Events that are happening the next 90 days.
Registration Deadline: 7-21-2025 at 6 p.m.
During this session, participants will learn compliance and quality related information for ASES, 21st CCLC and ELO-P funding streams.
This workshop is for Grant Managers (those who have responsibility for overseeing funds); Program Directors (staff who supervise and/or oversee two or more sites) and fiscal staff who oversee budgets and finance. This is geared for anyone new in these positions, anyone moving into these positions and a refresher to those who currently hold these positions.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered participants 1 business day prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: 8-1-2025 at 6 p.m.
During this session, participants will learn compliance and quality related information about the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P).
This workshop is for Grant Managers (those who have responsibility for overseeing funds); Program Directors (staff who supervise and/or oversee two or more sites) and fiscal staff who oversee budgets and finance. Additionally, for small charters who may have only a Grant Manager and a Site Coordinator, it is recommended that both of these staff attend this training. This is geared for anyone new in these positions, anyone moving into these positions and a refresher to those who currently hold these positions.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered participants 1 business day prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: 8-4-2025 at 6 p.m.
Braiding Expanded Learning funds can lead to efficient use of resources and provide higher quality programming to students. More specifically, braiding funds encourages collaboration between stakeholders to strive towards a unified purpose; it supports operational efficiency by streamlining processes, procedures and programming (e.g., staffing, enrichment offerings and onboarding); and supports sustainability by avoiding dependence on a single source of funding.
It is the intent that ASES, 21st CCLC Elementary/Middle School and the ELO Program funding be considered a single, comprehensive program (EC 46120).
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered participants 1 business day prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: 8-11-2025 at 6 p.m.
During this session, participants will learn about the new Attendance Recovery Program (EC 46210 – 46211) and how it can be operated in conjunction with the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P).
This session is for Administrators and Program Directors who have responsibility for overseeing funds and program operations at the LEA levels.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered participants 1 business day prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: 8-18-2025 at 6 p.m.
Learn how to utilize the online reporting system ASSIST for attendance and fiscal reporting. Walk through an actual tutorial on submission of budgets, attendance and expenditure reports in ASSIST. We will cover: How to enter budgets, budget revisions, attendance, submitting of expenditures, entering in-direct costs, use of 5100 line for sub-contracting. What to do if you lose your password for ASSIST, how to update your contact information and how to pull your own reports for funding allocations per school, payments and attendance reports.
Intended Audience: ASSIST/Fiscal Coordinators, Grant Managers and Program Directors
The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants at least 1 business day prior to the meeting.
Registration Deadline: 8-25-2025 at 6 p.m.
The Policy Committee of the CDE's Expanded Learning Division has created a training session on Direct Service to Pupils vs. Administrative and Indirect Costs (also known as 85/15) as well as Supplement vs. Supplant Definitions so that grant management teams have a better understanding of the requirements, review the common issues surfaced through Federal Program Monitoring and Audits and to provide you resources for operating your program successfully.
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with the CDE to learn about 85/15 and supplement vs. supplant.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered participants 1 business day prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: 9-1-2025 at 6 p.m.
TK/K Learning Series Description:
Join us for a fun and practical 5-part virtual learning series designed for educators and leaders working with TK and Kindergarten students in Expanded Learning settings.
Rooted in research and California’s early learning guidance, this series makes big ideas accessible—offering playful, hands-on strategies to create high-quality, developmentally appropriate environments outside the traditional classroom. Each session unpacks best practices through the lens of equity, engagement, and joyful learning, helping you bring powerful, age-appropriate experiences to life in your program space.
Come ready to connect, learn, and leave with tools you can use right away!
Part I: Foundations and Frameworks First
Session Description: The series begins with an introduction to the foundational state publications that will serve as the cornerstone for this learning series. This session will provide participants with an overview of the science, reasoning, and standards that inform best practices in designing intentional learning environments for TK/K Expanded Learning programs.
TK/K 5-Part Learning Series:
Registration Deadline: 9-2-2025 at 6 p.m.
Calling all Site Coordinators with new staff that need some additional support!
Come learn how to use evidence based Behavioral Skills Training (BST) to support and develop Frontline Staff. Learn how to identify skills for improvement and use the four basic steps of BST: Instruction, Modeling, Rehearsal, and Feedback to improve quality of care and performance of frontline staff.
Facilitated by Certified Behavior Analyst, Catherine Maldonado, M.S., BCBA 1-17-25598.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered participants 1 business day prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: 9-8-2025 at 6 p.m.
This training session for grant management teams will highlight the features of the Expanded Learning FPM Instrument and also share how compliance with the various fiscal and program requirements helps improve the quality of Expanded Learning Programs. This is in alignment with the Expanded Learning Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process. The CQI process requires programs to submit evidence of a data-driven program quality improvement process based on the CDE's guidance on program quality standards.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered participants 1 business day prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: 9-23-2025 at 6 p.m.
Calling all Site Coordinators with new staff that need some additional support!
Come learn how to use evidence based Behavioral Skills Training (BST) to support and develop Frontline Staff. Learn how to identify skills for improvement and use the four basic steps of BST: Instruction, Modeling, Rehearsal, and Feedback to improve quality of care and performance of frontline staff.
Facilitated by Certified Behavior Analyst, Catherine Maldonado, M.S., BCBA 1-17-25598.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered participants 1 business day prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: 9/24/25 at 6pm
This meeting is a countywide gathering for all Administrators, Grant Managers, Program Directors, and other Expanded Learning leaders who oversee funding and/or administration of ASES, 21st CCLC, ASSETs, and ELO-P programs.
The meeting will include presentations, resource sharing, networking and peer-learning, local, state and federal updates, and much more.
Notes
Registration Deadline: 9-26-2025 at 6 p.m.
What is the STEAM Learning Series?
The STEAM Learning Series exists to support all Expanded Learning staff who wish to strengthen their understanding and confidence with STEAM content and practices with the purpose of creating positive STEAM learning environments for the youth in their programs. The STEAM Learning Series focuses on the importance of strategies and mindsets that each practitioner should have as they implement these opportunities.
The 2025-26 year will focus on Science and Engineering Practices in Earth and Space Science.