Denver Public Schools Department of Community Education / Beacon Neighborhood Centers

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Denver Public Schools Department of Community Education / Beacon Neighborhood Centers

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
x	x	x		x

Outcomes
Educational/ Cognitive	Social/ Emotional	Life Skills	Physical Health	Behavior Problems	Reproductive	Citizenship	Mental Health
x				x

Background Information

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Age range

Research

Program Fee?

Contact information:

Dept. of Extended Learning
Denver Public Schools
2409 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO. 80205

Website: dce.dpsk12.org

Mission/Goals: The Department of Community Education facilitates the creation and implementation of school-based services during out-of-school time in partnership with the community.

Source: dce.dpsk12.org

about 4,000

3-14

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Type of Evaluation: Quasi-Experimental.

Objective: To examine whether providing after-school programming improved students' academic achievement, regular school-day attendance, and behavior compared to students who did not attend after-school activities.

Impact/Outcome Findings: Each of the measures of attendance was associated with higher percentages of regular school-days attended and fewer behavior referrals made. The duration of attendance measure showed increased academic performance: those who participated in the after-school programs for two or more years had significantly higher math, reading, and writing CSAP scores than both the one-year program participants and the members of the control group.

No fee

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