May is: "My Principal Matter's" Month!

During the month of May, we will recognize Principals around Oregon.

In the world of afterschool there are a few key individuals that help support afterschool programs. At OregonASK we know that one of very critical relationships to the afterschool program is the school principal.

Oregon has over 683 programs that are co-located in public schools. Help us acknowledge the critical role a supportive principal makes for afterschool in Oregon.

This year OregonASK will participate in the National AfterSchool Association "My Principal Matters" Award Program. This award recognizes excellence in school leadership and celebrates highly effective afterschool collaborative relationships between K-12 principals and assistant principals. The program honors principals who have exhibited extraordinary commitment to their students and staff, service to their communities, and contributions to the afterschool profession, including their professional associations.
 
The NAA "My Principal Matters" Award Program is designed to honor exemplary principals who share effective collaborative relationships with afterschool programs and show strong commitment to the development of high-quality expanded learning opportunities for children and youth in their learning community.  Being recognized with a NAA "My Principal Matters" award is a prestigious accomplishment.     

Your principal:
    •    shows a strong commitment to the afterschool profession;  
    •    assumes an active role in his/her community, distinguishing himself/herself as a leader in the development and support of expanded learning opportunities;  
    •    is respected by students, colleagues, parents, and the community at large;
    •    is an active principal of a school in which a commitment to excellence is clearly evident through established expanded learning opportunities programs designed to meet the academic and social needs of all students, and through firmly established community ties with parents and local community organizations

To nominate your principal please complete this fillable PDF and return it to lynn.kneeland@oregonask.org.

Tell us why your principal matters!

The first 50 Oregon principals that are acknowledged with this award will receive a certificate of appreciation and a copy of a book published by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, "Leading Afterschool Learning Communities - What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do."  

OregonASK will tell your principal why you think that they matter and how they make a difference!

We're inviting Oregon Mayors to join their peers in Florence on July 26, 2012, at the first Oregon Mayors Afterschool Summit - in conjuction with the Oregon Mayor's Association Summer Conference.

The summit will feature discussions lead by Oregon mayors for Oregon mayors on building partnerships, broadening access, building public will and financing city-wide systems for afterschool in Oregon!

Register Here if you're an Oregon Mayor!
We'd like very much to hear your ideas about afterschool in your community.

Save the Date!!!

STEM in Afterschool

November 3, 2012

Chemeketa Community College
4000 Lancaster Dr.
Salem, Oregon 97305

Workshop Topics:

STEM
Guiding Behaviors
Leadership
Community Partnerships
Engaged Learning
Youth Development

Interested in presenting at this year's conference?
Presenter Proposals are now being accepted! 

 Registration Opens in August!

Get to know the OAC Keynote

Dr. Anita Krishnathurthi is the Director of STEM Policy at the Afterschool Alliance. In this role, she leads the Alliance's efforts to advance policies, research and partnerships so children and youth have rich STEM education experiences in their afterschool programs.

As a scientist, she personally feels the urgency of expanding STEM learning opportunities and providing equitable access for a diverse group of children and youth. She strongly believes that afterschool programs play a critically important role in reforming STEM eduation and that they must be treated as strategic partners in STEM education. Anita joined the Afterschool Alliance in June 2010 after serving as the John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow for the American Astronomical Society.

We are very excited to welcome Anita to Oregon!

May Edition