DVD on Out of School Time program quality

Posted by on November 11, 2005

The Wallace Foundation is committed to strengthening cities’ out of school time (OST) systems to provide meaningful high-quality, sustainable programs to as many children as possible, particularly those from low and moderate-income families.

To probe questions facing the field, the Foundation invited OST practitioners, funders, advocates and policy makers to a symposium – “Building a Framework for the Future” — earlier this year to help shape a more productive and fact-based national conversation on the key issues of quality and sustainability.

The key findings of the day were captured in a 10 minute video now available for viewing. The Wallace Foundation encourages you to log on to its website http://www.wallacefoundation.org to view or download the proceedings. Wallace Foundation executives are also available to answer questions at 212-251-9824.

The following field leaders participated in the debate:

Geoffrey Canada, Harlem Children’s Zone
Barbara Taylor, Associate Director of Child Care, YMCA of the USA
Rebecca Maynard, University of Pennsylvania
Jeanne Mulgrav, NYC Dept. Of Youth and Community Development
Susan Bodilly, RAND Corporation and principal author of “Making Out-of School Time Matter”
Robert Stonehill, U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Margaret Daley, First Lady of the City of Chicago
Jennifer Davis, Massachusetts 2020
Carla Sanger, LA’s BEST (Better Educated Students for Tomorrow)
Greg Roberts, DC Youth Investment Trust Corporation
Robert Halpern, Erikson Institute
Audrey Hutchinson, National League of Cities
Cheryl D. Hayes, Finance Project