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Policy/Legislation On January 25, 2012, the Afterschool for America's Children Act, HR 3821, was introduced in the House of Representatives. The legislation, a House companion bill to the bipartisan S. 1370 introduced last July in the Senate, would strengthen 21st Century Community Learning Centers by supporting innovation in before-school, afterschool and summer learning programs. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI), a founding member of the House Afterschool Caucus and Ranking Member of the Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee, was joined by Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) as original co-sponsors of the bill. At a time when afterschool programs are facing huge financial challenges, the Afterschool for America's Children Act makes a commitment to federal afterschool support. The legislation would: Strengthen school-community partnerships to include sharing of data and resources, the ability to better leverage relationships within the community and provide an intentional alignment with the school day. Promote professional development and training for afterschool program staff. Encourage innovative new ways to engage students in learning that looks different from a traditional school day, with an emphasis on hands-on, experiential learning; science, technology, engineering, and math; social and emotional learning; and physical activity and nutrition education. Supports approaches that focus on individualized learning that provide a variety of ways for students to master core skills and knowledge. Provide accountability measures that are connected to college- and career-readiness goals and show student progress over time toward meeting indicators of success including school attendance, grades and on-time grade level advancement. Ensure that funding supports programs that utilize evidence-based, successful practices. Increase quality and accountability through parent engagement, better alignment with state learning objectives and coordination between federal, state and local agencies. Maintain formula grants to states that then distribute funds to local school-community partnerships through a competitive grant process. The bill recognizes the need for afterschool programs by ensuring that local communities can make a choice about what afterschool programs best meet the needs of its children and families. Policy/Legislation     No current news items. 11/11/11    New Report: Wyoming Making Some Progress, But Has Considerable Work Still to Do to Make Afterschool Programs Available to All Children Who Need Them A new assessment of ... More>> 6/24/11    WYAA Joins Summer Learning Coalition The Wyoming Afterschool Alliance is excited ... More>> 5/24/11    Afterschool: A Vital Partner in STEM Education The facts are clear: STEM and afterschool ... More>> 307.335.WYAA (9922) WYOMING AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE 626 Washington Street Lander, WY 82520 Click here to sign up for the WYAA email list. WYAA is a sponsored initiative of the Wyoming Community Foundation. © WYOMING AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE   Site designed by The Webwright HOME ABOUT US EVENTS RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS PRESS RELEASES LINKS MAP PARTNERS PHOTOS CONTACT US