The Evaluation Exchange
Volume XII, No. 1 & 2, Fall 2006
Issue Topic: Building and Evaluating Out-of-School Time Connections
This double issue of The Evaluation Exchange focuses on creating and
evaluating connections between out-of-school time (OST) programs and the other
settings in which children and youth live, learn, and play.
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Inside This Issue
From the Director's Desk
An introduction to the issue by HFRP's Founder & Director, Heather
B. Weiss, Ed.D.
Theory & Practice
- Building and Evaluating Out-of-School Time Connections
Suzanne Bouffard, Priscilla Little, and Heather Weiss build a research-based
case that a network of supports, with out-of-school time programs as a key
component, are critical to positive learning and developmental outcomes for
children and youth.
Promising Practices
This issue's Promising Practices section illustrates the diverse approaches
that OST programs use to link with other institutions, including universities,
social and health services, families, schools, and museums. They demonstrate
that initiatives vary in the number and scope of their linkages, from one strong
partnership to multicomponent supports, as well as in their methods for building
and evaluating linkages.
- It's Never Too Early: Promoting College Prep in Middle
School After School Programs
Lucy Friedman describes how a collaborative after school initiative links
with universities and families to promote college and career preparation among
middle school youth.
- The Posse Foundation: Moving Beyond Test Scores to
Identify High-Potential Youth
Rassan Salandy of the Posse Foundation explains how one after school program
works with universities and businesses to prepare high school students for
success in college and beyond.
- Connecting Latino Families With Out-of-School Time
Opportunities
Nathaniel Riggs describes the implementation and evaluation of
the Generación Diez program, which connects Latino families with after
school programming, social services, and the school community.
- Evaluating BEST Fit: A Program to Promote Child and
Family Health After School
Jim Sass and Craig Blumenthal from LA's BEST describe how the BEST
Fit initiative links with multiple organizations to support child and family
health.
- Discovery Youth: A Museum-Based Program Connecting
Youth With Community
Jessica Intrator from the Children's Discovery Museum describes a program
that connects youth with a community institution to promote technology skills,
health awareness, and positive social and academic outcomes.
- Mayor's Time in Detroit: A Citywide System for After
School
Linda Lee explains how foundations, local and state governments, schools,
and other entities have formed a multimember collaboration to support the
Mayor's Time after school initiative.
- Community Service by and for Youth: Supporting OST
Programs in Seattle
City Year staff member Erika Rasmussen describes how City Year Seattle/King
County works with the local school district and with community organizations
to offer high-quality OST programming.
- The Peace Drum Project: Intergenerational Connections
Through the Arts
Susan Porter, Project Director at Cooperative Artists Institute, describes
how the Peace Drum Project makes connections with community members through
the arts.
Ask the Expert
Beyond Basic Training
Questions & Answers
- A Conversation With Audrey Hutchinson
Audrey Hutchinson of National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education,
and Families discusses the evaluation of linked after school services by cities.
Spotlight
Evaluations to Watch
New & Noteworthy
This section features an annotated list of papers, organizations, initiatives,
and other resources related to the issue's theme. An
expanded, Web-only version of this section is also available.
Professional Development Revisited
In our last issue, we examined the evaluation of professional development
in OST and other human service fields. Here, we highlight new resources that
have come to our attention since the publication of that issue.
This issue of The Evaluation Exchange was published by Harvard Family
Research Project. The managing editor for the issue was Suzanne
Bouffard, Ph.D., research analyst. It was produced by Marcella
Michaud, publications and communications manager, and Carrie-Anne
DeDeo, publications editor. All rights reserved. This periodical may not
be reproduced whole or in part without written permission from the publisher.
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Harvard Family Research Project gratefully acknowledges the support of the
C. S. Mott Foundation, Time Warner Inc., City Year, the Marguerite Casey Foundation,
the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. The
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