QUALITY COUNTS SITE LEAD CALL December 21, 2009. AGENDA Cross-site Sharing Project Wrap-up Reporting requirements Documentation/evaluation efforts Final

QUALITY COUNTS SITE LEAD CALL

December 21, 2009

AGENDA

Cross-site SharingProject Wrap-up

•Reporting requirements•Documentation/evaluation efforts•Final meeting

National Ready by 21 updates

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Updates from Austin

• Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009):

Consensus on 17 child/youth outcomes; published initial “Ready by 21” data book

Launched the Youth Services Mapping (YSM) systemo70+ service providers registered; trained 100+ district staff

Built capacity for Quality and Resultso89 assessors; 10 certified Methods trainers; 17 trained

trainers for Results Based Accountability

• Sustainability situation (the good news and the bad):

Leadership group forming; some work will continue Full situation still TBD

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December 2009

Updates from Black Oak Mine/ Georgetown Divide

• Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009): We are continuing to invest in training: YPQA, Service Learning, the Youth Development Institute and

Youth Worker Methods Our school sites are both expanding and deepening their youth development practices with service

learning and other project-based learning, Response to Intervention and YPQA assessments (high school core 9th grade program in progress along with all service learning teachers throughout the school district)…note: Service Learning to expand to 10th-12th grade next year, spearheaded by our Librarian and English honors veteran teacher

Family Connections, El Dorado Inc., one of our partners has redesigned their program delivery through their action plan after the YPQA assessment…next assessment in early 2010 to observe changes

Boys & Girls Club: Improving program delivery with YPQA feedback. We will be diligently working with our club for continuous improvement increased programs.

• Sustainability situation (the good news and the bad): We have people trained in our area for all key youth development trainings except YPQA External

Assessments…workshop cancelled this week due to snow and ice storms (an every 25 year occurrence here in N. California). We hope to be rescheduled early in 2010.

We are using YPQA as an evaluation tool for continuous improvement at this time Although the integration of youth development practices has very little financial support at this time…it

is now part of the fabric of how we are doing things…we do have another YDI scheduled in May of 2010 which is funded.

Our new grants for Service Learning and Drug Free Communities open up new opportunities…these are both long term grants covering at least 3-5 years and possibly more.


December 2009

Updates from Columbus, IN

• Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009): Enhanced professional development system for youth workers Increased networking among youth workers through Youth

Workers’ Café Youth organizations are reporting changes in practices as a result

of YPQA self-assessments


Youth Worker Methods Training will be added to the training menu of the local child care resource and referral agency enabling continuation of the professional development for youth workers


December 2009

Updates from Grand Rapids

• Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009): GR Teen Profile Result Statements/Indicator Dashboard & Focus Groups City/County Agreement on shared indicators Innovation Thinking Curriculum incorporating Quality components for high school

youth Trained trainers for YPQI coaching & planning with data 12 External Assessors trained


System of Care Grant with potential for sustainability Federal grants for youth programs that build on areas of focus Building the local capacity for training and technical assistance on quality Quality integration for ELO Network members


December 2009

Updates from Indianapolis

• Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009): Summit for Student Success Development of Community Compacts for Youth Building local partnerships with STRIVE/IUPUI and America’s Promise Alliance

• Sustainability situation (the good news and the bad): Good news is that we have solid interest in YPQA/I funding from two local

foundations; Bad news is we don’t have an answer yet!


December 2009

Updates from Iowa


Embedding YPQA and Youth Worker Methods in Community Programs

Follow-up Assessments and Coaching Additional programs requesting YPQAs and Coaching ICYD Council is codified and operational


Local programs are being eliminated State budget will not provide funding for YPQA due to

budget cuts


December 2009

Updates from Louisville/KY


Program Landscaping survey for Louisville in final draft to be sent out January 2010

Pilot YPQA for state is complete and second group will be complete February 2010


Folding efforts into Louisville YouthPrint and seeking additional funding to create system for out of school time services


December 2009

Updates from Nashville TN __________


The Mayor’s Nashville After School Alliance will be using the YPQI to insure quality programming beginning in January 2010.

• Sustainability situation (the good news ):

Positive Youth Development Coalition & YPQA Pilots Local Capacity Building with AYD and YPQI NAZA ERO & Training


December 2009

Updates from New York

• Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009): Development of our Quality Youth Development System (QYDS). Using NYS Touchstones data

and positive developmental settings for 3,500 applications State-wide. Used Ready by 21 language in our five year RFP. Also in the RFP encouraged program to use the

YPQA for self assessment and that our staff may do an external assessment utilizing the YPQA (approximately 18 grants).

Commissioner at OCFS called a meeting for our internal stakeholders to hear about the Ready by 21/Quality Counts initiative. Staff from The Center for Youth Program Quality and Forum for Youth Investment attended/presented at this meeting where highlights and success were shared from the four pilot counties and State perspective.

Created and released a Youth Development Policy statement for OCFS

• Sustainability situation (the good news and the bad): Good news : Have continued to allocate $200,000 of State Quality Enhancement funds to our

four pilot Counties ($50,000 per). Have trained OCFS staff in Youth Work Methods and YPQA. Continue to disseminate information both internally and externally to other State-wide work groups. Work with Results based leadership and Orange County to connect our work with the County planning process.

Bad news: State budget woes and less staff, impacts both State and County level, mandated funding becomes priority.


December 2009

Updates from Orange County, NY

• Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009): Development of the Youth assessor Youth PQA Collaboration with our Dashboard/planning guidelines with NYSOCFS

• Sustainability situation : Good We are moving forward with our community asset mapping through cross-sector

community planning, with new guidelines being completed for 2011. Presently in addition to Youth Bureau and United Way staff our we have enhanced our

YW Method facilitators' team which now includes: Education, Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Faith based professionals. Our Cross Sector selection of facilitators has allowed the RB21 initiative to be introduced to new areas within the community. A 2010 workshop calendar has been developed and is presently circulating through the community.

RB21 principals and guidelines have now been completely written into funding and monitoring requirements at the Youth Bureau and United Way. Giving the opportunity for numerous new agencies to start to participate in the YPQA.


December 2009

Updates from Rockland County, NY

• Highlights: 4 programs participated in YPQA Presentation to Aspira has lined up 5 more programs for winter YPQA BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) incluincorporating Youth

Worker Methods workshops at staff development meetings Americorps members will be working on database and website for youth

community service/leadership opportunities

• Sustainability situation Youth Bureau Board requiring attendance at Advancing Youth Development Basics

from all applicants for funding 2010 monitoring by Youth Bureau will include YPQA information Participation in Youth Worker Methods Workshops supported by Rockland County

Capacity Building Institute (providing funding for trainings and announcement distribution to data base)


December 2009

Updates from Oklahoma


Norman - United Way Taking on Mapping Tulsa - Core Group of YPQA Trainers and AYD Class

Completed State -

o Department of Education 21st CCLCo Department of Human Services


State and Local Partnerso Have the right players at the table

OICA Commitment


December 2009

Updates from Rhode Island

• Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009): Legislation passed Completed PD system analysis Completed landscape mapping process (PL/PD survey) Hosted advocacy event to highlight report findings

• Sustainability situation (the good news and the bad): 2 more years on 21st CCLC contract for PQA 2 more years of capacity building funds for Providence specific work State’s QRIS has agreed to adopt YYPQA for school-age programs


December 2009

Updates from St. Louis

Highlights (key accomplishments since June 2009):

• Selected 14 new pilot organizations. 43 staff trained as internal assessors and attended YPQA Planning w/data training. 7 SL4K/Wyman staff took external assessor refresher course. Charles Smith led meeting on YPQA at UW for providers, funders.

• Children’s Agenda Summit stimulated by Rb21 crew attended by 275 focused on mobilizing business, civic, faith communities to mobilize around children/youth and to “think big” about changing the outcomes. Mayor Slay hosted business, civic leaders breakfast to garner their support for systems changes to build capacity to improve outcomes for children/youth.

Sustainability situation (the good news and the bad):

• Program quality is now better understood by funders. We are pursuing funding to continue it.


December 2009

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Ready by 21 National Partnership

Founder and Managing Partner

Signature Partner

Mobilization Partners

Technical Partners

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What: We engage leaders through four steps

CHALLENGE

ASK

MEET

Improved leader

outcomes

HELP

MEET LEADERS WHERE THEY ARE . . . Understanding what they are trying to change and how they are organized to do it

ASK THEM TO COMMIT to

• Connecting with their colleagues and counterparts

• Share their challenges and success

• Capture their success

• Critique the Partnership’s efforts

HELP BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY to

• Build Better Partnerships

• Set Bigger Goals

• Use Better Data & Decision-making

• Implement Bolder Strategies

CHALLENGE THEM to think differently and act differently as a way to bring about greater change

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What: We engage leaders through four steps

CHALLENGE

ASK

MEET

HELP

HELP BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY to

• Build BetterPartnerships

• Set Bigger Goals

• Use Better Data & Decision-making

• Implement Bolder Strategies

See Appendix for detail on each of the four steps

Ready by 21LeadershipCapacity Audit

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CHILDREN& YOUTH

FAMILY COMMUNITY& SCHOOLLEADERS

Accountability Supports Outcomes

Demographics & Public Data:

Who and where the children and youth are -- basic demographics, family status and geography

Indicators & Report Cards

How well they are doing -- tracking & reporting on risky behaviors and positive outcomes

Developmental Progress:How well they are doing – surveys & polls of young people, internal assets, well-being

Community & Leadership CapacityWhat leaders are doing to maximize coordination and resource flow – coordinating structures, action agendas

Financing & Sustainability: What policies and resources support these efforts – public and private funding streams, eligibility requirements, policy changes, funding priorities, tax credits

Public & Family DemandYouth & Family EngagementWhat youth, families, and residents think, want and do to help – public awareness, public opinion, advocacy efforts

External Assets/Supports: What supports children and youth are getting through informal and formal settings – what assets

Program Landscape:What they are participating in at school, in the community and at home – what activities, when, where, with whom, what quality

Participation: How much they are participating in developmentally important things – participation intensity & consistency

Quality & Effectiveness: Of what quality are the environments, activities and programs – point of service quality, program evaluation, best practice & “what works”

Professional Workforce:Of what quality are the staff & volunteers working with children and youth – training, credentialing, ongoing professional development

INTEGRATED PLATFORM FOR COLLABORATION & TRACKING LEADERSHIP IMPACT:

IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES: ALL PARTNERS IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE ABOVE.

INTEGRATED DATA PLATFORM FOR CONNECTING SUPPORTS TO OUTCOMES:

OUTCOMES-FOCUSED PLANNING APPROACHES:

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QUALITY COUNTS SITE LEAD CALL December 21, 2009. AGENDA Cross-site Sharing Project Wrap-up Reporting requirements Documentation/evaluation efforts Final