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Showing posts with label After School Grants. Show all posts

Monday, November 26, 2018

November is National Native American Heritage Month

In 1990, President George H. W. Bush declared the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month. This commemorative month aims to provide a platform for Native people in the United States of America to share their culture, traditions, music, crafts, dance, and ways and concepts of life. This gives Native people the opportunity to express to their community, both city, county and state officials their concerns and solutions for building bridges of understanding and friendship in their local area.


Native Americans have made many great contributions to society throughout history. Read about the recent contributions that two amazing Native American women have made to their local communities and how they were elected to the United States House of Representatives. A first for the States of Kansas and New Mexico.

Read about Deb Haaland and her work in this New York Times article.



Deb Haaland - Democrat - member of Laguna Pueblo -New Mexico.




Sharice Davids - Democrat - Member of the Ho-Chunk Nation - Kansas.

Read about Sharice Davids and her work in this New York Times article.


Here are some resources that you can use to engage youth in Native American Learning Activities:

1) Native American Lessons, Activities, and Resources (NEA Website) 

2) Native American Student Activities, Lesson Plans, and Collection
    Guides (Library of Congress) 

3) Native American Heritage Month Resources (Indian Country Today)

4) Celebrate Native American Heritage Month (Education World) 



Now let's take a peek and see how a few expanded learning programs in the region have been engaging youth in STEM / enrichment learning activities.

Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider:
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center

Name of District: Twin Rivers Unified School District

School Site: Frontier Elementary

Grade Level of Activity: 4th through 6th

Number of students who took part in the activity: 20-25 students

Type of Activity: STEAM Activity - Students worked in teams and built a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks and tested if their bridge was strong enough to hold a book(s) the longest.

Learning Outcomes -Students were able to:
  • Develop a blueprint for their bridge on paper
  • Critically and strategically think how to build the bridge by calculating their steps and    utilizing the provided materials (toothpicks and marshmallows) effectively
  • Communicate and collaborate with a peer on the project
  • Explore STEAM through a hands-on project

ASES students engineering bridges.




For more information on this activity please contact Lily Kobzar
Program Manager at lily@sccsc.org.


Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider:



Grade Level of Activity: Suitable for All Grade Levels

Number of Students who took part in the activity: 11

Type of Activity: Marble Run - Engineering and Science

Learning Outcomes -Students were able to:

  • Engineering a unique marvel track to have their marvel travel through
  • Explore the concept of gravity and the role that it plays in the marble run
  • Explore what variables contribute to friction
  • Sharpen their teamwork skills
  • Use their creativity to solve this STEM challenge



ASES students working together to engineer a marble run.


For more information on this activity please contact Ashley Johnson
Program Manager at Ashley.johnson@sccsc.org.




STEAM / Expanded Learning and Other Pertinent Articles:

1) Why is it crucial to make cultural diversity visible in STEM education
    (STEM Teaching Tools, November 2018)

2) English Learners in STEM Subjects 
    (National Academies of Science Engineering Medicine Press 2018)

3) Digital Technology Is Gambling With Children's Minds
    (Education Week article by Elias Aboujaoude, November 13, 2018)

4) To Curb Youth Smoking, Vaping FDA Announces Plan 
    Aimed at Flavored Products
    (Education Week article by Evie Blad, November 15, 2018)

5) What Educators Need to Know About Teaching Thanksgiving
    (NPR article by Mayowa Aina, November 22, 2018)

6) Getting Your To-Do List Under Control
    (Edutopia article by Marissa King, October 11, 2018)

7) A 4-Step Process for Building Student Resilience 
    (Edutopia article by Michele Lew, November 7, 2018)

8) Getting Creative with SEL
    (Edutopia article by Maurice J. Elias, Sara LaHayne, November 5, 2018)

9) Using Stories to Teach Math
    (Edutopia article by L.L. Barkat December 22, 2017)

10) Using Science to Bring Literature to Life 
      (Edutopia article by Amy Schwartzbach- Kang / 
       Edward Kang, February 22, 2018)


STEAM (other core content) Activities / Websites / Podcast:

1) Do It Yourself STEM Activities
    (Square Root Academy website)

2) 4 STEM Activities for Winter
    (Think Fun website)

3) 14 Winter Themed STEM Activities 
    (Highlights website)

4) 12 Cool Winter Experiments
    (Hello Wonderful website)

5) Arts Integration Resource Roundup
    (Edutopia website)

6) Winter Physical Education Activities
     (P.E. Central website)

7) Starting Your Podcast
    (NPR Resources for Educators working with students)

8) Teaching Podcasting: A Curriculum Guide for Educators
    (NPR website)

9) The World of Expanded Learning 
    (Bruno Marchesi - YouTube Vlog)

10) We Dream Podcast
      (Youth-led podcast presented by SCUSD Men's and
      Women's Leadership Academy)


STEAM / Educational Grants:


1) Afterschool Alliance Grant Page

2)  Bank of the West Grant Page

3) CAN Funding Opportunities Webpage

4) The Impact Foundry Grant Page


STEAM / Non-STEAM Professional Learning Sessions / Contest / Events:

1) NPR Student Podcast Challenge
    (January 1 - March 31, 2019)

2) SMUD Free Educational Workshops (Free)

3) Physical Computing: Series (SCOE: Free)
    (December 2018 - January 2019)

4) Nadine Burke Harris in Conversation
    (Date: December 3, 2018) (Cost: $29.00)

5) Conflict Resolution:(Date: December 12, 2018) (Cost: Free) 
    (Grades: K-12)

6) Engineer It!(Date: December 12, 2018) (Cost: Free) 
    (Grades: K-12)

    (Date: January 10, 2019) (Cost: $29.00)

8) Put Me In Coach(A two session series)
    (Dates: January 23, 2019 and March 6, 2019)

    (Dates: February 8 and 9, 2019) (Cost: $100)
    (Location: Long Beach, CA)

      (Date: February 13, 2019) (Cost: $29.00)


Thanks again for all that you do in the field. Please keep us posted about STEM 
events / activities in your area. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Monica Gonzalez-Williams (SCOE: Region 3: After School Regional Lead):
mgonzalez@scoe.net

Phil Romig (SCOE: Science Curriculum Specialist): promig@scoe.net

Mark Drewes (SCOE: Project Specialist II: Expanded Learning) mdrewes@scoe.net

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

March is National Women's History Month: Do You Know About....



March is National Women's History Month so let us celebrate and highlight the accomplishments of the many women who have made tremendous contributions to STEM throughout the history of the United States. With that being stated here are a few amazing female STEM pioneers:


Mary G. Ross the first Native American female engineer.



1) Mary G. Ross - Mary was the first Native American female engineer. She was one of
    40 founding engineers of the Skunk Works; an official pseudonym for Lockheed
    Martin's Advanced Development Program. It is responsible for a number of famous
    aircraft designs, including but not limited to the U-2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird,
    and the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk. Mary was known for her work at Lockheed
    Martin on "preliminary design concepts for interplanetary space travel, manned and
    unmanned earth-orbiting flights, and the earliest studies of orbiting satellites for both
    defense and civilian purposes.




Norma Sklarek was the first African-American woman architect in NYC.



2) Norma Sklarek - Norma was the first African-American female to earn an architect's
    license in the state of New York. Not only did she build a lasting career in a field
    dominated by white males, but she was also an advocate for more women in the
    field. Later in her career, she started her own all-woman architect firm. Norma's
    spirit and work left an imprint on the world as her work can still be seen nationally
    and internationally. For example, two of her most well-known projects are the
    American Embassy in Tokyo and Fox Plaza in San Francisco.



Xie Yi is a ground breaking Chinese female scientist.

3) Xie Yi - Xie was honored with a L' Oreal - UNESCO for Women in Science Award in
   2015 for creating new nano materials with promising applications in the conversion of
   heat or sunlight into electricity.


Adriana Ocampo is a Colombian planetary geologist.


4) Adriana Ocampo - Is a planetary geologist, whom in 1989, while examining satellite
    images of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Ocampo spotted the 130 mile wide
    Chicxulub crater (the scar left behind by the asteroid impact that may have wiped
    out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.



Here are some links that will allow you to engage your youth in various activities that will provide the students with a variety of ways to celebrate National Women's History Month:

a) Women's National History Month (Lesson Plans, NEA, Grades K-5)

b) Women's National History Month (Lesson Plans, NEA, Grades 6-8)

c) Women's National History Month (Lesson Plans, NEA, Grades 9-12)

d)  Women's National History Month (Activity Plans, Read/Write/Think, Grades 3-12)

e) Women's History Month: A Collection of Resources
    (Scholastic: Grades Pre-K to 12)

f) Women's History Month Activities (Anti-Defimation League, Grades 2-12)


Now let's take a peek and see how a few expanded learning programs in the region have been engaging youth in STEM learning activities.



Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider: 
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center

Name of District: Sacramento City Unified School District

School Site: Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Grade Level of Activity: 5th and 6th Grade

Number of Students who took part in activity: 21 students

Type of Activity: Potato light bulb experiment

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to:


  • Learn how a potato can create electricity
  • Understand the basic concepts of electricity
  • Learn about circuits and how electricity can be transferred
  • Explore the different amounts of electricity that different varieties of potatoes can produce


An expanded learning student exploring circuits and electricity with potatoes.
For more information on this activity please contact Ashley Lo the expanded learning
program manager at Caroline Wenzel Elementary at ashley@sccsc.org




Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider: 
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center

Name of District: Twin Rivers Unified School District

School Site: D.W. Babcock Elementary

Grade Level of Activity: K-6

Number of Students who took part in activity: 23 students

Type of Activity: Process Engineer - Engineering our Own Playdoh Recipe

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to: 

  • Create their own playdoh from scratch
  • Use the Engineering Design Process to create the best batch of playdoh they could
  • Collaborate and reflect with their teammates on what worked and didn't work


Expanded Learning students creating the perfect batch of playdoh.

For more information on this activity please contact DeMarcus Wooten the expanded learning program manager at D.W. Babcock Elementary at demarcus@sccsc.org


Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider: 
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center

Name of District: Sacramento City Unified School District

School Site: Tahoe Elementary

Grade Level of Activity: 4th thru 6th

Number of Students who took part in activity: 21 students

Type of Activity: Research and Presentation

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to: 


  • Gain an understanding of the research process
  • Learn about endangered animals from around the world
  • Design and create presentations on their findings
  • Present on their research topic


Expanded Learning students reporting on their endangered species  project.


For more information on this activity please contact Sophia Keen the expanded learning program manager at Tahoe Elementary at sophia@sccsc.org




Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider: 
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center

Name of District: Twin Rivers Unified School District

School Site: Orchard Elementary School

Grade Level of Activity: K-6

Number of Students who took part in activity: 23 students

Type of Activity: Paper Mache Volcano

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to: 

  • Collaborate
  • Learn about team work and ensure that everyone contributed
  • Build something that they would be proud of
  • Learn about volcanic eruptions
  • Own their project





Expanded Learning students learning about volcanoes!!!

For more information on this activity please contact Jesus Robles the expanded learning program manager at Orchard Elementary School at jesus@sccsc.org




Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider: 
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center

Name of District: Sacramento Unified School District

School Site: John Bidwell Elementary

Grade Level of Activity: 1st-6th

Number of Students who took part in activity: 15 students

Type of Activity: STEAM Activity: How to engineer your own bowl

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to: 


  • Learn how to utilize recycled items in the design of their product
  • Learn how to engineer a bowl using the engineering design process


Expanded Learning students engineering their own bowl.


For more information on this activity please contact Teresa Hernandez the expanded learning program manager at John Bidwell Elementary at teresa@sccsc.org



Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider: 

Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center

Name of District: Sacramento Unified School District

School Site: Thedore Judah Elementary School

Grade Level of Activity: 4th Grade

Number of Students who took part in activity: 12 students

Type of Activity: Which Milk Dissolves Skittles the Fastest?
                              First Course: My Plate, Myself

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to:


  • Write a hypothesis
  • Observe liquid diffusion
  • Observe the effects of different types of milk
  • Identify five food groups and name a variety of examples from each
  • Explain how My Plate serves as a reminder to eat from all five food groups
  • Learn about Go slow and Whoa foods



Expanded Learning students learning about liquid diffusion.

For more information on this activity please contact Monik Vega the expanded learning program Coordinator at Theodore Judah Elementary School at monik@sccsc.org



STEM / Expanded Learning and other Pertinent Articles:

    (Report by the National Summer Learning Association, October 2016)

     (Report by the National Summer Learning Association, October 2016)

     (Report by the National Summer Learning Association, February 2017)


5) Summer Learning - A Smart Investment For California School Districts
    (Summer Matters Report, February 2018)

6) Sustaining Expanded Learning Programs: A Manual for Implementing Family Fees
    (Partnership For Children and Youth, February 2018)

7) #100masks Challenge (LIAS Blog, February 14, 2018)

8) Educating Stewards of the Earth (Education Week Blog, February 13, 2018)

9) Tell Congress: No cuts to after school!! (Email / Call Congress)

10) The Roots of STEM Success: Changing Early Learning Experiences to Build 
       Lifelong Thinking Skills 
       (Executive Summary by Center for Childhood Creativity)


STEM / STEAM / DACA / Educational Resources etc.:

1) Earth Echo Activity Ideas (Grades 6-12)

2) Women's History Month Science Activities / Resources (Grades K-12)

3) Top 15 Women's History Month Activities (Grades K-12)

4) 5 Content Rich Activities and Resources for Women's History (Grades 1-8)

5) A Brief History of Earth Day (with a Lesson Plan) (KQED)

6) What Legal Rights Do Undocumented Immigrants Have (with a Lesson Plan)
    (KQED)

7) QUEST (KQED Science Resources)

8) Art School (KQED Art Resources)

9) Resources to Help You Protect Your Immigrant Students (United We Dream) 

10) Local School Wellness Policy Interview (WEL YouTube Video)


STEM / Non-STEM Grants:

1) The Big List of Educational Grants (Updated on January 3, 2018)

2) Bank of The West Grants (Grant Page)

3) Wells Fargo Community Grants (Grants Page)

4) CAN Grants Page (Grants Page)

5) The Impact Foundry (Grants Page)


Professional Learning Sessions / Contest / Conferences / etc.:

1) Placer County Office of Education - STEM Expo (March 8, 2018)

2) Solar Schoolhouse Solar Primer (SMUD Workshop)
      (Date: March 10, 2018) (Fee: Free)

3) Abstract Art Exploration (Crocker Art Workshop)
    (Date: March 20, 2018) (Fee: Free)

4) State Parks in Your Classroom (SMUD: Grades K-12)
     (Date: April 4, 2018) (Fee: Free)

5) STEM-ulator Educator Conference - Be Curious
    (Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jeff Goldstein - Director of the National Center for 
    and Space Science Education) (Date: April 5, 2018) (Fee: $100)
    (Breakout sessions for expanded learning practitioners)
6) Expanded Learning Through Improv (B Street Theatre)
    (Date: April 12, 2018) (Fee: Free)


Thanks again for all that you do in the field. Please keep us posted about STEM 
events / activities in your area. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Monica Gonzalez-Williams (SCOE: Region 3: After School Regional Lead):
mgonzalez@scoe.net

Phil Romig (SCOE: Science Curriculum Specialist): promig@scoe.net

Mark Drewes (SCOE: Project Specialist II: Expanded Learning) mdrewes@scoe.net 

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Tis' The Season For Us All

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70. Let's stand up for equality, justice, and human dignity.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, Human Rights Day kicks off a year-long campaign to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. It is the most translated document in the world, available in more than 500 languages.
Drafted by representatives of diverse legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration sets out universal values and a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. It establishes the equal dignity and worth of every person. Thanks to the Declaration, and States’ commitments to its principles, the dignity of millions has been uplifted and the foundation for a more just world has been laid. While its promise is yet to be fully realized, the very fact that it has stood the test of time is testament to the enduring universality of its perennial values of equality, justice and human dignity. 
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights empowers us all. The principles enshrined in the Declaration are as relevant today as they were in 1948. We need to stand up for our own rights and those of others. We can take action in our own daily lives, to uphold the rights that protect us all and thereby promote the kinship of all human beings.   
#StandUp4HumanRights
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights empowers us all. 
  • Human rights are relevant to all of us, every day.
  • Our shared humanity is rooted in these universal values.
  • Equality, justice and freedom prevent violence and sustain peace.
  • Whenever and wherever humanity's values are abandoned, we all are at greater risk.
  • We need to stand up for our rights and those of others.


Resources for your expanded learning programs:

a) Illustrated Version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

b) Human Rights Activities (Grade Level Resources)

c) TES Human Rights Activities (Grade Level Resources)


Now let us check-in on Region 3 Expanded Learning Programs and see what 
STEM / STEAM activities they have been engaging our youth in:


Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider: Sacramento Chinese Community 


Name of School Site: Pony Express Elementary

Grade Level of Activity: 1st to 6th Grade

Number of Students who took part in the activity: 50

Type of Activity: Lava Lamp

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to:


·      Understand that matter has different densities. In this case, oil is less dense than water and causes them to separate. The oil floats on top and the water and food coloring sink to the bottom.
·      Understand that similarly, gas or air is lighter that water and oil and will travel to the top. When the Alka Seltzer drops to the bottom it starts to fiz and bubbles are formed, floating to the top. When the air is released at the top, the water colored bubbles will sink back down to the bottom.
·      See how certain kinds of energy causes matter to behave differently. In this case, the energy from the Alka Seltzer tablets causes the water color to float up through the oil.
·      See how a difference in scale or energy can affect the way matter behaves. In this case, we used different sized water bottles and different sized tablets to compare how the water color bubbles reacted.
·      Understand that there are factors that control change in other systems. In this case, the oil made it possible to form separate color bubbles. Whereas, if there was no oil, we would not have the same results.


NGSS Cross Cutting Concepts Questions Discussed With Students:

Crosscutting Concept Questions:

1.     Cause and Effect: Events have causes. Who can tell me an effect that an event caused? It took time for the water to separate from the oil when we poured it on top. The water bubbled up when we dropped the tablet in the bottle.

2.     System and System Models:  What system did we create in this experiment? We created a system where color is separated from oil. We made the colored bubbles float to the top through the oil.

3.     Energy and Matter: We can track energy and the flow of matter to see behaviors of the system. Similar to cause and effect, what energy did we see and how did the matter behave?

4.     Scale, proportion, and quantity:  Other things that can change the reaction are size, time and energy scale. What differences were there when we dropped in a full tablet as opposed to just half?

5.     Structure and function: The way objects are shaped or structured determines many of its properties and functions. Some bottles were taller and wider than others. How did the size of the bottle change the way the lava reacted?

6.     Stability and Change: There are factors that control change in different systems. What would happen if we didn’t have oil in the bottle?



For more information on this activity please feel free to contact Ashley Johnson at 
Ashley.johnson@sccsc.org. 



Pony Express Expanded Learning Students Exploring Density.


Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider: Sacramento Chinese Community
Service Center


Name of District: Twin Rivers Unified School District

Name of School Site: Foothill Oaks Elementary

Grade Level of Activity: 2nd and 3rd Grade

Number of Students who took part in the activity: 22

Type of Activity: Mazes with Legos

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to: 


●          Construct mazes with Legos in test if their mazes are logistically correct

●          Work within groups in order to develop ideas and construct their mazes

For more information on this activity please contact Austin Slay at
austin@sccsc.org.


Expanded Learning Youth Collaboratively Working Together to Construct a Maze.

An Expanded Learning Youth Displaying His Maze.



STEM / Expanded Learning and Other Pertinent Articles:


1) Continuing resolution or spending omnibus?: After school federal funding update
    (Afterschool Alliance article by Erik Peterson, November 27, 2017)

2) Experts weigh in on the value of after school
     (Afterschool Alliance article by Nikki Yamashiro, November 27, 2017)

3) Wrapping up the 2017 Computer Science Ed Week
    (Afterschool Alliance article by Stephanie Rodriguez, November 27, 2017)

4) What K-12 science classes can learn from after school STEM programs
    (TrustED article by Todd Kominiak, November 21, 2017)

5) Funding will address the "CS / Homework Gap" Identified in New Report
    (National Afterschool Association article, November 28, 2017)

6) Natural Disasters and the Implications of Missing So Much School
   (NPR Education Article by Haley Samsel/Elissa Nadworny, December 15, 2017)

7) After Wildfires Destroyed Their Homes, Students Find Healing Help At School
    (NPR Education Article by Lauren Migaki/Haley Samsel, December 14, 2017) 

8) Diving into Summer Learning Programs 
    (California School Boards Article by Corrie Jacobs, Winter 2017)

9) Education Week Spotlight on STEM
    (Education Week's 2017 STEM Newsletter)

10) Education Week Spotlight on Technology in The Classroom
     (Education Week's 2017 STEM Newsletter)

11) What I have learned from a Special Education Teacher
      (Edutopia article by Peg Grafwallner, December 19, 2017)


STEM / STEAM / DACA / Educational etc. Resources:


1) Afterschool STEM Hub  (Resources, Guides, and Kits, etc.) 

2) Sparking Curiosity and Solving Real-World Problems (Edutopia Video)

3) Building Empathy Through Community Projects (Edutopia Video)

4) How a Deregulated Internet Could Hurt America's Classrooms
    (NPR Podcast by Ariana Figueroa, December 13, 2017)

5) Science Friday STEM Activities (Activities)

6) 50 Awesome STEAM Activities (Activities)

7) Go Science Girls STEAM Activities (Activities)

8) Immigrant Legal Resource Center (DACA Resource)

9) City of Sacramento DACA Resources (DACA Resources)

10) After School Lesson Plans
      (Activity ideas for Art, Literacy, Math, Science, etc.)

11) 32 After School Club Ideas (Ideas with details)


STEM / Non-STEM Grants:

1) The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources (Edutopia)
    (Updated on November 22, 2017)

2) Bank of the West Grants (Grant Page)

3) Wells Fargo Community Grants (California Grants Page)

4) CAN Afterschool Grants Page (CAN Webpage)

5) The Impact Foundry (Grant Page)


Professional Learning Sessions / Contest / Conferences / etc.

1) Generation Nano Superhero Contest for Middle and High School Students
    (Deadline: January 8, 2018)

2) CalSAC Trainer Network (Deadline: January 19, 2018)

3) Restorative Practices Training Sessions 
   (January 22, February 23, March 5, April 24, 2017) ($100 for the series)

4) STEM to STEAM (January 29, 2018) (Free)

5) Region 3 Expanded Learning Winter Conference (February 6, 2018)
    (More information coming shortly)
6) STEM through the Lens of Quality Standards (February 26, 2018) (Free)

7) Expanded Learning Through Improv (Provided by B Street Theatre)
    (No Cost) (April 12, 2018 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm)


Thanks again for all that you do in the field. Please keep us posted about STEM 
events / activities in your area. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Monica Gonzalez-Williams (SCOE: Region 3: After School Regional Lead):
mgonzalez@scoe.net

Phil Romig (SCOE: Science Curriculum Specialist): promig@scoe.net

Mark Drewes (SCOE: Project Specialist II: Expanded Learning) mdrewes@scoe.net