Strengths

Students and staff have a

strong connection with one
another. In regards to
literacy, the staff is
knowledgeable about a
students strengths and
weaknesses. (Ecological
Theory Bronfenbrenner)
Staffs incorporate a variety
of different activities in the
classroom. Therefore,
students are not stuck
reading a book or writing
everyday. Instead, they may
write one day and then
participate in a literacy
game the next. Therefore,
students participate in
activities that target their
strengths while improving
their weaknesses.
(Expectancy Value Model
Eccles)
Staff enforces a safe
environment for students.
Staff constantly has the
schools Three Rs
Respectful, Responsible, and
Ready to Learn rules posted
in classroom and will ask
students to refer to this on a
daily basis. (Safe and
Supportive
Environment/Sense of
Belonging) (Simpkins,
Delgado, Prince, Quach &
Starbuck, 2012)
The afterschool program is
located at a school-site.
Therefore, parents do not
have to worry about how
their children would be

Weaknesses

Staffs are assigned 15

students each and must
share a room with 2 other
groups of 15. Therefore,
noise control and distraction
can make it difficult to get
through lessons. (Huang &
Dietel, 2011)
There is a lack of
communication between the
day school teachers and
afterschool program leaders.
(Ecological Theory
Bronfenbrenner)
Students can get through
activities pretty quickly.
Because of this, staff
members may be
unprepared with another
activity or lesson to teach.
This leaves students with
nothing to do. (Expectancy
Value Model Eccles)
(Conceptual Model)

getting to a program
because they would already
be there after day school
ends. (Simpkins, Delgado,
Prince, Quach &
Starbuck, 2012)

Opportunities

School sites are open to

providing more space so
that groups can be split
apart to control noise and
minimize distractions.
(Huang & Dietel, 2011)
Afterschool programs
director is looking to hire
more qualified, bilingual
staff members to help with
ELL students to ensure that
they are benefitting from
what the program has to
offer. . (Huang & Dietel,
2011)
Afterschool programs
director is open to offering
more training opportunities
that help staff members
learn new strategies and
activities, while having staff
share strategies or ideas
that have worked for them
and their students. (Huang
& Dietel, 2011)

Threats

Lack of funding means that

we may have to cut down
the amount of students that
can participate in our
specific program because of
limited resources. (Huang &
Dietel, 2011)
Because it is the programs
first year at some school
sites, if the teachers and
principal find that it is not
successful then it may be
discontinued. . (Huang &
Dietel, 2011)
Student attendance is
lacking. Most students miss
multiple days a week or
stopped showing up after a
few weeks. Assumptions
have been made that it may
be due to parental support.
(Simpkins, Delgado,
Prince, Quach &
Starbuck, 2012)