ExCEL Highlights 2013-2014

August Institute

1) PROGRAM Academic Partnership &

Academic Liaison Role Lesson Plan Template Restorative Practices Family Literacy Requirement

2) EMS & ATTENDANCE New Functions Attendance tracking

3) STAFFING Instructional Aide requirement Snack & Food Handling

4) FINANCIAL INFORMATION Contracts Invoices & Allowable

Expenses Payroll

5) OTHER IMPORTANT INFO

6) MANDATORY WORKSHOPS

7) SFUSD SNACK REPORTING

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!

PROGRAM

The Academic Partnership Framework that ExCEL is promoting consists of:

Strong partnership between school site and CBO Shared priorities for student success Academic Liaison position to coordinate academic after

school components Utilizing data to inform instruction

PURPOSE: For all ExCEL After School Program sites to develop solid academic program components that support student skill building and contribute to academic achievement.

Academic Partnership Framework

An Academic Liaison position will be utilized (formerly called Lead Teacher) to provide leadership, guidance, and support to academic after school offerings, not direct instruction.

The Academic Liaison (AL) will be selected by the school site principal. The scanned Academic Liaison Designation Form is due via email to the ExCEL Office on 9/13/13 and an orientation meeting for Academic Liaisons will be held on 9/19/13.

Academic Liaison

Key Points for Planning *ExCEL Lesson Plans* Keep in mind the following frameworks: ExCEL Theory of Action School Day Common Core “Habits of the Mind” in after school Restorative Practices Physical Activity

When should I use the template? The Lesson Plan template is a required attachment for educational

excursions. It may also be utilized by program sites to structure activities if your

agency does not have its own template. All programs are strongly encouraged to use the guiding

frameworks to inform planning.

Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Plan Template

San Francisco schools are adopting Restorative Practices to build positive relationships and effect change in how teachers and students interact.

Incorporating restorative practices into the after school program setting is a TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE - shifting from behavior policies that focus on rules and consequences TO building community that repairs and restores.

This year, all ExCEL Programs will participate in a cohort support model to integrate and utilize Restorative Practices at their sites.

Restorative Practices

WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS YEAR

1. ExCEL Site Coordinator or designee must attend one of the RP workshops scheduled 8/7 and 8/8 of the August Institute. Program Directors are welcome as well.

2. You are assigned to a cohort by CBO.

3. You are committed to attend 4 RP trainings this year. The dates are pre set so you can add them to your calendar. (ExCEL will provide food, but we are looking for hosts sites to have the meetings)

4. You are expected to implement RP into your programs. DC’s will check and assist with your progress

5. Karen Polk is also available to assist throughout the year upon request

Restorative Practices

Restorative Practices Cohort by CBO

Cohort 1: Urban Services YMCA/Bayview YMCA/ ASEP/ ROCK/ Chinatown YMCA

 Cohort 2: BACR/ Stonestown YMCA  Cohort 3: Embarcadero YMCA /GLO/RDNC/CYC/Reading

Partners/SF Arts ED/Jamestown/ Up On Top Cohort 4: Mission YMCA /Mission Graduates/Mission

Neighborhood/Mission YMCA /SNBC Aspiranet/Telegraph Hill/Buchanan/Presidio YMCA

  Cohort 1 Cohort 2 Cohort 3 Cohort 4September 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26November *10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21January 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30March 3/6 3/13 3/20 3/27

Family Literacy Requirement ALL 21st Century ExCEL programs (including ASSETS programs) must, at a

minimum, use family needs assessment information to

1) Develop flyers or referral lists of available family literacy/adult education services in the community

AND/OR

2) Coordinate with local service providers to offer family literacy services for ExCEL families.

Family Literacy services may include: Interactive literacy activities between parents and their children  Training for parents on how to be full partners in their children’s education  Adult education classes including GED support English/literacy classes  Employment and interview support classes

NOTE: ExCEL program sites with Family Liaisons will have the opportunity to partner with SFUSD family engagement and parent liaison staff at their school site to coordinate access to services for families. ExCEL Central Office is funding extended hours to Family Liaison staff for this purpose/

EMS & ATTENDANCE TRACKING

New Features for CBOs/Program Directors to complete: 1) Match Funding –due 10/1/132) Program Fees – due 10/1/13

New Features for Site attendance tracking: 1. Waiting list2. Pre-populated early release/late arrival codes3. New Sign in/out sheet for elementary/middle school

sites with separate IN & OUT rows4. Clarity on how to DROP a student

EMS & Attendance Tracking

Enter the type and amount of matching funds coming to ASP.

Provide Brief description of use.

DUE – Oct 1, 2013

EMS - Match

Greater transparency

Information will be used to develop future policies.

DUE Oct 1, 2013

EMS – Program Fees

ER information is permanently assigned to a designated time period.

Allows for multiple codes per week.

Appears on sign in sheet.

EMS – Early Release/Late Arrival Codes

Mandatory Each youth has

an IN row and an OUT row.

Attendance must be input by DAY for each program day.

For Elementary & Middle School Sites.

EMS – new Sign In Sheet

EMS – Dropping/moving youth Drop and Re-enroll dates CANNOT overlap.

Whether:◦ Moving youth from one group to another◦ Re-enrolling a youth who has taken a break from program

MON TUES WED THURS FRI

Drop date from OUTGOING group

Enroll date into INGOING Group

1. Attendance will be locked on the 5th each month (see calendar on website for details). A written email request to ExCEL is required for unlocking.

2. Track your site progress: run a progress by grant type report!

3. For Early Release Codes, the protocol is: On-going codes that pre-populate through EMS require

an early release form signed by the parent on file. One time, non-recurring early releases do NOT require

a form. (For Elementary & Middle School Sites only)

Attendance

STAFFING

All program staff and subcontractors who directly supervise students must document meeting minimum educational requirements OR pass the IA exam administered by the ExCEL Office.

Documentation in EMS: 1. Sign-in to EMS

2. Click on Participants & Staff

3. Click on View Program Staff

4. Click on Staff Name

Instructional Aide (IA) Requirement

NO Instructional Aide Exam Required IF A Staff Member Has One of the following:

• An AA degree or higher

or

• Official transcripts reflecting 48 college units

and a high school diploma/equivalent

or

• Completion of CBEST and a high school

diploma/equivalent

Instructional Aide on EMS

Instructional Aide Exam Calendar 2013-2014Location: 20 Cook St.

Date # ExamsJuly 31st, 2013 3 Aug 1st, 2013 3 Sep 5th, 2013 3 Sep 6th, 2013 3 Dec 18th, 2013 3 Dec 19th, 2013 3 Apr 3rd, 2014 3 Apr 4th, 2014 3

http://www.healthiersf.com/Calendar/mainCal.cfm?catids=4&chgColors=teal

Food Handlers Certification Requirement: By the start of each school year, each program site is required to have at least one program staff certified as a Food Handler by the SF Department of Public Health. Any program staff who works with food must complete the on-line Food Handlers course. Related training/certification costs are allowable expenses using ExCEL funds. For school year 2013-2014, this requirement

must be in place by January 1, 2014. Please use the links on the ExCEL website for more information

Snack & Food Handling

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Contract Amendments - Allowed on a case by case basis ONLY; Contracts are established with CBOS annually for the fiscal year of 7/1 – 6/30.

Carry over - There are NO carry over funds allowed from year to year. SFUSD bills CDE on a cost reimbursement basis. Any funds not expended by the end of the fiscal year cannot be billed to CDE. As such, all POs are liquidated at the end of the fiscal year.

It is absolutely necessary to invoice on a monthly basis and meet end of year invoice deadlines.

Contracts

Invoices are paid on a cost reimbursement model. Payroll should be billed for the month in which it is PAID out even if the hours worked fall in the previous month. (For example if staff worked August 1-15 paid on 8/25 will be billed on the August invoice, but staff time worked August 16 – 31 paid on 9/10 will be billed on the September invoice.)

General ledger must be on file with the CBO and available upon request, but is NOT required each month as invoice documentation. Receipts and payroll must be submitted as documentation of expenses with the invoice to the ExCEL office.

Invoices

Transportation for educational excursions may now be invoiced to ExCEL.

Computers and tablets need to be purchased through the District and must include a complete Principal Expenditure Approval Form and a price quote from SFUSD IT Department.

Proper documentation for CBO Expenditure Approvals includes a breakdown of the costs. Educational excursions and subcontractors also require a completed lesson plan template with the educational objectives outlined.

ExCEL Logo is required on all custom printed materials.

Allowable Expenses

Payroll

NEW FORMS TO USE

FOR 2013-14

Payroll Extended Calendar Request (ECR)for Certificated Staff

Payroll Extended Calendar Request (ECR)for Classified Staff

Payroll Overtime Classified Form

PayrollCertificated & Classified Amendment Request

Please review the ExCEL website for specific deadline calendars for Certificated Staff, Classified Staff and Amendment Requests to Increase/Decrease hours.

Payroll deadlines

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

ExCEL is going paperless! Please ensure that all sites have a scanner so that you may scan and email documents to us. NO MORE FAXES! Also NO photos from phones!

Our website has been updated to a more user friendly format! You can obtain needed forms, documents, and guidance. Check out the calendar for important information about due dates and upcoming convenings. http://www.healthiersf.org/ExCELafterschool/index.php

Other Important Info:

TODAY 8/6 High School Credit Recovery

All High School Site Coordinators must attend. Today 3:30-4:30 PM Family Literacy

All Family Literacy grantee sites must attend. Today 3:30-4:00 PM Beacon Centers

All Beacon Center Directors must attend: Today 3:30 – 4:30 PM

8/7 and 8/8 Restorative Practices

All Site Coordinators must attend. Please select 1 of the 4 available sessions to attend.

School Loop Workshop- mandatory for school loop pilot sites: Aptos, AP Giannini, Everett, Francisco, Marina, O’Connell HS, Roosevelt, Visitacion Valley Middle School, Washington HS Thursday 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

EMS Introduction– mandatory for new staff: Thursday at 1:00 -2:15 PM

Mandatory Workshops! Don’t miss them!

SFUSD Snack Reporting

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Snack adjustments on EMS Deadlines for snack adjustments are located

on the ExCEL Calendar, email reminders will not be sent out.

CBO agencies will be billed for non-reportable snacks $$$(At a cost of 80 cents per snack)

Snack Reporting

Step 1.

Click on the

snack tab

SNACK REPORTING IN EMS

Step 2. Click on the week you want to report snacks.

Amount Sent:The amount delivered for that day. Sites

should receive equal amounts of both items.

Amount Served: Number of snacks distributed to participants.

Each student must be served TWO COMPONENTS.

Amount Left Over: Numbers of snacks that

were not distributed

Amount on hand: Any snacks left over from

the previous day/week.

Step 3. Report Snack Numbers and Click SaveSnack Reporting

Please send an email to excelasp@yahoo.com if there is a difference.

THANK YOU!