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A 21st CCLC subgrant runs 3 to 5 years, and the state uses your evaluation results when it decides whether to renew.So w...
10/15/2026

A 21st CCLC subgrant runs 3 to 5 years, and the state uses your evaluation results when it decides whether to renew.

So when your program's evaluation findings come back, who sees them first?

A. Site coordinators, in time to change something this year
B. The program director, in the year-end report
C. Mostly the funder

Reply with a letter. If it's B or C, what would it take to get findings to your sites by mid-year?

Does your after-school program need a child care license? In most states, four facts decide it.1. Who runs it. Several s...
10/12/2026

Does your after-school program need a child care license? In most states, four facts decide it.

1. Who runs it. Several states exempt programs run by a school district or local government, and the wording differs by state.
2. How long it runs, in hours a day and weeks a year.
3. Whether it offers one activity, like a sports league, or general supervision.
4. Whether children can come and go on their own.

Our free guide covers school-age licensing rules, exemptions and ratios in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Georgia, checked against each state's rules this month: https://www.gsweducationpartners.com/after-school-licensing-requirements?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_campaign=wk_2026w42&utm_content=fb-1-image

Which of the four is hardest to pin down for your program?

Lights On Afterschool is two weeks from today, on Thursday, October 22.If a city council member walked into your program...
10/08/2026

Lights On Afterschool is two weeks from today, on Thursday, October 22.

If a city council member walked into your program that afternoon, what would you most want them to see?

A. Students leading an activity themselves
B. Your waitlist, and what it would take to clear it
C. Your staff at work with kids

Reply with a letter and tell us why. Which one is it for your program?

10/06/2026

Federal funding runs through December 11, and final FY2027 numbers probably won’t arrive before mid-December.

That timing comes from AESA’s Sept 8 appropriations update. If your after-school or 21st CCLC program depends on that money, three moves help most this month. Write the flat funding plan down. Build a second version at a cut and rank what goes first. Then book the decision meeting for the week after December 11.

One action on each, and save this for your next leadership meeting. Our free FY2027 Budget Planner holds both versions side by side. Link in bio.

Which one has your team already done?

SchoolLeadership EducationLeadership SchoolBudget YouthDevelopment ProgramDirector LightsOnAfterschool

Lights On Afterschool is Thursday, October 22, 17 days from today.If your after-school program is hosting an event, regi...
10/05/2026

Lights On Afterschool is Thursday, October 22, 17 days from today.

If your after-school program is hosting an event, register it on the Afterschool Alliance's Lights On page. Registered programs get 10 free event posters.

Our October Practitioner's Pulse has a short plan for the day. Invite one elected official and one school leader by name, hand every guest one page with your enrollment, waitlist and attendance, and let students run the hour: https://www.gsweducationpartners.com/october-2026?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_campaign=wk_2026w41&utm_content=fb-1-image

Is your program hosting something on the 22nd this year?

Question for after-school and summer program leaders.Which role is hardest to fill at your program right now?A. Site coo...
10/01/2026

Question for after-school and summer program leaders.

Which role is hardest to fill at your program right now?

A. Site coordinators and leads
B. Frontline staff and group leaders
C. Staff who support students with disabilities

On our Career Board, about one in four open education roles is in special education, so we suspect C comes up a lot. We'd like to hear it from people doing the hiring. Which letter is yours?

Hiring for your program this fall? Check what everyone else is paying first.5,976 of the 7,342 open roles on our Career ...
09/28/2026

Hiring for your program this fall? Check what everyone else is paying first.

5,976 of the 7,342 open roles on our Career Board list a salary, across 1,283 employers. That includes after-school and out-of-school-time jobs, not only classroom roles.

Before you post a site coordinator or group leader opening, search the same role in your state and see what the programs near you are offering. If your posting pays less or asks for worse hours, you'll know before the applications dry up. The board is free: https://www.gsweducationpartners.com/jobs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_campaign=wk_2026w40&utm_content=fb-1-image

What role are you hiring for right now?

09/23/2026

Something every teacher is asking about right now: how much AI use in the classroom is actually okay?

Districts that answered this early, with a real acceptable-use policy instead of an informal understanding, are seeing far fewer awkward moments this fall.

We put together a plain-language starting point for districts still working this out.

Link in the first comment, or drop a comment and we will send it over.

Is your first 30 days actually working, or does it just look like it is?Swipe through 4 quick diagnostic questions cover...
09/18/2026

Is your first 30 days actually working, or does it just look like it is?

Swipe through 4 quick diagnostic questions covering IEP service minutes, behavior incidents at transitions, nurse caseloads, and evaluation timelines.

Save this and come back to it every week this month.

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