Join us for an informative learning symposium specifically designed to highlight promising practices in middle and high school out-of-school time programs.  Learn how middle school programs, Granger Jr. High School and National City Middle School, have continued to increase test scores, pulling out of Program Improvement status, and serve hundreds of students daily.

Find out about Hoover High School's Synergy after school model that supports the City Heights area of San Diego which continues to draw immigrants from East Africa, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Balkan States. Synergy's priority is to focus on the diverse needs of students at Hoover High- culturally, linguistically, and academically- by providing quality tutoring after school.  The Synergy Program at Hoover High School is honored to be the HIgh School Demonstration site for the California Dpartment of Education.

All 3 of the featured after school programs have been very successful in meeting and exceeded their attendance goals; creating a strong alignment with the core day; developing and sustaining quality partnerships; and securing additional sources of funding to enhance sustainable out-of-school time programming.


Featured Middle School Presenters:
Mr. Robert Bleisch, Assistant Principal, Granger Junior High School; Lee Romero, Principal, National City Middle School, Sweetwater Union School District


Featured High School Presenters:
Dr. Douglas Fisher, Professor San Diego State University; Elizabeth Soriano, ASB & Synergy After School Coordinator, Hoover High School, San Diego Unified School District   
 
Symposium Schedule:

9:00am-10:00am                Coffee & Networking

10:00am-12:00pm              Overview of Program Models

12:00pm-1:00pm                 Lunch & Keynote

1:00pm -1:15pm                  CA After School Network Older Youth Committee Overview

1:15pm-1:30pm                   Book Signing with Doug & Sign up For Older Youth Network

1:45pm                                  Leave for Site Visits

1:45pm-4:00pm                   Site Visits

4:30pm                                  Return to Symposium/Closing
 
(Optional pay-on-your-own Dinner, restaurant to be determined)