The Beacon Community Centers middle school initiative: Report on implementation and youth experience in the initiative's second year
Russell, Christina A., May 2010
New York: New York Department of Youth and Community Development.

An account of the implementation of the Beacon Community Centers, an after school initiative targeted at children in the fifth through eighth grade at 80 sites in New York City, and an examination of the engagement of youth participants

Reports & Papers

Beating the odds from 3 to 6 P.M.: Evaluation results from the TASC After-School Program’s first year: Preliminary report
Fiester, Leila, June 02, 1999
New York: The After-School Corporation.

An evaluation of the after school program implemented in 50 New York City schools by The After-School Corporation (TASC), including documentation of program characteristics and measurement of participants’ experiences

Reports & Papers

Building quality and supporting expansion of after-school projects: Evaluation results from the TASC after-school program’s second year [Executive summary]
Reisner, Elizabeth R., February 26, 2001
New York: The After-School Corporation.

A summary of an evaluation of the after school programs implemented in by The After-School Corporation (TASC) at schools in New York State, including information on recruitment and retention of student participants and staff, building relationships with the school and community, use of financial, space, and other resources, and curricula, activities, and services offered by the programs

Executive Summary

Building quality, scale, and effectiveness in after-school programs: Summary report of the TASC evaluation
Reisner, Elizabeth R., 2004
New York: The After-School Corporation.

A longitudinal survey-based evaluation of The After-School Corporation's after school programs assessed if services were meeting high quality expectations, if students benefited from participation, and which program characteristics netted the greatest benefits for students

Reports & Papers

Citizen schools’ contribution to improved learning in expanded learning time schools: Research brief
Woods, Yvonne M., April 2009
Boston, MA: Citizen Schools in Massachusetts.

A comparison of the implementation of the Massachusetts Expanding Learning Time to Support Student Success (ELT) Initiative in 2 public middle schools in Boston and 1 middle school in Malden, Massachusetts, and an examination of changes in students’ academic performance in math and English language arts (ELA)

Reports & Papers

College opportunities for after-school workers: Report on the first-year implementation of the Center for After-School Excellence certificate programs [Executive summary]
Vile, Juliet D., September 2008
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.

A summary of first-year findings from an implementation evaluation of a one-year certificate program in after school studies offered through the City University of New York

Executive Summary

Establishing a foundation for progress toward high school graduation: Findings from the phase V of the Citizen Schools evaluation [Executive summary]
Pearson, Lee M., January 2008
Boston, MA: Citizen Schools.

A summary of findings from the fifth phase of an evaluation of the impact of Citizen Schools programs in the improvement of the academic outcomes and life trajectories of at risk middle-school students in Massachusetts, with a focus on indicators of students’ likelihood to graduate from high school

Executive Summary

Evaluation of the Beacon Community Centers middle school initiative: Report on the first year [Executive summary]
LaFleur, Jennifer Johnson, May 2009
New York: New York Department of Youth and Community Development.

A summary of an account of the implementation of the Beacon Community Centers, an after school initiative targeted at children in the fifth through eigth grade at 80 sites in New York City

Executive Summary

Evaluation of New Jersey After 3: Reaching and engaging New Jersey’s youth through afterschool programs, 2005 - 2008
Walking Eagle, Karen P., April 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: New Jersey After 3.

An examination of the influence of the New Jersey After 3 initiative on the availability and quality of after school programs, as well as the improvement of the outcomes of participating youth

Reports & Papers

Evaluation of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth initiative: Results of efforts to increase program quality and scale in year 2: Executive summary
Russell, Christina A., January 2008
New York: New York, Department of Youth and Community Development.

A summary of results from the second year of an evaluation of New York City's Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth initiative, focusing particularly on the quality and scale of participating programs, but also examining participant and program characteristics and program impacts on participants' social and emotional growth and academic performance

Executive Summary

Evaluation of the Out-of-School Time initiative: Report on the first year
New York (N.Y.). Department of Youth and Community Development, December 2006
New York: Department of Youth and Community Development.

An examination of the impact on participating youth, in terms of their development of social, academic and personal-wellness skills, of after-school services provided by the City of New York through its Out-of-School Time (OST) programs

Reports & Papers

Evidence of program quality and youth outcomes in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative: Report on the initiative's first three years
Russell, Christina A., September 2009
New York: Department of Youth and Community Development.

Findings from an evaluation of the third year of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development's Out-of-School Time Program for Youth (OST) initiative, with a focus on program quality and characteristics and children's outcomes

Reports & Papers

Improving after-school program quality
Granger, Robert C., April 2007
New York: William T. Grant Foundation.

A summary of findings from two studies, one of which reviews the impacts of after school programs on personal and social development and the other of which reviews instruments that measure the quality of youth programs

Fact Sheets & Briefs