State of the State of California After School Programs, May 2012

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State of the State of CaliforniaAfter School May 2012

CRESS Center Center for Educationand Evaluation Services

Overview of the State of the State

of California After School

InCalifornia,primarilystateandsomefederalfundingsupportsover 4,500 after school programswiththecapacitytoservewellover 450,000 studentsinthe2011-12schoolyear.

Stateandfederallyfundedafterschoolprogramsserveexclusivelylow-income communities,manywithhighlevelsofEnglishLearners.

Afterschoolprogramsrequirealocalmatch,mettypicallythroughleveraging additional fundsandencouragingcommunitypartnerships.Forexample,afterschoolprogramsleveragefederalfundstoprovideafterschoolsnacksandmealstotheirparticipants.

Supplementalstateandfederalafterschoolfundsalsosupportessentialsummer learning opportunitiesforlow-incomeyouth.

Still,stateandfederalafterschoolfundingisunavailable forover 2,600 schools in low-income communitiesandmany

existingprogramshavewaitinglists.

Benefits of After School and

Summer Learning Programs

Afterschoolandsummerlearningprogramsincreasestudentachievement,preventcrime,improvehealth,andstrengthentheeconomy.

Afterschoolandsummerlearningprogramskeepkidshealthyandcombatchildhoodobesitybyofferinghealthyfoodandopportunitiesforphysicalactivity.

AfterschoolandsummerlearningprogramsareexiblelearningenvironmentswhereyouthcanengageinqualityScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM)andotherlearningopportunitiesthatmaynotbeofferedinthecoreinstructionalday.

Data in this report refect the most current data available (retrieved on April 18, 2012)

rom CDE Dataquest (2010-2011) and the CDE Ater School Programs Division grantee database (2011-2012).

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California AfterSchool Network

After School Programs ServeLarge Numbers of Californias Neediest Students

Most After School ProgramsAre Funded by the State

Nearlyhalf(46%)ofpublicschools,attendedby44percentofCalifornias6.2millionpublicschoolstudents,provide

stateorfederallyfundedafterschoolprograms.Theseprograms,allofwhichincludeanacademicenrichmentcomponent,arelocatedalmostexclusivelyinlow-incomecommunitiesatschoolswhichservethemajorityofthestateseconomicallydisadvantagedstudentsandEnglishLearnerskeysubgroupsformanyschoolsanddistrictsinmeetingstateandfederalaccountabilitytargets(see Table 1).

Afterschoolprogramsserve63%ofCaliforniaslow-incomeschoolswhereatleast40%ofstudentsareeligibleforfreeorreducedpricemeals,consistentwithfederalTitleIstandardsforneedyschools.Amongthelowest-incomeschools,whereatleast50%ofstudentsqualifyforfreeorreducedpricemeals*1,more

thantwo-thirds(68%)havethebenetofanafterschoolprogramtosupportstudents. Oftheover4,500schoolshostingstateorfederallyfundedafterschoolprograms,serving450,000students,98%areschoolsinlow-incomecommunities,andthoseschoolshaveanaverageof85%oftheirstudentseligiblefortheschoolmealprogram.ThosesameschoolsalsohaveahigherpercentageofEnglishLearners(38%)thanallpublicschoolsstatewide(23%) (See Figure 1).

A Majority of Californias After SchoolPrograms Serve Elementary and

Middle School Students

Moststateandfederalafterschoolfunding,includingallstateaftschoolfunding,serveselementaryandmiddleschoolstudents.Afterschoolprogramsarelocatedinhalf(50%)ofthestates7,234elementaryandmiddleschools.Theseprogramsserveover70%ofCaliforniaselementaryandmiddleschoolswhereatleast40%ofstudentsareeligibleforfreeorreducedpricemeals.

After school programs serve 83% of Californias lowestincome elementary and middle schools,whereatleast50ofstudentsqualifyforfreeorreducedpricemeals.

Table 1. Free and Reduced Price Meal Eligibility andAfter School Programs

Figure 1. Proportion of Economically Disadvantaged andEnglish Learners at After School Sites

Figure 2. Proportion of California Elementary/Middle Schools with After School Programs

Number ofSchools

(all gradelevels)

Schools withAfter School Programs

Number Percentage

Statewide 9,895 4,584 46%

Low Income Schools(40% or more Free/Reduced

Price Meal Eligible)6,747 4,223 63%

Lowest Income Schools(50% or more Free/Reduced

Price Meal Eligible)5,939 4,040 68%

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

71%

83%

50%% All Elementary/Middle Schools

% Low Income Elementary/Middle Schools(40% Free/Reduced Meal Eligible)

% Lowest Income Elementary/Middle Schools(50% Free/Reduced Meal Eligible)

1ASES provides grant priority to programs serving schools with 50 percent or

more of students eligible for the free or reduced price school meal program.

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

Average % Free/Reduced Meal

Eligibility

All Schools

Schools with AfterSchool Programs

Average % EnglishLearners

56%

85%

38%

23%

AfterschoolprogramsarefundedbyCaliforniasAfterSchoolEducationandSafety(ASES)programandthefederal21stCentuCommunityLearningCenters(21stCentury)program.PartofCaliforniasfederal21stCenturyfundingisreservedforhighschthroughtheHighSchoolAfterSchoolSafetyandEnrichmentforTeens(ASSETs)program.While21stCentury(includingASSETs)fundsprogramsat910schoolsites,ASESfundsprogramsatmorthanfourtimesasmanysites(4,089).Approximately9%ofCalforniasafterschoolprogramshavebothstateandfederalfunds(Figure3).Takingtheseschoolsintoaccount,Californiahasatot

4,584publiclyfundedafterschoolprograms. AlthoughsomeschoolsitesprovideanafterschoolprogrambycombiningfundsfrombothASESand21stCentury,themajorityofpubliclyfundedafterschoolprogramsrelyexclusivelyonfundingfromthestate,asshowninFigure 3.


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State of the State of California After School

Unmet Need for After School Programs

Federal FundingOnly, 495

(11%)

Both Stateand Federal

Funding, 415

(9%)

ate FundingOnly, 3,674

(80%)

Figure 3. Number of California Schools with Statevs. Federally Funded After School Programs

$0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250

Total federal fundingREQUESTED in mostrecent cohort (in millions)

21stCentury

ASSETs

$15.6

$213

$122

($197.4 Million in denied funding)

$19.4 ($102.6 Million in denied funding)

Total federal fundingAVAILABLE in mostrecent cohort (in millions)

Estimated breakdown of available funding between 21st Century and ASSETs programs isbased on statutory requirements and initial awards announced in May 2012.

Althoughmostlow-incomeschoolshavestateorfederallyfundedafterschoolprograms,therearestillover 2,600 low-incomeschools without programs,includingover1,500elemen-taryandmiddleschools(See Table 2).Inaddition,morethanaquarter(26%)ofthestatesover1.4millionEnglishLearnersattendschoolsthatdonotofferastateorfederallyfundedafterschoolprogram.

Table 2. Low Income Schools Withoutan After School Program

Figure 4. Most Recent Cohort of Federal After SchoolFunding Illustrates Unmet Need in California

Low IncomeSchools

(all gradelevels)

Low-IncomeSchools

(Elementaryand Middle

Only)

Lowest IncomeSchools (allgrade levels)

LowestIncomeSchools

(Elementaryand Middle

Only)

Statewide 6,747 5,189 5,939 4,012

WithoutAfter

SchoolProgram

2,524(37%)

1,526(29%)

1,899(32%)

698(17%)

JustasthenumberofCaliforniasafterschoolprogramswithstatefundingdwarfsthenumberofprogramswithfederalfunds,thetotaldollarsallocatedbythestateheavilyoutweighsthefundingreceivedfromthefederalgovernment.Forthe2011-12schoolyear,approximately$539.4millioninstateASESgrantsandatotalof$144millioninfederal21stCentury($64.9million)andASSETs($79.1million)grantswereawarded.

Limitedfundingforafterschoolprogramsresultsinnumerousschoolsbeingdeniedtheopportunitytoservetheirstudentseitherinanafterschoolprogramorbyextendingexistingprogramsintosummer.Intherecentroundof21stCentury

grants(May2012),theCaliforniaDepartmentofEducationisawardingapproximately$35millioninfederalfundingfor21stCenturyelementaryandmiddleschool,andHighSchoolASSETsafterschoolandsummerprogramsforthe2012-2013schoolyear.AccordingtotheAfterSchoolProgramsDivisionoftheCaliforniaDepartmentofEducation,2,163sitesappliedforover$335millioninfundingtoserveover158,000students.Withdemandexceedingthesupplyofavailablefundingbyapproximately$300million,wellover100,000studentswillbedeniedthebenetofhighqualityafterschoolandsummerprogramsthatstateandfederalfundingmakespossible.

Evenwhereprogramsexist,thereareoftenlongwaitinglistsofinterestedstudentsthatprogramsdonothavespacetoserveduetoinsufcientfunding.Givenstatutorygrantcaps,eachprogramisgenerallymeanttoserveonly83elementaryschoolstudentsa111middleschoolstudentsdailyjustaboutoneoutofeverysevenstudentsenrolledatanaverage-sizedschool.Morethanhaofprogramssurveyedreporthavingwaitinglists.


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The Promise of After School Programs

Research shows after school programs

have academic, economic, public safety

and health benefits.

Academic Benefts Ina20-yearUCLAlongitudinalstudy,researchersfoundthatLAsBEST

elementaryschoolafter-schoolstudentswhoparticipatedforthreeormoreyearswereabout20percentlesslikelytodropoutyearslaterthansimilarstudentswhodidnotattendLAsBEST.Source: Keeping kids in school: An LAs BEST example. UCLACenterforResearchonEvaluation,Standards,andStudentTesting(2005)

At80stateandfederallyfundedafterschoolprogramsintheCentralValley,afterschoolprogramparticipantsimprovedtheirschooldayattendanceby14days(nearlythreeweeks)Source: Aterschool programs in the Central Valley beneft children and youth:Evaluation results rom the 2006-2007 school year (Newhouse,2008)

AUCIrvinestudyfoundthatlow-performingstudentsinCaliforniasASESprogramwere53%lesslikelytobeheldbackagradeinelementaryschoolthansimilarnon-participantsandthatASESparticipantsalsoweremorelikelytomoveoutofthebottomquartileonstandardizedreadingandmathtests.Source: Evaluation o Caliornias Ater School Learning and Sae Neighborhoods

Partnerships Program: 1999 2001. UniversityofCaliforniaIrvine(2002)

Economic Benefts Afterschoolprogramssupportworkingfamilies.InOakland,mostparents

reportedthattheywerebetterabletoholdajoborstayinschoolsincetheirchildrenenrolledinafter-schoolprograms.Source:OaklandAfterSchoolProgramEvaluationFindings Report 2009-10. (Oakland, CA: Public Proft)

Statefundedafter-schoolprogramsemploymorethan20,000workers,manyfromthelow-incomecommunitiesbeingserved,enteringtheworkforceforthersttime,and/orforwhomthepositionisaspringboardtoteachingcareers.Source:CaliforniaAfterschoolAdvocacyAlliance(n.d.)

UCLAresearchersestimatethateverydollarinvestedintheLAsBESTprogramsavesthecity$2.50incrime-relatedcostsalone.Source:TheLong-TermEffectsofAfter-SchoolProgrammingonEducationalAdjustmentandJuvenileCrime:AStudyoftheLAsBESTAfter-SchoolProgram.UCLACenterforResearchonEvaluation,Standards,andStudentTesting(2007)

Public Saety and Health Benefts Theafterschoolhoursfrom2p.m.to6p.m.arethepeakhourson

schooldaysforjuvenilestocommitorbevictimsofviolentcrimeandengageinotherriskybehaviors.Source: Caliornias ater-school choice: juvenile crime or sae learning time. FightCrimeInvestinKids,CA(2001)

AfterparticipatingintheAWorldFitforKids!after-schoolprogram,5thgradersataLosAngelesareaelementaryschoolwerenearlytwiceaslikelytomeetCaliforniasFitnessgramstandardsonphysicaltnesstests,comparedtobefore(70%vs.40%).Source: AWorldFitforKids!deliversprovenresults.EvaluationbyKaiserGroup,Inc.(n.d.)

Spotlight on Emerging Issues Expanded Learn-

ing, STEM, After School Meals, and Summer

Expanded LearningAfterschoolandsummerprogramsareessentialplacesoflearningforthosethatneedthemostsupport.Multipleongoingeffortsarehelpingpromotetheimportanceoflearningintheafterschoolandsummerlearningenvironment.Theseeffortsinclude:

1. Learning in Aterschool & Summer Project learninginaterschool.org

TheLearninginAfterschoolandSummerProjectdenesqualitylearninginafterschoolandsummerprograms.Initspositionstatementtheprojectstatesthatafterschoolandsummerprogramsareimportantplacesoflearningthatare

Active Meaningful ExpandsHorizons Collaborative SupportsMastery

LearningprinciplesthatarestronglysupportedbyrecentbrainresearchandthegrowingscienceoflearningserveasagooddenitionofengagedlearnithatisoutlinedintheAfterschoolAllianceExpandedLearningframework.

2. Aterschool Alliance EightPrinciples o Eective ExpandedLearning Programs

http://www.aterschoolalliance.org/policyexpandedlearning.cm

Source,AfterschoolAlliance

3. Expanded Learning &Aterschool www.expandinglearning.orgisa50-stateinitiativeharnessingthepowerofnetworksandleaderstohelpschoolsandcommunitiesleveragethetimebeyondschooltoacceleratestudentachievementbysharingresearch,bestpractices,andsustainableapproachestoafterschoolandsummerlearning.

Advancing STEM Learning Beyond the Classroo

AfterschoolandsummerlearningprogramsareexiblelearningenvironmewhereyouthcanengageinqualityScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM)learningopportunitiesthatmaynotbeofferedinthecinstructionalday.TheCaliforniaAfterschoolNetworkisworkingwithpubliandprivatefunderstoadvanceSTEMlearningduringout-of-schooltimeinCalifornia.Formoreinformation,visitwww.stem.afterschoolnetwork.org

Leveraging Federal Funding

for After School Meals

ThankstotheHealthy,Hunger-FreeKidsActsignedintolawin2010,thefederalgovernmentnowsubsidizesanationwideafter-schoolsupperprograforschoolsinlow-incomecommunities,withapproximately$3perstudent

permeal.Thisisoneofmanywaysafterschoolprogramsleverageadditionafunds,consistentwiththerequirementthatstatefundedafterschoolprograprovidelocalmatchingcontributions.

The Importance of Summer Learning

SupplementalafterschoolfundsofferthepotentialtoserveCaliforniasyoutwithneededsummerlearningprograms,especiallywithsummerschoolbeidecimatedbybudgetcuts.AccordingtotheNationalSummerLearningAssciation(www.summerlearning.org):

Allyoungpeopleexperiencelearninglosseswhentheyarenotinvolvedineducationalopportunitiesduringthesummer.

Two-thirdsoftheninthgradeachievementgapbetweenlower-andhigheincomeyouthinreadingcanbeexplainedbyunequalaccesstosummerlearningopportunitiesduringtheelementaryschoolyears.

Childrenparticularlychildrenathighriskofobesitygainweightmorrapidlywhentheyareoutofschoolduringthesummerbreak.

Parentsconsistentlycitesummerasthemostdifculttimetoensurethattheirchildrenhaveproductivethingstodo.

SummerMattersisaCaliforniainitiativelaunchedthroughtheeffortsofthePartnershipforChildrenandYouthalongwithsupportfromtheNationalSummerLearningAssociation,andpublicrepresentativessuchasStateSenatorMarkDeSaulnierandStateSuperintendentofPublicInstructionTomTorlakson.TheSummerMattersmissionistopromotequalitysummerlearningprogramsthatreducetheachievementgapthroughintentional,engaging,andrelevantlearningduringthesummermonths.www.summermatters2you.net
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State of the State of California After School Programs, May 2012