Use of Continuous Improvement and Evaluation in After-School Programs

This study, supported with funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, is intended to provide “quick turnaround” information to inform the future direction of the Foundation related to building the capacity of after-school programs to engage in evaluation and continuous improvement (CI) efforts to promote program improvement. This final report includes findings that are based on a review of the relevant literature related to evaluation and continuous improvement, in-depth telephone interviews with key players involved in the design and use of evaluation and continuous improvement strategies in after-school programs, and focus groups held around the U.S. with administrators and practitioners working in after-school programs.