21ST

CENTURY AFTER SCHOOL

PROGRAM

Tiffany Credle
The Senator Success Program (SSP) at Dover High School was
founded in October of 2010 through Cohort 8 of the 21st Century
Community Learning Center Grant.

The vision of the SSP is excellence today for a changing

tomorrow and their mission is to increase the on-time graduation
rate of all the students actively participating in this inclusive
program. Current goals of the 21st Century Senator Success
Afterschool Program is to improve overall academic
achievement, reduce absenteeism, prevent drug and alcohol
abuse, develop leadership skills, improve self-confidence and
self-esteem, improve health and nutrition supports, increase
college enrollment, and create a sense of belonging (B. Gavas
personal communication, March 30, 2017).

DEMOGRAPHICS
The targeted student population
are grade levels 9-12 with a focus
on low income based families.
Total enrolled 183
Total active 152
Average daily attendance 120
Students with 30 + days 86
Students with 90 days or more 75
Males = 81 Females = 71
African American = 91
Caucasian = 33
Hispanic = 27
Special Needs ( IEP, 504, BIP ) = 47
 Policies & Procedures

Senator Success Site Coordinator in cooperation with building/district

administration enrolls all participants, hire staff & oversee day to day
implementation.

Policies related to attendance, tardiness, expected behavior and discipline

procedures are included in the handbook and reviewed with participants and
their guardians (B. Gavas, personal communication, June 5, 2017).
STRUCTURE
The two main staff members that oversee the day to day implementation of the SSP are the
Site Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator.

Overall staffing consists of up to six professional and four teachers with scheduling based on
their programmed activities.

Dover High School provides adequate space for programming while handling all
disciplinary problems.
 Organizational Chart
Capital School
Distract

Dover High
Building
Principles

Site Assist Site

Coordinator Coordinator

Paraprofessionals Teachers Volunteers

Community Parents/
Partnerships Guardians
 GOVERNANCE

Governance is thru the

partnership of the District office,
Cohort 8 of the 21st Century
Learning Center Grant and the
Department of Education.
 FUNDING

Our program is funded internally

by the 21st Century Learning Center
Grant of $250,000.

The grant covers the program for 2

years. Additional funding comes
from donations from community
resources and parent/guardians.
 PARTNERSHIPS
Parent Advisors
Delaware State University
Food Bank
Kent County Community School
Junior Achievement Of Delaware
Polytech Adult Education
 STRENGTHS
The program is a multifaceted resource and intervention for

students, supporting teachers, counselors, administration, case

workers, and parents.

There are many high quality educational and enrichment

opportunities provided by the 21st CCLC that help build

lifelong skills in areas such as nutrition and health, art, music,

technology, and physical education, literacy, science, and

other areas.
CHALLENGES
Parental Engagement

Communication

Staff Engagement

Follow up & Follow Through With Stakeholders

 MY ROLE AS AN INTERN
As an intern, my role is to learn the administrative piece of the program. I am
learning how to coordinate with program directors and engage with teachers,
partners, and our community. My objective is to raise awareness with the
partnerships we have in the community and discover how to groom productive
adults coming out of high school.
 While embracing the importance of intellect,
afterschool providers must equally engage the
hearts of youth. In working with groups, this
framework activates not only the power of
collective purpose, but also helps lower the
barriers that keep us separate from each
other, inviting us to greater compassion, trust,
and concern for each other (Gass, 2010). For
youth workers to build connected trusting
relationships, it is imperative that their
mission imitates that of the program.
 REFERENCES

Gass. R. (2010). What is transformational change? Retrieved on March 30, 2017 from
http://transform.transformativechange.org