Expanded Learning Programs

The Vendor is required to provide Expanded Learning Programs for District students during before, and/or after school, summer sessions, and intersessions.
- The program must integrate with the regular school day and other expanded learning opportunities while providing a safe physical and emotional environment, opportunities for relationship building and promotion of active student engagement.
- Expanded Learning Programs in the categories below will be highly considered.
• Academic Support: Subject areas are math, reading, and writing
• Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Assemblies and presentations for student engagement and self-efficacy
• Sports: Team sports with inter-school tournaments
• Camps: Day camps and overnight camps
- The program must integrate with the regular school day and other expanded learning opportunities while providing a safe physical and emotional environment, opportunities for relationship building and promotion of active student engagement.
- Expanded Learning Programs:
• Safe and Supportive Environment: Program provides safe and nurturing environment that supports the developmental, social-emotional and physical needs of all students.
• Active and Engaged Learning: Program design and activities reflect active, meaningful and engaging learning methods that promote collaboration and expand student horizons.
• Skill Building: Program maintains high expectations for all students, intentionally links program goals and curricula with 21st century skills and provides activities to help students achieve mastery.
• Youth Voice and Leadership: Program provides intentional opportunities for youth to play a meaningful role in program design and implementation and provide ongoing access to authentic leadership roles.
• Healthy Choices and Behaviors: Youth practice balanced nutrition, physical activity and other healthy choices in the afterschool environment which supports healthy lifestyle choices.
• Diversity, Access, and Equity: Program creates an environment in which students experience values that embrace diversity and equity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, income level, national origin, physical ability, sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression.
• Quality Staff: Program recruits and retains high quality staff and volunteers who are focused on creating a positive learning environment. Program supports staff by providing ongoing professional development based on assessed staff needs.
• Clear Vision, Mission, and Purpose: Vision, mission, and purpose are clearly defined. Goals reflect measurable outcomes reflecting broad stakeholder input. The vision, mission, purpose, and goals drive program design, implementation and improvement.
• Collaborative Partnership: Program intentionally builds and supports collaborative relationships among internal and external stakeholders, including families, schools and community. To achieve program goals.
• Continuous Quality Improvement: Program uses data from multiple sources to assess its strengths and weaknesses in order to continuously improve program design, outcomes and impact.
• Program Management: Program has sound fiscal and administrative practices supported by well-defined and documented policies and procedures that meet grant requirements.
• Sustainability: Program builds enduring partnerships with the community and secures commitments for in-kind and monetary contributions.