21st CCLC Announcements

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FREE Ready, STEM, Go! 2 The Moon: Inspirations & Resources for Out-of-School Time

Hosts: Ohio Afterschool Network, Montana Afterschool Alliance, Vermont Afterschool, Inc., North
Dakota Afterschool Network, ACT Now Coalition, and Beyond School Bells
Target Audience: School and Community-Based Out of School Time Professionals including
Administrators, Site Directors, youth development staff, STEM specialists and enrichment staff, summer
day camp providers and staff, and afterschool professionals of all experience levels, etc.
Vision:
A national alliance of afterschool networks are partnering to host a two-day virtual conference, shining a
spotlight on resources, strategies and inspiration to boost out-of-school-time (OST) STEM programming.
Sessions will elevate resources available through the Million Girls Moonshot Initiative, unique STEM
program models and provide actionable steps for OST professionals to:

  • Introduce high quality curriculum options that challenge youth to problem solve with curiosity and creativity;
  • Increase equity in STEM programming; and
  • Implement facilitation methods to promote an engineering mindset and positive STEM identity in youth.

The virtual conference will provide opportunities for OST professionals to network with peers
from across the country, engage with speakers committed to supporting others in designing enriching
STEM activities beyond the classroom and ignite excitement to help youth explore STEM and all the ways
it can inspire and set their lives up for success!

Register here!

21st CCLC Statewide Evaluation Updates – Workforce Readiness Student Survey

The University of Cincinnati Evaluation Services Center (UCESC) has provided a guidance document for the new workforce readiness student survey measures for this year found on the 2023-2024 Evaluation Resources page. This document includes the individual survey items to be administered to students as well as some guidance for why/when/how to distribute. Additionally, they will be providing an optional survey data collection tool that programs may choose to use to help track survey responses – this tool is simply a resource that may help with data collection. [Coming soon!]

The workforce readiness student survey items should be administered to ALL middle and high school students participating in any type of workforce readiness programming at the end of this year.

As a reminder, grantees are also responsible for administering the Family Engagement Survey items (see blog post from December 13, 2023). These survey items and guidance materials are also available under the 2023-24 Evaluation Resources page.

Please review the guidance document and submit any questions regarding these surveys to UCESC using this form.

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