Continuous Quality Improvement Recommended Resources

Quality Self-Improvement Resource Library

The Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence and the Valley of the Sun United Way developed the following resource library for out-of-school time programs to us in developing their own continuous quality improvement strategy.

Because each program has strengths and weaknesses that are unique to how they are structured, staffed, and run, there is no one size fits all in terms of recommendations or strategy on how to improve the quality of your program. It is up to you and your staff to prioritize which areas you want to focus on in your quality improvement strategy.

All of these recommended tools align with the Arizona Quality Standards for Out-of-School Time Programs.

In this section, the resources are listed by individual Quality Standard. Click the + to expand the lists.

Resources by Standard

Standard I. Safe and Healthy Environments

Standard II. Positive Relationships

Standard III. Intentional Programming

Standard IV. Equity and Inclusion

Standard V. Family School and Community

Standard VI. Program Management

Standard VII. Program Evaluation and Data

Resources by Publisher

This sections contain the same resources listed above, grouped by the publisher. Included is a brief description of the publisher or tools. Click the + to expand the resources.

AzCASE Developed Training Curriculum

These are basic training curriculum for five of the seven Arizona Quality Standards that programs can use internally or request training on. The five curriculums are based directly on the following five Standards.

Beyond the Bell

Creating Effective Afterschool and Expanded Learning Programs – The Beyond the Bell Tool Kit (4^th Edition) features ready-to-use tools to organize and simplifying the implementation of your continuous quality improvement strategy and align easily with the Arizona Quality Standards for Out-of-School Time Programs.

Standard III. Intentional Programming and Activities

Standard V. Family, School and Community

Tools geared for school-based programs:

Tools more generally for all program types:

Standard VI. Program Management

Standard VII. Program Evaluation and Data

Foundations of Positive Youth Development Programs

This training track focuses on each of the eight features of positive youth development programs as identified by Eccles & Gootman (2002) in their groundbreaking National Academy of Sciences publication, Community Practices for Promoting Positive Youth Development.

All Foundations of Positive Youth Development Programs Learning Modules

Standard I. Safe and Healthy Environments

Physical and Psychological Safety

Standard II. Positive Relationships

Standard III. Intentional Programming

Standard IV. Equity and Inclusion

Standard V. Family School and Community

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Quality Self-Improvement Resource Library

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