StayConnected Leadership Webinar Series

April 7, 2022 – Best Summer Ever Grants

Dakota Staggs and Jeff Cole, from Beyond School Bells (BSB), will talk about Best Summer Ever!, a statewide summer learning grant BSB is facilitating as part of the Nebraska ELO Innovation Network.

Jeff Cole, Beyond School Bells
Dakota Staggs, Beyond School Bells

October 14, 2021 – Full-Service Community Schools

What is the definition of a Full-Service Community School?  How do Full-Service Community Schools work? Who can be a part of a Full-Service Community School?  Where do you start?  Join us in a discussion to learn more about the process and implementation plan to create a Full-Service Community School approach to support students, families, and communities.
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Joe DiCostanzo, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Mariella Resendiz Alvarado, Nebraska Department of Education

September 16, 2021
Planning your Lights on Afterschool Event

Lights on Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and their communities. Celebrate the 22^nd annual Afterschool Alliance Lights On Afterschool event on October 28, 2021. Join two 21^st CCLC directors as they share their experiences and recommendations regarding their local celebrations. This StayConnected webinar features Nola Derby-Bennett, Lincoln, and Patricia Sanchez-Stewart, Lexington.

June 3, 2021 – How To Use Stay Interviews To Boost Employee Engagement

Think of a stay interview as a research tool. Stay interviews help you identify what’s working at your organization and what needs improvement. It’s quite similar in format to an exit interview, but by the time you’re conducting an exit interview it’s too late to implement change – you’ve already lost the employee. By conducting stay interviews, you can address problems before they become incentives for employees to leave and nip some of that disengagement in the bud.

Nicholette Seigfreid, Civic Nebraska, Director of Human Resources
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May 17, 2021 – A COVID-19 Discussion
You Ask-He’ll Answer: A COVID-19 Discussion

Join Dr. Mark Rupp, UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases and Medical Director for Nebraska Medicine’s Dept of Infection Control & Epidemiology, for updates and to answer your questions about COVID-19 vaccination.

January 21, 2021: Building Staff to Build Kids: Using The Other Wes Moore to Foster Understanding

Megan Crawford, Project Director, Broken Bow Super Kids Club Afterschool Program
Jan Handa, NDE 21st CCLC Coordinator

Examine how to tailor training for your staff using the book The Other Wes Moore.  This session looks at how one program connected resource materials for meaningful discussion with their staff.  Learn the impacts this training had on staff as well as discuss how this training could benefit your program.

January 7, 2021: Supporting Self-Care and Resilience for our Staff

Saundra Wever Frerichs, Nebraska 4-H, sfrerichs3@unl.edu
Emily Koopman, Executive Director, Belmont Community Center, Lincoln

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our lives and our work, we are all experiencing stress and fatigue.  Let’s start 2021 by focusing on what we can do, what we can control, and how we can support each other.  We’ll share resources you can use to take care of yourself and your staff so that we can all be more resilient together.

December 3, 2020 : Use of Space in Afterschool Settings during COVID

Join this panel discussion led by:
Lorna Eliason, Project Director, Chadron Afterschool Program
Marcia Fritz, Project Director, Cozad Afterschool Program
Patricia Sanchez Stewart, Project Director, Lexington Afterschool Program

June 18, 2020 – Virtual Programming from Nebraska 4-H
Saundra Frerichs, Nebraska 4-H  sfrerichs3@unl.edu

In just a few weeks, our staff have learned a lot about virtual programming.  This webinar discuss building meaningful relationships through virtual programming and the new programming options from Nebraska 4-H.

Handout – Developing Self-Paced Virtual Learning for Nebraska
Tools We Are Using

April 2, 2020 – Virtual Programming
Saundra Frerichs, Nebraska 4-H  sfrerichs3@unl.edu

This webinar will highlight new virtual programming options from Nebraska 4-H and ideas for supporting learning at home.  We will also discuss strategies for engaging with families remotely.
Virtual and At Home Learning Handout

February 20, 2020 – The Three C’s of Leadership, LaRon Henderson
Program Quality Director, Collective for Youth – Omaha, Lhenderson@collectiveforyouth.org

This webinar introduces participants to Clarity, Conviction and Courage – the 3 fundamental principles of leadership. There will be opportunities to explore how these principles are developed in order to implement them instantly in your professional or personal life’s plan. These leadership principles prepare you to build collaboration, teamwork and trust to help other excel and address current challenges in all areas of life. Participants who successfully complete this webinar will have a better understanding of how to clarify their personal or organizational mission, create an inner conviction and lead with courage.