THE WHITE HOUSESUMMER OPPORTUNITY PROJECT

@SummerLearning

Communities Leading the Way to Smarter Summers, Brighter Futures for America’s Youth

SUMMER GEMS

In the chat box, share one or two genuinely exciting moments you’d like to share about your community’s summer efforts from last summer or this summer.

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Speaker

Sarah Pitcock, CEONational Summer

Learning Association

OBJECTIVES

• Introduce the vision and goals for the Summer Opportunity Project, including the five guiding assurances

• Share ideas to leverage strategic alliances, partner resources and the visibility of Summer Learning Day to achieve impact in Leadership Communities around your summer goals

• Lay the groundwork for sharing promising summer practices and for learning from other municipal level efforts across the country

SUMMER BY THE NUMBERS

For more information, click here to see NSLA’s 2016 Funding Resource Guide.

SUMMER BY THE NUMBERS

For more information, click here to see NSLA’s 2016 Funding Resource Guide.

SUMMER BY THE NUMBERS

For more information, click here to see NSLA’s 2016 Funding Resource Guide.

VISION OF THE SUMMER OPPORTUNITY PROJECT

By 2020:Offer summer learning and meals opportunities to all young people who qualify for free and reduced-price meals

Year one goal:Increase visibility of local efforts and build a foundation for 2017

Year two:Strengthen and expand your community’s Summer Opportunity portfolio through increased access to five key assurances

FIVE ASSURANCES

Keep Kids Learning:

to get lostin a book.

to fuel their minds & bodies.

that hard work pays.

about the power of teams.

anytime, anywhere.

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY

Why You Were Selected• Exemplary practice/model program• Strong local leadership• Demonstrated interest

Benefits of Participation• Priority for new programs, partnerships and resources• Invitations to high-profile meetings and events• National recognition for successes• Technical assistance on funding and sustainability• Tools and events to educate and inform policy makers

WHO SHOULD BE AT THE SUMMER OPPORTUNITY TABLE

QUESTIONS

A SHARED VISION FOR KEEPING KIDS LEARNING, SAFE AND HEALTHY EVERY SUMMER

• The President’s Commitment

• Impact Hubs and Summer Ambassadors

• Digital Awareness Activities

• Summer Opportunity at the White House

Speaker

Kyle Lierman,Associate Director

White House Office ofPublic Engagement

NATIONAL SUMMER LEARNING DAY

National Summer Learning Day is July 14, 2016!

• Head over to SummerLearningDay.com to:• Post your summer learning program or event.• Find resources for families and communities.

• Follow the story with #KeepKidsLearning.• In 2015, we reached more than 8 million Twitter

accounts and 24 million impressions• In total, there were more than 1,600 traditional

media stories on summer learning last summer alone

SUMMER LEARNING DAY

NEW TIP SHEETS

10 Tips to Help You Plan for Summer Learning

Top 10 “Easy Summer Learning Tips” for Parents

NEW TIP SHEETS

Summer Opportunity Block Party Tip Sheet

Mayor’s Playbook

Mayor’s Summer Learning Playbook

ALISE MARSHALL - STUDENT SUCCESS

Speaker

Alise Marshall,Deputy Chief of Staff

U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Deputy Secretary

STUDENT SUCCESS MENTOR INITIATIVE: SUPPORT FOR SUMMER WRAP AROUND SERVICES

• Connect SSMI communities to local contacts and resources for jobs, meals, learning, transportation, and health services

• Providing planning and tracking resources for mentors/mentees

• Targeted planning and training calls for team captains

• Partner with select communities to do 1-2 events on summer learning

• Document process to create a toolkit for SSMI communities to use for summer planning during AY16-17

Student Success Mentor: Participating Cities

Cohort 1 (Summer 2016)• Austin, TX• Boston, MA• Columbus, OH• Denver, CO• Miami, FL• New York City, NY • Philadelphia, PA• Providence, RI• San Antonio, TX• Seattle, WA

New Cohorts*

*Launching in June 2016

IFORUMS: SHARE CRITICAL CROSS-AGENCY INFORMATION

• Cover how to leverage federal resources, programs, and initiatives to support learning and other types of services for students over the summer months.

• Feature 2-3 case studies or bright spots of local innovations.

• Convene and host a series of 4-6 webinars in partnership with USDOED teams and other agencies.

– Hosted a joint webinar with USDA/FNS on summer meals in May 2016.nearly 400 attended

– Next iForum with HUD scheduled for June 30th!Powered by Public Housing Authorities – Summer Learning and Services

• Reach a broader base of stakeholders on youth-based issue areas where agencies overlap.

OTHER IFORUM PENDING TOPICS

• Summer Learning Outside the School Walls

• Planning and Scaling up Summer Opportunities with Schools

• Summer = More Time for Health Supports and Problem- Solving with Students

• Preparing for Back to School

• Partnerships for Summer Jobs

LEADERSHIP RESOURCES

2016 Funding Resource Guide Summer Learning Send-Off

U.S. DOE Official Guidance on Summer Funding

U.S. DOE Summer Learning Portal

LEADERSHIP RESOURCES

Action Toolkit

1. Shared Vision and Citywide Coordination

2. Engaged Leadership

3. Data Sharing

4. Continuous Quality Improvement

5. Marketing and Communications

6. Sustainable Funding

Speaker

Bela Shah Spooner,Program Manager forAfterschool Initiatives

National League of Cities

BELA SHAH SPOONER - MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP FOR SUMMER LEARNING

MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP FOR SUMMER LEARNING

NLC is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. Working in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues, NLC serves as a resource to and an advocate for the more than 19,000 cities, villages and towns it represents.

Formed in 1924, NLC is the nation’s oldest and largest organization representing mayors and city councilmembers in over 18,000 cities.

MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP FOR SUMMER LEARNING

YEF Institute program areas:Afterschool/Expanded Learning OpportunitiesEarly childhoodEducation and Postsecondary SuccessFinancial InclusionHealth DisparitiesOpportunity YouthYouth Participation/LeadershipBlack Male AchievementJuvenile Justice Reform Afterschool and Summer MealsLet’s Move Cities and TownsGang prevention

MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP FOR SUMMER LEARNING

The Ten C’s of Mayoral Leadership:ChampionCommander in ChiefConvenerCoordinatorCollaboratorCatalyst“Convincer”Commits resourcesCreates visibilityOffers Carrots - incentivesCommunity organizer

MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP SURVEY RESULTS

How much of a priority is summer learning for your elected officials?

14%

10%

29%

32%

11%

MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP

Municipal leaders are demonstrating their support for summer learning:

31%Have realigned

city funds to

support summer

programming

24% have

dedicated city

resources or

investments

33% have made

efforts to

improve the

quality of

summer

programs

MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP

Municipal leaders are demonstrating their support for summer learning:

36%Have convened

new partners/funders to address summer needs

25%Have eliminated barriers or

provided incentives for youth

and parents to increase

participation

25%Have encouraged the use of data and

accountability

MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP

Room for growth:

Only

19%of municipal leaders

have used the bully

pulpit to promote

summer learning

Only

11%of municipal leaders

have made policy

changes in support of

summer learning

ISSUE AREAS

Cities are using summer learning

to address a

number of city

issues.

PROVIDERS

Although many

summer programs

are run by

nonprofits, cities

still provide programming in

over half the

respondents’ cities.

FUNDING

40%of respondents indicated that

their city dedicated municipal

dollars to summer learning

Additionally, a large majority of respondents

explained that their city donated in-kind

resources such as pool passes, bus passes,

and physical space to summer learning

programs

FUNDING

Outside of the city

there are many

other funding

sources being

tapped. A majority

of funding for

summer learning in

cities comes from

private grants, the

school district, and

21st Century Federal

Funding.

COORDINATION

61%of respondents indicated that

their city was organizing a

coordination effort around

summer learning

Efforts are varied including strong

involvement from public libraries, the

formation of stakeholder taskforces,

and in some cases data sharing.

NEXT STEPS

• Opt In!

• Next Webinar

• Summer Learning Day• July 14, 2016

• National Conference on Afterschool and Summer Learning• October 24-26, 2016

QUESTIONS

THANK YOU

SummerLearningDay.com