All Cycles | OPENING 

We’ll kick off the convening with lots of summer vibes, a thoughtful return to readiness for the planning journey this year and setting convening intentions with our teams, peers, and partners. 

Speakers:

• Katie Willse, The Learning Agenda (TLA)

• Brian Doran, Texas Education Agency (TEA)

• Sharon Alexander, Texas Impact Network (TIN)

• Jessy Newman, American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Cycles 1,2,&3 | MEANING-MAKING with AIR & ACTION PLANNING

Please note that this session will involve some pre-work noted here.

Guest Speakers: Jessy Newman and the AIR team

This session will provide LEA teams with an opportunity for data-informed reflection and planning for your upcoming year(s) of summer programming.

LEAs (Cycles 1, 2, & 3 LEA teams) will:

• Use data to reflect on your prior year of planning and implementing an ADSY summer program;

• Review data to elevate meaningful findings for your LEA while deepening your data reviewing and decision-making skills and learning a new process you can bring back to your LEA 

• Create action plans focused on improvements for next summer; and

The work you do during this session will be vital for the completion of the Reflection & Revision tool for the current implementation year.

RESOURCES

• Action Planning Worksheet (make a copy)

Cycle 4 | THE ROLE OF CLIMATE & CULTURE IN ACHIEVING OUTCOMES 

Please note that this session will involve some pre-work noted here.

Presenters:

• Monica Armendariz, The Learning Agenda

• Sarah Lohnes, The Learning Agenda

Site climate is all about the quality and character of the program, the relationships it fosters, and the teaching and learning practices that shape youth and staff experiences. Positive site climates rarely develop on their own. Instead, they require deliberate effort. 

In this highly interactive session, we will unpack what positive site climate looks and feels like and explore the intersections of site climate with other areas of program planning including enrichment, recruitment and attendance, staffing planning, site logistics and more. LEAs will engage in meaningful sharing and consultation with peers and partners to evolve the vision for your programs.

CULTURE STATION RESOURCES

• Positive Behavior Management - Big Thought

• Bunk Challenges

OTHER RESOURCES

• Trace and Breathe Rainbow

• Who are You on the Ship

All Cycles | OPENING on ENRICHMENT 

Presenters:

• Gigi Antoni, The Wallace Foundation

• Monica Armendariz, The Learning Agenda

• Sarah Lohnes, The Learning Agenda

We will open Day 2 with an engaging session on all things enrichment! We’ll unpack what high-quality enrichment looks and feels like in various scenarios, uplift examples from the ADSY PEP community, and consider how we leverage our community assets and family input in planning for this summer.

ENRICHMENT CURRICULA EXAMPLES

• Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds - FourPoint Education Partners

• Good News / Broadcasting Unit Planning - Marlin ISD

• HOC Code Your Hero Lesson Plan - Google

• Edible Science Club - 4-H

• Mizzen Fitness Lesson

• Mizzen Fitness Unit

• Mizzen Garden Lesson

• Mizzen Garden Unit

• Mizzen Journalism 

• Mizzen Journalism Unit

All Cycles | CHOICE-BASED BREAKOUTS ON PROGRAM DESIGN AND PLANNING TOPICS

All Cycles | The BEST Enrichment Ideas for Rural Schools

Presenter: Heather Lisle, Big Thought

Everything you need to know about identifying community assets that can help you deliver exceptional enrichment programming for rural schools. 

HANDOUT - Rural Enrichment

All Cycles | Strategic and Supportive Partnerships

Presenters:

• Meghan Neary, FourPoint Education Partners

• Heather Clapp Padgette, FourPoint Education Partners

• Courtney Reeve, FourPoint Education Partners

Partners can support programs in many ways - providing enrichment opportunities, contributing youth development expertise, layering student supports, enabling community connections, and offsetting program costs. In this session, participants will hear examples of summer partnerships, explore opportunities for their own programs, and get some best practice tips for enabling smooth and effective partnerships so that students receive their full benefit. 

RESOURCES

• Sample Partner MOU - FourPoint Education Partners 

• Flip Charts

  • Enrichment Partner Ideas

  • Materials Supports

  • People Power

All Cycles | Strong Attendance Starts with Recruitment

Presenter: Sarah Lohnes, The Learning Agenda

In this session, we’ll uncover the barriers to strong student attendance in the summer and identify the steps LEAs can take now to overcome them. Topics will include: setting program dates; engaging families to gain buy-in; incentives that work; and best practices for strong program marketing. Participants will walk away with concrete ideas and milestones for launching their student recruitment process.

All Cycles | Finding Funding

Presenter: BiNi Coleman, The Learning Agenda

Learn development best practices and how to search for and write grants, including the importance of stewardship for building broad support among stakeholder groups. Topics covered will include: Development cycle/best practices, Searching for grants, Grants components/writing, and Stewardship.

Cycles 1-3 Only | Let’s get SMARTIE

Presenters:

• Paige Smith, SCRI

• Jared Scheck, SCRI 

In this workshop, we will delve into the world of SMARTIE goals and their relevance within the larger context of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). We will guide you through an immersive learning experience, equipping you with the tools and knowledge to set and achieve your goals effectively. This workshop will help you take your goal-setting game to the next level.

RESOURCES

• SCRI Summer Learning Program and Evaluation Guide

• SMARTIE Goal Worksheet

• Logic Model Example

Cycles 1,2,&3 | FOCUSED SUSTAINABILITY DISCUSSION & TEAM PLANNING TIME

Presenters:

• BiNi Coleman, The Learning Agenda

• Jenna Courtney, Texas Partnership for Out of School Time (TXPOST)

Cycles 1-3 LEAs will explore their sustainability needs and strategies that can support their sustainability efforts, from fund development resources to approaches for engaging stakeholders who can influence funding. We’ll lift up promising practices from within the community and provide focused time for teams to set goals and next steps.  

RESOURCES

• Sustainability Planning Aides (make a copy)

Cycle 4 | PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: PREPARING FOR VISION SUBMISSION & TEAM PLANNING TIME

Presenter: Monica Armendariz, The Learning Agenda

Cycle 4 LEAs  will regroup to reflect on what is sparking from your convening sessions and experiences. We will look ahead to the upcoming work of  translating your vision into concrete goals and metrics and provide focused time to work on your vision submissions with their teams, peers and partners.