21st CCLC: Guide to Resources

Moving Towards Success: Framework for After-School Programs

This framework is centered around academic, social and emotional, health and safety, and community engagement guidelines to help afterschool sites plan their desired short- and long-term outcomes. It also lists possible data sources and performance measures for evaluation purposes.
http://www.publicengagement.com/Framework/

After-School Institute Standards

The After-School Institute has developed a standards evaluation for programs to take online. The standards are based on the following elements:

• Applying research-based standards of practice and performance
• Building capacity
• Ensuring accountability
• Evaluating results
• Linking funding to performance
  http://www.afterschoolinstitute.org/tasi/aboutn/standards.aspx

San Francisco Beacon Initiative

The San Francisco Beacon Initiative has afterschool centers throughout the San Francisco area. This site provides information on the programs and includes the program's full evaluation reports.
http://www.sfbeacon.org

Out-of-School Time

A great tool to help you determine if your program is working is Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation: Tools for Action (Adobe^® Reader^® PDF 870KB). This document provides useful evaluation tools.
http://www.nwrel.org/ecc/21century/