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State Afterschool Plan
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Washington Afterschool Plan
You can download the Washington State Afterschool Plan.
Please be aware that this is a large document in zipped format. You will need to save it to your computer and then unzip it.
If that's too cumbersome, email us and ask to have a print copy mailed to you.
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Short Version
There is a shorter version of the State Plan available. If you want the highlights, this is the document for you!
If you'd rather have a printed version, please email us.
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UPDATE: We've completed the first-ever comprehensive study and analysis of Washington State's Afterschool and Youth Development Workforce and the final report is available here!
"Afterschool in Washington: A Smart, Strategic Investment", the Statewide Afterschool Plan and report to the Washington State Legislature, was created in 2004 at the request of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Washington State, Dr. Terry Bergeson. With leadership, resources and staffing from School's Out Washington, the Washington Afterschool Network (WAN) gathered input from stakeholders across Washington. WAN also did additional research to inform the recommendations.
Input was gathered from hundreds of Washington State child care professionals, afterschool program staff, school staff, parents, youth and policy makers and was used to inform the Plan. Over 200 stakeholders participated in 23 focus groups, which were held in every region of the state. In addition, over 340 stakeholders completed an on-line survey (available in English and Spanish.) All participants shared their priorities for afterschool programs in Washington.
The purpose of the State Plan is to help all of Washington's children and youth to succeed in school and in life by increasing and improvign afterschool opportunities. The development of the State Plan and the State Plan itself will :
Inspire the governor, legislators, state policy makers and other leaders to support high quality afterschool programs;
Provide a roadmap for future state policy and funding decisions
Build the constituency for afterschool and galvanize stakeholders across the state;
Provide a unified focus for state, regional and local efforts to increase the quality, accessibility and affordability of afterschool programs; and
Provide the basis for creation of regional plans and actions congruent with statewide priority recommendations.
In 2005, the House Education Committee passed House Bill 1981, which would have designated resources in four investment areas as recommended by the State Plan. As part of the supplemental budget request in 2006, only resources for the professional development activities are being requested.
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