REQUEST ACCESS This paper describes validity of QIS performance measures and longitudinal change over four years in Oklahoma 21st CCLC programs.
Preparing youth to thrive: Methodology and findings from the social and emotional learning challenge
DOWNLOAD This technical report describes methodology and findings for (1) best-practice SEL standards, (2) validation of a suite of SEL performance measures for use in QIS, and (3) performance benchmarks for out-of-school time programs focused on building SEL skills with vulnerable children/youth. Citation: Smith, C., McGovern, G., Peck., S.C., Larson, R., Hillaker, B., Roy, L. … Continue reading Preparing youth to thrive: Methodology and findings from the social and emotional learning challenge
Quality-outcomes study for Seattle Public Schools summer programs, 2016 program cycle
DOWNLOAD This paper compares outcomes for struggling students in high quality instructional settings to outcomes for similar students in low quality instructional settings.
Framing an evidence based decision about 21st CCLC: How do we see the value?
DOWNLOAD In this policy commentary, we do some reasoning about how 21st CCLC produces value and discuss the limitations in one particular way of seeing that value – the intent-to-treat impact evaluation design.
Afterschool quality systems
DOWNLOAD This paper describes areas of broad consensus in the out-of-school time field, including the growing focus on SEL skills.Citation: Smith, C., Akiva, T., McGovern, G. and Peck, S.C. (2014), Afterschool quality. New Directions for Youth Development, 2014: 31-44. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20111
Moving the needle on moving the needle: Next stage technical guidance for performance based accountability systems in the expanded learning field with a focus on performance levels for the quality of instructional services
DOWNLOAD This paper introduces the nomenclature of performance-based accountability systems (PBAS) to the expanded learning field, provides a policy case study for a countywide system in southern Florida and uses data from that system to explore the issue of quality thresholds. We present an expanded design standard to guide development and improvement of PBAS policies … Continue reading Moving the needle on moving the needle: Next stage technical guidance for performance based accountability systems in the expanded learning field with a focus on performance levels for the quality of instructional services
Measuring youth skills in expanded learning systems: Case study for reliability and validity of the YDEKC skill measures and technical guidance for local evaluators
DOWNLOAD This paper uses pattern-centered methods to increase the usefulness of information available from survey-based skill measures, with a focus on using survey-based skills measures to detect skill change over time.
Managing for positive youth development: Linking profiles of after-school program management to profiles of staff instructional performance
REQUEST ACCESS This paper uses pattern centered methods to describe the association between four collaborative management practices and the quality of instruction available to youth.
Quality accountability in the out of school time sector
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Preparing youth to thrive: Promising practices in social and emotional learning
DOWNLOAD The guidebook describes SEL standards and organizational and curriculum features for a set of eight exemplary SEL programs.Citation: Charles Smith et al., Preparing Youth to Thrive: Promising Practices for Social and Emotional Learning (Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment, 2016).