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results & outcomes

Our Collective Impact & Goals

Our vision is that Richmond’s youth will thrive in school, at home and in the community.

Studies show that structured Out-of-School Time (OST) programs make a positive difference in the lives of students and their families, and in the communities where they live and grow. Quality programs designed to offer experiences that supplement and support school-based education often lead to better school attendance, behavior and course performance. Also, quality OST programs provide a safe place to receive academic support and develop interests, passions and social skills.

We believe that the better coordinated our community’s efforts are, the more students can access programs, and the more students can be served, the stronger our community will be.

More student participation in high-quality OST programs
Superior student outcomes, including:
– Increased school attendance
– Higher grades in key courses
– Reduced behavioral incidents
– Increased social and emotional well-being
Better communication and collaboration among schools, service providers, city officials, students and families
More efficient use of school and community resources, and a more sustainable funding model

ALLENA SPRIGGS

Parent

[NextUp RVA] keeps her occupied with positive role models. She is actively learning new things with activities that are age appropriate. And, they are keeping her engaged! She is always eager to show me something new she has learned.

Keran Holland

Student

The acting exercises really helped me! I was scared to speak at first and I would have stage fright, but I learned how to overcome it. [Ms. Charmaine Crowell-White] helped us express ourselves and her class was really fun.

Shannon Hardy-Taylor

Parent

NextUp is a wonderful program. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of his instructors and you could tell that they all loved their jobs. They were really passionate about helping the students.

Ty Toepke

Executive Director
Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation

We are blown away at the robust platform that NextUp has created in a very short time. Students look forward to the enrichment activities that our TechConnect program offers, and with NextUp’s new online learning platform we are able to continue engaging and teaching them even if we can’t interact in person.

Janiah Spearman

Student

They helped me with my homework after school and my grades went way up. I started getting A’s, B’s and C’s, instead of C’s and D’s. And, it helped me with my attitude,I’m a lot friendlier now!

Youth outcomes

Youth outcomes for students who participated in 30 days or more.

behavioral outcomes

academic outcomes

0%

of participants improved or maintained positive attendance

0%

of participants had positive school attendance (attended school for 95% of the time or more)

0%

of participants improved or maintained positive behavior

0%

of participants had fewer than 2 behavior incidences

Program Year Feedback

81%

STUDENTS

of students agreed that NextUp helped them find out what they’re good at doing and what they liked to do

93%

STUDENTS

said there is an adult in NextUp who they can listen to and respect

88%

Students

agree that the after school programs helped them do better in school

98%

Parents

of parents are satisfied with the quality of care from NextUp coordination

96%

PARENTS

agree that NextUp provides high quality programs

89%

PARENTS

NextUp helps youth improve their school attendance

96%

PARENTS

programs keep kids safe and out of trouble

93%

PARENTS

agree that NextUp provides an opportunity for working parents to stay at their jobs until 5pm of later

96%

Providers

of instructors reported that NextUp supports their quality improvement

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National Resources

Every Hour Counts
ExpandEd Schools
Nashville After Zone Alliance
Providence After Zone Alliance
Expanding Minds & Opportunities

Every Hour Counts

ExpandEd Schools

Nashville After Zone Alliance

Providence After Zone Alliance

Expanding Minds & Opportunities

EVERY HOUR COUNTS MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK

The Every Hour Counts Measurement Framework is designed to serve as a blueprint for understanding the impact of programs on youth outcomes, making improvements at the system and program levels, and influencing policy.

EXPANDED SCHOOLS NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION: LESSONS FOR SCALE AND SUSTAINABILITY

In 2011, ExpandED Schools (formerly TASC) launched a national demonstration of its ExpandED Schools initiative in 10 elementary and middle schools in New York City, Baltimore and New Orleans. ExpandED Schools helps each school partner with a strong youth-serving community organization, such as a settlement house or community development corporation, to add three hours to the conventional six-and-a-half hour school day. Teachers and principals coalesce with their community partners into powerful teams that support students cognitively, physically and emotionally.
This report presents findings from the fourth year of this project — evaluated by Policy Studies Associates (PSA), ExpandED Schools’s external evaluator for the national demonstration — as schools begin to break from the outdated, 19th-century school calendar.

SUMMARY OF ANALYSES RELATED TO NASHVILLE AFTER ZONE ALLIANCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES

In 2014, American Institutes for Research conducted an evaluation of Nashville Afterschool Zone Academy (NAZA). The report provides findings on how NAZA programs are implementing programming with fidelity to quality practices; increasing youth participation as a result of these high quality practices; and supporting outcomes related to school attendance, school behavior and academics. Findings show a correlations between regular participation in high-quality NAZA programs an improved school attendance, fewer behavior incidents, and improved math and science grades.

AFTERZONE: OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN PROVIDENCE’S CITYWIDE AFTER-SCHOOL SYSTEM

This executive summary highlights the main findings from our participation and outcomes analysis of the AfterZone initiative a citywide system-building effort in Providence, RI, that aims to provide high-quality, accessible out-of-school-time services to middle school youth.

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM QUALITY AND STUDENT OUTCOMES; REFLECTIONS ON POSITIVE KEY FINDINGS ON LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT FROM RECENT RESEARCH

This article is an excerpt from the book, Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success. The author reflects on selected research from her own study of the field in recent years. In her estimation, based on years of examination, high quality expanded learning programs are essential to the learning process because they provide young people with opportunities to relate to their world in new ways. Strong programs foster an orientation of being open to novel experiences, of being interested in others and the world, of being inquisitive and creative, and, ultimately, of becoming lifelong learners.