Management

This section contains 81 resources on planning, organizing, and coordinating afterschool programs. Information is provided to assist with strategic planning, leadership, staff development, fiscal management, advocacy, and sustainability of the program.

• "It's Being Done": Academic Success in Unexpected Schools

• 10 Tips for Affirming Diversity and Supporting Equity in New After School Programs (New)

• 100 Ways to Motivate Others: How Great Leaders Can Produce Insane Results Without Driving People Crazy (New)

• 151 Quick Ideas to Inspire Your Staff (New)

• 9 Things a Leader Must Do: Breaking Through to the Next Level (New)

• A Framework for Understanding and Working With Students and Adults From Poverty (Revised)

• A Guide to Successful Public-Private Partnerships for Youth Programs (New)

• A How-To Guide for Summer Food Sponsors on Purchasing High-Quality Summer Meals (New)

• A Review of Research on the Integration of Sports and Physical Activity Into Out-of-School Time Programs (New)

• Achieving Leadership Genius (New)

• Active Hours Afterschool: Childhood Obesity & the Role of Afterschool Programs as a Solution (New)

• Active Hours Afterschool: Local Wellness Policy Toolkit for Afterschool Programs (New)

• After School Guide: Nourish Their Bodies, Feed Their Minds (New)

• Afterschool Advantage: Powerful New Learning Opportunities (New)

• Afterschool for the Global Age (New)

• Afterschool Matters (New)

• Afterschool Style in Practice: 25 Skill-Building Meetings for Staff (New)

• America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2007

• Best Practices Workbook: Guidelines for School-Age Programs (New)

• Best Practices: Guidelines for School-Age Programs (New)

• Beyond the Bell: A Toolkit for Creating Effective Afterschool Programs, Third Edition (Revised)

• Celebrating America's Youth: The Facts Are Positive (New)

• Changing Children's Behavior by Changing the People, Places, and Activities in Their Lives (New)

• Community Visions, Community Solutions: Grantmaking for Comprehensive Impact

• Creating Dedicated Local and State Revenue Sources for Youth Programs (New)

• Critical Hours: Afterschool Programs and Educational Success

• Demographic Differences in Youth Out-of-School Time Participation: A Research Summary (New)

• Finders and Keepers: Helping New Teachers Survive and Thrive in Our Schools (New)

• Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Youth Programs (New)

• Finding Funding: Grantwriting From Start to Finish, Including Project Management and Internet Use, Fifth Edition

• Findings From HFRP's Study of Predictors of Participation in Out-of-School Time Activities: Fact Sheet (New)

• Five Standards for Effective Teaching: How to Succeed With All Learners, Grades K–8 (New)

• Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid (New)

• Giving Parents Options: Strategies for Informing Parents and Implementing Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind

• Guide to NAA Program Accreditation (New)

• Half a Childhood: Quality Programs for Out-of-School Hours, Third Edition

• Helping Practitioners Meet the Goals of No Child Left Behind (New)

• Helping Youth Succeed Through Out-of-School Time Programs (New)

• How Afterschool Programs Can Most Effectively Promote Positive Youth Development as a Support to Academic Achievement: A Report Commissioned by the Boston After-School for All Partnership

• How the Arts Can Enhance After-School Programs

• Investing in the Sustainability of Youth Programs: An Assessment Tool for Funders (New)

• Leading by Example: Straight Talk From the World's Top Business Leaders (New)

• Leading in a Culture of Change (New)

• Links to Learning: Supporting Learning in Out-of-School Time Programs

• Making Change Stick: Twelve Principles for Transforming Organizations (New)

• Making the Case: A Fact Sheet on School-Age Children's Out-of-School Time

• Managing Change: Straight Talk From the World's Top Business Leaders (New)

• Mini-Digest of Education Statistics, 2006 (New)

• More Than Homework, a Snack, and Basketball: Afterschool Programs as an Oasis of Hope for Black Parents in Four Cities (New)

• No Child Left Behind: Primer (New)

• NSACA Standards for Quality School-Age Care

• Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions (New)

• Outcomes Linked to High-Quality Afterschool Programs: Longitudinal Findings From the Study of Promising Afterschool Programs (New)

• Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition in Afterschool Settings: Strategies for Program Leaders and Policy Makers (New)

• Pursuing the Promise: Addressing Equity, Access and Diversity in After School and Youth Programs

• Resolving Conflicts at Work: Eight Strategies for Everyone on the Job, Revised Edition

• Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher (New)

• School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale

• Setting the Stage for a Youth Development Associate Credential: A National Review of Professional Credentials for the Out-of-School Time Workforce (New)

• Snapshots of Sustainability: Profiles of Successful Strategies for Financing Out-of-School Time Programs (New)

• Strengths Finder 2.0 (New)

• Sustainability in School-linked Afterschool Programs (New)

• Sustainability Planning Workbook

• Sustaining 21st Century Community Learning Centers: What Works for Programs and How Policymakers Can Help (New)

• Teambuilding That Gets Results (New)

• Teambuilding With Teens: Activities for Leadership, Decision Making, & Group Success (New)

• The Condition of Education 2007 in Brief (New)

• The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership, Second Edition (New)

• The Last Dropout: Stop the Epidemic! (New)

• The Leader as Communicator: Strategies and Tactics to Build Loyalty, Focus Effort, and Spark Creativity

• The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need, Second Edition (New)

• The Quality of School-Age Child Care in Afterschool Settings (New)

• The Road to Sustainability: Sustainability Workbook (New)

• The Speed of Trust (New)

• The Truth About Hiring the Best (New)

• Thinking About Response to Intervention and Learning Disabilities: A Teacher's Guide (New)

• Tough to Reach, Tough to Teach: Students With Behavior Problems, Second Edition (New)

• Understanding Youth: Adolescent Development for Educators (New)

• Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time: Opportunities for Afterschool Programs (New)

• Using TANF to Finance Out-of-School Time Initiatives (New)

• What Do Kids Need to Succeed? (New)