1. Andrew GAnucheaU Director of LACAL
QUALITY AFTERSCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS

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

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

4. 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 .

5. 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

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

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

8. TEACHERS

9. 1984

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

12. COMPLIANCE

13. QUALITY

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

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

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

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

18. DATA
Program Assessments
Attendance
Grades
Pre Test - Post Test

19. DRIVING
ACTIVITY SELECTION
MATERIALS
PROGRAM CURRICULUM

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

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

22. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

23. GROUP DISCUSSIONS
EXAMPLES of STRIVING for CONtinUous IMPROVEMENT in YOUR WORK

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

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

26. TARGETED OUTREACH
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

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

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

29. TARGETED OUTREACH
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

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

31. 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.

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

33. 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

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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. QUESTIONS
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