The Alabama Afterschool Quality Standards Project
“Afterschool” is often used interchangeably with “Out-of-School” time (OST). Out-of-School time refers to youth development programming that occurs beyond the traditional school day - including before and after school, weekends, holidays and summers. Programs are structured and offer a wide range of learning and enrichment activities that promote academic, artistic, physical, social and emotional development for all participating children and youth.
The goal of the Alabama Afterschool Quality Standards Project, an agreement with the Alabama Department of Human Resources and the Truman Pierce Institute (TPI) at Auburn University, is to assist school-age programs in our state to work with the specific needs of school-aged children. TPI offers professional development based on the Alabama School-aged Quality Standards to ensure children are provided a safe environment and quality programming during the out-of-school time. Through professional development and resources, we strive to advance the competencies of the school-age childcare providers to provide age appropriate, developmental activities to allow our youth to meet their potential.
Click below to download the Quality Standards:
Alabama Afterschool Quality Standards.pdf
2021-2022 Professional Development Catalog
Click here to view a full list of available sessions arranged by standard.
2021 Live Virtual Professional Development Calendar
Trainings are also offered through the Regional Childcare Centers. Check your area center for dates and times.
AGENDA
Alabama Quality Afterschool Standards
STANDARD 1: Environmental Safety, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Healthy Lifestyle Initiatives
STANDARD 2: Staff and Youth Relationships
STANDARD 3: Youth Participation, Learning, and Engagement
STANDARD 4: Family and Community Partnerships
STANDARD 5: Programming and Alignment with Regular School Day Learning
STANDARD 6: Administration and Organizational Development
STANDARD 7: Staffing and Professional Development
STANDARD 8: Evaluation for Continuous Quality Improvement
Making the Case for Afterschool
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/Making_the_case_for_afterschool.cfm
Alabama Department of Human Resources Coronavirus Information
https://dhr.alabama.gov/child-care/
Teacher’s Guide for Remote Learning
https://blog.westerndigital.com/teachers-guide-remote-learning-covid-19/dcvhj
America After 3 PM
https://afterschoolalliance.org/aa3pm/detail.html#
This is Afterschool Alabama
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/AL-afterschool-facts.pdf
Afterschool Statistics