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Research Project The State of Afterschool Programming in Wyoming: An Assessment of Needs and Perceptions   In 2010, the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance, a C.S. Mott Foundation Statewide Afterschool Network and an initiative of the Wyoming Community Foundation, launched a research project to survey the capacity of public and private afterschool systems and to assess their effectiveness across Wyoming.  The Wyoming Department of Education-21st Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA#84.287C), the Wyoming Department of Family Services, and the John P. Ellbogen Foundation provided matching funds to support the project.  In partnership with the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) and Third Mile Group (TMG), the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance designed a statewide evaluation and assessment to expand data collection and generate a more comprehensive picture of program needs, quality, and student outcomes in the state.  This strategy will ensure sustainability, build capacity, and reinforce consistency across Wyoming.    The following documents are the result of this work (click on the document titles to read the full reports):      The State of Afterschool Programming in Wyoming: An Assessment of Needs and Perceptions   Executive Summary This report is presented in two parts.  NIOST was aksed to assess afterschool programs in the areas of improvement, training, and quality.  Part I presents NIOST's finding and recommendations.  TMG was contracted for a different scope of work: a survey of a wide variety of stakeholders across Wyoming about their knowledge, perceptions and support of afterschool programming.  TMG's finding and recommendations are presented in Part II.      Statewide Assessment and Overview of Afterschool Programs in Wyoming   National Institute on Out-of-School Time Wellesley, MA The Wyoming Afterschool Alliance retained the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) in spring 2011 to garner an overview of the capacity and effectiveness of out-of-school time programs across the state of Wyoming.  To accomplish this portrait, NIOST proposed two vehicles; a broad-reaching survey to be distributed state-wide to youth serving out-of-school time (OST) programs supplemented by observation of select afterschool programs.  By combining a written survey and separate in-person observations, NIOST collected information directly from youth-serving agencies on their youth particpants, funding, offerings, challenges, etc. and then separately compiled a "snapshot" of the quality of a cross-section of programs using the Afterschool Program Practices Tool (APT-O).     Stakeholder & Policymaker Assessment and Evaluation of Programs   Third Mile Group Denver, CO As part of the evaluation and assessment of afterschool programs in Wyoming, The Third Mile Group (TMG) conducted a survey in May 2011 to glean information about what a variety of individuals and role groups know generally about afterschool and/or out-of-school programs.  Approvimately 1,400 people from various role groups and organizations in the state of Wyoming were invited to complete the survey.  A total of 409 people responded to the 35 question survey.    307.335.WYAA (9922) WYOMING AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE 626 Washington Street Lander, WY 82520 Click here to sign up for the WYAA email list. WYAA is a sponsored initiative of the Wyoming Community Foundation. © WYOMING AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE   Site designed by The Webwright HOME ABOUT US EVENTS RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS PRESS RELEASES LINKS MAP PARTNERS PHOTOS CONTACT US