Beyond academic measures: The value of measuring other aspects of thriving
Chris Smith and Elizabeth Devaney
October 7, 2011
This symposium focuses on how to assess important non-academic outcomes such as the impact of programs on youths' engagement in their own learning, their socio-emotional development, and whether they are thriving, contributing, and able to navigate effectively. Our speakers examine how systems in Boston and Providence have studied such outcomes while engaging people in Minnesota who are thinking about these issues.
This event is presented in cooperation with St. Paul’s new Sprockets network.
Chris is the executive director of Boston After School & Beyond. He has more than 10 years' experience leading policy, measurement and programmatic initiatives. Previously, Chris worked at the Boston Private Industry Council (PIC). While there, he worked with local business leaders to create Classroom at the Workplace, a learning model that combines intensive academic acceleration and paid employment for teenagers who have failed the high-stakes MCAS exams. Since its inception, the program has helped well over 1,000 students earn a high school diploma.
About Elizabeth Devaney
As PASA's former deputy director, Elizabeth helped to head its quality improvement strategy aimed at helping build the capacity of after-school organizations to provide high-quality programming. She continues to work closely with PASA as its quality consultant. Previously, Elizabeth was a project director at the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) in Chicago. She worked with school principals and their staff on the implementation and evaluation of social and emotional learning programming. Elizabeth received a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and a master's degree in social policy, with a concentration in youth and family programs, from the Heller School at Brandeis University.
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