Region VI - After School Programs
The Stanislaus County Office of Education Prevention Programs Department serves as the Regional Lead Office for after school programs in Region VI which serves Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Tuolumne, Amador, and Calaveras counties. Stanislaus County (population: 439,508) is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley of Central California. Stanislaus County is the heart of the agricultural belt. Amador (population: 36,500), Calaveras (population: 42,450) and Tuolumne (population: 56,500) are adjacent to Stanislaus County located in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains. San Joaquin County (population: 523,000) is located about 75 miles east of San Francisco.

The Regional Lead Office strives to provide training and technical assistance to school districts, community agencies, and other stakeholders who receive or are interested in receiving and sustaining after school funding for programs in region six. The Regional Lead is the first point of contact for accessing services and communication which ensure quality after school program delivery. Funds to support the efforts of the Regional Lead office are provided by the California Department of Education.

After School Program Staff & Their Specialization Include:

Lori Ward:
- Linking AS to Traditional School Day
- Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM)
- New Employee Orientation

Elizabath Escalante:
- Tobacco / Marijuana Prevention Education
- College Awareness - Latino Students

Danille Jones:
- Service Learning
- Project Citizen
- KIT (Inclusion of Special Seeds Students in ASP's)

Keenon Krick:
- Program Evaluation & Assessment
- Organizational Management
- SPARK's (Sports & Recreational Curriculum)
- Bullying Prevention
- Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM)
- Behavior Guidance
- Program Planning & Design

Charmaine Monte:
- Youth Development: "You Matter" Facilitator
- Establishing You Councils
- Tobacco / Marijuana Prevention Education

Michael Nicholson:
- Classroom Management
- Make & Take
- SPARK's (Sports & Recreational Curriculum)

Aaron Raby:
- Health
- School Gardens
- Internet Safety
- School Violence: Gangs, Fighting, Suicide, Self- Injury, Drugs
- New Employee Orientation
- Youth Development
- Substance Abuse

Julie Sesser:
- Operating Successful Programs
- Recruiting & Maintaining Attendance
- Establishing Youth Councils

Vicki Bauman:
- After School Safety Plans
- Emergency Response

Jeri Trainor:
- Marketing / Community Relations
- True Colors Awareness Training
- True Colors True Communication