Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1 : Lessons from

The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems. The first in this three-volume series describes the cities' early work under the grant and analyzes the conditions and activities that contributed to their progress in building a coordinated system of services to meet the initiative's goals.

Preface	p. iii
Tables	p. ix
Summary	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Abbreviations	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
Foundation Goals and Expectations	p. 2
Purpose of This Monograph	p. 3
Methods	p. 4
Themes from the Literature on Coordination and Collaboration Across Agencies	p. 5
Data Sources	p. 8
Analysis	p. 10
Study Caveats	p. 11
Organization of This Monograph	p. 11
The Early Phases of the Initiative and Decisions Made: The Importance of Context	p. 13
The Start of the Initiative	p. 14
City Context and the Planning Process	p. 15
Demographics	p. 15
Needs	p. 15
City Context and the Strategic Focus and Scope of the Initiative	p. 18
Changes in City Context and Changes in the Structure of the Initiative	p. 24
Coordinating Structures	p. 26
The Role of the Mayor	p. 29
Summary	p. 30
How Sites Attempted to Improve Access, Quality, Information, and Sustainability and the Progress They Made	p. 33
Results of the OST Initiative	p. 33
Activities to Meet The Wallace Foundation's Goals	p. 37
Goal 1: Increase Access and Participation	p. 37
Address Transportation	p. 37
Increase Convenience	p. 40
Increase the Number of Locations and Available Slots	p. 41
Increase Enrollment	p. 42
Ensure Affordability	p. 42
Goal 2: Improve Quality	p. 43
Create Standards and Assessment Tools	p. 43
Monitor Quality and Vet Providers	p. 46
Provide Professional Development and Performance Incentives	p. 46
Evaluate Progress	p. 48
Goal 3: Develop Information Systems for Decisionmaking	p. 49
Goal 4: Plan for Financial Sustainability	p. 53
Summary	p. 56
Enabling Coordinated System-Building Efforts	p. 59
How Cities Used Cross-Organizational Collaboration to Support Greater Coordination	p. 60
The Importance of Establishing a Common Vision	p. 63
The Impact of Data and Information	p. 65
The Crucial Role of the Mayor	p. 66
Buy-In of the Schools	p. 68
The Need for Investment and Other Funding Issues	p. 70
Summary	p. 71
Lessons for Other Cities	p. 73
References	p. 79
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Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1 : Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve after-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs

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