The next MOSAC will be held on November 22-24, 2024!

We look forward to seeing you at the Lodge of Four Seasons in November 2024!

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* Note:  We are keeping the adjusted start schedule again this year in order to help eliminate one night of hotel costs.  The conference will start with lunch on Friday so that an overnight stay on Thursday is not necessary.

 

Although the cost to register for MOSAC has increased by $25 (the first increase in nearly 10 years!), you can attend at the same cost as last year by taking advantage of the Super Early Bird rate.  The Super Early Bird rate is the same as the 2023 Early Bird rate and is available until May 31!

 

Super Early (before May 31) Early (before June 30) Regular Late (after November 8)
Full Conference (F/S/S) $325 $350 $375 $400
Two days  F/S or S/S) $300 $325 $350 $375
One day (F or S) $200 $225 $250 $275

 

Group discounts available for 3+ registrations (available in the registration system).  Presenters and individuals being recognized (years of service, education, retirement, etc.) should select the “Presenter/Recognition Recipient” option for an automatic $75 discount.

Refund Policy: Cancel by October 15th, receive full refund minus $25 processing fee. If canceling after October 15th, no refund will be issued. If event is postponed by MASN or Lodge of the Four Seasons, registration fees will be carried over to the rescheduled event. If a registered participant cannot attend the conference due to their own circumstances (positive Covid diagnosis, Covid exposure, family emergency, etc.), a program will be allowed to substitute another staff person at no additional cost.

What is the MOSAC Professional Development Institute (PDI)?

The annual MOSAC Professional Development Institute is tailored to meet the unique needs of afterschool professionals

  • Increase knowledge regarding youth development
  • Increase resources for programming ideas
  • Increase skills for working with staff, youth, and families of afterschool programs
  • Increase networking opportunities with other afterschool professionals to promote collaboration in the community

 

Past Conferences

Year City Dates Theme
2023 Lake Ozark November 17-19, 2023 MOSAC 30
2022 Lake Ozark November 18-20, 2022 There’s No Place Like Afterschool
2021 Lake Ozark November 19-21, 2021 The Story of Afterschool
2020 Online November 19-20, 2020 Extraordinary Moments
2019 Lake Ozark November 15-17, 2019 I am…
2018 Lake Ozark November 2-4, 2018 Adventure Awaits: Afterschool
2017 Independence November 17-19, 2017 Beyond the Elements
2016 St. Louis November 10-14, 2016 The Superpower of Yet
2015 Springfield After 3PM: Makin’ It Matter After 3PM: Makin’ It Matter
2014 Kansas City November 14-16, 2014 Wild About Learning: An Afterschool Adventure
2013 Columbia November 8-10, 2013 Afterschool Rocks!
2012 St. Louis All Aboard: Laying Tracks for the Future
2011 Springfield Think Outside the Box
2010 Kansas City November 12-14, 2010 Feel the Power-Plug In
2009 Chesterfield Performance of a Lifetime
2008 Springfield November 14-16, 2008 Come PLAY with us!
2007 Kansas City November 30-December 2, 2007 Celebrate Good Times, Afterschool!
2006 Chesterfield October 27-29, 2006 CSI: St. Louis (Capturing School Age Identity)
2005 Kansas City October 21-23, 2005 Afterschool is Alive in 2005
2004 St. Louis October 15-17, 2004 Gateway to Quality
2003 Kansas City October 17-19, 2003 Imagine the Possibilities
2002 St. Louis October 18-20, 2002 Bringing Magic to Out of School Time
2001 Kansas City November 29-December 1, 2001 School Age Care and All That Jazz
2000 Columbia November 11, 2000 Why Boys Will be Boys (Dr. Glenn Good – 1 day midyear)
2000 Osage Beach February 11-13, 2000 A Step In Time – Running to Catch the Needs of School Age Care
1999 St. Louis February 19-21, 1999 Celebrate!  Meeting the Challenges of Out-of-School Time
1998 Kansas City February 27-March 1, 1998 In Tune with Out of School Time
1997 Columbia March 7-9, 1997 Coloring Outside the Lines:  Expanding Your World
1996 St. Louis (NSACA) April 25-27,1996 Changing the World – One Child at a Time
1995 Kansas City February 10-12, 1995 The Faces of School-Age Care
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1993 Osage Beach

History of MOSAC2 and the MOSAC PDI

For over thirty years, the MOSAC Annual Professional Development Institute has provided high quality professional development to afterschool professionals working with children and youth in a variety of out-of-school time settings.

History

The Missouri School Age Community Coalition was originally known as the Missouri School Age Care Coalition and was a stand-alone 501c3 organization until 2015.

“Drawing together a diverse group of SAC professionals from Missouri and Kansas for the purpose of coalition-building, the National School Age Child Care Alliance presented a training seminar at Penn Valley Community College in October 1992. As a result of this workshop, the Missouri SAC Task Force was convened and, in November 1992, at the Missouri School Age Child Care Institute, a coalition initiative was undertaken. With the adoption of a Mission Statement and the election of officers in January 1993, the Missouri School Age Care Coalition became a reality.”

— Quote from Membership Brochure – circa 1995

The Bylaws state that MOSAC2 was organized November 20, 1992. The Mission as stated in 1992-1997 was: The Missouri School Age Care Coalition will serve as an advocate to improve and expand the quality, availability, and professional status of School Age Child Care statewide, through the promotion of:

  • Training/Professional Development
  • Public Awareness
  • Legislative Process
  • Community Collaboration
  • Networking

As part of a Strategic Planning Session, the following was adopted in 1997: The Mission of the Missouri School Age Care Coalition is to support and unify professionals in providing quality out of school programs.

In 2005, MOSAC2 changed their name to the Missouri School Age Community Coalition.

In 2015, the MOSAC2 Board of Directors merged with the Missouri AfterSchool Network’s (MASN) Steering Committee to form a new Afterschool Leadership Team.  The newly combined Afterschool Leadership Team continues the tradition of working with local conference committees to host an educational and engaging annual event!

The year 2023 will bring the 30th gathering of the only afterschool specific conference in Missouri and, with that milestone, there will also be a subtle name change. Starting in 2023, the gathering will be known as the Missouri School Age Conference (MOSAC). After MOSAC2 merged with the Missouri Afterschool Network (MASN) in 2015, the conference has continued to grow and has become an integral part of the work to raise quality in afterschool programming in Missouri. The MOSAC name has come to be synonymous with the annual conference and it is fitting that the slight name change will continue to pay homage to the original acronym.

MOSAC provides high quality education sessions for attendees and meets the requirements of the Youth Development Credential. MOSAC’s PDI workshops meet the Missouri and Kansas Core Competencies for Youth Development Professionals and identify the level of training for participants. Presenters are requested to submit information to the Missouri Professional Development System and RFP’s are submitted to state licensing agencies for approval for training hours.