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We stopped talking about a solution and put t into action?

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engage youth in overall conference

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young people where here

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all of our leadership meetings are reflective of the students we work with

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higher education saw afterschool as a discipline

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building a whole community

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afterschool instead of prisons

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afterschool at the top of the list of corporate social responsibility

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share the history of the field, the innovators and the champions.

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society saw the investment in people saw the savings in cost; social benefit

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all young people have the right to participate; all communities have the legal responsibility to provide those opportunities

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everyone in this room committed to going back and leading a conversation like this

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afterschool aligned itself with early childhood, juvenile justice - across social sectors

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data that shows the impact of afterschool was common knowledge

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programs see themselves as a collective whole (not as a funding stream)

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a credential that was equitable for everyone - have access

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our nation's leaders were advocates of afterschool

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working in afterschool as a springboard to any career (this is known!)

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model of inquiry-based learning

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consumers of afterschool - families - become advocates

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public image of afterschool youth work was not of a young, inexperienced person, but a competent, skilled professional.

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more afterschool leaders in Congress, in legislatures, on school boards, more influencers in decision-making positions

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what if afterschool didn't need to exist

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what if ALL children had access to afterschool

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describe what I do for a living in 3-4 words

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integrated into the launch of every new school

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believed as a field that we could create a world that worked for everyone

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hired highly skills professionals would we be prepared for tomorrow

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industry norm to have retirement plans

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afterschool became opt out not opt in

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afterschool was a part of the national discourse

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executives had a compact to shepard the next generation of diverse afterschool leaders

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afterschool had a shared vision

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competitive compensation that mirrors other industries

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Funding to support leadership development

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Enough money to fund all of the asks we get.

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More people could hear the stories of former afterschool students and learn about their success

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Equitable funding across the states.

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What if the Site Coordinator had the same value as a Principal.

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What if: valuing children and their care and development was priority in our country? 

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What if: valuing children and their care and development was priority in our country? 

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Afterschool had intentional career pathways.

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Concern about false differential between management and front-line.  Get stuck in and/or when we need both.  Train in management and leadership.  Need diverse pathways.  So many ways to get into this room.  Lift people's ambitions.  Cross-sector nature of this work. Need to show the potential. The opportunity may not be where you are right now, but it is there.

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Afterschool professionals can bring out more in people.  Need to like children.  Diversity.  Need to bring all of our backgrounds into the work.

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Considering the next move. Need to be transparent about pathways or lack there of. Integrity.

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Conflict resolution.  Example of Escape Room workshop yesterday to engage people in professional development.   Positive Interactions critical.  Ask the important questions. Have a language with students to help them grow.

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We could benefit from broadening our thinking about where to find/recruit Staff.  What other fields or specialties share our goals and values? 

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We could benefit from broadening our thinking about where to find/recruit Staff.  What other fields or specialties share our goals and values? 

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It encompasses the greater youth work.

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A PROFESSION THAT SUPPORTS/DEVELOPS YOUTH

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A PROFESSION THAT SUPPORTS/DEVELOPS YOUTH

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Common competencies; common mindsets. There are models for growth. Afterschool as a profession; re-frame as work we do in support for youth. Examples like social work.

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REALITY OF TURNOVER; NEED FULL TIME SITE COORDINATORS

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REALITY OF TURNOVER; NEED FULL TIME SITE COORDINATORS

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Reality of high staff turnover. We know the portrait. But we don't have a place for them to move forward. What does that look like? Reality of funding and organizational management. Career pathways and mentorships. Health insurance. Looks at models like Starbucks, McDonalds. We're competing to keep our staff. Site coordinators as full-time staff critical.

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Love for kids and love for learning. We can provide professional development. People who value their role. From their community. Ability to engage community. Have courageous conversations. Be energized, creative. Be able to play. Be ready for social change. Digital literacy.

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TENSION & REALITY OF WORKING WITH SCHOOLS

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TENSION & REALITY OF WORKING WITH SCHOOLS

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Acknowledge tension of partnering with the school day. Balance with the reality of the public school system for all.

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Need for professionals to be honest about structural injustices; need to face critical pedagogy; afterschool staff from the community. Reality that the afterschool pathway is limited; what are other opportunities to be lifelong youth workers.

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Afterschool Professional as a whole person; culturally engaged, educated, socially responsive, understands the diversity in our programs and embraces it.   Someone who can look up and see all of the opportunities in a community to engage young people. Healthy and energized. A lifelong learner. Credentials are important but don't want to create barriers. Pathway should not necessarily be linear.

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Hire people who are fearless and have the gut approach to love working with youth.  Teach the skills.  Need to focus on keeping staff; pushing the profession; defining other opportunities linked to the field. Important to engage the community, partnerships.

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Need to have paths and professional development opportunities for that support site managers (and similar) to keep them engaged and learning and in the profession.

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Get rid of stereotypes that Afterschool professionals are all new, unskilled, too young, etc.

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We need to empower the up and coming leaders to lead the revolution we want to start.

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Need to find a way to develop training that supports the individual not just the group.

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We need to talk about the field as a profession outside of our “little” group. Educate those outside.

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Find people who are called to this work and look outside the box for people who are looking for meaningful part time work.

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Need to make the profession more financially sustainable.

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Need to focus on culture building not just structure.

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They need to have permission to just be there for the kids instead of Chasing the next great thing.

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ABOUT THE AFTERSCHOOL PROFESSIONAL: CONSIDER THE PORTRAIT OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PROFESSIONAL. IF WE ARE BOLD AND BRAVE, WHAT WILL WE NEED TO DO, THE SKILLS, THE QUALITIES, THE COMPETENCIES?

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Does So NH U have a youth development degree opportunity?

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Pay staff more
Provide them with support and learning opportunities
Articulate our values and the value we add to society and individuals
Create our own model of success and chart our own path to get there

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Creating a pipeline and establishing the profession

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Creating a pipeline and establishing the profession

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Are there college programs/degrees that specialize in ASP, Extended Day or Youth Development beyond the traditional Education learning path? When selecting a major I considered biology and computer science because it was an option. Even though I didn’t choose that path it allowed me to consider it as a potential option.

Would a degree as a Youth Development Educator give enhanced credibility to the profession for those who choose this path and also those who don’t?

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We’ve been talking about professionalizing the field for years. What are the barriers? Can we set course and make it happen?

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We’ve been talking about professionalizing the field for years. What are the barriers? Can we set course and make it happen?

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Need to ramp up pathways to executive leadership opportunities for youth coming up through programs to the front line

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Child need love and trust to help the opportunity gap. Education can't be transactional.

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How do we value collaboration and partnership in community?

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What should be the role of policy and government in forging an agenda for afterschool?

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I am too. Every time I have a conversation with a principal or superintendent or even some teachers who still don’t see the value in what we do everyday for OUR kids.

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We know because we serve, ...we lead, ...we are in touch

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How are we supporting whole staff person? How are we applying youth development principles to staff development?

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We do a pretty job in building pathway for youth to join the front line but need to support and prioritize their becoming next gen executives

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The essence of partnership is identifying what it means to be a partner. Too often afterschool is relegated to a lesser than space...we need to be bold and insert ourselves into conversations that in the past we have been excluded from. In an effort to provide holistic supports partnership is essential...while communication is not always easy, it is essential in starting the dialogue.

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We happen after school hours but we’re not secondary in importance. We’re not an extra, we’re essential

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We are truly educators not “just” AfterSchool professionals.

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Afterschool should not be an afterthought.

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Communicate our value add: we know SEL, we know youth development, we know how to grow all the "soft" skills that are becoming prior

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Be bold in standing for those who can’t always stand for themselves!

Be brave at dreaming and developing while creating spaces for our young leaders to thrive!

Be brilliant as problem solvers, community builders, innovators who think outside of the box!

Going forward together as AfterSchool Professionals.

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Think field does a good job helping youth become staff but need to be better at preparing and enabling them to be executives

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We realized that no matter what is seemingly in our way, that anything is possible for this field if we shift our mindset AND helped our staff learn this AND they helped our students learn this.

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It is our responsibility to give children and youth windows of opportunity to explore their passions and in turn ignite our own. This takes leaders that are inspired, collaborative, and forward thinking.

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Debunk babysitters. It's a profession.

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I made the discovery that this could be a career in the early 90s.   It feels crazy that people are still making that same discovery.   I need to be louder. 

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I made the discovery that this could be a career in the early 90s.   It feels crazy that people are still making that same discovery.   I need to be louder. 

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How do we develop a pipeline talent into the afterschool profession?

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Important

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The place that encourages WHOLISTIC youth development not just academic

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not only increases work skills in students. but also for our employees. some of who may be with us as their first job. our role is two fold.

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a third space for positive influence and guidance

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JUSTICE

Making every effort possible to work towards the goal of fixing our country’s incredibly uneven playing field, specifically as it comes to young people’s unequal access to educational investment and true life opportunities.