The challenges around finding high-quality staff have been felt across the country and throughout every industry, but what can you actually do about it? Join the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) to explore the workforce landscape and better understand what potential (and current) employees want and need. Together, let’s think outside the box and swap ideas about where to find staff, recruitment strategies that work, and using the onboarding process to set the stage for new hires’ success and job satisfaction. You’ll leave with a list of ways to be intentional and strategic about attracting and keeping the staff you need to build a strong team brimming with committed, qualified people.  

Join us for an engaging and informative session on planning successful summer programs for out-of-school time (OST) initiatives. This session will highlight the collaborative efforts of the 21st CCLC National Technical Assistance Center, North Carolina, and Michigan, in building programs’ capacity to design, develop, and implement high-quality summer programs. We’ll delve into the Summer Learning Implementation Planner and its step-by-step approach to ensuring a well-structured and impactful summer program. Whether you're a seasoned OST professional or new to program planning, this session will provide valuable strategies and tools to elevate your summer programming. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your planning skills and ensure a successful summer for all! 

To fully grasp what they read, whether it’s a book or a math problem, and to clearly express themselves verbally and in writing, students need more than basic reading and writing skills. They also need exposure to a variety of words, ideas, and experiences that build their vocabulary and background knowledge. That’s where you come in! In this interactive session with the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), you’ll explore simple yet innovative ways to weave literacy practices into your daily out-of-school time (OST) programming. You’ll leave with strategies for connecting literacy to just about everything you do, whether you’re leading a STEAM or art activity, taking a field trip, playing a game, chatting with students during snack time, or organizing a reader’s theater.