Hooray! This week Arrowwood Hills and Bryant kicked off their After School Program 22-23! Additional CAN sites are gearing up to start soon -- it feels great to get re-settled back into a new Fall routine and we're so excited for the year!
Announcements
If you see them, wish our September babes a happy birthday!
Larisa Mednis (Brick Intern), September 6
Madison Peterson (Bryant Intern), September 15
Colette DeRaud (Director of Community Wellness & Engagement), September 19
Nirvi Desai (Education Intern), September 26
Dawn Hoyer (Bryant AmeriCorps VISTA), September 27
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Upcoming Events-
September 20 - AAPS Early Release Date
ASP may be closed at your location, make sure to connect with your supervisor for your site-specific details
October 5 - AAPS Student Count Day
We always encourage students to attend school as much as possible, but really emphasize the importance of attendance for this day
October 17-18 - UM Fall Study Break
Please let your supervisor know if you plan to work or not on these days in advance so they can determine if they have enough staff to operate ASP
October 20 - AAPS Early Release Date
ASP may be closed at your location, make sure to connect with your supervisor for your site-specific details
October 27 - LCS Half-Day
Please connect with Kayla to determine whether ASP will be open or closed this day
Staff Meetings (*Meetings have been moved to Tuesdays at 12pm*)-
October 4, 12pm - Management Meeting / In-Person (with a virtual opt-in) @ Brick Community Center
October 11, 12pm - All Staff* Meeting / Virtual (Zoom)
October 18, 12pm - Management Meeting / Virtual (Zoom)
October 25 - Meeting Off Week
*Due to availability/scheduling, All Staff Meetings are required for Management and AmeriCorps VISTAs and optional for Program Assistants and Interns (although we highly encourage any PAs and Interns who are available to join!)
All of our staff meetings and CAN holidays are up on the CAN Google Calendar. If you are in our Google Group listservs (canvistas@googlegroups.com, caninterns@googlegroups.com, canprogramssistants@googlegroups.com, cansummerstaff@googlegroups.com & canmanagement@googlegroups.com) you should receive an invitation to any relevant staff meetings, events, etc.
If you are not in one of these listservs or cannot access the CAN Google Calendar, please email klampen@canwashtenaw.org so you can be added!
You can find a link to subscribe to the CAN Google Calendar at www.can-academy.org/staff-resources (CAN Calendar).
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Accessing Online Training & ASP Materials-
Find resources you may need at www.can-academy.org/staff-resources and www.can-academy.org/general-resources
Tips & Tidbits
Have you seen your site's Classroom & Behavior Management Binder? It's PINK!?
This is your go-to resource for all-things related to managing a successful After School Program, including tools for:
Team & schedule planning
Setting expectations with staff and students
Ways to build meaningful relationships
Mindfulness strategies
The importance of transitions and check-ins
Behavior management strategies
Identifying and responding to trauma
More!
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Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or comments (or highlights, announcements, etc.), please email Katie at klampen@canwashtenaw.org.