Partnership For After School Education Inc

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION IS A CHILD-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS QUALITY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUAL AFTERSCHOOL STAFF, YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE FIELD AS A WHOLE, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY SERVICES TO LOW INCOME YOUTH. THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION CONNECTING THE MORE THAN 1,600 ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE NEW YORK CITY'S YOUTH LIVING IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES IN OUT OF SCHOOL TIME.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:PASE'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE AFTERSCHOOL PROFESSIONALS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THEIR CURRENT ROLES WHILE HONING THEIR STRENGTHS AND DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS TO TAKE ON MORE ADVANCED LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE FUTURE. THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, PASE STRIVES TO SUPPORT BOTH EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED LEADERS ALL ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF THEIR CAREERS. PASE'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED: EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SERIES FOR SMALL AGENCIES WHICH IN 2021 FOCUSED ON ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, TO BUILD THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BY BRINGING TOGETHER EXECUTIVE LEADERS TO PLAN FOR THEIR AGENCY'S FUTURE, SHARE RESOURCES, AND CREATE AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND EXECUTIVES FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES; THE PASE/LANDIT WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED 25 FEMALE-IDENTIFYING ALUMNAE OF PASE'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS WITH ACCESS TO LANDIT, AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM, AND A SERIES OF IN-PERSON EXPERT SESSIONS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND A VIRTUAL ALUMNI LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE WHICH SERVED 19 NONPROFIT LEADERS AND OFFERED TOPICS INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONAL TRAUMA AND HEALING, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING.STEM: THROUGH OUR STEM INITIATIVE, PASE HELPS TO MAKE STEM TOPICS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD, PROVIDING STEM-RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFTERSCHOOL PRACTITIONERS ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE AND UTILIZE STEM IN THEIR PROGRAMS. PASE'S EFFORTS THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE UTILIZE AN INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING MODEL, INFUSING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES INTO STEM PROGRAMMING IN ORDER TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY, CONTENT-RICH, AND EFFECTIVE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. PASE CONTINUES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD TO DO STEM BY EXPLICITLY FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING STEM IDENTITIES, FOSTERING STEM LEADERS WITHIN PROGRAMS, AND PROMOTING BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES, THROUGH WORKSHOPS, STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS, FORUMS, AND RESOURCE FAIRS. IN THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR, PASE HOSTED TWO COHORTS FOR YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS. THE 2020 STRENGTHENING STEM IN AFTERSHOOL COHORT, FOR 10 YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION, WAS A CONTINUATION FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR THAT INCLUDED CONTENT TRAINING SESSIONS; PEER-LED VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETINGS; A CURRICULUM EXPO, AND A REFLECTION ON PRACTICE TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR STEM TO SUCCESSFULLY TAKE ROOT IN AFTERSCHOOL AGENCIES IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL STEM IDENTITY THROUGHOUT THE FIELD. STRENGTHENING STEM IDENTITY IN AFTERSCHOOL INSTITUTE FOR STEM DECISION MAKERS AND STEM CHAMPIONS, FOR 7 YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDED SIX VIRTUAL SESSIONS FACILITATED BY PASE AND CONTENT EXPERTS FROM THE FIELDS OF AFTERSCHOOL AND EDUCATION. THREE SESSIONS FOR STEM CHAMPIONS FOCUSED ON STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR DESIGNING AND DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY STEM PROGRAMMING WHEN YOU MUST MODIFY ACTIVITIES FOR ABILITIES, SUPPLY ACCESS, AND YOUTH BEING IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL. THE THREE SESSIONS FOR DECISION MAKERS FOCUSED ON CONTINUING TO INSTITUTIONALIZE STEM PROGRAMMING VIA FULL INTEGRATION AND A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH, STAFFING, BUDGETING, AND EVALUATION.PASE ALSO HOSTED A VIRTUAL FORUM, STRENGTHENING STEM IN AFTERSCHOOL, ATTENDED BY AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 60 ATTENDEES. THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTED LEARNINGS FROM OUR WORK AND FEATURED AFTERSCHOOL LEADERS SHARING HOW THEY HAVE EVOLVED AND ENHANCED THEIR STEM PROGRAMMING.

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE: PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, INTERACTIVE, PRACTICALLY-ORIENTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS CENTRAL TO PASE'S MISSION. THE TOOLS PASE USES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE FIELD; INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES; FORUMS TO CONVENE DIVERSE GROUPS OF STAKEHOLDERS; STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS TO DEVELOP CONSENSUS ON EMERGING NEEDS AND TRENDS; CITYWIDE CONFERENCES; AND THE CREATION AND PUBLICATION OF RESOURCE MATERIALS HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENT, WHILE PASE'S PROGRAMS REMAIN RESPONSIVE TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF AN EVOLVING FIELD. PASE PROVIDES A FOUNDATIONAL SERIES FOR FRONT LINE STAFF, PARTICIPANTS AND FOCUSING ON TOPICS SUCH AS INTRODUCTION TO CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, SUPPORTING GOOD NUTRITION, AND CREATING PHYSICALLY SAFES SPACES. PASE ALSO OFFERS A SUPERVISOR'S SERIES FOCUSING ON TOPICS LIKE EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION, BUILDING A STAFF TEAM, AND EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS FOR SUPERVISORS. PASE ALSO OFFERED SEVERAL WORKSHOPS TAILORED TO SUPPORT WORK IN A VIRTUAL WORLD. IN THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR, PASE PROVIDED A WEALTH OF SERVICES TO THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD, WITH OVER 4,500 AFTERSCHOOL PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF NEW YORK CITY PARTICIPATING IN PASE OFFERINGS. PASE'S BREADTH OF PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY OF OVER 1,600 AFTERSCHOOL AGENCIES TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WHILE ALSO INSPIRING INNOVATION AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PROGRAMS FOR OVER 500,000 KIDS AND TEENS IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. SINCE MARCH OF 2020, PASE HAS CONTINUED TO OFFER PROGRAMMING THAT RESPONDS TO THE SHIFTING NEEDS OF AFTERSCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH AND BEYOND THE PANDEMIC. PASE INVESTED IN YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY THROUGH OUR FUND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE AND PRESENTED TIMELY SESSIONS FOR SUPERVISORS AND FRONT-LINE STAFF ON TOPICS SUCH AS ADDRESSING TRAUMA AND FOSTERING HEALING, DIGITAL LEARNING AND ENGAGING VIRTUAL SPACES, SUSTAINING AND STRENGTHENING QUALITY. WE CONTINUED TO OFFER A SPACE FOR AFTERSCHOOL STAFF TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND SKILLS THROUGH MONTHLY TAKE A BREAK WITH PASE SESSIONS.GLOBAL LEARNING: PASE'S GLOBAL LEARNING INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS THE ABILITY OF THE AFTERSCHOOL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT GLOBAL LEARNING WITH YOUTH, HELPING THEM DEVELOP THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ACCESS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES, TO PARTICIPATE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY, AND TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENS. BUILDING ON THE LEARNINGS FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE COHORT-BASED PASE EXPLORERS PROGRAM WHICH PROMOTED GLOBAL LEARNING THROUGH LOCAL EXPLORATION. IN 2021, PASE CONTINUED TRANSITIONING EXPLORERS TO AN ACCESSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM MODEL TO BENEFIT A GREATER NUMBER OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. AS PART OF THESE EFFORTS, THE PASE EXPLORERS CURRICULUM WAS REVISED FOR EASE OF USE AND INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHY LESSONS TO USE PHOTOGRAPHY AS A TOOL FOR YOUTH TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY. IN SPRING 2021, PASE HELD TWO TRAININGS ON HOW TO USE THE PASE EXPLORERS CURRICULUM AND TWO TRAININGS ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPONENT.YOUTH OUTCOMES: PASE UNDERSTANDS THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING AFTERSCHOOL AGENCIES' CAPACITY TO SELECT, MEASURE, AND COMMUNICATE YOUTH OUTCOMES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE BOTH TO THE YOUTH THEY SERVE AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. PASE HAS SET THE EXPECTATION OF HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE FIELD, AND AS SUCH, YOUTH OUTCOMES ARE USED AS A LENS THROUGH WHICH PASE PROVIDES ALL OUR WORK. PASE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO YOUTH AGENCIES IN UNDERSTANDING, MEASURING, AND COMMUNICATING THEIR IMPACT ON THE YOUTH THEY SERVE, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO THE NUANCES OF CAPTURING AND COMMUNICATING IMPACT DURING VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING.

COLLEGE PREP & SUCCESS: WITH A 5TH THROUGH 16TH GRADE PERSPECTIVE, PASE PREPARES COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) TO OFFER HIGH- QUALITY COLLEGE PREP AND SUCCESS PROGRAMMING, PROVIDES RESOURCES TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR PROGRAMS, CONNECTS CBOS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND FACILITATES BROAD DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW BEST TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE EXPERIENCES.BUILDING OFF THE LEARNINGS FROM PASE'S REPORT, PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF AFTERSCHOOL IN COLLEGE PERSISTENCE, PASE STRENGTHENS COLLEGE PREP AND SUCCESS PROGRAMS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY THROUGH THE STRENGTHENING COLLEGE PERSISTENCE IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. IN 2020, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SOLON E. SUMMERFIELD FOUNDATION, PASE BROUGHT TOGETHER A COHORT OF COLLEGE COUNSELORS/ADVISORS FROM 12 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NYC FOR A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE SESSIONS THAT PROVIDED RELEVANT RESEARCH, BOLSTERED STAFF CAPACITY, AND ULTIMATELY STRENGTHENED THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLEGE PREP AND SUCCESS PROGRAMMING. SESSIONS BEGAN IN PERSON AND WERE CONVERTED TO VIRTUAL DUE TO COVID-19. IN ADDITION, PASE OFFERED WORKSHOPS AND CONVENED A CITYWIDE FORUM ON BEST AND EMERGING PRACTICES FOR COLLEGE TRANSFER, WHICH EXPLORED HOW AFTERSCHOOL PROVIDERS CAN PROMOTE AND/OR SUPPORT THE COLLEGE TRANSFER PROCESS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. PASE ALSO OFFERED CREATING A CBO PROFILE FOR COLLEGES, WHERE CBOS WERE ENCOURAGED TO CREATE A PROFILE, SIMILAR TO THE PROFILES THAT HIGH SCHOOLS SHARE WITH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, TO BETTER ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. PASE ALSO CONTINUES TO PRESENT AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND TO HOST WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY.

SUMMER LEARNING:PASE WORKS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT NEW YORK CITY'S YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THEM ACADEMICALLY, PROMOTE LITERACY, BUILD INTEREST IN LEARNING, AND TEACH ESSENTIAL SKILLS SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNICATION, AND CREATIVITY. THROUGH THE SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM, PASE RECRUITS, TRAINS, SUPERVISES, AND PAYS STIPENDS TO A COHORT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ENRICHMENT TO PROGRAMS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE FELLOWS RECEIVED PRACTICAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN EDUCATION AND THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD, HELPING THEM TO EXPLORE AND CULTIVATE THEIR PASSION TO TEACH OR WORK WITH CHILDREN. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2021, PASE WORKED WITH 16 FELLOWS WHO WERE PLACED AT 9 IN-PERSON SUMMER PROGRAMS. OUR SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS HAVE NOW JOINED AN ALUMNI GROUP OF OVER 300 SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS.