New Mexico Out-Of School Time Network

“The draft of the f990 is provided to the board members for the review before filing.”

“The board of directors acknowledge that there may be situations where personal interests intersect with the interests of nmost. Therefore, it constitutes a conflict of interest if a member intends to participate in certain nmost training and funding opportunities (i.e., mini grants, institutes, etc.). In such instances, board members are not allowed to pursue such opportunities and will disclose this conflict of interest to the board chair and appropriate parties, as required by the organization's policies and procedures.it is the policy of the board that the existence of any conflict of interest shall be disclosed on a timely basis and always before any transaction is consummated. It shall be the continuing responsibility of the board, officers, and organization leadership to scrutinize their transactions and outside business interests and relationships for potential conflicts and to immediately make such disclosures.staff disclosures should be made to the executive director who shall determine whether a conflict exists and is material, and if the matters are material, bring them to the attention of the designated committee.”

“Governing documents are provided to the public upon written request.”

“To cultivate enriching experiences for children and youth beyond the school day. Vision: all children and youth in new mexico have access to high quality out-of-school time (ost) opportunities regardless of zip code and income. The new mexico out-of-school time network (nmost) is a non-profit organization seeking to improve access to and quality of out-of-school time (ost) learning programs (before and afterschool, summer learning, and youth development). To ensure that every young person has access to high quality programs outside the school day, we convene stakeholders, build partnerships, influence policy on behalf of youth and families, advocate for sustained funding build capacity in communities through professional development, and build a community that supports student's success”

“Board members served on volunteer basis.other volunteers helped with special events.”

“Professional development: nmost hosted its 14th annual fall into place conference on october 23-25, 2024, with over 200 attendees representing the ost field, education, government, community-based organizations, and youth. Workshops included the scientific impact of kindness, service-learning in afterschool, youth entrepreneurship, and how to become a licensed childcare provider to access state and federal school-age childcare funds. Nmost established the ost leadership institute in new mexico to provide high- quality professional development for emerging ost leaders working in underserved communities. In 2024, we implemented our second in-person institute with 20 emerging ost leaders representing ost programs statewide. The leadership institute mission is to inspire, empower, and equip ost leaders with knowledge and skills to better support the programs, youth, families, and communities they serve. Expert trainers facilitated workshops on topics including positive youth development, assets-based planning, advocacy, leadership development, youth entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial mindsets, service-learning, stem in ost, and storytelling. Nmost is also working to expand service-learning and youth entrepreneurship in afterschool programs throughout the state, especially for middle and high school students with support from venture lab and the national youth leadership council (nylc).”

“Stem education: nmost strive to reach more youth with stem learning opportunities and supports ost programs through training and dissemination of tools and resources. Through our stem next million girls moonshot initiative we supported and inspired young women to pursue a stem education and career through the advancing young women in stem scholarship and related events. Since 2018, nmost has awarded 69 scholarships totaling 54,500 to young women pursuing a stem degree and/or stem career to fill the pipeline for the next generation of high-paying careers. Nmost and partners hosted the first new mexico women in stem summit on april 27, 2024. Eighty (80) participants attended including youth, parents, educators, and stem professionals. The program included a youth panel discussion with young women at various stages of their stem journey ranging from high school to graduate school, and a stem professionals panel, featuring several women in stem careers.”

“Communication: nmost engaged ost providers, 21st cclc centers, community schools, leas and partners through newsletters, our website, listening sessions and events leading to quality ost programming, increased connection and sharing best practices and lessons learned. Our monthly stem newsletter, information campaigns, website and social media is our main strategy to communicate with the larger network of 1800 subscribers. Youth voice and representation is included in all our events, advocacy days, and via all our communications. Overall, the interest in ost and the potential impact on students' wellbeing and academic success is growing at a rapid pace and is now a conversation at the school, district, and state levels. Our staff are members of the albuquerque mayor's kids cabinet, the governor's juvenile justice board, and the community schools council.”

“Data, mapping and meals after 3 pm: nmost is utilizing data and mapping to strategically plan, advocate, and create transformational change for youth from all backgrounds in new mexico. Nmost creates and update ost story maps to document baseline and expansion of 21st cclc programs and hb2 (state) funded program sites as well as statewide programs providers like boys and girls club, ymca and 4h. The mapping database and infographics with real- time data overlays showcase state and federally funded program sites against a backdrop of indicators. Through our melas after 3 pm initiatives and partnerships with statewide organizations, nmost has expanded food access through ost programs by increasing the number of sites participating in the child and adult food care program (cacfp).”