The document outlines strategies and discussions surrounding a quality programming initiative in education, focusing on a specific grant involved with rural schools. Key topics include identifying challenges, structuring programs for various age groups, targeted tutoring, staff training, and resources for enrichment activities. The document emphasizes collaboration among staff and community to enhance student engagement and support educational goals.

1. Ready, Set, Go!
Quality Programming From the
Beginning to the End!

2. Who?
O Education – 18
years
O Grant – 2 years
O Family
Molly Heath

3. What is ACE-BCC ?
O Burnet County
Consortium
O Cohort – 2 districts, 7
schools
O Grant Goals – Avg. 160-
180 students/30 days
O Daily Avg: 80-150
O Rural
O Title I
O Grant info

4. Who is here???
Mixed group discussion……
What are your challenges????
Share on sticky notes…post to posters.

5. Program Structure
Rookies - How to even
begin???
Schedule drives hiring,
budget, supplies
Veterans – Re-evaluate
Surveys-students,
parents, teachers, ACE
staff

6. Schedules
!!!

7. MFHS

8. BES
-Teacher
Buckets
-Name tags
-Table
organization

10. Stop and Share!
O Groups –
Elementary/Secondary
O How do you handle
homework time?
O What works/doesn’t
work?
O Share out!

11. Targeted Tutoring – How?
O Access to data???
O Work with school – how can we support
regular school day?
O Based on data:
O Benchmarks
O Grades
O Pre-Test
O STAAR
O AIMSweb

12. Tutoring how continued….
O Groups?
O Grade level
O Subject level
O More specific….TEKS, etc.
O Frequency?
O Per 6 weeks/9 weeks
O Leading up to STAAR
O Regular school day intervention extended to
afterschool
O Summer school now

13. Tutoring – who?
O Retired teachers
O Other campuses
O College students/teacher certification
programs

14. Stop and Share!
O Groups –
Elementary/Secondary
O Tutoring do’s,
don’t’s, ideas
O Share out!

15. Enrichment
O Student voice!
O Programs with written
curriculum
O Current programs -
partner
O Secondary – weekly
stand alone programs
O Hidden teacher talents!
O Community programs
O Boy/Girl Scouts
O College & Career
O Monthly career
presentations
O Career fair

16. Enrichment
Attendance/Participation
O Know your audience!!
O Advertise
O Attendance incentives
O Behavior incentives
O Special appearance
activities
O Parent info/Activities
O Student voice
O Surveys
O One-on-one
O Small groups
O Other ideas???

18. Stop and Share!
O Groups –
Elementary/Secondary
O Enrichment ideas
O Share out!

19. Staff!
Training, Hiring, Rotating, Oh my!
O Training
O Schedule, teacher expectations, student expectations
O School day staff –one on one, small groups
O Out of school staff – focus on logistics, behavior
O Hiring
O Pre-program meetings – who is interested? What are
they interested in doing?
O Mid-year pulse check – check interest at points during
the school year
O Craigslist, job boards, schools – ‘rent to own’ contracts
O Rotating
O Pulse check staff – ready for a break, other outside
interests, life changes, etc.
O Sharing with other campuses special activities

20. Managing Behavior
O Staff various backgrounds –
bring their ‘backpack of life’
to work; handle students,
etc
O Train, mentor – grow them!
O Document!!!!
O Tips
O Usually situation/emotion
driving the behavior
O One on one
conversations/build
relationship
O Redirection
O Cool down time/break
O Behavior contracts/rewards

21. Behavior continued….
O Consequences
O 3 strikes
O Parent calls/conversations (pick up time
opportunity)
O Time out area
O Remove from activities (short term, long
term)
O Non-negotiables = removable

22. Stop and Share!
O Groups –
Elementary/Secondary
O Managing behavior
ideas
O Share out!

23. More ideas!!!!

24. Resources!
mheath@mfisd.txed.net
O Utah Afterschool
Network --
www.uen.org
O Think birthday parties!!
O Texas Parks &
Wildlife,
O State aquarium
O Family nights
O Star gazing night
(astronomical
association)
O Family Photo Night
O Fishing Day (after a
day of fishing
lessons)
O Colleges
O science experiments
O contact specific
colleges within the
university
O Non-profits have to
do number of
presentations for free
O Girl/Boy Scout –
program through ACE
become a scout