OST Resources
OST Descriptions/Documents
Making the Case: A Fact Sheet on Children
and Youth in Out-of-School TimeOutcomes and Research in Out-of-School Time Program Design
The Afterschool Hours:
A New Focus for America’s CitiesThe Seven Components of Afterschool
Getting it Right: Strategies for After-School Success
Supporting Student Success:
A Governor’s Guide to Extra Learning Opportunities
OST Websites
Out-Of-School Time Resource center (OSTRC)
www.sp2.upenn.edu/ostrcThe After School Institute (TASI)
www.tascorp.orgThe After School Corporation (TASC)
www.afterschoolinstitute.org/The National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
www.niost.orgThe Afterschool Alliance
www.afterschoolalliance.orgThe National AfterSchool Association
www.naaweb.orgPromising Practices in Afterschool (PPAS)
www.afterschool.org
OST Standards/Monitoring Tools
In the field of out-of-school time, quality standards are often accompanied by or synonymous with (external and/or self) monitoring tools. “Best practices” or “promising practices” are sometimes used to describe quality standards as well. The collection includes program-specific, city-specific, state-specific, and national sets of standards.
1. Regional Tools
Core Standards for Philadelphia's Youth Programs
Core Standards Intro
Core Standards
The After School Institute: Standards for Baltimore After-School Opportunities in Youth Places
New York State Afterschool Network Program Quality Self-Assessment Tool
DC Standards for Out-of-School Time2. National Tools
National School Age Care Association
(now National AfterSchool Association):
Standards for Quality School-Age Care (Order Form)Search Institute: The 40 Developmental Assets
National Community Education Association:
Continuous Improvement Process for After School (CIPAS)High/Scope: The Youth Program Quality Assessment
National Collaboration for Youth:
Competency Observation Assessment Tool
