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Region XI   After School Support Team CONTACTS

The Region XI – Los Angeles County After School Support Team has  provided training and technical assistance to after school programs  throughout Los Angeles County as part of the California Statewide  System of Field Support since 2000. Through the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE), the Region XI After School Support Team  provides general technical assistance to current and prospective  state-funded After School Education and Safety (ASES) grantees and  federally-funded California 21st CCLC grantees, to support the  implementation and ongoing development of quality programs. LACOE works in partnership with the Collaborative After School Project  (CASP) at Cal Poly Pomona, to provide a variety of staff development  opportunities for the field with the participation of other community  collaborators. Under LACOE’s coordination, CASP supports the  organization of regional trainings and meetings on a variety of  relevant topics for program administrators, management and staff.  Local workshops are provided to address specific site training needs.  Region XI technical assistance and training support include, but are not limited to the following areas:

  Sustainability Support

  • Assisting with development of community collaboratives
  • Helping programs retain the funds they have
  • Promoting “local investment” strategies (obtaining funding  from county, city, business, foundation, and district sources)
  • Marketing assistance
  • Informing programs of the impact of changes in and  availability of funding

Training for Program Managers, Staff, Partners, Prospective  Providers, and Community Members

  • Local and regional training (topics include:  behavior  guidance; youth development; academic learning support; literacy and  math; JPL science curriculum; engaging enrichment activities; multi- media digital technology; integrating visual and performing arts;  program evaluation)
  • Collaborating with other entities such as LA PASE, Long Beach  WRAP, CYND, CalSAC, JPL and other after school Regions in California  to provide trainings and other events that service the after school  field

Technical Assistance

  • Diagnostic site visits and troubleshooting
  • Arranging for site visits to exemplary programs
  • Providing samples of forms and documents for program/site  administrators
  • Connecting organizations with potential partners
  • Providing materials and other resources
Other Activities
  • Providing trainees the opportunity to complete a 9-unit  University Extension course through the University of California,  Irvine Extension (UCI Extension)
  • Advocating for more and better programs, especially in high- need areas and for older students
  • Convening Los Angeles County After School Program Advisory  Committee.

Region XI – Los Angeles County After School Support Team
~Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in partnership with the Collaborative After School Project (CASP) at Cal Poly Pomona~
2006–2007

Los Angeles County After School Program Advisory Committee

Contacts –– Madeline Hall, Sue Schatz (see contact details below)

Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE)

Sue Schatz, Regional Lead
Ph: 310-749-6542 or 562-803-8336 / Fax: 562-940-1662 / E: schatz_sue@lacoe.edu

Madeline Hall, Grants Coordinator
Ph: 562-922-6112 / Fax: 562-940-1662 / E: hall_madeline@lacoe.edu

Collaborative After School Project (CASP) at Cal Poly Pomona

Dr. Pilar O’Cadiz, Executive Director / Co-Regional Lead
Ph: 909-869-2723 / Fax: 909-869-3417 / E: mpocadiz@csupomona.edu

Girija Karamcheti, Project Analyst
Ph: 909-869-4243 / Fax: 909-869-3417 / E: gkaramcheti@csupomona.edu

California Department of Education

Julie Baltazar, Consultant––Region XI, After School Partnerships Office
Ph: 916-319-0547 / Fax: 916-319-0221 / E: jbaltazar@cde.ca.gov

Shoshannah Fuentes, Finance Analyst––LAUSD, After School Partnerships Office
Ph: 916-327-5928 / Fax: 916-319-0221 / E: sfuentes@cde.ca.gov  

Barbara Bell, Finance Analyst––ASES, After School Partnerships Office
Ph: 916-319-0289 / Fax: 916-319-0221 / E: bbell@cde.ca.gov

Paul Simpson-Jones, Finance Analyst––21st CCLC, After School Partnerships Office
Ph: 916-319-0211 / Fax: 916-319-0221 / E: pjones@cde.ca.gov

Regional Learning Center Initiative

After School All-Stars LA––Contact:  Ana Campos, Executive Director
Ph: 213-305-9737 / Fax: 213-978-2610 / E: anacampos@la-allstars.org
PasadenaLEARNs––Contact:  Karen Cantrell, Director
Ph: 626-795-6981 / Fax: 626-405-1941 / E: kcantrell@pasadena.k12.ca.us

LA’s BEST––Contact:  Tommy Brewer II, Director of Staff Development 
Ph: 213-745-1900 / Fax: 800-267-0342 / E:  tommyb@lasbest.lausd.k12.ca.us

Lawndale RAP––Contact:  Tia Dwyer, Project Director
Ph: 310-973-1300 x 1233 / Fax: 310-219-3180 / E: tia_dwyer@lawndale.k12.ca.us