Andrew GAnucheaU Director of LACAL QUALITY AFTERSCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS

LOUISIANA PROGRAM QUALITY INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED IN 2011 Best Practices For Louisiana’s Afterschool PROGRAMS

LOUISIANA PROGRAM QUALITY INITIATIVE STATEWIDE SUMMIT - FALL REGIONAL SUMMITS - SPRING LAPQI TOOL KIT

CHILD TRENDS – AUGUST 2010 Research proves that only high quality programs create positive student outcomes. Students who attend low-quality or average quality programs show no difference in academic or social and emotional outcomes than children who attend no programs at all .

DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK FORMED In 2007 to increase the quality and availability of afterschool and summer programs in THE DALLAS community.  AQuA (AFtERSCHOOL QUALITY ASSESSMENT) – tooL KIT

AQUA TOOL KIT: AFTERSCHOOL QUALITY ASSESMENT 12 QUALITY STANDARDS 128 Indicators DESCRIPTIVE INDICATORS STAR RATING SYSTEM

LAPQI TOOL KIT: LOUISIANA PROGRAM QUALITY INITIATIVE 5 QUALITY STANDARDS 58 INDICATORS DESCRIPTIVE INDICATORS 3 – 6 AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT

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DITTO’S CLASS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfYolxKB_5k GROUP DISCUSSIONS Share Your DITTO MOMENT

COMPLIANCE

QUALITY

Quality BASED PROGRAMMING Programming with Intent utilizing best practices to ensure a high level of excellence

COMPLIANCE BASED PROGRAMMING Programming with only policies and procedures in mind process of doing what you have been asked or ordered to do

GROUP DISCUSSIONS COMPLIANCE BASED EXAMPLES of YOUR WORK QUALITY BASED EXAMPLES OF YOUR WORK

WHAT MAKES A QUALITY-BASED AFTERSCHOOOL PROGRAM? DATA DRIVING DIRECTION

DATA Program Assessments Attendance Grades Pre Test - Post Test

DRIVING ACTIVITY SELECTION MATERIALS PROGRAM CURRICULUM

CONTINuOUS IMPROVEMENT IS THE PROGRAM BUILDING UPON ITS SUCCESS? DIRECTION CONTINuOUS IMPROVEMENT IS THE PROGRAM BUILDING UPON ITS SUCCESS?

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AN ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes efforts can seek “incremental” improvement over time or “breakthrough” improvement all at once

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

GROUP DISCUSSIONS EXAMPLES of STRIVING for CONtinUous IMPROVEMENT in YOUR WORK

LAPQI TOOL KIT 5 Quality Standards: BEST PRACTICES 58 Indicators DESCRIPTIVE INDICATORS

QUALTIY STANDARDS - best Practices 1 - Environment: Indoor & OUTDOOR 2 - Relationships & Connections 3 - PROGRAMMING 4 - Youth ENGAGEMENT & PARTICIPATION 5 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

TARGETED OUTREACH - 2000 Boys and Girls Club of america with funding and support from office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention Wanted TO Understand WHAT WORKED for CLUBS IMPLementing GANG PREVENTion THROUGH TARGETED OutREAch AND WHAT Challenges they Encountered

TARGETED OUTREACH - 2000 21 boy & Girls clubs 932 prevention youth Youth were recruited over a 10-month period

TARGETED OUTREACH - 2000 73% were still attending ONE year after they were initially recruited 86 % perceived the CLUB as “SAFE” 64% rated Their SCHOOLS AS “SAFE”

TARGETED OUTREACH - 2000 96% Reported receiving adult support and GUIDANCE from at least one Staff member 79% reported receiving adult support and GUIDANCE from at least Two or more Staff members 64% strongly agreed that they felt a sense of belonging to the club

TARGETED OUTREACH - 2000 YOUTH RECIEVED important DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCES That are linked to positive long term outcomes: adult Support belonging engage in challenging and interesting activities

QUALITY STANDARDS – BEST PRACTICES 1 - Secured indoor and outdoor space provides safe environments that support the developmental, physical and emotional needs of diverse participants. 2 - Programs foster positive interactions among all staff, participants, and families. 3 - Programs have a defined infrastructure that supports intentional planning and smooth program operations.

GROUP DISCUSSIONS EXAMPLES of CREATING WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS IN YOUR WORK EXAMPLES OF FOSTERING POSITIVE INTERACTIONS IN YOUR WORK

Youth engagement a central principle of youth development involving youth in planning and in making decisions that affect themselves and others happens in youth adult partnerships that are structured so that both groups contribute, teach, and learn from each other

DESCRIPTIVE INDICATORS FOUR POINT SCALE 1 - AREA of IMPROVEMENT: MUST ADDRESS 2 - APPROACHING STANDARD 3 - STANDARD PRACTICE 4 - BEST PRACTICE

INDICATOR 1.8 Program has procedures for recognizing bullying behavior and reporting incidents. 1 - No PROGRAM Policy 1 - STAFF DO not RECOGNIZE BULLYING OR DOCUMENT INCIDENTS 1 – FAMILIES ARE NOT Informed

INDICATOR 1.8 Program has procedures for recognizing bullying behavior and reporting incidents. 2 - STAFF FOLLOWS INFORMAL PROCEDURES 2 - STAFF RECOGNIZE BULLYING OR DOES NOT DOCUMENT INCIDENTS 2 – FAMILIES ARE Informed, BUT PROGRAM DOES NOT TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTIONS

INDICATOR 1.8 Program has procedures for recognizing bullying behavior and reporting incidents. 3 – PROGRAM HAS FORMAL SET OF PROCEDURES 3 – STAFF DOCUMENT INCIDENTS USING LADOE REPORTING FORMS 3 – FAMILIES RECeiVE LETTERS OUTLINING EXTENT OF INCIDENTS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES TAKEN

INDICATOR 1.8 Program has procedures for recognizing bullying behavior and reporting incidents. 4 – Staff receive sample letters during staff orientation, using examples created by LADOE

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