The California Afterschool Outcome Measures Project
Click on the map for more detailsWhat’s going on with California’s afterschool accountability measures?
The California Afterschool Outcome Measures Project is the result of state legislation (section 8484 of the California Education Code) which mandates the development of accountability tools for publicly funded afterschool programs in the areas of skill development and behavior change within their student population.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is funding UC Irvine and UC Davis in the research effort to develop a set of accountability tools and to pilot test these measures over a two-year period in programs that have voluntarily agreed to participate.
Why is it important?
Research indicates afterschool programs can have a beneficial effect on students in many areas, both socially and academically. Developing tools that capture these impacts in afterschool programs is important for program development and improvement and for demonstrating outcomes for students participating in high-quality afterschool programs.
We’ve asked programs to tell us about the outcomes they expect for their students as a result of program participation, and how the programs capture their success in these areas. To see the survey results as of August 2009, click here.
To see the location of programs that have responded to the survey so far, click here.
To add your voice by responding to the survey, click here (responding to the survey does not obligate you to participate in the pilot project).
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Pilot Site Links
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| Afterschool Survey Results: Charts & Graphs | 827.14 KB |
| Timeline & Scope of Work | 61.29 KB |