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CSBA, with support from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, has created the following resources to help governance teams learn about and plan for effective summer programs.

Resources for Planning and Implementing Summer Learning Programs

These materials support school board members looking to expand or implement summer learning programs for their students.

• Putting STEAM into Your District’s Summer: A Planning Guide for School District Governance Teams (1/18)
• Putting STEAM into Your District’s Summer: A Guide to Regional Partners and Resources in California (2/18)
  
  • Bay area
  • Central Valley
  • Sacramento
  • Far Northern
  • Inland Empire
  • Los Angeles
  • San Diego/Imperial
  • Orange
  • Ventura
• Summer Learning: As easy as 1, 2, 3 (1/16) Provides an overview of the importance of summer learning programs and steps that boards can take to plan for and implement them.

Board study sessions

These materials can be used by governance teams in planning for and conducting a study session for the whole board. They can also be used by individual board members seeking to learn about effective summer programs. 

• Lesson I: Making the Case for Summer Learning (Lesson Plan / Presentation)
  • Supporting Materials 
    • Summer and STEAM Make an Ideal Match (11/16)
    • Supporting the Summer Learning Strategy to Boost Student Achievement (12/15)
    • Case Studies: What Powerful Programs in California Look Like 
    • Video: STEAM and Summer Learning 

• Lesson II: Assessing the Needs in Your District (Lesson Plan / Presentation) 
  • Supporting Materials 
    • Summer Learning Needs Assessment
    • Video: Alignment of Summer Programs with District Goals
• Lesson III: Putting Together the Pieces that Make Summer Work  (Lesson Plan / Presentation)
  • Supporting Materials 
    • Case Studies: Strategies for Funding
    • Case Studies: Partnerships
    • Resource Guide: Evaluation Tools
      
    • Video: Staffing
    • Video: Partnerships

Other supporting resources:

• Issue 1: Why do summer learning and wellness programs matter? (4/13)
• Issue 2: What constitutes an effective summer program? (5/13)
• Issue 3: How can boards provide leadership and funding for summer programs? (5/13)
• Issue 4: Effective Summer Learning Programs: Case Studies (8/13)

Policy briefs and fact sheets

• Supporting the Summer Learning Strategy to Boost Student Achievement Fact Sheet (12/15)

Sample policies

• CSBA has board policies related to summer learning program, including BP 6177: Summer Learning Programs and BP 3552: Summer Meal Program. Subscribers can access these policies through GAMUT Policy.

Webinars

• Expanded Learning: Governance for Developing Effective Learning Recovery Plans | Slide Deck | Recorded: May 4, 2021
• School's in for Summer: Strategies for Successful Summer Programs and Beyond | Slide Deck | Recorded: April 27, 2021