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After School Matters works with both Employee Instructors and Community-Based Organizations to provide hundreds of high-quality programs to Chicago teens each year. Our instructors mentor and share their expertise with teens across the city, while having access to the best youth development practices.
Quality programs are built on a foundation of positive youth development practices. After School Matters follows a continuous quality improvement cycle to support program success, which includes assessing programs through observation and quantitative data, data-sharing and goal-setting, and intervention through attending professional development and coaching opportunities.
Professional Development offers a variety of workshops each program session ranging from anti-oppressive and restorative practices, mental health and trauma, youth development best practices, and connection and collaboration with other program providers.
For Professional Development Support:听professional.development@afterschoolmatters.org
Review the Workshop Menu to select workshops you’d like to attend this session.听
Professional Development is required and paid to program providers through 鈥淢eeting Hours鈥� in their budget.
Use the Important Dates Calendar to find out about:
Use the Instructor Toolkit as a helpful resource for:
The Renewal Application process for FY26 (Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026) programs for Current Program Providers will start soon. Our process consists of submitting the following: a Fall Instructor Program Report, a Renewal Interest questionnaire for Employee Instructors and Community Based Organizations (CBOs), and a proposed FY26 program budget.听
Current Providers, defined as those providing a program with After School Matters during the current program year (Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025), should follow the 3-step process under 鈥淗ow to Renew.鈥�
Current Providers interested in proposing a new program idea with a different content area or focus must submit a Rolling Interest form.
The Renewal Process for Current Program Providers (Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Employee Instructor (EI) Programs) is a three-step process:
听Use your YPQA data, site visit forms, program profile, and your program improvement plan (if applicable) to answer questions in the Fall Instructor Program Report, due on December 13, 2024. Additionally, please consider any discussions you may have had with your Program听Specialist as you respond.听
Note: We will review the Summer Instructor Program Report of providers who only offered Summer 2024 programs.
Employee Instructors (EI) and Community-Based Organizations (CBO): Submit the Renewal Interest Questionnaire before January 20, 2025. The Renewal/PQC Department will send these questionnaires to EIs and CBO Contract Administrators/Executive Directors during the 2nd week of January 2025.
Providers will be emailed instructions for proposing their FY26 budget, due on February 10, 2025, if 草莓视频 chooses to pursue your program.听
Completion of the Instructor Program Report, EI Renewal questionnaire or CBO Update form, and proposed FY26 program budget, in no way guarantees that your program will be renewed and that you/your organization will run programs for After School Matters.
听to learn more about the Renewal Application process.
Note:听For data points on Internships and Assistantships, please contact your Program Specialist.
December 13, 2024
Deadline for Current Program Providers to submit Fall Instructor Program Report
January 20, 2025
Deadline for Employee Instructors (EIs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to submit Renewal Interest Questionnaire to Renewal team/PQC.
February 10, 2025
Deadline for Current Program Providers to submit proposed FY25 program budget
January 鈥� Early March 2025
Programs Staff review Summer and Fall 2024 Instructor program report and other program-related data/documents; conduct Renewal Decision Meetings when needed
Late February 鈥� Early March 2025
Program selections are finalized
Mid-March 鈥� April 2025
Program decisions and notifications sent
Tentative Program Dates
Late June 2025
Summer 2025 Programs Begin
Early August 2025
Summer 2025 Programs End
Late September/Early October 2025
Fall 2025 Programs Begin
Mid-December 2025
Fall 2025 Programs End
Late February 2026
Spring 2026 Programs Begin
Late May 2026
Spring 2026 Programs End