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LCAP Year One Activities

Goals and Timeline (A PDF of LCAP's goals and timeline for year one)

Monthly Goals and Timeline Chart (A PDF of LCAP's monthly goals and timeline in chart form)

LCAP Years Two and Three Activities

2008 - 2010 Goals (A PDF of LCAP's goals for years two and three)

LCAP Goals - November 2008 to October 2010

In order to enhance and augment the League’s scope of work over the next two years, several new and expanded activities are being proposed, including; (1) expanding the League’s membership, (2) engaging key stakeholders in after-school policy development, (3) enhancing LCAP’s communications systems, (4) initiating collaborative partnerships with other after-school trade associations, (5) facilitating the sharing of best practices among practitioners, and (6) incorporating revenue-generating services to sustain the project beyond the term of the grant.

1. Expand LCAP Membership – During the 2008/09 school year, LCAP will outreach to a second cohort of the largest ASES and 21st CCLC grantees, with the aim of expanding the roster to the 100 largest grantees in California. If successful, the LCAP membership market share would increase to 78% of all schools served by state and federal after-school programs. This increased membership would enhance the League’s already significant voice with the California Department of Education (CDE). The success of LCAP’s first wave of membership recruitment indicates that this project resonates with providers, and it will serve as an incentive among the second cohort to be included.

2. Engage Key Stakeholders in Policy Development – In both 2008 and 2009, LCAP will conduct regional convening meetings during the month of October to develop actionable policy agendas for the 2008/09 and 2009/10 school years. As Proposition 49 becomes institutionalized over the next few years, there will be increased pressure on the CDE to develop written administrative regulations, which will be informed by Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM) visits and state audits. It is critical that the voice of the field be regarded in the development of these regulations, and the League will be uniquely qualified to serve in this capacity. In order to ensure the widest range of input, LCAP will invite representatives of the 100 largest ASES and 21st CCLC grantees to participate in the regional convening meetings. The number of meetings will be increased from five to eight in order to facilitate geographic convenience, and will be held in the following cities: San Diego, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Fresno, San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento and Redding.

3. Enhance LCAP Communications Systems – With input derived from consultations with Spitfire Strategies, LCAP will endeavor to enhance the interactivity of its communications. Thus far, the League has employed a “one-way” approach to delivering information to its constituents. Through the incorporation of a weblog and a social networking platform, LCAP hopes to create more effective “two-way” interchanges. Recipients will be encouraged to submit their comments, opinions, and post their own links to related information. The League will make better use of survey tools to poll the membership when consensus is being sought on a particular issue. By initiating a social network site for after-school administrators, LCAP will increase the sharing of best practices and will offer a forum for “chatting” about areas of common interest.

4. Initiate Collaborative Partnerships – During the last year, LCAP has successfully established a credible presence amidst the California after-school landscape. As a result, the League has received numerous requests to be an active participant in projects led by other after-school trade associations in California and nationwide. For example, in November, 2008, LCAP will serve as a major sponsor of the Best of Out of School Time (BOOST) High School Summit, and will offer a symposium for LCAP middle school providers in conjunction with the event. The League also plans to partner with the California School-Age Consortium to augment their annual California Afterschool Challenge event. LCAP will also sponsor a community connections reception at the 2009 BOOST Conference in Palm Springs. These events will help to expand the League’s sphere of influence and name recognition, which will provide added value to members and attract the attention of potential funders.

5. Facilitate Best Practice Sharing – With matching funding received from the W. T. Grant Foundation, the League will conduct a symposium to highlight best practices in the development of school/community partnerships to deliver after-school programs. LCAP hopes to initiate the “Quality Partnerships, Quality Programs,” or “QP” Awards in 2009, which would publicly acknowledge and reward agencies who have demonstrated exemplary achievements in LEA/CBO collaboration. The League would also host two additional statewide gatherings in both 2009 and 2010. One event would be held in late January of each year and would focus on an area of common interest gleaned through the regional convening meetings held the previous fall. Topics would likely be administrative in nature and might include best practices in CPM record-keeping, evaluation data collection, fiscal management, or workforce development, for example. The other event would be held in conjunction with the BOOST Conference in Palm Springs, and would be more celebratory in nature, highlighting specific accomplishments by LCAP members throughout the year.

6. Develop and Implement Sustainability Plan – As LCAP looks to the future, the League’s Board of Directors have begun work on a plan to sustain the project beyond the term of the requested grant award. There is a perceived value among League members for the service LCAP provides, and the Board will explore the feasibility of implementing a sliding-scale, fee-based structure for membership beyond 2010. In addition, LCAP has the potential to provide revenue-generating consultative services to administrators unfamiliar with the ASES and 21st CCLC funding streams. The League’s executive director has extensive experience in the administration of large after-school systems and is a respected resource for understanding and applying the laws that govern state and federally-funded after-school programs. It is likely that through a series of consultant contracts, several of the larger after-school providers could share the cost of maintaining the LCAP staff for the benefit of the broader field, while receiving customized administrative technical assistance for their individual programs.