Title:

The Quality Imperative: A State Guide to Achieving the Promise of Extended Learning Opportunities

Description:

This new report by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) highlights the positive impact high-quality Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs) have on student success and outlines steps that state leaders can take to ensure ELO effectiveness. The document urges chiefs, governors, and other state-level leaders, to take a systemic approach to ensuring ELO quality including:

• establishing a team of stakeholders to collectively develop a state quality system
  
• identifying federal and state funds that can be used to enhance program quality
  
• establishing program standards
  
• measuring program impact on student outcomes
  
• supporting the development of a strong ELO workforce
  
• providing incentives to drive quality
  
• facilitating student access to high-quality programs
  

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2009

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Extended Learning

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