen	5/11/2012 9:20 AM
From: Foulkes, Teresa D. [mailto:foulkest@umsystem.edu] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:00 PM Subject: Professional Development Recommendations The attached document provides useful information about local, state, and national professional development...

21st CCLC Summer Institute Registration is Now Open by Cindy Heislen	5/11/2012 9:07 AM
Dear Colleague: Registration is now open for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers’ (CCLC) 2012 Summer Institute. This year's Summer Institute will take place July 30-August 1, 2012, in New Orleans, LA. Please visit www.SEIservices.com/21stcentury...

21st CCLC Grant for the 2012-13 Year is now Available! by Anne Reeder	5/17/2012 7:44 AM
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Extended Learning/Afterschool Programs Section has issued the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) 2012-2013 Invitation for Bid (for Private Schools/Organizations) and Application...

21st CCLC Required APR Reporting - Now Due by Cindy Heislen	5/8/2012 10:34 AM
Reminder: 21st CCLC Grantees it is time to start the required Federal APR Reporting! Please go to the 'Procedures and Report Forms' tab, look under the 'APR Reporting' Section on the left side of the screen, for instructions and forms to help you...

Strengths-Based Coaching® is coming to Kansas City! by Cindy Heislen	5/2/2012 10:45 AM
Strengths-Based Coaching® is coming to Kansas City! Need more practical strategies to empower adults and youth to change and grow? Join us on August 21 and 22, 2012, for this two-day training developed by the Francis Institute for Child and Youth...

21st CCLC Summer Institute Update by Cindy Heislen	5/2/2012 10:08 AM
The U.S. Department of Education has not yet announced registration opening for the Summer Institute. You may visit the website below for details as they become available. PLEASE REMEMBER if you are interested in attending this summer institute, you must...

Family Engagement Research Sought by Cindy Heislen	5/2/2012 10:01 AM
The following information and attachment was sent from the U.S. Department of Education's 21st CCLC Team Leader. Harvard Family Research is currently looking for programs doing great work around family engagement. Please see attached letter, share...

SAC Renewal is now Available! by Anne Reeder	4/19/2012 1:16 PM
The SAC Renewal is now available! You can find the renewal on the DESE Portal for Afterschool Programs. Click on the 'Procedures and Report Forms' tab, and look under the SAC heading. There is a Renewal Guidance and then the...

21st CCLC Renewal For Cohort 5 and 6 is Now Available! by Anne Reeder	4/9/2012 2:52 PM
The 21st CCLC Renewal is now available! You can find the renewal on the DESE Portal for Afterschool Programs. Click on the 'Procedures and Report Forms' tab, and look under the 21st CCLC heading. There is one renewal for both Cohort...

21st CCLC Federally Required APR Reporting!!! by Anne Reeder	4/9/2012 12:31 PM
21st CCLC Grantees it is time to start the required Federal APR Reporting! Please go to the 'Procedures and Report Forms' tab, look under the 'APR Reporting' Section on the left side of the screen, for instructions and forms to help...

Program Evaluation Packets - NOW AVAILABLE! by Cindy Heislen	2/21/2012 12:58 PM
Please note the 11-12 program evaluation packet (as noted on the KCC due date sheet) is actually a series of surveys each grantee will disseminate and collect back as part of the required STATEWIDE evaluation. It’s NOW that time again… Many of...

Afterschool Reading Trust Fund for Grants - Contributions Being Accepted by Cindy Heislen	12/29/2011 8:35 AM
Afterschool Reading Tax Refund Program Available New legislation that began January 1, 2008 allows for an individual, couple or corporation to contribute their tax refund, or any amount thereof, to the “Afterschool Retreat Reading and Assessment...

Missouri Loses Ground on the Nation's Report Card by Cindy Heislen	11/1/2011 12:51 PM
Read the following news release and think about how your afterschool program can help the schools you are serving and the children in your program. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release: State...

Afterschool and Supplemental Educational Services by Cindy Heislen	10/28/2011 3:46 PM
Attached please find a letter describing how a school can provide Afterschool services and supplemental educational services (SES).

Food and Nutrition Program for Afterschool by Cindy Heislen	11/8/2011 3:21 PM
Overview of USDA Food and Nutrition Service Programs, 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization and Afterschool Programs Afterschool programs can access funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service through the Child...


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Other Announcements - Not Directly Related to Grant

MOSAC2 is Looking for Presenters for the 2012 PDI!!! by Anne Reeder	5/7/2012 9:27 AM
All Aboard!" The MOSAC2 PDI planning committee is looking for presenters to share their skills, knowledge, and ideas with afterschool professionals from all across the state. The committee is looking for 1.5 hour training sessions including...

Now for Later - Investing in Early Learning by Cindy Heislen	4/18/2012 2:49 PM
Education Agency Launches Early Learning Video and Website State education officials have debuted the new Now for Later video and website aimed to promote the importance of quality learning experiences for infants, toddlers and pre-kindergarten children....

Afterschool for All Challenge - Application Packet by Cindy Heislen	3/12/2012 4:43 PM
Please remember that per federal law no federal funds (SAC or CCLC grant money) can be used to pay for any portion of this event at any time while in any location (Missouri, DC, etc). This includes expenses such as transportation-flights, seat upgrades...

Research-Based Best Practices by Cindy Heislen	1/6/2012 3:10 PM
The U.S. Department of Education has a growing collection of research-based best practices on its website. It includes the Doing What Works http://dww.ed.gov/, a growing collection of research-based instructional practices in early childhood education,...

Y4Y -- 21st CCLC Resource from U.S. Department of Education by Cindy Heislen	11/9/2011 8:39 AM
At the DESE grantee meeting we informed you of a great resource that is a national website hosted by U.S. Department of Education. Below see an announcement regarding this site. Two New Reasons to Visit www.y4y.ed.gov. The U.S. Department...

Youth Development Credential by Cindy Heislen	11/8/2011 4:10 PM
A Youth Development Credential (School Age CDA) is available for afterschool professional development. Please see the attached document for more information.

Top 10 by 20 Initiative by Cindy Heislen	5/2/2011 1:55 PM
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education invites you to join the Top 10 by 20 initiative. This ambitious effort to make Missouri a top 10 state for academic achievement by the year 2020 will help ensure all students graduate...

Global Learning in Afterschool Self-Assessment Tool! by Anne Reeder	8/31/2010 1:13 PM
A new self-assessment tool for afterschool programs that focuses on global learning as a means to enhance quality in out-of-school time. The Global Learning in Afterschool Self-Assessment Tool is a resource created by Asia Society’s Partnership for...

Reaching Older Youth by Cindy Heislen	11/8/2011 3:28 PM
With funding tight and few afterschool programs in a position to do more than meet the needs of the elementary and middle school children they already serve, many older youth have no programs available to them after the school day ends. Still, increased...

New Resources from the Afterschool Investments Project by Cindy Heislen	11/8/2011 3:27 PM
The Afterschool Investments Project (AIP), a service of the Child Care Bureau, provides technical assistance to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grantees and other state and local leaders to support afterschool efforts. AIP is pleased to announce...


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Grant & Funding Opportunties

Best Buy Children's Foundation Grant Opportunity by Cindy Heislen	5/14/2012 8:37 AM
This year, the Best Buy Children’s Foundation will give $2.8 million in Community Grants. Grant amounts will average $4000-$6000 and will not exceed $10,000. Read more at: http://www.statewideafterschoolnetworks.net/best-buy-offering-community-based-grants-technology-based-learning-0

Nationwide Expansion of the New Afterschool Meal Program by Cindy Heislen	11/8/2011 4:12 PM
The Afterschool Meal Program, authorized by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, is an important new funding source available to afterschool programs. See the attached to learn more about the nationwide expansion of the new Afterschool Meal Program.

A Guide to Federal Funding for Grade-Level Reading Proficiency by Cindy Heislen	11/8/2011 3:20 PM
The Finance Project is pleased to present a new publication, LEARNING TO READ: A Guide to Federal Funding for Grade-Level Reading Proficiency. In the current environment, finding funding for ambitious new initiatives is daunting. Yet, nothing is more...

Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants (Available Jan. 2011) by Anne Reeder	8/20/2010 1:26 PM
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Youth Literacy Grants provide funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading. Go to http://www.dollargeneral.com/dgliteracy/Pages/youth_grants.aspx ...

Bowling Foundation by Cindy Heislen	6/10/2008 7:58 AM
The Bowling Foundation, sponsors the Bowler's Ed Youth In-School Bowling Program which promotes lifelong physical activity by providing elementary and middle school teachers with a free bowling cirriculum enhanced with math, spelling, physics and other...

New Afterschool Toolkit - Help With Community Investments in Afterschool by	3/13/2007 9:00 AM
This toolkit could be helpful to you as you reach out to your community for support (and funding) of Afterschool Programs. As described below “The toolkit provides after school providers with the facts and figures they need to make the business case for...

Sustaining Your Afterschool Program - Resource by	3/13/2007 8:59 AM
Sustaining 21st Century Community Learning Centers: What Works for Programs and How Policymakers Can Help, by Amanda Szekely and Heather Clapp Padgette What are the keys to sustaining out-of-school time programming after a 21CCLC grant expires? ...


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