Promoting Positive Youth Development for High School Students After School: Services and Outcomes for High school Youth in TASC Programs

As described in this report, data from TASC’s multi-year evaluation suggest that the personalization and supportive environments of these programs promote positive outcomes for the youth who participate. This is evident on the study’s outcome measures of school attendance, Regents test success, and credit accrual for graduation. Descriptive analyses presented in this report affirm the strengths of these projects’ after-school programming and suggest opportunities for further development. In particular, the evidence of positive, trusting relationships among students and between students and staff suggests untapped opportunities to launch learning activities capable of promoting student learning at higher levels.

Contributed by: Policy Studies Associates
Published by: The After-School Corporation, C.S. Mott, Carnegie Corporation of New York