Call for…

Calling for exhibitors, advertisement and bag stuffers for our 2015 Fall Annual Conference Click here to access application.

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The School to Prison Pipeline Conference

The School to Prison Pipeline Conference is a day for students, teachers, administrators, activists, and law enforcement officials to come together and discuss the harsh policies and practices used by under-resourced schools that funnel students into the criminal justice system for minor violations of school rules. This forum will raise the consciousness of educators and […]

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Inspiring Greatness: New Resource Library Book

Inspiring Greatness in Education Inspiring Greatness in Education describes the 21st Century Schools program (21C), a whole-school reform model developed by Edward Zigler over 20 years ago and since then has been in a constant state of testing, implementation, and scaling up.

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New Membership Rate

As of today, July 1, 2015, we will no longer offer Organizational Memberships. Not to worry…If you renewed your organizational membership this past year, we will continue to honor all benefits for your organization until your expiration date. Going forward we now have one membership option – $50.00 per person. Benefits: Discount for the Connecticut […]

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What It Takes to Put Children on the Road to Success

A Framework for Understanding What Kids Need to Succeed As Adults A new report released yesterday brings together decades of research from many fields to show that children need more than academic knowledge alone to succeed in life. Foundations for Young Adult Success: A Developmental Framework names seven key factors to life success, shows when and where they develop, and […]

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Summer Learning

Enriching Summer Programs Mean Success for All Children: How to Close the Achievement Gap   Did you know that children who don’t have an enriching summer environment can lose up to 1/3 of what they learned over the past school year?  Most of the children who experience this “Summer Slide” are minority children from low-income […]

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NAA’s Social Emotional Survey

NAA Wants to Award You with a $50 Gift Card NAA, the leading national organization dedicated to the practice of afterschool wants to learn more about the capacity of the afterschool field to affect social and emotional learning (SEL). Please complete the quick survey below to help us in our efforts, and enter to win […]

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Help Teachers Handle Student Discipline Problems

We all have student discipline programs and we all have great staff working for our programs…but do they know how to handle discipline issues?  This resource is proven to help teachers bring out the nest in students of all ages.

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Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives

School activities alone are not always sufficient to ensure children’s academic progress or socio-emotional development and well-being. We offer after school programs because we know the time right after school is also the time that they are at high risk to act as perpetrators or be the victims of antisocial behavior.

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CSDE Bidders’ Conference Information

For those of you who missed the first session of the CT State Department of Education’s After School Grant Bidder’s Conference, you can still register for the morning or afternoon sessions on Friday, May 22 here. Below are links to the handouts and Request for Proposal (RFP). RFP link, click here. Slide Presentation information, click here. […]

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