The purpose of this evaluation was to develop and administer a survey designed to explore the qualifications, role, and responsibilities of OST education specialists during the 2012-13 school year, the first year in which programs were required to include this staff position. This report summarizes findings on the qualifications of the OST education specialists, their role in supporting curriculum and lesson planning, relationships with schools, and the implementation of a continuous quality improvement process. Agency submitted date as Jun-13.
The purpose of this evaluation was to summarize evaluation findings from the first year of the initiative (2009-10), analyze patterns of implementation and the outcomes of participating students in the second year (2010-11). Agency submitted date as May-12.
The purpose of the evaluation was to inform future capacity-building investments at DYCD and in the broader field of youth services by identifying lessons learned and the extent to which investments in organizational development can lead to stronger nonprofits and effective, high quality programs that result in the desired youth outcomes. Agency submitted date as Mar-12.
To examine the implementation of skill-oriented activities in 10 (OST) Programs during the 2010-11 school year to assess the challenges, identify implementation approaches and program elements that can be replicated across the OST initiative, and to inform DYCD's policy goals of improving the quality of OST programming for elementary- and middle-grades youth. Agency submitted date as Feb-12.
Letter from DYCD Commissioner introducing consultant report The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Final Report on Implentation and Youth Experience in the Initiative.
DYCD contracted with Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA) to conduct a three-year evaluation of the Middle School Initiative. The evaluation was designed to inform DYCD about program-level implementation patterns, the characteristics of youth served by the initiative, their patterns of program participation, and relationships between Beacon Middle School program features and certain youth outcomes.
DYCD contracted with Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA) to conduct a three-year evaluation of the Middle School Initiative. The evaluation was designed to inform DYCD about program-level implementation patterns, the characteristics of youth served by the initiative, their patterns of program participation, and relationships between Beacon Middle School program features and certain youth outcomes
Evaluation examined with what methods and what success did the Transition to High School programs recruit and retain intended participants; To what extent and in what ways did programs implement the model's components? What approaches did programs use to help participants navigate transition into high school?; and What was the promotion rate into tenth grade for students who participated in the program? In what ways did participant success vary based on participants' demographic or educational characteristics? Agency submitted date as Jun-11.
This evaluation examined 10 OST programs during the 2009-10 school year. These 10 programs were part of the initial 15 in-depth study sites identified in year 1. Evaluators studied demographics, educational performance, academic motivation, and family support structures of participants. Evaluators also looked at management and staffing strategies of the OST programs as well as the content of OST programming. Agency submitted date as Mar-11.
This report reflects the past year's work of the City agencies belonging to the Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth. These work groups address the needs of young people and establish programs and services to help serve the youth.