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A Profile of the Evaluation of San Diego's "6 to 6" Extended School Day Program
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Program Description
| Overview | The San Diego “6 to 6” Extended School Day Program is designed to provide access to high quality, affordable enrichment programs before and after school to every elementary and middle school student in the city of San Diego, California. The program is designed to provide a safe place for students while their parents are at work, one that is both academically enriching and recreationally stimulating. |
| Start Date | 1998 |
| Scope | local |
| Type | after school, before school |
| Location | urban |
| Setting | public school |
| Participants | kindergarten through middle school students |
| Number of Sites/Grantees | The city has contracted with 15 community-based organizations to operate 196 sites for the school year, where each site serves 85–100 elementary students or 100–300 middle school students. There is a 3-year grant length for state and federal funds, while local funds are renewed annually. |
| Number Served | 25,000 (2000–2001) |
| Components | Community-based organizations in partnership with public schools operate the daily program, which consists of academic enrichment, youth development activities, creative and performing arts, leadership opportunities, and community service activities. |
| Funding Level | $16.95 million (FY 2002). The California After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnership program contributes $8.5 million dollars annually for the duration of its 3-year grant, the city contributed an additional $6.1 million (FY 2002), and the federal government, through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers funds, contributed $2.35 million (FY 2002). |
| Funding Sources | city of San Diego, state of California (After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships Program), and federal government (21st Century Community Learning Centers program) |
Evaluation
| Overview | Two evaluations of San Diego's “6 to 6” program have been conducted. The first evaluation, conducted by WestEd, examined the health and safety of the program and complaint procedures; the evaluators also analyzed existing satisfaction surveys. The second evaluation, conducted by Hoffman, Clark & Associates, examined the academic performance of San Diego's “6 to 6” program participants. |
| Evaluator | WestEd and Hoffman, Clark & Associates |
| Evaluations Profiled | San Diego After School Regional Consortium: Academic Indicator Report 1999–2000 (July 2001) Independent Evaluation of San Diego's “6 to 6” Extended School Day Program: Final Report (January 2002) |
| Evaluations Planned | San Diego After School Regional Consortium: Academic Indicator Report 2000–01 |
| Report Availability | Hoffman, J. (2001, July). San Diego After School Regional Consortium: Academic indicator report 1999–2000. San Diego, CA: Hoffman, Clark & Associates. McCormick, T., Bojorquez, J. C., & Tushnet, N. (2002). Independent evaluation of San Diego's “6 to 6” Extended School Day Program: Final report. Los Alamitos, CA: WestED. McCormick, T., Bojorquez, J. C., & Tushnet, N. (2001). Independent evaluation of San Diego's “6 to 6” Extended School Day Program: Interim report. Los Alamitos, CA: WestED. |
Contacts
| Evaluation | Joann Hoffman, M.P.H. Hoffman, Clark & Associates 731 South Highway 101, Suite #11 Solana Beach, CA 92075 Email: sbhca@pacbell.net Treseen McCormick Project Director WestEd 4665 Lampson Avenue Los Alamitos, CA 90720 Tel: 562-799-5169 Fax: 562-799-5151 Email: tmccorm@wested.org |
| Program | Steven Amick “6 to 6” Program Administrator 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 1300 San Diego, CA 92101 Tel: 619-236-6312 Email: samick@sandiego.gov Deb Ferrin Child Care Coordinator 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 1300 San Diego, CA 92101 Tel: 619-533-6511 Email: dferrin@sandiego.gov |
| Profile Updated | June 13, 2003 |
Evaluation 1 (Hoffman, Clark & Associates): San Diego After School Regional Consortium: Academic Indicator Report 1999–2000
Evaluation Description
| Evaluation Purpose | To determine if San Diego's “6 to 6” program improved participants' academic performance. |
| Evaluation Design | Quasi-Experimental: Data were collected from a random sample of program participants (n = 187) prior to the program year and after the program year. The study matched students' baseline academic indicators to follow-up academic indicators and conducted a pretest/posttest analysis. After matching pairs of pretests and posttests, the final sample included a total of 142 students. |
| Data Collection Methods | Secondary Source/Data Review: School attendance data were collected from students in Grades 4–8 at the end of the year prior to the current year of after school program participation (baseline) and at the end of the school year following the current year of after school program participation (follow-up). Tests/Assessments: SAT-9 reading and math scores were collected from students in Grades 4–8 at the end of the year prior to the current year of after school program participation (baseline) and at the end of the school year following the current year of after school program participation (follow-up). |
| Data Collection Timeframe | Baseline data were collected in 1999 and follow-up data were collected in 2000. |
Findings:
Summative/Outcome Findings
| Academic | Fifty-seven percent of sampled students increased their reading score over the year. Forty-four percent of students increased their SAT-9 math score from the baseline to the follow-up year. There were statistically significant increases in SAT-9 reading scores from the baseline to the follow-up measurement (p < .01). More specifically, 64.3% of participants were above the 25th percentile in 1999, while 70.6% were above the 25th percentile in 2000, a 9.8% increase. Over 2% more children scored above the 25th percentile in SAT-9 Math scores in 2000 than had in 1999, a total increase of 4% (although this difference was not statistically significant). School attendance increased by 1 day and absences decreased by 1 day for sampled students from the baseline to the follow-up year. This change was not statistically significant. |