From Classroom to Community: Investing in Whole-Child Support Systems from Cradle to Career

This GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar continues our series of sessions exploring state and district spending from the $190 billion Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) federal fund with this session focusing on the $22 billion set-aside for afterschool and summer enrichment and the ways in which state departments of education and school districts are partnering with expert OST programs to reach more students to maximize this time outside of the classroom to accelerate learning.

CGLR’s John Gomperts moderates a discussion with national leaders, Brodrick Clarke of the National Summer Learning Association and Jen Rinehart of the Afterschool Alliance exploring the research demonstrating the impact; the trends in state and district investments; and what constitutes high-quality programming that ensures students are engaged in learning and having fun.

Gomperts also engages a panel of state and local nonprofit leaders, including Katie Landes of the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network, Dan McNeil of Spring Forward in Illinois and Sarah Resch of Camp Whitcomb/Mason at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee who are partnering with SEAs and districts and receiving investments in their successful OST learning programs to reach many more students and advance equitable learning acceleration. Kathy Ruggeberg, Ph.D., of the Rock Island-Milan School District in Illinois also joins the conversation and discusses how through their partnership with Spring Forward, the district has been able to multiply the number of students engaged and the impact they have seen.