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Improving Quality Systemwide

October 11, 2012


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What is your role inafterschool?


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NEW RESOURCE:

BUILDING CITYWIDE SYSTEMS FOR QUALITY

NEWresource from The Wallace Foundation

and the Forum for Youth Investment, available

online:

http://forumfyi.org/building_system_quality

Includes:

How-to guide

Six case studies

Capacity self-assessment tool
http://forumfyi.org/building_system_qualityhttp://forumfyi.org/building_system_quality


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TODAYS SPEAKERS

Nicole YohalemDirector, Special Projects

Charles SmithExecutive Director, CYPQ

VP for Research, Forum for YouthInvestment

Laura La FuenteDirector, Target Graduation

Denice WilliamsAssistant Commissioner


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WHY FOCUS ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT?

Quality Matters

Quality is Measurable

Quality is Malleable


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QUALITYMATTERS

In a 2007 meta-analysis of 73 evaluations, afterschoolprograms on average had positive effects on:

Attitudes toward schoolSocial behaviorSchool grades and achievement test scoresReduced problem behaviors from aggression

But programs without specific quality features had NOeffect.

-Durlak & Weissberg (2007)


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QUALITY IS MEASURABLE

Tool & Developer Common Elements of

Quality

Afterschool Program Assessment

SystemNational Institute on Out-of-School Time

Youth Engagement

Skill-BuildingRelationships

Environment

Routines & Structure

Behavior Management

Organizational Management

Family/Community Linkages

Youth Program Quality AssessmentDavid P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality

Youth Program Quality MonitoringToolPolicy Studies Associates


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QUALITY IS MALLEABLE

Key findings from the Youth Program Quality Intervention (YPQI)Study

A continuous quality improvement strategy:

Improves program quality (and the more, the better). Works across different types of afterschool systems as well aschallenging staffing conditions, and may increase staff tenure.

Appears to be sustainable and cost-effective.

- Smith et al (2012)

www.cypq.org/ypqi


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Improving Quality SystemwideCharles Smith

Executive Director, Center for Youth Program Quality

VP for Research, Forum for Youth Investment


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COMPONENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM (QIS)

Shared definition of quality

Lead organization

Engaged stakeholders

Continuous improvement modelInformation system(s)

Guidelines and incentives for participation

Adequate resources


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BUILDING A QIS: STAGES AND TASKS


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How far along are you inbuilding a quality

improvement system?


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Improving Quality SystemwideLaura LaFuente

Director, Target Graduation

United Way for Greater Austin


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2007

Since 2008:

294 assessments were conducted

38 organizations were assessed

481 individuals have participated in at least one training

34 individuals were trained as Methods trainers 17 are still active

32 individuals were trained as External Assessors 22 are still active

Spring 2008

Fall 2008

Austins Ready by 21

Coalition awarded

Quality Counts grant

United Way, Central

Texas Afterschool

Network and Ready

by 21 began building

and implementing

Austin improvementsystems.

First Austin sent

first cohort of

Methods trainers

United Way

trained first set

of assessors

HISTORY OF YOUTH PROGRAM QUALITY AT

UNITED WAY FOR GREATER AUSTIN:

Fall 2012

Out-of-School

Time Agenda


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YOUTH PROGRAM QUALITY INITIATIVE

CYCLE OF IMPROVEMENT

Assess Program (Externalor Self Assessor): Collect

data about your program.

Create Improvement Plan:Develop a plan based on

collected data.

Attend Professional

Development: Staffattends professionaldevelopment sessions

that align with what theywant to improve.

Assess Program Again

(External or Self Assessor):Reassess the programand see if areas have

improved.

More ProfessionalDevelopment: If the plan

was successful, havemore staff attend the

professionaldevelopment.


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Improving Quality SystemwideDenice Williams

Assistant Commissioner

New York City Department of

Youth & Community Development


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DYCD funds nonprofits to provide a

wide range of high-quality programs

including:

Adolescent Literacy

The Out-of-School Time InitiativeBeacon Community Centers

Cornerstone

Summer Youth Employment

TEEN Action/Service Learning

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DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative

NYC Department of Youth and Community

Development


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Elements of the

Out-of-School Time System

QualityServices

Capacity

Building

Evaluation


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ProgramsRFP, New ProgramDesign & RequiredProgram Activities

New Workscopeand Budget

Program Quality MonitoringTool (PQMT), Coaching &

Observing for Quality &Annual Evaluation

(VENDEX )

ProfessionalDevelopment, Technical

Assistance &

Conferences

DYCD Online

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DYCD Out-of-School Time

2013 Program Orientation

INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT QUALITY


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KEY ISSUES IN BUILDING A QIS

1. Stakeholder engagement

2. Clarifying purpose

3. Sustainability


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NEW RESOURCE:

BUILDING CITYWIDE SYSTEMS FOR QUALITY

NEWresource from The Wallace Foundation

and the Forum for Youth Investment, available

online:

http://forumfyi.org/building_system_quality

Includes:

How-to guide

Six case studies

Capacity self-assessment tool
http://forumfyi.org/building_system_qualityhttp://forumfyi.org/building_system_quality


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Improving Quality Systemwide will be archived at:

www.wallacefoundation.org

and www.forumfyi.org

Please direct follow up questions to:

Nicole Yohalem at [email protected] or

(202) 207-3344

Thank you for participating!

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