Sacramento Head Start Alumni Association

EVALUATING OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Oct 18, 2002

Documenting Progress and Demonstrating Results: Evaluating Local

Out-of-School Time Programs
Are all the necessary stakeholders involved in the evaluation process? Is the purpose of the evaluation clear? Do evaluation indicators match program goals, and is the information useful? If you can answer these questions, you are well on your way to developing a good evaluation plan?—and this manual can help you get there.
http://www.financeproject.org/OSTlocalevaluation.pdf

**Beyond the Head Count: Evaluating Family Involvement in Out-of-School Time
This manual offers an overview of how out-of-school programs can evaluate their family involvement strategies and practices.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/resources.html#issues

**Extended-Service Schools Evaluation
After-school programs can play an important positive role in the academic and personal development of young people. Launched in 1997, the Extended-Service Schools (ESS) Initiative helped establish after-school programs in 17 communities across the country, each of which adapted one of four program models to local circumstances and needs. In this report, Public/Private Ventures and Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation present the findings from their joint evaluation of the initiative, focusing on ESS programs in six cities where intensive data collection was conducted. Among the themes examined in the report are the programs' implementation, quality, and cost and their effects on students' after-school participation and attitudes toward school.
Executive Summary:
http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2002/ppv_multichoice/multi-choice_ess_su%5B1%5D.pdf
Full Report:
http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2002/ppv_multichoice/multi%A1choice_ess_ful%5B1%5D.pdf