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The Afterschool Advisor is a publication of the Iowa Afterschool Alliance for practitioners seeking resources to improve, sustain, and develop their afterschool program. |
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2014 Impact After School Conference Call for Presenters and Vendors
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 Save the Date!
Impact After School Conference
April 24-25, 2014
Stoney Creek Inn and Conference Center, Johnston, IA
Expanded to two full days!
Iowa AND Minnesota 21st Century Community Learning Centers grantees attending!
Beneficial professional development for any afterschool provider!
We are now accepting submissions for presentations and exhibitors. Please click on the appropriate link, depending on your interest, below: Call for Presentation Submissions: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BX23PWQ Call for Exhibitor Submissions: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BWWBH7L
Participant registration coming soon. Please contact Indira Blazevic at iblazevic@sppg.com with questions or information requests.
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Afterschool at the Iowa Capitol March 25
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Again this year the Iowa Afterschool Alliance and partners will be at the Capitol telling the wonderful stories of afterschool's impact across the state! Join us and meet your legislators, network with other advocates and providers, and have breakfast.
What: Extended Learning in Iowa Legislative Breakfast
When: Tuesday, March 25, 2014; 7AM to 9AM
Where: Iowa Capitol, South Wing of the Rotunda
Who: Everyone is welcome!
If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact Michelle Rich at mrich@sppg.com or 515-237-0328 for more information. |
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Schools and Non-Profits Sought for Special Task Force on Volunteer Background Checks
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The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (ICVS) will help lead a stakeholder group tasked with developing ways to streamline and improve the background check process for volunteers in organizations and schools throughout Iowa.
Anyone who represents one or more of the varying interests impacted by this issue who would like to serve on the stakeholder group should visit www.volunteeriowa.org to apply. The application deadline is February 5.
For more information, contact Adam Lounsbury (515-725-3099) or Jamie Orozco Nagel (515-725-3096).
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Grants Available for Wellness Projects
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Deadlines: March 3 or May 6, 2014
The Wellmark Foundation has two opportunities to support community projects that target childhood obesity or community-based wellness and prevention, just at different levels and approaches.
- The Healthy Communities small grant program supports smaller projects under $25,000, that address environmental factors as well as social and economic conditions of a community that affect health.
- The MATCH program is a challenge grant designed to bring other funders/funding to the table to support larger community health projects needing potentially higher levels of funding and/or collaboration.
For more information visit the Wellmark Foundation website here.
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Iowans Talk About Importance of Extending Learning After School
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In the fall of 2013, the Iowa Department of Education asked schools, teachers, parents, and students to give their thoughts on extending learning after school and over the summer for the purposes of developing recommendations on state extended learning policy. Interviews were held in Burlington, Cedar Falls, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Sioux City, and Waukon, Iowa. Videos from the conversations are available online now! |
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Grant Opportunities
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New York Life Excellence in Summer Learning Award
Deadline: Feb. 14, 2014
This $10,000 award is given annually based on an application and interview process that elicits information on a program's history, mission, goals, operations, management, staff development, partnerships, results, and sustainability. Programs are measured against the National Summer Learning Association's Comprehensive Assessment of Summer Programs.
Lemelson-MIT Program: InvenTeam Initiative
Deadline for first application: February 28, 2014
The Lemelson-MIT Program awards InvenTeam grants of up to $10,000 to teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors throughout the U.S. who invent technological solutions to real-world problems. Each InvenTeam chooses its own issue to address, and the students rely on inquiry and hands-on problem solving as they apply lessons from science, technology, engineering, and math to develop invention prototypes.
For more information and to apply, visit the InvenTeam website.
Wellmark Foundation Grant Programs
Deadlines: March 3 or May 6, 2014
The Wellmark Foundation has two opportunities to support community projects that target childhood obesity or community-based wellness and prevention, just at different levels and approaches.
- The Healthy Communities small grant program supports smaller projects under $25,000, that address environmental factors as well as social and economic conditions of a community that affect health.
- The MATCH program is a challenge grant designed to bring other funders/funding to the table to support larger community health projects needing potentially higher levels of funding and/or collaboration.
For more information visit the Wellmark Foundation website here.
Federal Funding Guide for Reading Proficiency
The Finance Project has developed a guide to federal funding sources for reading initiatives, LEARNING TO READ: A Guide to Federal Funding for Grade-Level Reading Proficiency.
This guide to more than 100 federal funding sources helps state and local officials, leaders of community-based and national organizations, school leaders, and private investors find funding to strengthen and sustain grade-level reading programs and services for children from birth through third grade.
Child & Adult Care Food Program
Reauthorized by Congress under the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010," this federal program provides meals and snacks for school-age youth in afterschool programs.
Find out more by visiting the Iowa Department of Education website.
Iowa Grants Guide Online
The Iowa Grants Guide is a web-based directory of Iowa grant-making organizations. Program information only is provided; grant applications are not. Click here for the Iowa Grants Guide.
FindYouthInfo.gov Federal Funds Search Engine
Click here to search federal grant opportunities with a tool that lets you filter results by topic, such as Afterschool, Positive Youth Development, or Service Learning.
Spark Grant Finder Tool
This online tool locates national and state-specific grants for physical education, afterschool, early childhood and coordinated school health programs. Search for grants here.
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Professional Development Opportunities
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The Iowa Afterschool Alliance keeps a calendar of opportunities regularly updated on our website. Visit it at http://www.iowaafterschoolalliance.org/resources/.
Connecting Learning & Living Training
Feb. 12 or March 1, 2014; Altoona and Iowa Falls, IowaConnecting Learning & Living (CLL) programs provide applicable garden-based, nutritional, environmental and agricultural education to youth Kindergarten through 6th grade, through hands-on lessons and activities that connect learning in classrooms and after-school programs. Sample over 100 lessons for K-6! Cost is $95. Register here. Beyond School Hours Conference by Foundations, Inc.
Feb. 12-15, 2014; Atlanta, GA
In many ways, Beyond School Hours is a celebration of you. Educators and administrators from across the country will join you to share successes, learn, and laugh together. The camaraderie is electric. And no celebration with us would be complete without big surprises. Special guests, frequent giveaways, spontaneous activities, exciting entertainment - you don't want to miss a minute. Register online here.
2014 National Science Teachers Association National Conference
April 3-6, 2014; Boston
The National Science Teachers Association is asking you save the date for its national conference in April 2014! The current "strands/tracks" planned are: Science and Literacy: A Symbiotic Relationship; Teaching Elementary Science with Confidence!; Leading from the Classroom; and Engineering and Science: Technological Partners. Learn more and register here.
2014 Iowa Impact After School Conference
April 24-25, 2014; Johnston, IowaSave the date for this second annual conference for afterschool coordinators, administrators, front-line staff, and educators! We're expanding to two full days of professional development in wide-ranging areas like STEM in afterschool, engaging youth, program management, sustainability, and many more. Look for more details and registration in the coming months! Please contact Indira Blazevic with questions or topic requests. Online Courses for 21CCLC Professionals
Ongoing
Short online courses are available for 21st Century Community Learning Centers program staff through You for Youth, the U.S. Department of Education's website for 21CCLCs. Courses cover topics like Project-Based Learning, Aligning with the School Day, STEM, and Strengthening Partnerships. Each course takes less than an hour and is available 24/7.
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The Iowa Afterschool Alliance seeks to improve access to high-quality afterschool programs for all Iowa children, youth, and families through policy and partnerships, practice support and outreach and engagement.
To contact the IAA:
Michelle Rich, Iowa Network Coordinator
mrich@sppg.com
515-237-0328
2910 Westown Parkway, Suite 302 West Des Moines, IA 50266
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