04539nam 2200613 a 450 991022012500332120230725030516.00-8330-5102-4(CKB)2670000000066702(EBL)669764(OCoLC)711746957(SSID)ssj0000516891(PQKBManifestationID)11340660(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000516891(PQKBWorkID)10476919(PQKB)11620474(MiAaPQ)EBC669764(Au-PeEL)EBL669764(CaPaEBR)ebr10440629(EXLCZ)99267000000006670220110203d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe power of data to improve after-school programs citywide[electronic resource] /Jennifer Sloan McCombs ... [et al.]Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Education20101 online resource (118 p.)Hours of opportunity ;v. 2Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-5049-4 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Current State of OST Provision and Adoption of System-Building Approaches; Goals and Value of This Study; Concepts Behind the Study; Information Collection and Sharing; Factors Influencing Management Information System Implementation and Use of Data; Data and Methodology; Site Selection; Data Collection and Analysis; Study Limitations; A Note on Terminology; Organization of This MonographCHAPTER TWO: Cities' Development and Use of Out-of-School-Time Management Information Systems Shared Goals for Management Information Systems; City Context and the Goals of the Cities' Management Information Systems; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Louisville; New York City; Providence; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Overarching Development Decisions; Developer Decision; Method of Management Information System Introduction; Changes to and Replacement of Management Information Systems; Cities' Use of Data from the Management Information SystemUnderstanding and Improving Programming and Participation Improving OST Contract Management; Making Funding Decisions; Changing the Nature of Contract Management; Improving Coordination Through Data Sharing; Informing Evaluations; Supporting Requests for Funding; Enablers and Constraints to the Use of Data from the Management Information System; Future Steps; Summary; CHAPTER THREE: Ensuring Data Quality; Method of Data Entry; Enrollment Data; Attendance Data; Immediate Uses for Data; Providing Training; Monitoring Providers' Data Entry; SummaryCHAPTER FOUR: Providers' Use of Data from Management Information Systems Provider Perceptions About City Management Information Systems; How Providers Use Management Information System Data; Factors That Enabled or Constrained Providers' Use of Data; User-Friendly Systems; Staffing and Resources; Multiple Management Information Systems; Examining the Relationship Between Constraints and Perceived Usefulness of City MI Systems; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusion; Summary of Key Findings; Lessons for an Emerging Field; A Parting ThoughtAPPENDIX: Survey Administration, Sampling, Weighting, and Modeling References; Back CoverThe Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems. The second in this three-volume series describes how Wallace Foundation grantees and three other cities used management information systems to collect and use data on out-of-school-time programs, including enrollment, attendance, and student outcomes.After-school programsUnited StatesCase studiesSummer schoolsUnited StatesCase studiesSchool improvement programsUnited StatesCase studiesAfter-school programsSummer schoolsSchool improvement programs371.8McCombs Jennifer Sloan905765MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220125003321The power of data to improve after-school programs citywide2025955UNINA