Iowa’s Blueprint for Afterschool

Our Blueprint will include recommendations on quality programming, policy, funding, availability, and other key issues to better support afterschool in Iowa. Beginning with the June 2006 Governor’s Summit on Afterschool, the IAA will build the Blueprint based on grassroots and grasstops input. The IAA will host four regional meetings to solicit further ideas and feedback from diverse stakeholders across the state. We will have the opportunity to further enrich the Blueprint by also gathering input from the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development and the Iowa’s Promise Partnership Council.

Blueprint Forums

October 26, 2006; 6:30-8:00 pm
Senior Center, 714 S. Main St.
Council Bluffs
Please RSVP to Jennifer at 712-322-8890 or cbalumni@cef.svcoxmail.com
Join parents, teachers, law enforcement, officers, and many others who care about kids to discuss what you’d like to see Iowa do for youth and afterschool. We’re creating Iowa’s Blueprint for Afterschool, and your vision is a crucial part of the process. Don’t miss this opportunity to share the needs of kids in western Iowa with state and community leaders.

In January 2008, the final Blueprint for Afterschool will be presented officially and be disseminated to key audiences so that support can be solicited from both policymakers and grassroots advocates. It will include recommendations for state and local implementation, a public education campaign, a state legislative strategy, and opportunities for engaging and educating Presidential caucus candidates on the issue. The IAA will provide advocacy training to its membership and other groups identified in the Blueprint to push for implementation of recommendations.