Getting Real About Sustainability

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Getting Real About Sustainability

• The North Dakota Conference for
• ABSE, Even Start, and 21st Century Programs
• September 22-23

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What is Your Real Mission?

• Extend the regular school day
• Expand the role of the school
• Increase Achievement Rates

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The Way It Is
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The Transition
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The Goal
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The Goal of Grants

• School Improvement
• On-going Special Services
• School Reform

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School Reform Grants Always End!!
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How Do We Move the Barriers?
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Two Options

• Move funds from the middle
• Add new, existing funds

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The Funds Are Already in Your Community!
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Where Are the Funds?

• Move funds from the middle
• General Fund
• Title I, II, etc.
• BIA
• Add new, existing funds
• Head Start/Even Start
• ABSE
• City, County, Economic Development
• Volunteerism
• Corporate
• Fees for Services/Taxes

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The Power of Positive PR!

• Your program is only as strong as the community
  supporting it.
• Too often the community is left in the dark until
  the funds dry up.
• Your community will financially support what is
  needed.

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Powerful PR!

• 45 of Springfields Children Enrolled in
  Afterschool Programs!
• Job Service Supports Afterschool Movement
• Afterschoolers Earn Higher Grades!
• Working Parents Rely on Afterschool

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A Sustainable Plan

• Year I
• 21st Century Grant 75,000.00
• Matching Funds 25,000.00
• Year II
• 21st Century Grant 60,000.00
• Matching Funds 40,000.00

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A Sustainable Plan

• Year I
• 21st Century Grant 75,000.00
• Matching Funds 25,000.00
• Corporate Sponsor 2,700.00
• Year II
• 21st Century Grant 60,000.00
• Matching Funds 40,000.00

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The Plan

• Establish a community council for sustainability.
• Establish a working, diminishing grant budget.
• Establish a PR plan to rally even greater
  community support.
• Slowly remove the before and after barriers.

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Getting Started

• Work with a partner.
• Identify exiting community resources.
• Establish a public relations effort to support
  your efforts.
• Design strategies that will help you move these
  funds into your before and after school programs.

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Thank You!

• 4375 SW 10th Ave 301
• Fargo, ND 58103
• bburley_at_cableone.net