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Your site name hereYour site name hereMission StatementMission Statement

•Our Mission: We provide…... Your mission statement here

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Quality ImprovementQuality Improvement Internal professional

development process based on the Minnesota School Age Care Core Competencies

Trainings with reputable agencies that promote quality improvement in SAC settings

Pursuing a program where all sites are Accredited through state/nationally recognized organizations

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Background On Background On MAAPMAAP

NAA: Previously was

responsible for accrediting

school age care programs.

MnSACA: State Affiliate for

National Afterschool

Association

MAAP: Minnesota

Afterschool Accreditation

Program.

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Why Accreditation?Why Accreditation? Conveys a commitment to

quality to all stakeholders

Provides a framework for

quality improvement

Provides a context for

professional development

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WhyWhy Your Your school name school name

herehere?? Has a solid and amazing staff that are ready for the

challenge

Has wonderful community ties to teachers,

administration, and families

Has all the spaces needed to provide quality

programming

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MAAP ProcessMAAP Process1. Submit Enrollment Application

2. Host community meeting

3. Conduct surveys and program

observations

4. Create Action Plan for Program

Improvement

5. Implement tasks to meet

improvement goals.

6. Validator visit

7. Decision

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Components of Components of Quality Quality

ImprovementImprovement Collect feedback from staff, families, and students

about a given program (Surveys)

Create a stakeholder team of staff, students,

teachers, administration, business leaders, etc...

Observe program using the MAAP Self-Study Tool

Create a Action Plan for Program Improvement

based upon information gathered from surveys

and observations.

The MAAP Stakeholder The MAAP Stakeholder Team Team

(10-12 Hours over 9 months)(10-12 Hours over 9 months)

Meeting #1: Review the process and set an

observation schedule.

Meeting #2: Review findings and create a

program improvement plan. Set subsequent

observation dates to monitor the plan.

Meeting #3: Review observations and create a

final improvement plan.

Meeting #4: Exit interview with the MAAP Validator

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