Governor Summit

Governor Tim Pawlenty's hosted Minnesota's first Afterschool Learning Opportunities Summit in May 2008. The summit was co-sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education, The McKnight Foundation, The Greater Twin Cities United Way, The University of Minnesota, the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, and Youth Community Connections.

More than 175 leaders in business, education, local government, Native American communities, law enforcement, youth and community-based youth programs gathered to call attention to the critical need to ensure that high-quality afterschool opportunities are available for all Minnesota children and youth. Below are the materials provided to summit participants.

Below are the materials from the summit.

Executive Summary

Final Report

Appendix A: Summit Agenda

Appendix B: Summit Participant List

Appendix C: Generation Next, presentation slides by Mark Lopez, Ph.D.

Appendix D: Making the Case for High-quality Afterschool Programs, presentation slides by Deborah Lowe Vandell, Ph.D.

Appendix E: What Parents and Youth Want in Afterschool, presentation slides by Dale Blyth, Ph.D.

Appendix F: Fact Sheet - Afterschool Learning Opportunities Make a Difference

Appendix G: Fact Sheet - Quality Matters in Afterschool Programs

Appendix H: Fact Sheet - Economic Return of Afterschool Programs

Appendix I: Fact Sheet - Minnesota Parents and Youth Want Afterschool Opportunities

Appendix J: Resources

Appendix K: Youth Participant Report