Regional Training – Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program

21st CCLC Regional Trainings

The 2022 virtual Regional Trainings are being held on Tuesday, October 18 and Tuesday, October 25, 2022. The same general and concurrent sessions will be offered each day. Attendees may choose to register for one full day of training (both a general and a concurrent session on the same date), or they may choose to attend the general session on one date, and the concurrent session on the other date.

Each grantee is required to have two staff members attend one general session and one concurrent session for each grant award.

Please note that the Concurrent 1: Emergency Readiness Plan Completion and Implementation Strategies is mandatory for Cohort 11 Grantees and new program directors from Cohort 9 or 10.

General Session: Planning for Continuous Improvement and Implementing Activities with Fidelity – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET

Planning for Continuous Improvement

Calling all 21st CCLC program leaders! Join the U.S. Department of Education’s Y4Y Technical Assistance Team as we demonstrate how to use the continuous improvement cycle to jumpstart your program. This workshop will be entirely interactive – you’ll leave with a plan for defining your program and applying the continuous improvement cycle to your schedule. We’ll explore a variety of tools available from Y4Y that can support programs to gather data, understand student and community needs and evaluate the success of programs. You’ll leave this session empowered to evaluate and improve your 21st CCLC program using evidence-based practices.

Implementing Activities with Fidelity

How can you ensure that your activities aren’t just fun and educational, but also help to meet your goals? Join the U.S. Department of Education’s You for Youth (Y4Y) Technical Assistance Team to learn how to write activity goals and plans effectively before executing them so that students learn and grow. We’ll explore ways to adhere to your plan and deliver high quality instruction as well as techniques to assess student attendance and engagement. Implementing activities with fidelity is the key to improving student outcomes and becoming better instructors.

Andrew Francis

Education Specialist, Youth for Youth (Y4Y), Mount Laurel, NJ

Yana List

Education Specialist, Youth for Youth (Y4Y), Mount Laurel, NJ

Please choose one of the following concurrent sessions:

Concurrent 1: Emergency Readiness Plan Completion and Implementation Strategies (Mandatory for Cohort 11 Grantees and New Program Directors for Cohort 9 or 10): 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET

Each 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) must have a site-specific, program hours-specific, written Emergency Readiness Plan (ERP) which uses the Pennsylvania Department of Education provided template. During this session, 21^st CCLC Technical Assistance Providers and Center for Safe Schools staff will review best practices for successful completion and implementation of an ERP to keep students safe during an emergency.

Joey Melvin

Director, Center for Safe Schools, Center for Schools and Communities, Camp Hill, PA

Michelle Kern

Safe Schools Coordinator, Center for Safe Schools, Center for Schools and Communities, Camp Hill, PA

Contrell Armor, Parke Brown and Beth Hoffer

21^st CCLC Technical Assistance Providers, Center for Schools and Communities, Camp Hill, PA

Concurrent 2: Bullying Prevention and Response (including cyber / internet safety): 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET

Bullying is still one of the most pressing issues facing our youth, affecting individuals across ethnicity, gender, grade, and socioeconomic status. Bullying can have serious health consequences. One of the best tools for decreasing the problems associated with bullying is to implement evidence-based prevention strategies that address bullying at the schoolwide, classroom, individual and community levels.

In this era of digital connection and communication, educators and students are facing many challenges such as increased time spent online at younger ages. This interactive presentation will explore some of the complexities of educating, supporting and connecting with youth in today’s world. The presenters will navigate the areas of cyberbullying, online safety and digital citizenship.

Leah Galkowski

Safe Schools Coordinator, Center for Safe Schools, Center for Schools and Communities, Camp Hill PA

Michelle L. Nutter, M.Ed.

Education and Outreach Program Manager, E&O Civil Rights Outreach Specialist, Office of Public Engagement, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General