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Project My Time to Double in Size This Fall from Five to 10
Middle Schools
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A working group with
representatives from the Trust, DPR, DCPS and CBOs will work to
ensure integrated oversight and to refine program elements.
Eventually, a steering committee will guide the entire DCPS OST
system. An advisory committee will lend resources and knowledge.
In addition, each school will have a local committee to discuss
the particular needs of the after-school programs at the site.
The Trust and Project My Time will support this District-wide
strategy in the following ways:
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The Trust will hire 10 “cluster coaches” who will oversee
operations of the 10 middle school sites and provide guidance,
technical assistance and monitoring of provider quality for
several DCPS after-school sites in their “cluster.” These
coaches will play a critical role in advancing standards of
provider quality. They also will assist the after-school
coordinators to create a highly effective program model. The
coaches will be Trust employees, but will report to the steering
committee with their observations and data gleaned from site
visits.
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The Trust will assist in ongoing training of DCPS after-school
coordinators, site assistants, teachers and coaches involved in
after-school programming at all 120 sites. This summer, the
Trust will offer an intensive institute, with training centered
on the Advancing Youth Development curriculum. Then, cluster
coaches and Trust trainers will continue to provide professional
development for DCPS after-school staff throughout the school
year.
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The Trust will provide training, technical assistance,
capacity building and leadership development for chosen CBOs
operating throughout the DCPS system, in accordance with the
Trust OST Standards and a jointly developed vetting process.
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The Trust, in coordination with DCPS, will conduct ongoing
surveys and focus groups with students, parents, school
administration, providers and school staff to inform planning
and improve programs and service delivery.
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Participation, enrollment and attendance will be tracked by
Trust-funded providers across OST programs to meet joint DCPS-Trust
standards, in coordination with the DCPS Stars database system
and the Trust’s Webstars system.
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The Trust, DCPS and other OST partners will develop and
implement a citywide campaign to promote the value of OST
programs.
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Cluster coaches will participate in local-level committees to
solicit feedback about program operations and create synergy
between the school day and after-school programs with support
from their communities, schools, providers and students.
Project
My Time is an initiative of the DC Children and Youth Investment
Trust Corporation. |
