Operational: Provide ongoing technical assistance services driven by the operational needs of the field to create effective, quality before and after school programs.
Technical Assistance (TA) Site Visits: Conduct TA site visits to increase capacity and provide customized technical assistance to programs with an end result of improved program quality, outcomes, and richer experience for participating students.
Strategic: Conduct meetings and/or conversations with program leadership, management, and/or frontline teams focusing on organizational and programmatic practices while addressing identified needs.
Los Angeles County Advisory Committee: meets six times a year, Grants Managers and Program Directors should attend, others are welcome. The focus of the meeting is to update grantees on changes and information from the California Department of Education-Expanded Learning Division; updates on local, state, and federal issues, resources, and programs; and in-depth discussions/presentations on timely topics.
Local Learning Communities: Facilitation of defined local learning communities that bring together after school program providers from across the region, business sector, rank, and role focusing on the needs of the field, increasing individual learning, and learning community capacity.
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program: Experienced Program Directors and Site Coordinators are matched with less experienced peers. The goal of the project is to provide ongoing support and coaching to novice Program Directors and Site Coordinators in order to help them develop the competencies necessary to manage a quality after school program.
Peer Reviewer Program: Experienced Program Directors and Site Coordinators are offered an opportunity to further develop their program evaluation skills; provide real-time TA to others in the field while building/strengthening their own managerial capacity.
Provide ongoing communications (i.e., timely email announcements and updates) as well as current links to information on funding opportunities, research, resources, legislation, and local training opportunities to support high quality programs.
Provide local and regional learning opportunities on a variety of relevant topics: Targeted audiences include grants managers, program directors, site coordinators, front line staff, and others. Such learning opportunities are presented using interactive activities to build skills and knowledge based on specific, well-defined learning objectives.