Impact
The California Department of Education has allocated over 4 billion dollars to enhance the expanded learning experiences for TK-6th Grade students. This means your services outside of the school day are bigger, better, stronger and longer than before!
SMMUSD offers Expanded Learning over 225+ days per year, which means before school, after school, summer, and intersession learning programs that focus on developing the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs and interests of students through hands-on, engaging learning experiences.
DISRUPTION BY DESIGN - when rooted in purpose and equity, is a catalyst for transformation.
In SMMUSD’s ELOP, disruption means challenging outdated structures, reimagining what learning looks like beyond the bell, and creating new pathways where student curiosity and community voice lead the way. Positive disruption requires agility, deep listening, bold partnerships, and a willingness to put students’ lived experiences at the center. It’s how we move from status quo to something extraordinary—where every student gets to move, make, and matter.
1. Boost Attendance
Disrupt disengagement by creating consistent, welcoming afterschool spaces that students want to return to.
✔ Open for 9 hrs, more than 225 dys/yr, serving 1000’s of students, building stronger school-day habits.
2. Enhance Academics
Challenge conventional models and sparking learning through small-group teacher connections that build trust, fuel curiosity, and deliver lasting impact—simply and sustainably.
✔ +34 Teacher-led sessions with +250 students, helped close academic gaps while deepening student connection.
3. Build Belonging
Diversity cannot be cancelled, every student gets the chance to play feeling safe, valued and free to be themselves in almost any medium they choose.
✔ Students reported increased confidence, emotional regulation, and peer relationships.
4. Broaden Access
Broke the mold bringing summer-camp quality to afterschool, to those that need it most—led by expert staff. With real-world learning, flexible options, and ever-increasing participation, more students are stepping into more possibilities.
✔ From esports and theatre to woodworking, over +1000 students participate in dozens of programs TK-8th grade.
5. Strengthen Partnerships
We built service delivery through community-rooted collaboration, aligning school-day goals with out-of-school experiences, expanding our reach and deepening our impact..
✔ +17 Program Providers and support, local and national in scope, enhancing cost efficiency and increasing quality.
Visit the CDE website for more compliance details.
You can find the SMMUSD ELOP Program Plan here.
See how the California AfterSchool Network (CAN) programmatic quality standards drive our continuous improvement and apply to our approach outside of the school day. CLICK HERE.