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David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality · YPQI Kick-Off

YPQI Kick OffStacy Silverman

YEN CAT Observation Tool Training

July 11th, 2016


Objectives

Participants will:

Learn about the youth program quality construct.

Learn what the Youth Program Quality Assessment

(PQA) is.

Learn the basic steps of the Youth Program Quality

Intervention (YPQI).

Be informed of the next steps for YPQI.


Agenda

Welcome and Introductions

Why Focus on Program Quality?

What is the Youth PQA?

Mini-Stickies

What is the YPQI?

Project Next Steps

Closing


WHY FOCUS ON PROGRAM

QUALITY?


Why am I here?

You are here because

instructional quality matters.


Researchers Agree on What It Takes to

Support Development

The National Research Council & Institute for Medicine list thefollowing key features of positive youth

development settings:

Physical and psychological safety

Appropriate structure

Supportive relationships

Opportunities to belong

Positive social norms

Support for efficacy and mattering

Opportunities for skill-building

Integration of family, school and community efforts- Community Programs to Promote Youth Development, 2002


Quality Construct:

The Pyramid of Program Quality


Higher scores are associated with higher

levels of youth engagement

Youth self-reports of:

Belonging

Interest

Challenge

Learning


Lower scores are associated with youth

disinterest


…that

support

success in

adolescence

and early

adulthood.

High quality instruction provides youth with

opportunities to practice emerging social

and emotional skills…

Efficacy

Communication

Empathy

Problem Solving


Quality Construct:

The Pyramid of Program Quality


WHAT IS THE YOUTH PQA?


Youth PQA History

Youth PQA grew out of 40 years

running summer camp for teens:

Institute For IDEAS.

Former HighScope Youth

Development Group extracted best

practices, developed training & then

the Youth PQA.

Youth PQA is similar to Preschool

PQA which was rooted in the Perry

Preschool Research Study done by

HighScope.


What is the PQA?

1. A validated instrument designed to assess the quality of youth programs and identify staff training needs.

2. A set of items that measures youth access to key developmental experiences.

3. A tool which produces scores that can be used for comparison and assessment of progress over time.


PQA Sample Item

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III. INTERACTION: BELONGING | COLLABORATION | LEADERSHIP | ADULT PARTNERS

BELONGING | Youth have opportunities to develop a sense of belonging.

ITEMS SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

1 Staff does not

provide

opportunities

for youth to get

to know each

other.

3 Staff provides

informal

opportunities for

youth to get to

know each other.

5 Staff provides

structured

opportunities with the

purpose of helping

youth to get to know

each other.

The staff started the

session by facilitating 2

icebreakers (all of my

neighbors and 2 truths

and a lie)

“Domain”

“scale”

“item”

“anecdotal

evidence”

“Form”

“level/ indicator/ descriptor”


Mini Stickies Activity

Place each label from PQA Stickies in the correct row for each

item on the Sample Items. Look over the anecdotal evidence

for each item and see how the anecdotes “fit” with the items.

Score each item. For each row, read through the levels of the

item and select the level - 1, 3, or 5 - that most closely agrees

with your evidence. Pay close attention to words like some,

most, and always. Start at level 5 to see the full description of

necessary evidence and check agreement with the anecdotal

evidence by looking to the lower levels.

Receive the Stickies Key and compare your scores. Discuss.

Materials:

- PQA Stickies

- Sample Items

- Stickies Key


Scheduled Start - 4pm, Actual Start - 4:15

Scheduled End – 5:15, Actual End – 5:26

3 day project.This was the first day and the activity

was to write a rough draft. 15 min. remaining:

several students are still working,1 is playing with

a light switch, 2 are texting, and 4 are sitting in the

corner.

Following instructions, all students stand up and

move to a table with materials. Students talk

about the finished product with one asking, “How

should we do this?” and her peer’s response of,

“She said we could use a poster!”

There are 15 youth in 5 groups. Each group has a

computer. There are enough art supplies for each

group

Computers are turned on; paper, pencils, and

crayons are already laid out on the front table as

the students enter

1

5

5

5

3


WHAT IS THE YPQI PROCESS?


Where does the process happen?

Point of Service

SettingQuality Instruction

& Proximal Child Outcomes


PROGRAM SELF

ASSESSMENT STEP BY STEP


Assess

The PQA allows you to observe what actually goes on in your youth programs.

How often do you have the time or energy to simply observe a program led by another staff?

How often do you rely on what you think happens in your programs?


Plan

Looking at the results of

your assessment gives

you a chance to make

concrete plans.

What are your program

strengths?

What do you want to

improve?


Improve

During the improve phase you will implement your plans.

Targeted trainings.

Additional resources as needed.

Possible changes to the curriculum.

IMPROVE: Youth Work Methods WorkshopsThe improvement process is supported with professional

development workshops:


Program Self Assessment: Questions?


NEXT STEPS


Estimated Timeline

Date Event

August 1st, 2016 YPQA Basics Training

9am-5pm

United Way Ryder Room

October - December 2016 Content Area Team (CAT) Observations

(site visits by Trust staff)

Fall/Spring Project Rise Trainings

January/Feedback Observation Feedback Available

Project Rise Trainings and YEN resources able here:

http://www.nova.edu/projectrise/yen-provider.htm


LINGERING QUESTIONS?

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