Bullying Stops Here

Bullying is a big problem in schools today. 77% percent of students are bullied mentally, physically or verbally. 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time.

In The Bully Free Classroom, Allan Beane spells out more than 100 prevention and intervention strategies (more…)

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Attention All Leaders!

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You, 10th Edition by John Maxwell is one of the best selling leadership books of all time.  This newly expanded and updated version, takes Maxwell’s Law of Leadership to a new level with two new Laws of Leadership added and 17 new leadership stories.

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Not just a warm body, or, why hiring quality staff matters

Afterschool and summer program directors are often in a pinch and settle for the first person that can fit scheduling needs that suddenly appear out of nowhere. But you don’t have to settle, let me say that again, you don’t have to settle. Hiring smart the first time will prevent headaches

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Everything After School…

…all in one place!

A great addition to our resource library is Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success Compendium. This groundbreaking series includes reports, commentaries and studies from more than 100 leaders from elected officials, educators, researchers, advocates, and other authors.

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