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Alaska Out-of-School Time Conference

Join the Alaska Out-of-School Conference to gain valuable skills, network with peers, and explore more than 40 engaging workshops tailored for Alaska’s youth service providers.

Thank you for coming to the 10th annual Alaska Out-of-School Time Conference!

The Alaska Out-of-School Time Conference is designed to support the professional development of Alaska's out-of-school time providers, featuring more than 40 workshops. This conference is a partnership between the State of Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, the State of Alaska Department of Health, the Alaska Afterschool Network, and our generous sponsors, for whom we are ever grateful.

Preconference Institute

November 20, 2024
Planning with Data: 7:30 am check in, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Thriving Workforce: 7:30 am check in, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Alaska Out-of-School Time Conference

November 21, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Networking Reception 4:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.)

November 22, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Held on November 20, 2024, the Alaska OST Preconference Institute is an additional opportunity for out-of-school time providers to expanding their professional skill set. Preconference Institute offers workshops that provides an in-depth look into a learning topic and emerge with strategies and resources to bring back to their programs. The Preconference Institute is geared towards all out-of-school time program types.

This year, preconference will host two separate workshops, as well as the opportunity for providers to visit and learn from local out-of-school time providers. Please see below for more information on this year’s preconference workshops and site visit locations.

Organizations should consider taking a select, collaborative team approach when selecting a workshop and/or a site visit session, as space is limited.

Preconference Institute Schedule

7:30 - 8:00 a.m. - Check in

8:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Planning with Data, Thriving Out-of-School Time Workforce Summit (A boxed lunch will be provided for all participants)

2:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Site Visits (Transportation provided)

Preconference Institute

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. with lunch provided
Presenter: Erin Moriearty; Alaska Afterschool Network
Audience: Youth Program Quality Initiative participants
Programmatic Grade Level: K-12
Session Capacity: 45 participants
Registration Deadline & Cost: October 31, 2024 // $35
Planning with Data is the Plan phase of the Youth Program Quality Initiative. Participating programs will analyze their collected data to explore their strengths and areas for improvement. Participants will work with their Professional Learning Community to discover root causes, refine goals, and build an improvement plan to implement in the Improve phase of the Youth Program Quality Initiative.
This workshop is open only to Youth Program Quality Initiative YPQI participants. This is an interactive workshop and program teams are encouraged to attend together.
Time: 8:00 - 2:00 p.m. with 30 minute lunch
Presenter(s): TBD
Audience: Instructional (Frontline) Staff and Site Coordinators
Programmatic Grade Level: All
Session Capacity: 25 participants;
Registration Deadline and Cost: October 31, 2024 // $35

For the past three years, the Alaska Afterschool Network has been actively involved in the development of the National AfterSchool Association’s Thriving Workforce Initiative. We are now prepared to bring this initiative to Alaska to enhance job quality for OST professionals. Our goals are to think big, engage in deep conversations, and develop a shared vision for the profession, and we cannot do this without you.
Participants will utilize national resources including the National Afterschool Association's (NAA) Out-of-School Time (OST) Job Quality Standards as a foundation to explore best practices for improving job quality, fostering professional growth, to deliver high-quality programs that benefit both staff and youth. Participants will engage in:
- Hands-on exploration of OST workforce data to consider how it informs local action
- Presentations by national thought leaders sharing insights from the broader field
- Action planning that aligns thriving workforce efforts with your organization’s employment priorities
Prework: Prior to the November 20 summit, all participants will receive emailed instructions detailing the required prework.

Preconference Institute

Site Visits

Time: 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Programmatic Grade Level: 1st-5th Grades
Session Capacity: 10 participants per site.

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District hosts 7 afterschool programs in the Fairbanks area. These program sites are federally funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. These afterschool programs are designed to support academic improvement and social emotional learning through small group academic intervention and hands-on STEM enrichment activities. During this field trip you will be able to visit Denali Elementary and to observe a variety of programming in action (limited to 10 field trip participants per site).
Time: 2:20 - 4:20 p.m.
Programmatic Grade Level: 6th-8th Grades
Session Capacity: 10 participants per site.

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District hosts 7 afterschool programs in the Fairbanks area. These program sites are federally funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. These afterschool programs are designed to support academic improvement and social emotional learning through small group academic intervention and hands-on STEM enrichment activities. During this field trip you will be able to visit Ryan Middle and to observe a variety of programming in action (limited to 10 field trip participants per site).
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Programmatic Grade Level: PreK-12th Grade
Session Capacity: 20 participants

Discover the UA Museum of the North! See hands-on kits available for statewide loan and explore resources with the Education and Public Programs team. Go behind-the-scenes to see collections plus learn about the work of the museum in studying and caring for more than 2.5 million artifacts and specimens.

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Continuing Education Units

Participants in the 2024 Alaska Out-of-School Time Conference may use the below form to apply for one Continuing Education Unit (CEU). This CEU is only recognized by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) and can only be used to meet recency or renewal credit requirements when applying for any of the following Alaska Certificates: