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After School Enrichment ProgramBarb Pellin and Colette Jeffries
June 9, 2009
ASEP Today• Began 1985 - 8 sites• 2009
– 6000 students – 109 elementary sites
• 52 before school– 2,000 students
• 4 pre-k sites • 9 middle school
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Student Growth
Grades served by ASEP Valid = 6,392 # of Students Age 4 Pre-K
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2nd
3rd
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5th
6th
7th
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Grades Served
African AmericanAmerican IndianAsianHispanicMulti-RacialEuropean American
Student Diversity (Ethnic Groups)
Best Practices
• Provide a balance of academic, recreational, and arts/enrichment activities
• Create safe environments • Raise student skill levels and aspirations• Engage parents• Respond to and respect cultural and economic
differences• Increase access for all students• Foster school and community links• Evaluate program effectiveness and progress
Star-Rated Licenses
• Four-or-five-star rated licenses from the NC Division of Child Development
• Constant visual supervision• Higher education standards for staff• Voluntary enhanced staff-to-student ratios • Respectful interactions • Current CPR, First Aid, criminal records
clearance • Daily snack meeting USDA guidelines
Star-Rated Licenses con’t
• Daily large muscle activity• Regular playground safety inspections• Variety of activity choices• High quality materials• Schedules and routines• Monthly fire and safety drills, crises
plans• Regular compliance visits from state
consultants
ASEP Fees 2008-2009• Registration Fee: $25.00
• Before School Care Weekly Fee– $25.00 (Before school only)– $18.00 (If also attending ASEP)
• ASEP Weekly Fee: – One child $56.00– Second Child $54.00– Third Child $46.00
• Summer Camp (June 15-August 7, 2009) - $115 per week• Winter/Spring break and Workday Fees: $18.50 for one
child, $16.00 for additional children
FY 2008-09 Budget
• Operating Revenues:Participant Fees $16,774,764
• Operating Expenses:Food Costs 944,266 Salaries 10,894,845 Benefits 2,064,101 Material & Supplies 489,970 Contracted Services 300,370 Other 2,166,212
Total Operating Expenses $16,859,764
ASEP Funding Sources2008-09
11%
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1%
CCRl/SubsidyCity21st CCLC/DOPParent FeesA Child's Place
ACE-21st Century Programs• Two 21st CCLC grants • Federal funds (NC DPI)• Serves over 302 students• School Sites (all Focus Schools)
– Shamrock Gardens– Westerly Hills– Ranson– Sedgefield Middle – Wilson – Spaugh– JT Williams
ACE-21st Century Programs
• No cost to families• Tutorials utilizing certified teachers• Vision and dental screenings • Saturday excursions• Parent involvement activities• GED courses for parents • Transportation home daily• Gang awareness and prevention programs
Goals and Objectives
• Enhance students’ academic and social skills• Provide a safe, nurturing environment• Provide high quality programming• Collaboration and partnership with families,
community and school system staff• Curriculum correlated with NCSCOS
objectives• Implements Positive Behavior Intervention and
Support (PBIS)
Measures
• Website surveys• Evaluation Tool – Youth Services.net
• 2010 Strategic Plan – provide after school in every middle school; currently 9 sites
Major Initiatives
• Public private partnership serving 400 students at 4 sites –Partners in Out-of-School Time
• Greater Enrichment Program• Expand programming to 6 new sites• Summer Camp• Community Organization Programming• Site Coordinator Advisory Team (SCAT)
Results
• NCDPI Award Recipient for past 3 years • Largest licensed school-age provider in
NC; serves over 760 subsidized students
• 87%, 5 Star Licensed Programs • Showcase Model
Results Continued
• Free professional development for Faith Based Organizations and Community Based Organizations
• Partnership with T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project
• Most affordable comprehensive program in the city
Lessons Learned/Next Steps
• Program Review• Alignment with Strategic Plan 2014• An average, 6,000+ on the waiting list• Subsidies (up to 12 years old) under
funded by $6.5 million (2005-06) in 2009 this number increased to $25.6 million
• Comprehensive Marketing Plan
Lessons Learned/Next Stepscon’t
• Parent University; parent involvement and input
• Parent Advisory Board• Middle School Programming; experiential
learning and cultural enrichment