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A live, interactive teleconference with Vice President Al Gore, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and other leaders
on creating quality after-school programs

Thursday, April 16, 1998 2:30- 3:30 p.m. Central (3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern)

With more parents working and more children home alone than ever before, the need to develop safe and enriching after-school activities has never been greater. "Making After-School Count," a national teleconference featuring Vice President Al Gore, will focus on model programs and local efforts that work. Parents, teachers, principals, policy makers, business and community leaders will want to participate.

New resources from local, state and federal agencies -- including the 21^st Century Community Learning Centers program in the U.S. Department of Education ­ are available to create and expand after-school programs.

Join Vice President Gore in discussing ways to:

• Build community partnerships to support quality before- and after-school programs;

• Identify private and public funding sources;

• Increase access for families in middle- and low-income neighborhoods;

• Keep school buildings open longer to provide quality extended learning programs.

This is an opportunity for you and other community leaders to discuss ways you can address this critical need. Here's how:

• Find a site with satellite downlink capability, such as a university, a community college, a school district office, or a community access station;

• Invite teachers, parents, school, business and community leaders to participate;

• Register your participation to receive information and materials;

• Convene the group to watch the satellite broadcast on Thursday, April 16, 1999 at 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET). If possible, follow the teleconference with a local discussion;

• Gather ideas that might work in your community and share your ideas and next steps by fax (202-401-3036).

This teleconference is produced in partnership with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the National PTA, National School Boards Association, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Collaboration for Youth, National Community Education Association, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education and the U.S. Department of Education.

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Last updated May 25, 2000 (edg)