School Age Child Care News

Pennsylvania School-Age Professional Credential On-Line

The Pennsylvania School-Age Professional Credential On-Line  is a collaborated effort with the Northwest Regional Key and Clarion University to have the credential accessible to all school-age providers throughout Pennsylvania.  The Pennsylvania School-Age Credential On-Line articulates for six college credits with Clarion University. 

The Pennsylvania School-Age Professional Credential is a competency based program modeled after the Child Development Associate (CDA).  It provides individuals working in school-age programs the opportunity to examine their work in relation to the Pennsylvania School-Age Care Competency Standards.

Registration fee is $120.00 .  This will cover the cost of the books and use of the on-line services. On-line classes will start October 5, 2010.   

Please click here for more information regarding this on-line program.
Please click here for the registration form.

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• 2 Professional Development Days each worth 6 hours at no cost to you!
• National Speakers coming to Pittsburgh! (See bios on the back)
• Lunch and books (written by the speakers) provided to you for free!

(Preregistration is required to receive books and lunch.)

Targeted Leadership – Building a Team that Hits the Mark,

Finding Great Staff* (K6 C1 61)                       Tracey Ballas

Saturday June 19                9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

CCAC Boyce Campus        Monroeville, PA

*All participants will receive a copy of Tracey’s book : Targeted Leadership

Help for Homework Help (K2 C1 13)               Roberta Newman

Saturday June 26                9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Elizabeth Seton Center      Pittsburgh, PA

Building Relationships with Parents & Families**

(K2 C2 31)                                                           Roberta Newman

Saturday June 26                1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Elizabeth Seton Center      Pittsburgh, PA

**All participants will receive a copy of Roberta’s book:  Building Relationships

For more information and to register online visit www.pakeys.org or call Suzanne Ashman at 412-244-5309.

Click here to download and print a flyer for this event.

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School-Age Professional Development Day, May 8th

Location:  Grace Church
Time:  8:30am - 3:30pm

Topics included:

Professionalism is for Everyone
Involving Parents/Guardians in the Educational Process
Creating Portfolios with School-Age
Diversity

Mandated Reporter: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse
Creating a Supportive Classroom Environment
Creating Portfolio's with School-Age
C-B.A.S.S.

Keynote: Facing the Challenges of Change

To register for this training please fill out a registration form and submit payment to the Northwest Regional Key prior to the registration deadline of May 1st. 

Please click here for more information or to download a copy of the registration form.  

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School-Age Professional Development Day, December 5th

Location:  Ben Franklin Early Learning Center
Time:  8:00am - 3:30pm

Topics included:

Professionalism is for Everyone
Observing with a Purpose
Creating Portfolios with School-Age Part 1

Mandated Reporting
Creating Supportive Classroom Environment
Creating Portfolios with School-Age Part 2

Keys to Quality School-Age Care: Safety
Portable Teambuilding Activities
Creating Portfolios with School-Age Part 3

To register for this training please fill out a registration form and submit payment to the Northwest Regional Key prior to the registration deadline of November 25th. 

Please click here for more information or to download a copy of the registration form.

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Website Resources for School-Age  

To view, download and print a copy of this list please click here.
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For more information please click here to download and print a copy of this flyer.

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PENN SACCA Workshop Proposals

The Pennsylvania School-Age Child Care Alliance (PENN SACCA) invites you to submit a workshop proposal for its annual statewide school-age conference scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 13^th and 14th, 2009 at Holiday Inn Harrisburg East (Lindle Rd.), Harrisburg, PA.

The theme, Building Networks...Achieve Quality through Pride and Accountability! is in keeping with our new mission and an expansion of our vision.  The emphasis is on building strong networks of the school-age child care professionals.

We welcome proposals revolving around the National AfterSchool Association and Pennsylvania Keystone STARS Standards for Quality School-Age Care.  They include the following categories:

§  Human Relationships                                •  Core Body of Knowledge

§  Indoor Environment                                  •  Professional Development Plan

§  Outdoor Environment                                •  Keystone STARS Standards

§  Activities                                                 •  Funding Sources for SACC Programs

§  Continuous Quality Improvement            

§  School Age Systems Building

§  Safety, Health, and Nutrition

§  Administration

Workshops will be 3 hours in length.  PENN SACCA is offering an honorarium of $150 per workshop as well as complimentary conference registration for up to two presenters per workshop.  The honorarium may be returned to PENN SACCA in the form of a donation if the presenter so chooses. The presenter will receive meals of breakfast and lunch on the day of the conference if so desired.  PennSACCA will be responsible for the cost of transportation and the cost of copies of handouts (with valid receipt).

All workshops must be relevant to the school-age child care population.  Proposals should be mailed, faxed, or emailed (preferred) to me by September 4, 2009 at the address below.  If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (610) 617-4550 option 4

Don’t miss this great opportunity for statewide exposure to the school-age care population!

Sincerely,

Carmen Gatti                                                                                                   Phone:  (610) 617-4550 X4

Southeastern PA School Age Child Care Project                                                   Fax:     (610) 617-3550

201 Sabine Ave.                                                                                               Email:  cgatti@melc.org

Narberth, PA  19020

To download and print a copy of this letter please click here.
To download and print a copy of the Worshop Proposal Application please click here.
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Fee Added for School-Age Orientation Packets

Effective immediately a $5.00 per person fee will be required to review completed School-Age Care New Staff Orientation packets. A copy of the 15 modules/assignments is to be mailed to the appropriate address below. Checks are to be made out to corresponding organization.