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Our Context. Launched March 2011 A network of many different after-school and summer programs for youth in Saint Paul. It is a collaboration of community organizations, the City of Saint Paul, and Saint Paul Public Schools. Non-funding intermediary
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Our Context • Launched March 2011 • A network of many different after-school and summer programs for youth in Saint Paul. It is a collaboration of community organizations, the City of Saint Paul, and Saint Paul Public Schools. • Non-funding intermediary • Sprockets improves the quality, availability and effectiveness of out-of-school time learning for all youth in Saint Paul through the committed, collaborative and innovative efforts of community organizations, government, schools and other partners • Provide support around program improvement • YPQA, Citywide shared data system, SAYO • Trainings at no cost to Saint Paul programs • 44 partners utilizing at least 1 support in 2012-13 • Age groups ranging k-12 • Multiple formats (daily, weekly, weekend) • Varied content (academic, arts, leadership, enrichment, employment, etc) www.SprocketsSaintPaul.org
Activator Improvement Cycle • Youth outcomes: internal evaluation tools, SAYO-Y, SAYO-S, pre/post tests • Program experience: parent and youth satisfaction surveys, focus groups, SAYO-Y • Quality practices: YPQA, NYSAN, organization capacity scales • Attendance/participation: City Span, KidTrax, CTK, EZ reports, OYP www.SprocketsSaintPaul.org
Activator Improvement Cycle www.SprocketsSaintPaul.org
www.SprocketsSaintPaul.org Social Emotional Learning Why SEL? • Positioning • System level- expanding what success looks like beyond academics and getting the message of OST impact out locally and nationally • Program level - supporting programs in creating logic models that clearly define what they intentionally impact through their programming for internal planning and external communications • Performance/Program Improvement– Providing a snapshot of where their participants are to help inform how they provide programming for improvement.
SAYOCommon Network Indicators Sprockets SAYO data collection - Wilder Research creates survey links – Can link pre/post surveys to Shared Database demographics, participation, etc www.SprocketsSaintPaul.org
SAYONetwork Partner Participation • Year 1: Pilot year - All orgs required to use SAYO-S (SAYO-Y optional add on) • 279 youth from 7 orgs • Year 2: Orgs could choose SAYO- S, SAYO-Y or both (with common indicators) • 12 orgs (32 programs) • SAYO – Y: 205 Completed pre and post (77% of those who completed pre survey) • SAYO – S: 626 completed pre and post (52% of those who had a pre survey completed) www.SprocketsSaintPaul.org
First Year Results www.SprocketsSaintPaul.org