Leadership and Technical Assistance for a Changing Afterschool Landscape

Posted by on April 30, 2004

The National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at Wellesley College Center for Research on Women invites you to register now for our Summer Seminars 2004 in Boston, MA for Afterschool Program Professionals

contact us online at: http://www.niost.org or call our Training Department: 781-283-2546

Leadership and Technical Assistance for a Changing Afterschool Landscape
July 14, 2004; 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
July 15-16, 2004; 8:30 a.m.-4:00p.m.

With rapid changes taking place in the afterschool field, are you finding it more challenging than ever providing leadership and technical assistance? If you are coping with a flood of new information, changing requirements of funders, or staff who may be resisting new directions, this 2-day seminar will help you guide programs through successful improvement. Join other leaders from around the country to listen and reflect on these changes and learn how to provide a balanced approach to technical assistance that is in concert with best practices in organizational development, consultation and supervision. Topics include learning supports and academic outcomes, safety and supervision, wellness and fitness and social/emotional competence.

Goals of Training:
– Reflect on successes and challenges of providing technical assistance to out-of-school time programs
– Join in peer consultation on challenges typical to providing technical assistance to newly developing field
– Use a case study approach to create an action plan for providing technical assistance to programs at different developmental levels.
– Enhance content knowledge and technical assistance in four content areas:
Links to Learning
Leadership and support
Staff Retention
Fiscal Management
– Learn from each other while having fun!

Instructors: Ellen Gannett and Susan O’Connor
Who Should Attend: Program supervisors, directors, consultants, technical assistance providers, school coordinators and 21st CCLC personnel
Tuition: $575 – includes participant notebook and all other materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks

Registration Procedures
Fax or Mail
Completed application form and your resume or a brief bio to:
Kathy Schleyer, Operations Manager
NIOST Training, Wellesley Centers for Women
Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203
Fax: 781-283-3657
you can download an application from our website at: http://www.niost.org

Questions
Call Kathy at 781-283-2546 or e-mail her at: kschleye@wellesley.edu


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