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Fall 2024 registration is postponed until further notice The ASPDP payment portal is temporarily unavailable due to an account update, effective Friday, September 13, 2024. On Monday, September 16, 2024, please review the catalog.  You may register directly with our education partners and check our webpage for updates on when ASPDP Fall 2024 registration will reopen.

We want to share with you some exciting news!We have redesigned our homepage and other aspects of our website to make it even easier to navigate. Our team is excited, and we have dedicated ourselves to ensuring that we have met your expectations. Our goal is to improve your browsing experience by providing you with the information and the reminders as you interact with our website and by making it more accessible to all of you, including our new participants and our returning participants. So,...

Respectful Working & Learning Environment Policy   A welcoming, inclusive, and affirming environment feels safe and is a space where all people understand that everyone is treated with dignity and respect.   ASPDP seeks to provide a welcoming and inclusive working and learning environment for participants, education providers, ASPDP staff, and community (internally and externally) of all backgrounds and identities. This type of environment is vital to our program’s mission, and we are committed...

You can count all ASPDP courses towards your A+/P credits for your +30 salary differential, as well as your CTLE hours towards maintaining your certification. ASPDP courses are far more affordable than comparable university courses that may be used towards the Salary differential. Please note that you will need to pay the ASPDP registration fee by the registration deadline with ASPDP and with the educational partner organization for both A+ and P credit courses.Want to learn about additional...

When you have a moment, we encourage you to carefully review our  FAQ's and our  Participant Policies so that you can have an overview of our ASPDP program. The video below is not updated at the end with the semester dates. We still believe that it remains a very useful and important resource for everyone to see:    ASPDP & You Informational Video ASPDP courses are offered over the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters:• Our Fall course catalogue will open for registration September 18th, and runs...

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ASPDP’s Spring 2023 semester opens for registration January 30thDon’t miss out on these online and in-person course offerings on our website beginning in February. We will be offering a wide range of subjects that will support your practice, develop your skills and meet the needs of your students so they can thrive and engage in your classroom and beyond! The ASPDP team welcome all of you to sign in and review the catalog and then you can register with our program. Please make sure to review the...

Did you know that the After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP) has existed since at least the 1940s? More than eighty years later, we’re still honored to provide high-quality, low-cost courses that educators can count toward their salary differential, but our catalog design has evolved over time, and so have our guiding principles. Since you are one of our most loyal participants, we wanted to give you the chance to share feedback on our foundational beliefs, which we recently...