THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION INC

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 2023 FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED: THE PASE/LANDIT WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED 27 FEMALE-IDENTIFYING AFTERSCHOOL EDUCATORS 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 FUND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, A COHORT PROGRAM FOR 12 CBOS DEALING WITH THE EVER-CHANGING FUNDING CLIMATE AND THE ONGOING IMPACT OF COVID-19 TO DEVELOP STRONG AND DIVERSIFIED FUNDING STRATEGIES, TO COLLABORATE WITH INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, AND TO CREATE A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY AT THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. 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 INFUSE STEM IN AFTERSCHOOL BY EXPLICITLY FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING STEM IDENTITIES, FOSTERING EXPOSURE TO STEM CAREERS, AND PROMOTING BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES, THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCE FAIRS.

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 2023, PASE WORKED WITH 15 FELLOWS WHO WERE PLACED AT 14 IN-PERSON SUMMER PROGRAMS. OUR SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS HAVE NOW JOINED AN ALUMNI GROUP OF OVER 300 SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS. PASE ALSO DIRECTED THE CHARLES HAYDEN FOUNDATION SUMMER GRANT PROGRAM, PROVIDING PASS THROUGH GRANTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING TO 11 SMALL AGENCIES DELIVERING SUMMER PROGRAMMING, AND SERVED AS A CATALYST FOR NEW PROGRAMMATIC DIRECTIONS, ENGAGING NEW PARTICIPANTS, AND FOSTERING NEW COLLABORATIONS.