To assist programs with meeting the statutory requirement that all ASES and 21st CCLC programs engage in a continuous data-driven quality improvement process [set forth in EC 8484 (a)(2)], the California Department of Education’s Expanded Learning Division (CDE-EXLD), has developed a Quality Program Improvement Tool template and user guide as a compliment to the Department’s Guidance for Developing and Implementing a Quality Improvement Process.

The document is a resource to create and document site level continuous quality improvement (CQI) plans. The document is a resource for programs and sties to summarize assessment data and outline site level goals, objectives, and activities included in their site level CQI plan. Programs are not required to use this planning tool, it was created as an option for Expanded Learning Programs to use and keep on site to support their CQI process. 

Resources to assist with the CQI process:

• CQI Planning Tool
• CQI Best Practices Guide
• CDE EXLD Program Quality Improvement Plan Template
• Instructions for Completing a Quality Improvement Plan
• Guidance for Developing and Implementing a Quality Improvement Plan
• Caesar Chavez Elementary School Scenario