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Design, manage & evaluate youth programs - Quality
Quality does matter and directly affects the development of youth. View the latest quality studies and learn how to assess and increase the quality of your program. Print a one page summary on Program Quality courses
- Quality Matters for Program Teams
- Create and monitor a plan to improve your program's quality using a peer-driven, supportive learning process through assessment, coaching and classroom learning.
- Arrange to take this class.
- Cost: $1500 for a team of 2-7
- Quality Matters Online
- Learn about the essential components of a high-quality youth program and how to create environments that are positive places for young people to develop. Begin to understand how to measure and improve quality in your own program.
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- Cost: $25
- Program Quality: The toolkit session
- Learn quick and easy practices for staff and training sessions to improve program quality.
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- Cost: $25-$45
- Program Quality Toolkit: Series 2
- Four NEW areas of quick and easy ways to implement new techniques in your daily program.
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- Cost: $25-$45
- Quality Learning Circle for Emerging Leaders
- Develop your personal vision and purpose, and improve your program's quality at the same time, using a peer-driven learning process.
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- Cost: $250
- Annual Quality Conference
- Attend breakout sessions and access coaches at this statewide conference.
- Cost: $45
- Program Quality Assessment and Consultation Service
- A customized contract designed to assess the quality of a youth program and develop a clear plan for improved quality.
- Arrange to take this class.
- Cost: $125/hour
- Program Assessment 101-Using the YPQA
- Learn how to define quality at the point of service and how to use the YPQA tool to assess youth program quality with your staff on your own time.
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- Cost: $100
- YPQA for the External Assessor-Reliability training
- Practice using the YPQA and increase your accuracy in observing and scoring.
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- Cost: $350
