Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities:
• OST Director’s Retreat
April 26-27, 2012
K Bar S Lodge near Keystone
Keynote speaker: Gale Gorke
• National Afterschool
Association conference
April 2-4, 2012
Dallas, TX
• National Institute on
Out of School Time
July 23-27, 2012
Boston, Mass.
• SD 21st CCLC Summer
Conference
May 29-30, 2012 - Pierre, SD
Mark’s Money Tip:
Regarding inventory:
All equipment and
inventory should be
be individually tagged with
a permanent identification
number reflecting 21st
CCLC as purchaser.
Inventory list should
include: cost, who
holds title, identification
number, serial number,
description, location,
acquisition date and disposition.
A random physical
check of the inventory
should be conducted
at least once
every 2 years.
Mark Gageby is a management analyst for the South Dakota Department of Education and oversees funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant program.
Resource Corner:
Need a fun new
technology idea? Try Voki.
Voki is a free
program that allows
you to create a
talking character. You
can record your own
own voice or type words
and pick a pre-recorded
voice to say the
words. You can customize
your Voki to look like
you or take on the
identity of other types of
characters such as
animals or monsters.
There are tons of
lesson plans and tips
for use in the
Teacher’s Corner. Students
will have a blast creating
their own Voki character!
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for future issues.
Center Highlight:
Belle Fourche JAM Program
- Belle Fourche Middle School
After-School Program
- Daily Attendance: 40 afterschool, 100 on Fri. Intercession days
- Hours: 3:45 p.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. -Thurs., 8 a.m. -12 p.m. Fri. Intercession days.
Summer Program
- Daily Attendance: 60
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Goals
The main goals of the JAM program are to support the academic curriculum and to expose the students to various real life opportunities so they can become involved at any time of their lives. They accomplish this by offering everything from homework help to advanced science and math classes. They also include physical activities and social learning. In the summer the students have a chance to learn everything from gold mining to sewing. New this year, the JAM program signed on with the Discovery Center’s SOI Grant which has allowed them to increase their STEM activities.
Friday Intercessions
Since the Belle Fourche school district has a 4-day week, Friday intercessions are offered to provide additional learning opportunities for the students. Small group homework help is offered with the help of the regular-day teachers. Teachers from the district work together to create a curriculum to support the program. Physical fitness activities, STEM programs and social/personal interest group are also offered.
MYOB, A Great Success!
The staff at the program is so proud of the Mind Your Own Business program and fair. For the past six years they’ve been helping 5th and 6th grade students create a business plan and go through all of the steps in developing their own business. Students start by interviewing for a loan, creating a product, advertising, and then actually selling their product at our “Mind Your Own Business Fair.” for a real cash profit! Students keep all of the profit themselves. Kristie says of the program, “It is a wonderful eye opener to the students and their families on how a little hard work goes a long way.”
It’s that time again …
OST Director’s Retreat: April 26-27, 2012
21st CCLC Annual Conference
Ramkota Conference Center, Pierre SD
“Making Moments Count with Countless Resources”
Keynote speaker is Jim Harris. We are looking for groups who want to present breakout sessions on the 29th. Please see the RFP if you’re interested. The second day of the conference is dedicated to STEM activities and resources. The South Dakota Discovery Center is bringing in a representative from NASA along with many other breakout sessions regarding STEM resources.
Click here to register.
Beat the Winter Blues
A Wellness Tip
Sue Burgard, S.D. Department of Education
sue.burgard@state.sd.us,
(605) 773-5238
Jill Cotton, S.D. Department of Education
jill.cotton@state.sd.us,
(605) 773-4693