OST is built upon the premise that the key to a high-quality afterschool system is combining funding for direct services with technical assistance and evaluation. DYCD has invested $500,000 annually in a three-year, longitudinal evaluation of the OST initiative. Policy Studies Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based evaluation firm, has been hired to design evaluation instruments, collect, and analyze data, and publish two reports per year. 

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Year 5 (2009-2010) 

• DYCD Cover Letter to year 5 Evaluation Report
• Staffing and Skill-Building in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative: Findings from 10 Programs Report  

Year 3 (2006-2008) 

• DYCD Response to Year 3 Evaluation Report 
• Policy Studies Associates Year 3 Evaluation Report 
• OST HS Programs Evaluation Report 
• DYCD Response to OST HS Programs Evaluation Report 

Year 2 (2006-2007)

• Policy Studies Associates Year Two Interim Report: Patterns of Youth Retention in OST Programs, 2005-06 and 2006-08 
• Policy Studies Associates Year Two OST Evaluation Executive Summary: Results of Efforts to Increase Program Quality and Scale in Year 2
• Policy Studies Associates Year Two OST Evaluation : Results of Efforts to Increase Program Quality and Scale in Year 2 
• DYCD Response to Year Two Evaluation: Update on Second Year of Out-Of-School Time Programs 

Year 1 (2005-2006)

• Policy Studies Associates Year One OST Evaluation Executive Summary: Report on the First Year 
• Policy Studies Associates Year One OST Evaluation: Report on the First Year 
• DYCD Response to Year One Evaluation: Update on First Year of Out-Of-School Time Programs