The California School-Age Consortium

Since 1982, the California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC) has worked to advance the out-of-school time field by connecting professionals, enhancing competency, and building a community of leaders.

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Register Today for the 9th Annual CA Afterschool Challenge!

May 20-21, 2013

State Capitol, Sacramento

CA legislators need to hear your story about why afterschool & school-age child care is important!

Regardless of your experience with policy and advocacy work, you can be an important voice for our field just by sharing your story.

Learn more here!

Coming from Central California?

Reading and Beyond and the CalSAC Central California Chapter are sponsoring a chartered bus to the Challenge! Stops will be made in Fresno, Merced and Modesto.

Contact the Central California Chapter at calsaccentralvalley@gmail.com to reserve your spot today. Space is limited!

GEACS: Middle School Computer and Information Technology (ICT) STEM Program

Are you looking to put the “T” into your middle school STEM program? CalSAC, in collaboration with SRI International (SRI), is looking for OST programs serving middle school youth to join us for the NSF-funded research project, Gender Equity in Afterschool Computer Science: An Impact Study of Single-Sex and Coeducational Settings (GEACS).

The GEACS Research Project will use the ICT4me computer science curriculum, an afterschool and summer youth-based curriculum designed to increase information and computer technology (ICT) fluency, interest in mathematics, and knowledge of ICT careers amongst middle schoolers.

What does your afterschool program site receive?

Access to the ICT4me curriculum during the GEACS research project and beyond.
24 hours of professional development training from a trained CalSAC Trainer – two staff from your program site will participate in a cohort consisting of other local OST professionals.
Technical assistance and support from CalSAC and SRI.
Monetary award of $2000 per afterschool site.

For more information or for a complete program overview visit: www.CalSAC.org/training/GEACSProject

NEW Bullying Prevention Trainings Now Available!

CalSAC is proud to offer Bullying Prevention training to the afterschool and school-age care field!

This 4 part series will help participants gain a common understanding of the problem, costs and roles of bullying as well as equip participants with strategies to intervene and prevent bullying.

Bring this amazing training to your staff today!

8 hours of training for OST staff
On-site training available

For more information visit: www.CalSAC.org/training/BullyingPrevention

Hands-on STEM Training Workshops - $20

Join us for a 3-hour hands-on STEM training workshop and bring exciting and engaging STEM activities to your OST program.

Using the Design It! and Explore It! curriculum, CalSAC STEM Trainers will lead OST staff through one complete STEM activity while discussing best practices for working with children and youth and fostering an inquiry based learning environment. Fall/Winter STEM activities are Balloon Powered Cars, Pinball and Bubbles.

Region

Training Date

STEM Activity

Register

East Bay

4/19/13

Bubbles

More training dates coming soon! Contact Zak at zparpia@calsac.org or 510-444-4622 x103 for more information.

STEM Professional Development - Spring 2013 Enrollment Open!

If you're looking for ways to engage your program staff in leading high-quality hands-on STEM, the NPASS STEM Professional Development project is perfect for your OST program.

Over the course of 5 months, your CalSAC STEM Trainer will lead 3 training workshops for your program staff. Staff are placed in a cohort with other OST program leaders in their community to create a rich learning environment or programs may choose to create their own program cohort!

Click here for a complete program description and program costs.

Contact Zak at zparpia@calsac.org or 510-444-4622 x103 for more information.

For more information visit: www.CalSAC.org/projects/STEM

CalSAC Field Organizers

CalSAC is excited to announce four amazing leaders supporting our work thru June 2013 as Field Organizers. Beverly Matthews, Cathye Estes, Aleah Rosario and Cheri Chord have been selected to ensure CalSAC continues to meet the professional development needs of the field in communities across California.

Our Field Organizers are a resource to out-of-school time agencies, staff and partners in accessing the many training and professional development opportunities CalSAC has to offer, especially the free training that is available thru June 2013 funded by the California Department of Education School-Age Training Project.

We encourage you to reach out to the Field Organizer in your area to find out how they can connect you to free and low cost professional development!

Southern California Organizer
	Beverly Matthews mresourceserv@sbcglobal.net Endorsed CalSAC Trainer CalSAC Mentor *Serving counties in Region 9, 10 and 11 including: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Imperial, San Diego
Central California Organizers
	Cathye Estes catherine.estes2012@yahoo.com Central CA CalSAC Chapter, Secretary Endorsed CalSAC Trainer *Serving counties in Region 7 & 8 including Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Santa Barbara
	Aleah Rosario aleahrosario@gmail.com Central CA CalSAC Chapter, President CalSAC LDI Fellow Endorsed CalSAC Trainer CalSAC Mentor & ToT Institute Trainer *Serving counties in Region 5, 6 & 7 including Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito
Northern California Organizer
	Cheri Chord afterschoolassist@msn.com Sacramento CalSAC Chapter, President Endorsed CalSAC Trainer CalSAC Mentor & ToT Institute Trainer *Serving counties in Region 1, 2, 3 & 4 including: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sacramento, Yolo, Butte, Sonoma