For Networks: COVID-19 Resources and Links

As the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues, we know that the role of the networks to provide leadership, while supporting and connecting the field, continues to evolve. Many of you are leading the charge in your state to communicate with the field and provide them with the resources they need. This site is a compilation of what we have seen from networks and our technical partners, and is meant to serve as a living document to share resources and links.

What You Need To Know

State Guidance for Re-Opening

We know many of you are engaged in your state’s efforts to provide guidance for re-opening. Please keep sharing what you’ve learned or any materials you think would be helpful for other states. We’ll continue to add to the Policy Updates – Guidance to Support Reopening section of the site.

Afterschool Alliance: Reopening Tools and Templates

The Reopening Scenario spreadsheet includes information around how afterschool can support different reopening scenarios, possible funding streams, and options for alternative facilities if schools are not available.

The Outreach to Schools: 5 Step Plan provides sample language, fact sheets, and graphics to use in communicating with schools, education leaders, and families.

Afterschool Alliance: Blueprint for How Afterschool Programs & Community Partners Can Help

The blueprint includes lessons from afterschool and summer programs operating during the pandemic that can provide a foundation for a redesigned learning day that can help our children re-engage and reconnect. Learn more here.

Connecticut After School Network: Afterschool Staff as All-Around School Helpers

The document provides suggestions for how after school providers and other community partners are perfectly positioned to serve as these utility staff as districts re-open. They are already skilled at working with students, and are already part of the school community with relationships to the kids and parents. Learn more here.

Connecticut Reopening Comparison Chart

The chart shares information about schools that coordinate student grouping with after school providers vs. schools that do not coordinate with after school providers. A designed version of the chart (from the Iowa team) can be found here.

Messages from Networks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We have added a section the Network Google Site around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) including resources, links, and messages of solidarity. Please continue to lift up information that you are finding useful.

Lifting Up Youth Voice: Networks have been working to lift up youth voice during the pandemic and help them to address concerns about COVID-19 effects with policymakers, voice what they are looking for from their afterschool and summer programs, and create a space to share about their experiences during the crisis. Click here to view examples of this work.

Rapid Response Groups Dashboard: https://bit.ly/3aTGQ8l

As part of the support to networks, Collaborative is coordinating with ATAC and networks to develop a dashboard to track the rapidresponse groups. Check it out to see your point person for an issue or to join the group curating resources.