From Fun to Facts: A Toolkit for Sharing Your Program’s Impact

The Impact Report Toolkit empowers community programs to transform their successes into customizable reports for marketing, stakeholder recruitment, and fundraising, with adaptable templates and worksheets to showcase impact.

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SCRI’s Innovative Approach to Technical Assistance Leads to High Impact for Texas Schools

The Texas Education Agency’s Additional Days School Year (ADSY) initiative, funded by Texas House Bill 3, provides school districts with resources to extend the school year and combat summer learning loss. SCRI was chosen as the preferred Design and Implementation partner by participating districts, bringing evidence-based strategies and tools to enhance youth outcomes.

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The Essentials of High Quality Enrichment Toolkit

Experts agree that out-of-school time (OST) programs have transformative impact on youth, especially when enriched with high-quality activities spanning academics, arts, and physical pursuits. Acknowledging the importance of comprehensive planning, SCRI offers a toolkit designed to guide OST providers in strategically crafting and implementing purposeful enrichment programming.

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Harness the Power of OST Programs: 5 Strategies to Maximize Your Impact

Families nationwide look to local community providers for a range of afterschool, expanded learning, and out-of-school time (OST) youth activities. However, in a post-COVID world, providers are navigating a challenging and increasingly competitive environment that may require innovative ways to harness the unique value of their programming.

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Enrichment Programming: Planning for Success

Research shows that well-designed summer programs can greatly benefit youth in math, reading, and social-emotional development. Early, comprehensive planning is key to success, from setting a clear vision to meeting youth needs, ensuring high-quality programming, and fostering a positive learning environment. Read more to discover best practices for impactful summer programming.

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Learning from the Best: Strategies Gained from Teacher Feedback to Recruit and Retain Educators for Out-of-School Time Programs

SCRI’s analysis of staff feedback from BellXcel’s 2021 Summer program reveals key strategies for recruiting and retaining high-quality staff: fostering strong relationships, promoting a positive teaching culture, offering flexibility and support, ensuring growth opportunities, and providing accessible resources. Read more for actionable insights.

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