After School Education and Safety (ASES Program)

Helping Students Reach Their Full Potential

Group of IUSD EL Students The After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program is the result of the 2002 voter-approved initiative, Proposition 49. This proposition amended California Education Code (EC) 8482 to expand and rename the former Before and After School Learning and Safe Neighborhood Partnerships Program. The ASES Program funds the establishment of local after school education and enrichment programs. These programs are created through partnerships between schools and local community resources to provide literacy, academic enrichment and safe constructive alternatives for students in kindergarten through ninth grade (K-9). Funding is designed to: (1) maintain existing before and after school program funding; and (2) provide eligibility to all elementary and middle schools that submit quality applications throughout California. The current funding level for the ASES program is $550 million.

Purpose and Objectives

The ASES program provides an opportunity to merge school reform strategies with community resources. The goal is to support local efforts to improve assistance to students and broaden the base of support for education in a safe, constructive environment. It is the intent of ASES program legislation to encourage schools and school districts to provide safe and educationally enriching alternatives for children and youth during non-school hours. The program creates incentives for establishing locally driven before and after school education and enrichment programs.The ASES program involves collaboration among parents, youth, representatives from schools and governmental agencies, such as local law enforcement and local parks and recreation departments, and individuals from community-based organizations and the private sector. Programs are created through partnerships between schools and local community resources to provide literacy, academic enrichment, and safe, constructive alternatives for students in grades K-9.

Program Offers:

1 hr. Homework Assistance
1 hr. Academic Tutoring
1 hr. Enrichment (activities vary at each school site)

Program Rules:

All regular School Rules apply in this Program
All students who remain after school must be a part of an After-School Program
No roaming around the campus
All 1st-8th grade students must be signed out by an adult
Parents need to pick up student(s) no later than 6:00 pm
Students must attend the Program for three hours Monday through Friday
Students will be dropped from the program after three unexcused absences

Program Elements

The ASES program must be aligned with, and not be a repeat of, the content of regular school day and other extended learning opportunities. A safe physical and emotional environment, as well as opportunities for relationship building, must be provided. After school programs must consist of the two elements below and ASES program leaders work closely with school site principals and staff to integrate both elements with the school's curriculum, instruction, and learning support activities.

1. An educational and literacy element must provide tutoring and/or homework assistance designed to help students meet state standards in one or more of the following core academic subjects: reading/language arts, mathematics, history and social studies, or science. A broad range of activities may be implemented based on local student needs and interests.
2. The educational enrichment element must offer an array of additional services, programs, and activities that reinforce and complement the school’s academic program. Educational enrichment may include but is not limited to, positive youth development strategies, recreation and prevention activities. Such activities might involve the visual and performing arts, music, physical activity, health/nutrition promotion, and general recreation; career awareness and work preparation activities; community service-learning; and other youth development activities based on student needs and interests. Enrichment activities may be designed to enhance the core curriculum.

Program Requirements

All staff members who directly supervise pupils must meet the minimum qualifications, hiring requirements, and procedures for an instructional aide in the school district. School site principals approve site supervisors for the after school program and ensure that the program maintains a pupil-to-staff member ratio of no more than 20 to 1.

A nutritious snack is provided daily to students participating in the program. The snack provided must meet the standards identified in EC Section 49430.

After School Program grantees are required to operate programs a minimum of 15 hours per week and at least until 6:00 p.m., beginning immediately upon conclusion of the regular school day. Programs must plan to operate every regular school day during the regular school year.

After School Program Attendance

It is the intent of the Legislature that elementary school pupils participate in the full day of the program every day during which pupils participate and that pupils in middle school or junior high school attend a minimum of nine hours a week and three days a week to accomplish program goals. Priority for enrollment of pupils in middle school or junior high school shall be given to pupils who attend daily.

Before School Programs

Elementary and middle school before school programs must operate for a minimum of one and one-half hours per day, or may operate up to two hours. Pupils must attend at least one-half of the daily program’s hours of operation to be counted for purposes of attendance. Middle schools may choose a flexible before school schedule designed to meet student needs and interests.

Evaluation Criteria

Before and/or after school programs participating in the ASES Program are required to submit annual student outcome data to the California Department of Education from local program evaluations. Data must include research-based indicators and measurable student outcomes for academic performance, attendance, and positive behavioral changes. The California Department of Education may consider the results of these evaluations when determining eligibility for three year grant renewal.

Resources

California After School Physical Activity Guidelines	After School Education and Safety Program - Newsletter

Please complete the survey if you want to enroll your child/children in the After School Education & Safety Program (ASES) for the 2021-2022 school year. This survey must be signed and submitted by Monday, August 16, 2021 by 4:00 pm. Students will be enrolled based on the social distancing model selected by the district. We are making plans for the 2021-2022 school year and we want to notify you of the following change: We will be following the advice received from the LA County Department of Public Health guidelines for reopening K-12 schools. The After School Program strives to provide every child with a happy, safe and enriching experience every day. In order to achieve our goal, we need the full cooperation and support of every parent and child. By working together, we can teach our children the skills that will help them make healthy decisions and be successful in their social and emotional development.

ENROLL NOW!

Por favor complete la encuesta si desea inscribir a su (s) hijo (s) en el Programa de Educación y Seguridad Después de la Escuela (ASES) para el año escolar 2021-2022. Esta encuesta debe firmarse y enviarse antes del lunes 16 de agosto de 2021 a las 4:00 p.m. Estamos haciendo planes para el año escolar 2021-2022 y queremos notificarle el siguiente cambio: Los estudiantes se inscribirán según el modelo de distanciamiento social seleccionado por el distrito. Seguiremos los consejos recibidos de las pautas del Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Los Ángeles para la reapertura de las escuelas K-12. El programa después de clases de ASES se esfuerza por brindar a cada niño una experiencia feliz, segura y enriquecedora todos los días. Para lograr nuestro objetivo, necesitamos la cooperación y el apoyo totales de todos los padres y niños. Al trabajar juntos, podemos enseñar a nuestros hijos las habilidades que les ayudarán a tomar decisiones saludables y a tener éxito en su desarrollo social y emocional.

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Call for Enrichment Providers

Inglewood Unified School District is pleased to partner with 6crickets to manage and support an expanded learning opportunity program starting in Summer 2023. The goal of the program is to bring the best, most-engaging, and equitable enrichment programs to our students to develop the whole child and help them explore their interests, discover their passions, love learning, and build social-emotional support through choice-driven, interest-driven, project-driven teamwork. Our enrichment programs will be in-person and will teach STEM, art, chess, performing arts, sports, and more.

The approach we take is community enrichment where we partner with quality enrichment providers and community partners to teach the programs on school campuses. We firmly believe that this approach fosters a win-win-win-win community: win for our students to access the best enrichment, win for our families to have the best out-of-school time support, win for our community partners and small businesses to impact more children, and win for the schools to have an efficient, high quality enrichment operation.

We are soliciting applications from passionate enrichment organizations, businesses, community partners, and individuals who love creative teaching and have a proven track record of teaching engaging enrichment programs. The Inglewood enrichment programs are funded by the district. Apply Today!

We look forward to receiving your applications and partnering to bring the best enrichment to Inglewood USD students. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

About Inglewood USD: Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) is an ethnically and culturally diverse school district serving the communities of Inglewood and Ladera Heights in Los Angeles County. Inglewood USD and its communities share a rich history of accomplishments in numerous spheres: arts and entertainment, sports, educational attainment, civic pride and engagement, and family-friendly support and services. The mission of IUSD remains on providing effective educational experiences for every student in our care.

About 6crickets: The mission of 6crickets is to bring the best enrichment to every student in every school. We empower districts and schools to organize community partners to teach after-school and summer enrichment programs directly on school campuses. Core to the 6crickets' solutions is the one-stop cloud platform that seamlessly interconnects districts, schools, providers, and families. This way, we can significantly automate and streamline the management. 6crickets is backed by the National Science Foundation and has served 3.3 million enrichment learning hours taught by thousands of providers at 588 schools in 122 districts in 29 states.