A Framework for Effectively Partnering With Young People | The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative® | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders | Youth | Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders | youth |
Afterschool Program Assessment System | The National Institute on Out-of-School Time | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth, Youth development practices | Leader, Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth youth-development-practices |
Applying an Equity Lens to Social, Emotional, and Academic Development | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / Penn State University | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Culturally competent practices, Plans for Implementation | Leader, Staff | Report | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | culturally-competent-practices plans-for-implementation |
Assessment of Cultural and Linguistic Competence for Organizations Serving Families | Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence | Intentional Practices - SEL | Culturally competent practices | Leader | Assessment, Tool | | intentional-practices-sel | culturally-competent-practices |
Coaching for Quality in Out-of-School Time: A How To Guide | National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) | Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation | Leader | Tool | | strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation |
Communications Toolkit for Out-of-School Time Systems | Every Hour Counts | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders | Family, Youth | Leader, Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders | family youth |
Community Agreements for Team Meetings | National Equity Project | Strong Program Operations | Positive Culture and Climate | Leader, Staff | Tool | | strong-program-operations | positive-culture-and-climate |
Considerations for Combating Implicit Bias and Structural Racism | National Equity Project | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Culturally competent practices, Family, Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate | Leader | Article | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | culturally-competent-practices family organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate |
Creating High-Performance Afterschool Programs | National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) | Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation, Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate | Leader | Article | | strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate |
Cultural and Linguistic Competence Assessment for Healthcare Organizations | Prepared by Covian Consulting for the National Technical Assistance Network for Children’s Behavioral Health under contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Culturally competent practices, Organizational Priorities , Youth development practices | Leader, Staff | Tool | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | culturally-competent-practices organizational-priorities youth-development-practices |
Developing Community Agreements | National Equity Project | Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Positive Culture and Climate | Leader, Staff | Tool | | strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making positive-culture-and-climate |
Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning | Wallace Foundation / RAND | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation, Culturally competent practices, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning | Leader, Staff | Report | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation culturally-competent-practices explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning |
Elevate | Project for Education Research That Scales (PERTS) | Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills, Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation, Collaborative Decision Making | Leader, Staff | Tool | | staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation collaborative-decision-making |
Engaging Families in OST Programs | Harvard University | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders | Family | Staff | Peer-Reviewed Journal | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders | family |
Facilitator Tips: Challenging Meetings for Team Meetings | National Equity Project | Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills, Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Openness to Change, Staff Well-Being | Leader, Staff | Tool | | staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making openness-to-change staff-well-being |
Framework for Measurement and Continuous Improvement in Out-of-School Time Systems | Every Hour Counts | Strong Program Operations | Plans for Implementation | Leader | Tool | | strong-program-operations | plans-for-implementation |
GENERATOR Z | Jr. Foundation, Ralph C. Wilson | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Youth, Youth development practices | Leader | Article | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making youth youth-development-practices |
Getting Started With Market Research for Out-of-School Time Planning: A Resource Guide for Communities | Wallace Foundation | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Family, Youth | Leader | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making family youth |
Guide for Building a Race Equity Culture | Equity in the Center (EiC) | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Culturally competent practices, Organizational Priorities | Leader, Staff | Report | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | culturally-competent-practices organizational-priorities |
Guidebook for Integrating the Science of Learning and Development into Community-Based Settings | Science of Learning & Development Alliance (SoLD), The Forum for Youth Investment (Forum FYI) | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Culturally competent practices, Family, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth, Youth development practices | Leader | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | culturally-competent-practices family plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth youth-development-practices |
Guidebook for Measurement and Continuous Improvement in Out-of-School Time Systems | Every Hour Counts | Strong Program Operations | Plans for Implementation | Leader | Tool | | strong-program-operations | plans-for-implementation |
Hello Insight: Social and Emotional Learning | Hello Insight | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Alignment, Capacity for Implementation, Culturally competent practices, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth | Leader, Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | alignment capacity-for-implementation culturally-competent-practices explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth |
How to Talk About Race* | Stamey Street | Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Positive Culture and Climate | Leader, Staff | Tool, Video | | strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making positive-culture-and-climate |
Implications for Professional Learning for Using Social and Emotional Learning to Drive Equity | National Equity Project | Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills, Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation, Plans for Implementation, Self-Efficacy Growth Mindset and Perceived Knowledge and Skills | Leader, Staff | Tool | | staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation plans-for-implementation self-efficacy-growth-mindset-and-perceived-knowledge-and-skills |
Keeping it Equitable: Conducting Annual Performance Reviews– In a Pandemic | Stamey Street | Strong Program Operations | Organizational Priorities | Leader | Article | | strong-program-operations | organizational-priorities |
Logic Model Development Guide | W.K. Kellogg Foundation | Strong Program Operations | Alignment, Plans for Implementation | Leader | Tool | | strong-program-operations | alignment plans-for-implementation |
Organization Change | | Strong Program Operations | Organizational Priorities | Leader, Staff | | | strong-program-operations | organizational-priorities |
Out-of-School Time Cost Calculator | Wallace Foundation | Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation | Leader | Tool | | strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation |
Overview of the Developmental Relationships Framework | Search Institute | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders | Youth | Leader, Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders | youth |
Power On Chicago! | | Strong Program Operations | Organizational Priorities | | | | strong-program-operations | organizational-priorities |
Practical Insights to Power Up Your Program | The (Un)Learning Space | Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation, Collaborative Decision Making, Positive Culture and Climate | Staff | Tool | | strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation collaborative-decision-making positive-culture-and-climate |
Preparing Youth to Thrive: Methodology and Findings from the Social and Emotional Learning Challenge | David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality | Strong Program Operations | Plans for Implementation | | | | strong-program-operations | plans-for-implementation |
Promising Practices for Social & Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time Programs | David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, Susan Crown Exchange (SCE), The Forum for Youth Investment (Forum FYI) | Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation, Plans for Implementation | Leader, Staff | Tool | | strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation plans-for-implementation |
Promoting Protective Factors in California’s Afterschool Programs | WestEd and California AfterSchool Network | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth, Youth development practices | Leader, Staff | Report | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth youth-development-practices |
Quality Improvement Process for Summer Learning | Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI) | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders | Youth | Leader | Report | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders | youth |
Questions to Ask Youth to Incorporate Their Culture into Programs | National Equity Project | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL | Culturally competent practices, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth | Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel | culturally-competent-practices safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth |
Racial Equity Impact Analysis Tool* | Stamey Street | Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Organizational Priorities | Leader | Tool, Video | | strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making organizational-priorities |
Recognizing the Role of Research and Evidence in Out-of-School Time | American Institutes for Research (AIR) | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Alignment, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth | Leader, Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | alignment explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth |
Relationships Check Tool for Self-Reflection and Conversations with Peers and Families | Search Institute | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL | Family, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth | Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel | family safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth |
Resource for Out-of-School Time Providers to Navigate Social and Emotional Learning Programs | THE EASEL LAB @ THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION WITH FUNDING FROM THE WALLACE FOUNDATIO | Intentional Practices - SEL | Culturally competent practices, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building | Leader, Staff | Tool | | intentional-practices-sel | culturally-competent-practices explicit-and-embedded-skill-building |
Resources for Youth-Adult Partnerships | Youth.gov | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders | Staff Well-Being , Youth | Leader, Staff | | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders | staff-well-being youth |
SEL Check-in Templates for Youth and Staff | Panorama Education | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Youth | Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation youth |
SEL to the Core: Building From Foundational Youth Development to Support Social and Emotional Learning | National AfterSchool Association (NAA) | Intentional Practices - SEL, Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills | Culturally competent practices, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Self-Efficacy Growth Mindset and Perceived Knowledge and Skills | Leader, Staff | Article | | intentional-practices-sel staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills | culturally-competent-practices explicit-and-embedded-skill-building safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning self-efficacy-growth-mindset-and-perceived-knowledge-and-skills |
Self-Care Strategies for Afterschool Professionals | National AfterSchool Association (NAA) | Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills, Strong Program Operations | Organizational Priorities , Staff Well-Being | | | | staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills strong-program-operations | organizational-priorities staff-well-being |
Simple Interactions Tool for Reflecting on and Improving Adult-Youth Interactions | Simple Interactions | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth | Staff | Tool | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth |
Social & Emotional Learning Program Quality Assessment: An Overview of Items & Scales (SEL PQA) | David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality at the Forum for Youth Investment | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth development practices | Leader | Tool | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | explicit-and-embedded-skill-building safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth-development-practices |
Social and Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time Settings: | The Wallace Foundation | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation | Leader, Staff | | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation |
Social Emotional Learning Methods | The Forum for Youth Investment / David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality | Intentional Practices - SEL, Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills | Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Self-Efficacy Growth Mindset and Perceived Knowledge and Skills | Leader, Staff | Tool | | intentional-practices-sel staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills | explicit-and-embedded-skill-building safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning self-efficacy-growth-mindset-and-perceived-knowledge-and-skills |
Standards for Social and Emotional Learning Practices in School-Age Settings | David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality at the Forum for Youth Investment | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth development practices | | Report | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth-development-practices |
Summer Learning Program Evaluation Guide | Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI) and BellXcel | Strong Program Operations | Plans for Implementation | Leader | Tool | | strong-program-operations | plans-for-implementation |
Supporting and Strengthening Racial Equity in Afterschool Leadership | National AfterSchool Association (NAA) | Strong Program Operations | Organizational Priorities | Leader | Report | | strong-program-operations | organizational-priorities |
Supporting the Out-of-School Time Workforce in Fostering Intentional Social and Emotional Learning | Journal Article by Jessy Zadrazil Newman (2020) | Strong Program Operations | Alignment, Plans for Implementation | | | | strong-program-operations | alignment plans-for-implementation |
The Leadership Challenge® | John Wiley & Sons Inc. | Strong Program Operations | Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate | Leader, Staff | Assessment | | strong-program-operations | organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate |
The Promise of Summer as a Time for Teacher Professional Learning: Findings from a National Survey and Implications from the BellXcel Program | BellXcell, RAND Corporation | Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation, Plans for Implementation, Self-Efficacy Growth Mindset and Perceived Knowledge and Skills | Leader | Report | | strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation plans-for-implementation self-efficacy-growth-mindset-and-perceived-knowledge-and-skills |
The Roadmap to Intercultural Competence Using the IDI | Hammer Holdings Incorporated | Intentional Practices - SEL | Culturally competent practices | Staff | Assessment | | intentional-practices-sel | culturally-competent-practices |
This is What Youth-Led Looks Like | Youth.gov | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building | Leader, Staff | Article | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making explicit-and-embedded-skill-building |
Tips and Strategies for Working with Funders and Navigating Financial Crises | Afterschool Alliance | Strong Program Operations | Capacity for Implementation | Leader | Article | | strong-program-operations | capacity-for-implementation |
Tool for Identifying an Equity Challenge | National Equity Project Adapted from the Dalmau Network Group, www.dalmau.com | Strong Program Operations | Alignment, Openness to Change, Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate | Leader, Staff | Tool | | strong-program-operations | alignment openness-to-change organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate |
Tools to anchor your equity work | Stamey Street | Strong Program Operations | Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate , Youth development practices | Leader | Tool | | strong-program-operations | organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate youth-development-practices |
Understanding Youth Worker Job Stress | Alexandra DeMand, and Thomas Akiva (2020), Gina McGovern, Journal Article by Anne White | Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills | Staff Well-Being | Leader, Staff | Peer-Reviewed Journal | | staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills | staff-well-being |
Using Liberatory Design to Integrate Equity Into Organizations | National Equity Project | Strong Program Operations | Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate | Leader, Staff | Tool | | strong-program-operations | organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate |
Using the Prosci Methodology for Change Management | Prosci | Strong Program Operations | Openness to Change | Leader | Article | | strong-program-operations | openness-to-change |
Virtual Facilitation Guidelines & Resources for Equity-Focused Conversations | National Equity Project | Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Positive Culture and Climate | Leader, Staff | Tool | | strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making positive-culture-and-climate |
What Scholars Say about Social-Emotional Skill Development while Learning Remotely | Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI) | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders | Youth | Leader | Article | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders | youth |
What’s Race Got to Do With It?* | Stamey Street | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Culturally competent practices, Organizational Priorities | Leader, Staff | Tool, Video | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | culturally-competent-practices organizational-priorities |
Youth Ally-Engagement Training Videos+Materials | Terrence Pruitt and Steven Rosado | Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Strong Program Operations | Collaborative Decision Making, Youth | Staff | Tool, Video | | engaged-and-informed-stakeholders strong-program-operations | collaborative-decision-making youth |
Youth Program Quality Assessments | David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality at the Forum for Youth Investment | Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations | Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth development practices | | | | intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations | safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth-development-practices |