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CAS Program Outcomes:

          1.  Social Outcomes (funding requirements):
                       Social-emotional development: confidence, self-reliance, positivity, happiness, improved
                         behaviors at home
          2.  Knowledge and skill building outcomes
                       Life skills and leadership skills
                       Healthy living/physical literacy/art
                       Knowledge of community

      CN CAS programs social and emotional outcomes, FCSS survey

      CAS has committed to an evaluation process that will:
            Provide City Council and citizens with measurable results for the dollars invested in this initiative.
            Assist in demonstrating the vital role that quality after school programs have in supporting families
             and communities.

      The pre-survey is a starting point for the children and youth in the program and is intended to capture the
      children and youth’s development before they have had the benefit of participating in the program.

      FCSS Pre/Post Survey questions are focused to identify the following social and emotional outcomes:
                 Children – Grades 4-6 – Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, Optimism
                 Youth-Grades 7-12-Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, Identity

      Data from the Pre/Post Surveys determines if the program is effective in meeting the selected target
      outcomes.

      Program Planning and Delivery through SAFE Principles


      The most effective afterschool programs are explicitly focused on the achievement of specific outcomes
      and used strategies which are now commonly referred to in the literature as SAFE strategies. All CN CAS
      programs provide learning opportunities that use SAFE principles, meaning they are sequenced, active,
      focused, and explicit.

      The SAFE principles are:

            Sequenced: youth experience success by learning skills in a sequential manner
            Active: youth learn by doing
            Focused: at least one component is focused on developing personal or social skills
            Explicit: goals are defined and specific, youth know what the goals are

      Additional important elements in this process of learning are:

            New skill often need to be broken down into smaller steps and mastered sequentially
            Young people should have the opportunity to practice and receive feedback








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