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Idaho 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Data Summary Report 2013-2014
Year Published: 2014
A statewide evaluation of Idaho’s 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) programs found that based on teacher surveys, students attending a program for at least 30 days (regular attendees) experienced improvements in their academic performance, behavior, and engagement in school. Teachers reported student growth in areas such as quality of homework (77.1 percent), class participation (72.5 percent), motivation to learn (64.9 percent), and classroom behavior (62.8 percent).
Program Name: Idaho 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Program Description:
Idaho’s 21st Century Community Learning Center program, which is federally-funded through the 21st CCLC Initiative, provides academic enrichment opportunities for children at high-poverty and low-performing schools. During the 2013-14 program year, 40 grantees operated 92 centers, and served 6,856 students.
Scope of the Evaluation: Statewide
Program Type: Afterschool
Location: Idaho
Grade level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Program Demographics:
All schools served by Idaho’s 21st CCLC programs are Title I eligible, meaning more than 40 percent of students qualify for Free and Reduced Price Lunch. Regarding race and ethnicity, 61.6 percent of students identified as White, 23 percent as Hispanic, 4.4 percent as Native American, and 11 percent as “Other.”
Program Website: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/student-engagement/cclc/
Evaluator: Wang, C., Gandhi, E.V., & Singh, M., Education Northwest
Evaluation Methods:
This evaluation draws on data from two sources: grantees and the Profile and Performance Information Collection System (PPICS). Idaho’s 21st CCLC grantees gathered student attendance records and distributed a teacher survey to measure teacher perceptions of program impact on student achievement. PPICS collected student demographic and performance data as well as general program information.
Evaluation Type: Non-experimental
Summary of Outcomes:
A statewide evaluation of Idaho’s 21st CCLC programs— based on teacher surveys—showed that students attending a program for at least 30 days (regular attendees) saw improvements in their academic performance, behavior, and engagement in school.
School day teachers responding to a survey indicated positive changes by students “needing improvement” in ten focus areas. Teachers reported that among students in need of improvement and regularly attending Idaho’s 21st CCLC programs, more than 7 in 10 made improvements in their overall academic performance (77.1 percent), completing homework to their teacher’s satisfaction (77.1 percent), turning in homework on time (75.4 percent), and participating in class (72.5 percent).
Related to behavior, teachers reported that approximately 2 in 3 students improved in being attentive in class (64.9 percent) and coming to school motivated to learn (64.9 percent), and more than 6 in 10 students improved their relationships with their peers (63 percent) and overall behavior in class (62.8 percent). Approximately half of students improved their regular class attendance (51.6 percent) and volunteering to do more work (48.3 percent). Out of these areas of need, approximately 1 in 4 students showed significant improvement in their turning in homework on time (27.4 percent), quality of homework (26.3 percent), and regular class attendance (21.9 percent).
Associated Evaluation:
http://www.sde.idaho.gov/student-engagement/cclc/files/general/evaluation/2013-2014-Data-Summary-Report-CCLC.pdf
Date Added: December 11, 2018
