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The A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering is the fulfillment of a promise made almost 40 years ago to a community with a long history of poverty, crime and unemployment.

In NAA's Reopening Afterschool Facebook group, members have been asked questions covering a variety of relevant and helpful topics with the goal of offering an exchange of tips between leaders and professionals in the field.

The Afterschool Guide to Trauma-Sensitive Practices equips afterschool professionals with basic information about trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma-Informed Care versus Healing Centered Practices.

This eBook shares responsive approaches to behaviors youth may exhibit as a result of trauma. In addition to this, the guide provides self-care tips for afterschool professionals to utilize in an effort to reduce secondary traumatic stress and to help maintain emotional wellbeing.

This eBook is accessible to Executive members on the Leadership Resources page of your membership profile.

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Nominations are Now Closed

NAA’s Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders identifies young leaders and recognizes and cultivates the talent of rising stars who have the potential to influence the field of afterschool for years to come. The selected emerging leader honorees will have: demonstrated contributions that have started to influence beyond individual programs to organizations and communities, a proven passion for development of themselves and others, active engagement in efforts to elevate the afterschool field and demonstrated persistence in their work to grow as leaders.

Join NAA in recognizing extraordinary individuals, age 30 or under, strong believers in the power of afterschool―who are vested in things like advocacy, professional development, creative program design, the power of youth voice, data and evaluation and racial justice.

If you know of a candidate worthy of this honor, review the eligibility and nominations information below and then nominate them today!

Nomination Information:

For the Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders 2021, NAA is looking to highlight individuals who:

• Are age 30 or under as of November 13, 2020
• Are active in the broader afterschool community, including, but not limited to membership in NAA and its state affiliates
• Demonstrate contributions that have started to influence beyond an individual program to entire organizations and communities
• Are actively engaged in efforts to elevate the afterschool field 
• Have a proven passion for development of themselves and others, and demonstrate persistence in their work to grow as leaders 
• Demonstrate the NAA core competencies, specifically Content Area 10: Professional Development and Leadership

Other Considerations: 

• NAA appreciates all afterschool professionals and leaders, but in this case we are searching for exceptional young leaders.
• Successful nominations will share specific examples that demonstrate the full extent of why a candidate is deserving of this special, national recognition.
• To ensure that honorees are representative of the diverse communities served by our profession, we encourage nominations of Black, Indigenous and other emerging leaders of color. 

Each honoree will receive a free, NAA Executive membership, national recognition, on-going leadership development, support in broadening their professional networks and other opportunities to expand their impact. Those selected must be willing to respond to a written interview, submit a professional photo, agree to be featured in the Spring 2021 issue of AfterSchool Today magazine and be highlighted on NAA’s social channels and digital content.

Important Dates:

Nomination period: October 27 - November 13, 2020
Honoree notification: November 20, 2020

"The National AfterSchool Association knows that strong afterschool leaders develop the skilled professionals and teams that run strong organizations and quality programs that result in positive youth outcomes. These emerging leaders will help shape the next generation of the afterschool field."

 

-Gina Warner, President and CEO of NAA

Your creativity is working overtime to recreate fun afterschool programs and activities in our new normal. Making it all work means:

Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET
A special webinar for NAA Advocate members only

It’s 2020 and the new world we're living in has brought a lot of change to the role of afterschool programs and professionals. In addition to safety and funding challenges, they're also faced with reimagining learning environments, cultural responsiveness, youth engagement, family communication, and school relationships.

How can you better tailor and communicate your offerings to meet these unique needs? Join NAA's marketing team as we share more information about:

• How NAA members are engaging with youth, families and colleagues and what opportunities that lends to you.
• What and how often you should be communicating your offerings.
• How you can match your offerings to meet their current needs.
• New opportunities available to you as an Advocate member.

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Presented by:
Lisa Young, Director of Marketing, Serendipity Media
Jill Carroll, NAA Marketing & Media Consultant, Serendipity Media

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 1:00pm EST

Join BellXcel and The YMCA of Greater Cincinnati for Playlist to Adapt Your Afterschool and Summer (or even school day!) Programming. This webinar covers:

• Essential ingredients for remote learning: Lessons learned from BellXcel’s innovations for remote summer learning—including programmatic design, learning environment, social-emotional enrichment, outcome metrics, quality, and strong professional development
• Summer success story: How the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati brought a strong summer remote learning experience to their community achieving scholar gains in Math and ELA
• Innovating for afterschool: Applying our learning to strengthen onsite programs for school-aged distance learners

As an attendee, you will have access to our webinar content, BellXcel’s Remote Quality Reflection Tool, and a worksheet to guide your own adaptive playlist.

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Speakers:

Damon Johnson, Senior Vice President, Community Engagement, BellXcel
Jorge Perez, CEO, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
Trish Kitchell, Vice President of Youth Development, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
Brita Nordin, Senior Vice President, Product Management, BellXcel

About BellXcel
BellXcel partners with schools and youth organizations to license its evidence-based all-in-one solution for K-8 summer and afterschool programming. A leading national nonprofit in youth development with nearly 30 years’ experience innovating proven educational solutions, BellXcel is changing the way its partners empower educators and reach exponentially more children and their families.

A recent blog by the Readiness Projects Coordinating Partners provides four big considerations as a starting point for building back better and broader together as the only way to ensure we don't exacerbate inequities that existed before COVID-19.

Summer is a popular time for back-to-school planning. From professional development and curriculum planning to supply purchasing and equipment upgrades, there’s a lot for afterschool professionals to consider.

In this guide, you'll find the top picks from our Advocate members and partners. We hope it proves helpful in making your 2020-2021 an awesome school year!

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In the recent Let's Talk the Future of Afterschool conversation, Gina Warner, President and CEO, NAA, was joined by Jessica Newman, Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research, and Ebony Grace, Director of Partnerships and Quality Initiatives, NJSACC, NAA Board of Directors, where the topic of strengthening social and emotional support for adults and young people for reopening and beyond was addressed.