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These videos include key practices, recommendations, and program models for school district and community-based providers looking for guidance on planning fun, engaging, and collaborative summer learning programs. These are all highlights from PCY’s 2021, 2022 and 2023 Summer Game Plan webinar series.
This report provides an analysis of summer trends in the first full year of ELO-P implementation. The findings and recommendations apply to districts and state leaders focused on both summer and year-round programming.
Designed for K-12 administrators, educators, and community partners, Summer Game Plan workshops provide advice on funding, staffing models, age-specific strategies, and more.
A summer planning checklist for the entire year.
This report provides the landscape of California’s 2021 summer learning programs, including the trends, best practices, challenges, and innovative ideas.
Toolkit and tipsheet to help schools and districts put their COVID-19 relief dollars to work this summer, connecting young people to high-quality college and career learning opportunities.
The 2021 California Summer Learning Guide is designed to support local education leaders in jump-starting their summer planning.
Learn how new flexibility at the state and federal levels makes it easier than ever to partner with expanded learning programs to support students.
Learn why and how expanded learning partnerships are essential to achieving equity in school reopening and recovery.
Understanding the power of STEM learning in summer programs
PCY’s first statewide survey about how districts, charters, and community partners are using ELO-P to support students and families. With ELO-P headed into its third year, this survey provides a snapshot of the trends and opportunities as we plan forward.
This video describes the updated Education Code (as of May 2023) that must be followed by local education agencies, community-based organizations, and childcare centers serving TK students in their expanded learning program.
Case study about how PCY and our partners made registered apprenticeships a reality in California education.
This is a tool for families to understand what the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) is and how to advocate for programs that will best support their children’s and community’s learning and well-being.
Expanding Horizons for Older Youth makes the case for investing in these programs for older youth with compelling evidence of their benefits, provides examples of what these programs look like in action, and charts a path forward for public policy advocates and education leaders.
This report would not have been possible without financial support from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Program and the Stuart Foundation.
Watch the webinar recording and download the slide deck to learn how to get an elected official to visit your program.
This examination provides a preliminary understanding of the kinds of data being collected by local programs, as well as how programs are approaching data collection practices, including the challenges and opportunities heard from interviews with program implementers.
This Expanded Learning Program Requirements Matrix was developed by the Expanded Learning Technical Assistance Unit at the Los Angeles County Office of Education, with the intent of providing foundational knowledge and information to LEAs and charters about the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P), After School Education and Safety (ASES), and 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) funds.
This page highlights research, stories from the field, and news coverage on learning hubs and other in-person support for students during COVID-19.
A quick guide for expanded learning providers to identify the most promising funding opportunities.
Learn more about the expanded learning workforce and policies to support it
Learn how new flexibility at the state and federal levels makes it easier than ever to partner with expanded learning programs to support students.
Learn why and how expanded learning partnerships are essential to achieving equity in school reopening and recovery.
Early learning practitioners and advocates can use coordinated implementation and funding to provide full-day and year-round support for early learners. Watch and share with your early learning partners.
This video describes the updated Education Code (as of May 2023) that must be followed by local education agencies, community-based organizations, and childcare centers serving TK students in their expanded learning program.
Learn how some districts and CBOs are partnering to provide full-day, full-year care for their youngest learners.
Hosted in partnership with the Center for District Innovation and Leadership in Early Education (DIAL EE), this workshop from our Summer Game Plan series dives into how districts and partners can leverage the unique, flexible summer learning space and influx of resources to meet the state’s dual promise of Universal Pre-Kindergarten and expanded learning.
This glossary provides an overview of the various programs and funding streams for California’s early and expanded learning systems.
This slide deck provides an overview of how expanded learning and early learning can work together to bring full-day, full-year learning opportunities to California’s youngest learners.
This workshop from our Summer Game Plan series covers how summer programs can meet the needs of younger learners and their families, especially those minimally engaged in school during the pandemic.
Expanding Horizons for Older Youth makes the case for investing in these programs for older youth with compelling evidence of their benefits, provides examples of what these programs look like in action, and charts a path forward for public policy advocates and education leaders.
This report would not have been possible without financial support from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Program and the Stuart Foundation.
Hear from Shamim Bayat, a former student and current staff member at McClatchy High School in Sacramento, about the benefits of expanded learning for high school students.
Hear from high school students about why older youth need and deserve access to afterschool and summer programs.
Listen to high school students explain in their own words why teens need access to afterschool programs and what they would say to policymakers who don't believe older youth need these programs.
Fact sheet from Assemblymember McCarty about his bill from the 2022-23 legislative calendar, AB 1113, and the benefits of expanded learning programs for older youth.
Toolkit and tipsheet to help schools and districts put their COVID-19 relief dollars to work this summer, connecting young people to high-quality college and career learning opportunities.
We invite you to join us again in 2025 to continue advancing the movement toward quality jobs for youth-serving professionals - it takes all of us!
Case study about how PCY and our partners made registered apprenticeships a reality in California education.
This workforce hub is a living document to help navigate all of the existing resources for the expanded learning workforce in California.
Learn more about the Expanded Learning Registered Apprenticeship Program, a partnership between PCY, Girls Inc of Alameda County, Berkeley City College, the California AfterSchool Network, and ECEPTS.
Learn more about the expanded learning workforce and policies to support it
A resource for public and affordable housing agencies
A resource for public and affordable housing agencies
This guide summarizes the federal aid that can support school health and wellness strategies and offers some foundational steps for decision makers and advocates to promote healthier schools.
Learn how you can support the health and development of children in your community by creating an afterschool meals program.