Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1 : Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs

The 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 First In This Three-volume Series Describes The Cities' Early Work Under The Grant And Analyzes The Conditions And Activities That Contributed To Their Progress In Building A Coordinated System Of Services To Meet The Initiative's Goals. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One - Introduction -- Foundation Goals And Expectations -- Purpose Of This Monograph -- Methods -- Themes From The Literature On Coordination And Collaboration Across Agencies -- Data Sources -- Analysis -- Study Caveats -- Organization Of This Monograph -- Chapter Two - The Early Phases Of The Initiative And Decisions Made: The Importance Of Context -- The Start Of The Initiative -- City Context And The Planning Process -- Demographics -- Needs -- City Context And The Strategic Focus And Scope Of The Initiative -- Changes In City Context And Changes In The Structure Of The Initiative -- Coordinating Structures -- The Role Of The Mayor -- Summary -- Chapter Three - How Sites Attempted To Improve Access, Quality, Information, And Sustainability And The Progress They Made -- Results Of The Ost Initiative -- Activities To Meet The Wallace Foundation's Goals -- Goal 1: Increase Access And Participation -- Address Transportation -- Increase Convenience -- Increase The Number Of Locations And Available Slots -- Increase Enrollment -- Ensure Affordability -- Goal 2: Improve Quality -- Create Standards And Assessment Tools -- Monitor Quality And Vet Providers -- Provide Professional Development And Performance Incentives -- Evaluate Progress -- Goal 3: Develop Information Systems For Decisionmaking -- Goal 4: Plan For Financial Sustainability -- Summary -- Chapter Four - Enabling Coordinated System-building Efforts -- How Cities Used Cross-organizational Collaboration To Support Greater Coordination -- The Importance Of Establishing A Common Vision -- The Impact Of Data And Information -- The Crucial Role Of The Mayor -- Buy-in Of The Schools -- The Need For Investment And Other Funding Issues -- Summary. Chapter Five - Lessons For Other Cities -- References.