Preparing Youth to Thrive: Methodology and Findings from the SEL Challenge

January 25, 2016
Charles Smith, Gina McGovern, Stephen C. Peck, Reed Larson, Barbara Hillaker, and Leanne Roy

This technical report describes methodology and findings for (1) best-practice SEL standards, (2) validation of a suite of SEL performance measures for use in QIS, and (3) performance benchmarks for out-of-school time programs focused on building SEL skills with vulnerable children/youth.

The STEM supplement to the Youth Program Quality Assessment

January 1, 2012
Charles Smith, Samantha Hallman, Barb Hillaker, Samantha Sugar, and Gina McGovern

This report describes the process of development of the STEM supplement to the Youth Program Quality Assessment and preliminary reliability and validity evidence based on data collected during The Afterzone Summer Scholars program sponsored by the Providence After School Alliance (PASA).