Presented by:Melissa Eberle

Rebekah PerrinLura Roblee

Statistics About After School

More than 28 million school age children have parents who work outside the home.

The hours between 3:00pm and 6:00pm are the prime hours for experimentation with sex, alcohol, drugs, and criminal activity.

Only 8.4 million Kindergarten through 12th grade children participate in after school programs.

An additional 18.5 million would participate if there was a quality program available to them.

Over 1 million of the 15 million students who are left alone after school are between the kindergarten and fifth grade levels

(AfterschoolAlliance, 2009).

Collaboration Time!!Scenario: You are a school board for a local school

and you need to decide what after school activities you would like offer your students

We will now separate you into to groups to work in

Arnold on After School ProgramsCalifornia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dsQEWhFEcg

Allegany Elementary &

Ivers J. Norton

Socioeconomic Status of the Area

Allegany Elementary Ivers J. NortonPublic K-5 SchoolOne of two elementary

schools in the Allegany-Limestone School District

Suburban area Majority of students are

CaucasianWorking ClassOnly 24% are eligible for

free or reduced lunches

Public K-5 SchoolOne of four elementary

schools in the Olean City School District

Urban areaMajority of students are

CaucasianWorking ClassOver 70% are eligible for

free or reduced lunches

After-School Activities Offered

Allegany Elementary Ivers J. Norton Banana Splits ALPS

(Alternate Learning Paths)

Tutoring (sbu students)

Odyssey of the Mind

Homework Helpers

Crafts Legos Nature Walks

Homework Helpers

Crafts Legos Nature Walks Community

Service Computers Movies &

Popcorn Parties

(Holidays)

•Motivational Speakers•Playing Outside•Gym Games•Puzzles•Snack•Board Games•Visiting the Park•Library

•Community Service•Computers•Movies & Popcorn •Parties (Holidays)•Motivational Speakers•Playing Outside•Gym Games•Puzzles•Snack•Board Games•Visiting the Park•Library

Re-Collaborate & AnalyzeTeams go back together to analyze from

comparison of our schools to your ideas and see:What works?What doesn’t work?What you think would work?Make your own needs assessment for your schools

keeping these factors in mind Groups will be given a student with special needs and an area to

keep in mind and to help in reassessing their offered after-school activities with this student’s and the school’s needs in mind (this is where you record your own needs’ assessments)

Student Profile 4th grader, 10 years old Reading Level: Kindergarten, non-reader 3rd grade auditory processing Comes from a working class family Mother: very involved in medical and educational needs Medical Condition: Neurofibromatosis, which is causing a visual impairment, learning

disabilities in reading and writing, and weak fine motor skills Attends Occupational and Physical Therapy twice a week IEP Goals:

To correctly identify 30 new sight words from the DOLCH sight word list each quarter. To independently read two Accelerated Reader books from the Kindergarten level each

week. To write 3 sentences (5-6 words per sentence) in cursive with 90% legibility. To balance on one foot for 30 seconds. To broad jump 30 inches. To complete 2 sets of ten push-ups each session

Current placement: Inclusive 4th grade classroom where he is only pulled out for English and has a personal aide

The TeamTeam Description:

3 General Education Teachers 1 Special Education Teacher Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist Personal AideMother

Team Meets at least once a month (teachers meet more often) to discuss students’ needs, recent events of classes, and plans for future weeks

Personal Domain Mike Zilker: PE teacher at Bolivar-Richburg

afterschool programs are great for students who have no place to go after school great opportunity to provide extra academic help to students who are in need great way for younger students, who are not old enough to be involved with school sports teams,

to take part in physical activity or other activities that interest them Lesley Patrone: Coordinator for the Olean Community Schools programs

&Olean Community Theater Workshop afterschool programs can be beneficial for students whose parents work late and would be home

alone, or those who are too old for a babysitter would prefer if families spent more time together and the children could play with their siblings,

but understands how times are changing After school activities offer a safe place for students to socialize in a more relaxed atmosphere

than school can offer Arden Avery: AmeriCorps member working in the Olean High School

after school programs keep students out of trouble and can expand the knowledge base of students

remembers actively creating robots in after school programs and being able to build closer relationships with teachers at the same time

Christine Connor: Guidance Counselor at Allegany Elementary beneficial, especially to kids who don’t have anything concrete to do at home create the home and school connection She is the person who created Banana Splits years ago and has developed it into a full year

program. She does two grade levels at a time, for six week intervals throughout the year. She also takes part in the ALPS (Alternate Learning Paths) by working with the 4th & 5th grade as another teacher does the 3rd & 4th. (The fourth grade is split between them. They work on enrichment projects that the students are interested in and wouldn’t be able to do during school. (ex-working on debate history and mock one later)

Organizational DomainIvers J. Norton Elementary School

One of four elementary schools in the Olean City School District

Only afternoon program is the Olean YMCA program

The Olean YMCA program takes place in the Gymnasium/Auditorium/Cafeteria and is partially funded through a grant

Technical DomainStudent is

In General Education classroom with grade-level peers

In and Inclusive Classroom for the grade-levelHas a personal aide, who accompanies him to all

his classesPulled out for English classInvolved in Band

Personal ReflectionThe student is a very pleasant and polite young man. He could benefit greatly from an after school program that:

Allows him to socialize other children while participating in hands-on activities

Focuses on inspiring children to read based on interest, or create projects where the students read and write the directions

Uses music to motivate collaboration and self-confidenceAllows students to explore their strengths in the arts

Ex: Theatre Workshop, Sculpting, Wood Working

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Olean Family YMCA. (2007). Retrieved from http://www.oleanymca.org/ index.php?afterschoolchildcare

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