ANNUAL MEETING & 2015 LEGISLATIVE DEBRIEFING OF THE CONNECTICUT AFTER SCHOOL NETWORK! Wednesday, June 17th 10:30-11:30am 75 Charter Oak Avenue, Building 1, Hartford This is your network, we want to hear your ideas! Join us in an interactive discussion about how to improve social and emotional outcomes in our afterschool programs. Please RSVP by...

This month, a new slate of board members will be voted on for the National Afterschool Association. In the running this year is Connecticut’s own Tracey Lay. She is the Director of School Age Programs and Development Services at EDUCATION CONNECTION in Litchfield. Here is some information for you to...

The state legislative session has ended for the year, and a budget was passed in the final hours. For all the details you can see the details here. Youth Service Bureaus also seem to pretty much intact. A few questions remain from some of the larger line items that include...

We are currently accepting Request for Presenter forms for the 2015 Fall Conference in New Haven, CT. Attached you will find the RFP form and detailed information regarding the conference.  Please note that we have changed the schedule to include two 45 minute sessions. Please be sure to indicate if...

Join us on Saturday, June 13th for an amazing day of Summer Fun! Conference Fees $105.00 - CT After School Network Professional Member $170.00 - Non Member $175.00 - Conference fee + Individual Comprehensive Membership Conference registration fee includes:  Attendance at three workshop sessions (preregistration is required), continental breakfast and...

We all have student discipline programs and we all have great staff working for our programs...but do they know how to handle discipline issues?  This resource is proven to help teachers bring out the nest in students of all ages. (more…)

For those of you who missed the first session of the CT State Department of Education's After School Grant Bidder's Conference, you can still register for the morning or afternoon sessions on Friday, May 22 here. Below are links to the handouts and Request for Proposal (RFP). RFP link, click here....

School activities alone are not always sufficient to ensure children's academic progress or socio-emotional development and well-being. We offer after school programs because we know the time right after school is also the time that they are at high risk to act as perpetrators or be the victims of antisocial...

The Connecticut State Department of Education has posted the Request for Proposals (RFP) on-line for the After-School Grant Program for Grades K-12. Proposals are due June 15, 2015. The RFP can be downloaded from their website here. Eligible applicants include local educational agencies, community based organizations, faith based organizations, other...

The Legal Costs of Inclusion in After School and Summer Programs Webinar Are YOU breaking the law without realizing it in your after school or summer program? Participating in this webinar will give you knowledge and peace of mind. (more…)