Your Site Name Here Accreditation Your logo here Picture of children from your site here

Your site name here Mission Statement Our Mission: We provide…... Your mission statement here Your logo here Pictures of children from your site here

Your program name here and Quality Improvement  Internal professional development process based on the Minnesota School Age Care Core Competencies  Trainings with reputable agencies that promote quality improvement in SAC settings  Pursuing a program where all sites are Accredited through state/nationally recognized organizations Pictures from your site here Your logo here

Background On MAAP  NAA: Previously was responsible for accrediting school age care programs.  MnSACA: State Affiliate for National Afterschool Association  MAAP: Minnesota Afterschool Accreditation Program. Photos from your site here

Why Accreditation?  Conveys a commitment to quality to all stakeholders  Provides a framework for quality improvement  Provides a context for professional development Photos from your site here

Why Your school name here ?  Has a solid and amazing staff that are ready for the challenge  Has wonderful community ties to teachers, administration, and families  Has all the spaces needed to provide quality programming Photos from your site here Your school mascot here

MAAP Process 1. Submit Enrollment Application 2. Host community meeting 3. Conduct surveys and program observations 4. Create Action Plan for Program Improvement 5. Implement tasks to meet improvement goals. 6. Validator visit 7. Decision Photos from your site here

Components of Quality Improvement  Collect feedback from staff, families, and students about a given program (Surveys)  Create a stakeholder team of staff, students, teachers, administration, business leaders, etc...  Observe program using the MAAP Self-Study Tool  Create a Action Plan for Program Improvement based upon information gathered from surveys and observations.

The MAAP Stakeholder Team (10-12 Hours over 9 months)  Meeting #1: Review the process and set an observation schedule.  Meeting #2: Review findings and create a program improvement plan. Set subsequent observation dates to monitor the plan.  Meeting #3: Review observations and create a final improvement plan.  Meeting #4: Exit interview with the MAAP Validator

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