Before, during, and after-school programs
According to a 2006 survey, four in ten teens (40.5 percent) do not attend after-school programs because they were not interested in what the programs offer. Cost and lack of transportation do not appear to deter many students. When the researchers asked students what factors would increase their interest in after-school activities, the overwhelming majority of teens said they would be interested in after-school programs that help them perform better in school (76.8 percent), develop leadership skills (76.4 percent), and teach them how to work with money and budgets (75.6 percent) and how to run a business (69.1 percent).1
Before- and after-school program sometimes called 0 and X periods, ensure that students who take intensive intervention courses still have an opportunity to participate in electives. Currently there is nearly $248 million available in supplemental education services funding for programs outside the school day.
Some of the resources on before- and after-school programs are noted below.
Related Links
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers, California Department of Education.
- Afterschool Time: Choices, Challenges, and New Directions, (Outside Source), Education Development Center (EDC).
- After School Education and Safety Program, California Department of Education.
- Exploring Quality Standards for Middle School After School Programs: What We Know and What We Need to Know, (PDF; Outside Source), Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) and the National Institute on Out-of-School Time.
- List Resources by Grade Range (Middle School), (Outside Source) Science After School, The National Center for Quality Afterschool.
- Supplemental Educational Services, California Department of Education.
- Time for Achievement Afterschool and Out-of-School Time, (PDF; Outside Source), Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Newsletter, May 2006, Vol. XVIII, No.1.
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Footnote
1Lack of Interest” Reason Why Teens Don’t Use After School Programs, (Outside Source), Junior Achievement, July 5, 2006.
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