21st
Century Conferences
Note: Any Iowa 21st Century
program wishing to send someone to an out-of-state conference must
first get approval from the SEA 21st CCLC Consultant
vic.jaras@iowa.gov before
attending. Out-of-state PD should be the LAST PD you provide staff,
after you have completed local and regional PD according
to your PD
PLAN (a requirement of the grant).
Provide the conference URL, agenda and the full names of those who
would attend along with a
copy of your PD plan. Trips taken without approval are not
reimburseable in your 21st CCLC claims and will need to be paid with
local funds.
Online Out-of-State Travel Request
Form- (Optional)
Below
are the most relevant National and State Conferences for 21st CCLC
programs:
1) The Summer Institute
(Usually held in July) There is no conference fee for attending,
this conference is sponsored by the US Dept. of Education using 21st
National State Activity dollars.
http://21stcclc.leedmci.com/
This URL does not change- although the other information is
changed.
2) Beyond School Hours
(Usually held between Februrary and March)
http://www.foundationsinc.org/
Organizes this National Conference. There is a conference
fee.
This URL does not change- the Beyond School Hours Conference link is on
the menu.
Iowa State Conference-
Started in 2013
3) Iowa Impact Afterschool
Conference - This is our annual state conference
held in the Spring (the end of April) in Des Moines.
The Iowa Afterschool Alliance facilitates this conference and it is
sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education to provide technical
assistance for 21st CCLC grantees. However, many sessions are
useful for anyone running or seeking to start an afterschool program.
4) The National Summer Learning Association has
an annual conference that is focused on summer school.
There is a conference
registration fee.
http://www.summerlearning.org/
Are there other
conferences? Yes, but this page is not going to list all of them.
You may seek approval for any relevant afterschool conference.