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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM (CT)
Dear Afterschool partners and supporters:
Join the members of the Governor's Task Force on Best Practices for Afterschool and Summer Programs and the members of the Arkansas Out of School Network (AOSN) on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, (Veterans' Day) as we examine the progress made since the August 2008 release of the Governor's Task Force Recommendations. We have made significant progress in creating a common set of Afterschool best practice Standards, a Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS), a common assessment tool, and addressing the professional development needs of afterschool professionals. We will also give you an overview of the newly released Arkansas data from the Afterschool Alliance's America After 3 p.m. Report that tells us how our kids are spending their out -of-school-time. We will also hear a report from the Arkansas Delegation to the National Council of State Legislators (NCSL) Youth Policy Summit held this past September in Nashville, Tennessee.
We will hold our meeting in Little Rock at the Little Rock Workforce Center (formerly Haverty's Furniture) located at 5401 South University Ave. Our meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. with an optional tour of this 45,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility and a delicious lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m. Other Agenda items include:
I. Recap of Governor’s Task Force Rec. –Pat Wright &, Lynn Carver
Respondents:
Dr. Dee Cox, Arkansas Department of Education
Tonya Russell, Division of Childcare and Early Childhood Education
W. J. Monagle, Little Rock Workforce Investment Board
Derick Easter, AOSN Innovations Project
II. Journey to Quality:
Laveta Wills-Hale – AOSN Quality Standards
Kathy Stegall – State Licensing Regs/QRIS
Jennifer Harris – Assessment/ YPQA Tool Pilot Results
Woodie Sue Herlein - Professional Development
III. Next Steps - Moving Forward...
Report from NCSL Youth Policy Institute
Closing Remarks
The Arkansas Out of School Network(AOSN) is a network of afterschool program leaders and stakeholders from across the state. AOSN is one of 38 statewide afterschool networks around the country funded by the C.S. Mott Foundation to provide opportunities and supports to program leaders and policy makers as they work to strengthen and expand the field of afterschool. For more information on AOSN visit our website at www.aosn.org or contact Laveta Wills-Hale at (501)660-1012 or lwillshale@astate.edu.
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