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Publications A to Z | Center for Youth Program Quality
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Publications A to Z. Preparing Youth to Thrive: Promising Practices for Social and Emotional Learning. Program Quality News: Scores Reporter 3.0, Preventing Summer Slide, A Look at Expanded Learning Systems, and more! Program Quality News: Teeing Up Summer Care, A Look Inside Professional Learning Communities, and more! Program Quality News: Summer Learning, Family Engagement, Youth Work Methods Training of Trainers and More! A Family Engagement Initiative Pilot in School-Based Afterschool Programs.
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Download PQA | Center for Youth Program Quality
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The Youth Program Quality Assessment (PQA), School-Age Program Quality Assessment and several extensions (STEM, Arts, Academic Climate, Health and Wellness) were designed to assess the quality of learning environments and to identify staff training needs. These are the field-leading quality assessments for out-of-school time organizations, in part because you and many others have found them useful. In the past, these instruments have only been available – at cost. When the PQAs are used as part of the.
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Training | Center for Youth Program Quality
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A critical part of program improvement is training program managers and staff for high performance. The Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality offers three tracks of trainings as well as several endorsements. We offer most of our trainings as part of the Youth Program Quality Intervention, though some of the trainings may be customized for our clients. Youth Work Management Series. Youth Work Methods Series. Youth Work Methods Workshops. Youth Work Management Training of Trainers. Youth Work Methods Tr...
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History | Center for Youth Program Quality
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The David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality was launched in January 2008 as a joint venture of the Forum for Youth Investment. And the HighScope Educational Research Foundation. Though the joint venture is new, the work has a rich history. This history began in 1963, when David P. Weikart founded the HighScope Summer camp, later called the Institute for IDEAS. In the late 1990s HighScopes Youth Development Group took the learning approach developed at the Institute for IDEAS. Youth PQA) was pub...
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Youth Program Quality Assessment ® and School-Age Program Quality Assessment | Center for Youth Program Quality
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Youth Program Quality Assessment and School-Age Program Quality Assessment. The Youth Program Quality Assessment (PQA). Is a validated instrument designed to measure the quality of youth programs and identify staff training needs. It has been used in community organizations, schools, camps, and other places where youth have fun, work, and learn with adults. The Youth PQA is suitable for youth in grades 4 - 12. For children in grades K - 6, the School-Age PQA is developmentally appropriate. The Youth and ...
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Approach | Center for Youth Program Quality
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The David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality empowers education and human service leaders to adapt, implement, and scale best-in-class, research validated quality improvement systems to advance child and youth development. The Weikart Center is committed to helping programs enhance the experiences they provide for youth. We do this in three ways:. To support staff. Our improvement approach is based on the assess-plan-improve sequence:. Click to read the results of a study of the Youth Program Qu...
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Services | Center for Youth Program Quality
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Enter PQA Scores and Program Improvement Plans here. Learn from your data with a custom report! Login to the Scores Reporter. Take part in a self-paced workshop. Learn practical skills that you can implement immediately! Login to the Learning Center. Graduates of our Youth Work Methods Training of Trainers and Youth Work Management Training of Consultants sign in here to access materials and supports for training delivery. Login to access the Trainings. Or contact Joe Bertoletti at joe@cypq.org.
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