There is a great deal of discussion in school-age programs around the new quality ratings system being devised by the EEC as there is about new EEC regulations and for many in the Out-of-School Time field, a larger discussion on quality of service and how best to measure unique contributions to youth development that these environments offer.
BOSTnet is planning a Quality Half-Day Forum and will attempt to bring together some of the current issues as well as examples of quality programs in a range of program types. This forum will soon be looking for presenters and identifying programs that can serve as an example of quality in action.
It is hoped that this forum covers a ranger of issues as well as providing concrete examples and tools or resources around how to improve quality at the point of service and some of the challenges in meeting larger system improvements. The Forum will contribute to the discussion on program quality at a time when more people are asking how much funding is needed to support quality programs.
The Quality Forum may touch on subjects such as supervision, retention and staff recruitment, STEM in Out-of-School Time, and other issues of quality such as the QRIS.
BOSTnet is looking for input from the field and welcomes thoughts or advice on what subjects are currently being sought and what resources may be the most useful to the field.
More information on the Forum can be found here or at www.bostnet.org
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