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FY17 Out-of-School Time Funding Priorities Survey

FY17 Out-of-School Time Funding Priorities and Alignment Survey

Dear Colleagues,
 
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) and the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) are soliciting feedback about possible focus areas and priorities for anticipated upcoming funding opportunities supporting out-of-school time programming, as well as about ways to better align program requirements and quality initiatives.
 
Please take a few minutes (the survey should take less than 10!) to provide us with your input.
 
The survey will remain open until June 29, 2016. 

Thank you for your feedback!
 
1. If approximately $2M were available to support grants for out-of-school time (OST) programming, please rank the following options for funding amounts, in order of your preference. (1 being highest preference; 4 being lowest) Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.
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2. For which of the following program enhancements are you likely to apply for funding?  
Please rank the top 5 choices for which you are MOST LIKELY to apply. (1 being the top choice) Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.
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3. If funding were available to support existing programming costs and/or start up costs, for which of the following are you LIKELY to apply? (check all that apply)
4. In school year 2016-2017, how likely are you to use or participate in/use the following offerings from ESE and/or EEC:
Space Cell Very likely to useWill possibly useUnlikely to use
Accept EEC subsidies
Training and/or professional development
Regional and/or Statewide Networking Opportunities
5. Which of the following best describes your role in the OST program?
6. How interested are you in attending future training/PD offerings on each of the following topics? 
Please add any additional topics of interest in the Comments section provided below. 
Space Cell Very InterestedSomewhat InterestedA Little InterestedNot Interested
Behavior Management / Conflict Resolution
Developing Curriculum (Aligned to ESE and/or EEC Frameworks/Guidelines)
Developing Curriculum/Programming for which students can earn school credit
Digital Learning / Using Technology
Family Engagement and Involvement
FitMath
Networking Opportunities (with other OST providers)
Literacy Strategies
Project-Based Learning
Program Evaluation (Using measurement tools: APT, SACERS, YPQA, etc.)
Service-Learning
Social-Emotional Learning
STEM
New Science, Technology, Engineering Frameworks (aligned to Next Gen Science Standards)
Student Assessment
Student Leadership/Voice
Supervising Staff
Supporting English Language Learners
Supporting Students with Disabilities
7. How interested are you in future training/PD offerings on each of the following topics for your program staff?  
Please add any additional topics of interest in the Comments section provided below. 
Space Cell Very InterestedSomewhat InterestedA Little InterestedNot Interested
Behavior Management / Conflict Resolution
Developing Curriculum (Aligned to ESE and/or EEC Frameworks/Guidelines)
Developing Curriculum/Programming for which students can earn credit
Digital Learning / Using Technology
Family Engagement and Involvement
FitMath
Literacy Strategies
Project-Based Learning
Program Evaluation (Using measurement tools: APT, SACERS, YPQA, etc.)
Service-Learning
Social-Emotional Learning
STEM
New Science, Technology, Engineering Frameworks (aligned to Next Gen Science Standards)
Student Assessment
Student Leadership/Voice
Supervising Staff
Supporting English Language Learners
Supporting Students with Disabilities
7. Please indicate which of the following is a priority outcome for students in your program: (check all that apply)
8. Please indicate which of the following best describes the type of OST programming you will offer in 2016-2017:
If you offer more than one type of programming, please select the one that best describes the majority of your programming, and indicate others offered in the Comments box.
9. Please indicate which of the following best describes your organization:
10. For each of the grants/initiatives/programs below, please indicate which apply to your OST program:
Space Cell CurrentlyFormerlyNeverNot Sure
Receive ESE Federally-Funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Grant
Receive ESE State-Funded Quality Enhancements in After-School and Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) Grant
EEC Licensed
EEC Contracts
Receive EEC QRIS Improvement Grant
Serving Children with EEC Subsidies
Participate in EEC Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)
Accredited by Council on Accreditation (COA)
11. To what extent do ESE/EEC quality initiatives in which you participate benefit the quality of your program?  (e.g., QRIS, ASOST-Q, 21st CCLC program evaluation, etc.)
14. If you participate in both:
  1. An ESE program/initiative (ASOST-Q and/or 21st CCLC)
  2. An EEC initiative (EEC-licensed, receive EEC contract or serve children with subsidies, and/or participate in QRIS)
Would you be willing to provide feedback to ESE and EEC to help align services?
 
15. Thank you!  Please provide us with your name and email address so that we can follow up with you about these opportunities.
If you would like to submit your survey anonymously, but would still like us to contact you about providing feedback to ESE/EEC about alignment, please send an email with the information requested below to asost@doe.mass.edu using the subject "ESE/EEC Alignment Feedback".