Click HERE for information on planning the 2001 conference. Learning programs during the after school hours have been shown to yield significant improvements in school achievement, attendance and attitudes among K-12 students, particularly those at risk. California now has over 1,200 State and federally-funded after school programs on school sites. A critical ingredient for program success and sustainability is partnerships between after school programs, schools, and colleges and universities. College and university students can provide needed tutoring and homework assistance through service learning or as volunteers.
Campuses can offer early academic outreach activities that enrich after school experiences.
Staff training and program evaluation by post-secondary institutions also strengthen after school programs. UC Links is one of the clearest models of effective articulation between higher education and after school learning programs and addresses each of these areas. Its focus is on advancing K-12 student achievement in combination with equity and access to higher education. The CAPP Annual Conference features a number of Pre-Conference Events aimed at advancing significant types of partnerships. The purpose of this K-16 After School Partnerships Conference will be to examine effective models of collaboration and to disseminate these models statewide.