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Resources Community Relations No Girl Left Inside How do you fight "nature deficit disorder"? Two troop leaders came up with some creative solutions. Our Partners A listing of all Wyoming Afterschool Alliance Partners and Supporters. WYAA Poster Call the WYAA if you`d like copies of our poster. Wyoming Workforce Child Care Needs Assessment Information regarding early care and education and afterschool services relative to statewide demand. Wyoming Positive Community Norms Project Community Survey 2008 data from WY PCN Community Survey categorized by county. Wyoming National Guard April 2010 Family Resources This information and resources are extremely important for childcare and afterschool program providers to help families with the reintegration process for returning soldiers and their families.   Quality Additional Learning Opportunites in Rural Areas Energize Our Community: Toolkit for Action Afterschool Progress Report and Consumer Guide: Wyoming How Wyoming is helping to keep the lights on after school.   Research Topics Making the Case: A 2009 Fact Sheet on Children and Youth in Out-of-School Time A 2009 report by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College After-School Program and Academics: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research Social Policy Report by Robert C. Granger of the William T. Grant Foundation Potential Economic Impacts of Improved Education on Wyoming From the Alliance for Excellent Education Wyoming High Schools Economic Impact Report Card From the Alliance for Excellent Education Current Challenges and Opportunities in Preparing Rural High School Students for Success in College and Careers A February 2010 Report from the Alliance for Excellent Education Supervision at the Beacons: Developing Leaders for Afterschool Programs The supervisory process is a critical element in the quality and effectiveness of youth programs. The work of three Beacon Centers is described, highlighting strategies and practices that guide the supervisory process at these organizations. Tailor Made: Attracting, Engaging and Retaining Hard-to-Reach Youth Tailor Made is one in the series of wrap-around services offered by the Beacon as part of the comprehensive wellness program. Tailor Made uses a group setting to work with vulnerable and at-risk students to develop healthy life behaviors. Engaging Middle-School Youth Through Project-Based Learning Clubs Attracting and retaining adolescents in afterschoolprograms is challenging, therefore engaging them early—before they hit high school—through programming that speaks to them, helps to develop secure and long-term relationships. Out-of-School Time: Leveraging Higher Education for Quality Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters This KIDS COUNT Special Report calls for a renewed emphasis on reading success by outlining the challenges, and issuing recommendations. Afterschool: Providing Benefits to Middle School Students The Creativity Crisis For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong and how can we fix it. Performance Management and Evaluation: What`s the Difference? This brief provides information on performance managementthe ongoing process of collecting and analyzing information to monitor program performanceand its relationshop to other forms of evaluation.   Sustainability/Funding Preparing to Take Advantage of New Programs in the Economic Stimulus Package: Considerations for Out-of-School Time Providers and Stakeholders This funding brief offers a summary of key opportunities for funding afterschool programs in the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and offers advice for afterschool program leaders and directors. Youth Programs Resource Center The Youth Programs Resource Center develops a series of monthly funding tips that cover various financing strategies and approaches focused on helping programs finance and sustain their work. Financing A New Day for Learning A New Day for Learning challenges communities to target multiple resources toward shared goals. LEARNING TO READ: A Guide to Federal Funding for Grade-Elvel Reading Proficiency Identifies more than 100 federal funding sources that can be used to address the root causes of failing to read, to help fund remediation stgrategies, and to build cohesive infratstructure and systems.   Templates After-School Startup Guide This guide leads you through planning, organizing, managing, hiring, communicating, collaborating, programming, linking, and evaluating necessary for creating an effective afterschool program. Resource guide for planning and operating afterschool programs The purpose of this guide is to provide a description of resources to support afterschool programs. Many of the Resource Guide entries apply to before-school, summer, and community learning center programs as well as after-school programs. Whole Child Resolution Tool Kit Each child, in each school, in each of our communities deserves to be healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. That`s what a whole child approach to learning, teaching, and community engagement really is. Template 1 From the Afterschool Alliance: Here`s how you can help promote and advocate for afterschool programs. Template 2 Ten principles of advocacy Template 3 Wyoming Media Engagement Packet Video/Photo Permission Adapt to your circumstances   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>> Click on the Wyoming map to locate programs in your region. Click here for a large map. 307.335.WYAA (9922) WYOMING AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE 626 Washington Street Lander, WY 82520 Click here to sign up for the WYAA email list. 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