Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
PART IIIA – REQUIRED PROGRAM INFORMATION – Quality Enhancements
CATEGORY A GRANTEES
(programs receiving funds to implement quality enhancements)
This application for continuation grant funds should be informed by lessons learned and program
evaluation results from your FY13 grant (and described in the end-of-year reports). Continuation grant
funds must be used to support quality enhancements to ASOST programming during the school year
and/or summer (upon approval through August 31, 2014.)
DUE DATE: August 2, 2013*
*NOTE: Proposals can be submitted through September 13, 2013 for entities that are ONLY
proposing enhancements for July 1, 2014 – August 31, 2014.
REQUIRED FORMS
Please submit the following required forms by the applicable due date:
 (if applicable) Part I (School Year) – Standard Contract Form
 (if applicable) Part I (Summer) – Standard Contract Form
 (if applicable) Part II – School Year Budget Workbook
 (if applicable) Part II – Summer Budget Workbook
 Part IIIA – Required Program Information – Quality Enhancements (this form)
 Grant Assurances (page 1 only)
ALSO REQUIRED (to be eligible for continuation funding)
Submission of applicable FY13 End-of-Year Reporting including:
 FY13 End-of-Year Report (for school year and/or summer, whichever are applicable)
 Submission of APT-O (observation) and APT-Q (questionnaire) results
SAVE THE DATE! – Friday, October 18, 2013 – (required) Grantee Kickoff Meeting
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) and the Massachusetts
Afterschool Partnership (MAP) will co-host this grantee kickoff meeting which will provide all Category A
(Quality Enhancements) and Category B (T/TA providers) grantees with an opportunity to come together
to network, share FY13 successes and FY14 plans, hear program evaluation updates, and discuss grant
requirements. Category B applicants will present their FY14 T/TA plans, informed by the T/TA needs
identified in this continuation application), to the group. The location and times for the October 18th
meeting will be confirmed later this summer.
Please email or call Kristen (kmckinnon@doe.mass.edu; 781-338-6306) with any questions. Thank you!
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
A. Contact Information
Applicant Agency:
Program Coordinator Name/Title:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
B. FY14 General Program Information
1. Proposed Enhancement Activities – School Year and/or Summer: Please provide the amount
requested to support quality enhancements implemented during school year and/or summer.
School Year
Summer
Total
(9/1/2013 - 6/30/14)
(7/1/14 - 8/31/14)
(Maximum = same as FY13 amount)
2. Sites: Please list the out-of-school time (OST) program sites where quality enhancements will be
implemented. (Add rows if needed.)
Site Name
City/Town (where site is located)
3. Students to be Served: Please provide the following information about the projected number of
students who will be served or who will benefit from enhancements.
Grade Level
School Year
Summer
(9/1/2013 – 6/30/2014)
(7/1/14 - 8/31/14)
# of Students
# of Students
% of Students
% of Students
K-5
6-8
9-12
Total
Sub-groups
Low-Income
English Language Learners
Students with Disabilities
Total
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
4. Program Summary: These descriptions may be used to highlight grant program activities on the
Department’s website.
a. General OST Program Summary: Please provide a 1-2 paragraph summary of the OST
programming that will be enhanced through grant activities. Please be sure to include information
about program structure/type, activities offered, population served and schedule.
b. Summary of Proposed Quality Enhancements: Please provide a 1-2 paragraph summary of
the proposed quality enhancements to be implemented through this grant. Please indicate here
whether proposed enhancements are deepening/furthering FY13 enhancements or whether new
enhancements are being proposed.
C. FY14 Proposed Quality Enhancements and Partnerships
Reminders:
 Proposed activities should be quality enhancements to existing programming and aligned to
the Purpose/Priorities outlined in the RFP/Funding Opportunity.
 Proposed quality enhancements should be informed by FY13 program evaluation and
lessons learned.
 Proposed quality enhancements may build upon (but not just continue) FY13 funded
activities.
 Grantees are required to implement quality enhancements in at least one of the described
quality enhancement areas.
1. Quality Enhancement Areas: In which of the following areas will program enhancements be
implemented using grant funds? (Please place an ‘x’ under all that apply.)
Comprehensive
Partnerships
Serving Special
Family
Highly Qualified
Academic/NonPopulations
Involvement
Staff
Academic
Programming
2. Partnerships: Please describe here your existing/ongoing partnerships (enhancements to / new
partnerships should be described in Question 3b, below on page 5, if applicable.)
a. Please indicate the partners with whom you work to implement programming. (Add rows if
needed.)
Partners
b. Please provide a brief description of the partners’ roles in program implementation.
3. Proposed Quality Enhancements: For each applicable area, please briefly describe the proposed
quality enhancement activities to be implemented, as well as the anticipated outcomes and how
success/progress will be measured.
Charts for each quality enhancement area are provided on the following pages – please complete
for only those areas in which you are proposing to implement quality enhancement activities.
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
3. Proposed Quality Enhancements (continued)
a. Comprehensive Academic/Non-Academic Programming (Please complete this chart only if proposing
quality enhancements in this area.)
Proposed Enhancements
Anticipated Outcomes
Please provide a brief description of:
 the proposed activities to enhance
quality programming in this area; and
 how requested grants funds will support
the proposed program enhancement
activities in this area.
Please include:
 baseline data/information from FY13
evaluation activities;
 anticipated outcomes resulting from
proposed quality enhancement activities;
and
 how these outcomes will be measured.
REMINDER: Budget requests should primarily
support proposed quality enhancements not
existing/ongoing program costs.
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
3. Proposed Quality Enhancements (continued)
b.Partnerships (Please complete this chart only if proposing quality enhancements in this area.)
Proposed Enhancements
Anticipated Outcomes
Please provide a brief description of:
 the proposed activities to enhance
quality programming in this area; and
 how requested grants funds will support
the proposed program enhancement
activities in this area.
Please include:
 baseline data/information from FY13
evaluation activities;
 anticipated outcomes resulting from
proposed quality enhancement activities;
and
 how these outcomes will be measured.
REMINDER: Budget requests should primarily
support proposed quality enhancements not
existing/ongoing program costs.
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
3. Proposed Quality Enhancements (continued)
c. Serving Special Populations (Please complete this chart only if proposing quality enhancements in this area.)
Proposed Enhancements
Anticipated Outcomes
Please provide a brief description of:
 the proposed activities to enhance
quality programming in this area; and
 how requested grants funds will support
the proposed program enhancement
activities in this area.
Please include:
 baseline data/information from FY13
evaluation activities;
 anticipated outcomes resulting from
proposed quality enhancement activities;
and
 how these outcomes will be measured.
REMINDER: Budget requests should primarily
support proposed quality enhancements not
existing/ongoing program costs.
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
3. Proposed Quality Enhancements (continued)
d.Family Involvement (Please complete this chart only if proposing quality enhancements in this area.)
Proposed Enhancements
Anticipated Outcomes
Please provide a brief description of:
 the proposed activities to enhance
quality programming in this area; and
 how requested grants funds will support
the proposed program enhancement
activities in this area.
Please include:
 baseline data/information from FY13
evaluation activities;
 anticipated outcomes resulting from
proposed quality enhancement activities;
and
 how these outcomes will be measured.
REMINDER: Budget requests should primarily
support proposed quality enhancements not
existing/ongoing program costs.
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
3. Proposed Quality Enhancements (continued)
e. Highly Qualified Staff (Please complete this chart only if proposing quality enhancements in this area.)
Proposed Enhancements
Anticipated Outcomes
Please provide a brief description of:
 the proposed activities to enhance
quality programming in this area; and
 how requested grants funds will support
the proposed program enhancement
activities in this area.
Please include:
 baseline data/information from FY13
evaluation activities;
 anticipated outcomes resulting from
proposed quality enhancement activities;
and
 how these outcomes will be measured.
REMINDER: Budget requests should primarily
support proposed quality enhancements not
existing/ongoing program costs.
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
D. Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA)
1. T/TA Provided by ASOST-Q Category B Grantees:
a. Did you or anyone from your organization attend (or plan to attend this summer 2013) any
networking sessions and/or training/technical assistance (T/TA) sessions offered by any of these
ASOST-Q – Category B providers (November 2012 – August 2013)?
Category B Provider
Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (MAP)
Build the Out of School Network (BOSTNet)
ReadBoston
Imajine That
Salem State University (Northeast Regional Readiness Center)
Yes
No
b. Please briefly describe how/if the T/TA received by each applicable provider supported your
efforts to enhance your OST program quality.
c. If you attended any other T/TA sessions offered by the Department (through the 21st CCLC
programs or others), please indicate which and briefly describe how/if the sessions supported
your efforts to enhance your OST program quality.
2. FY14 T/TA Needs:
a. Quality Enhancement Areas: In which of the following quality enhancement areas would you be
interested in receiving T/TA during FY14 (Fall 2013 – August 2014)? (Place an ‘x’ below all that
apply.)
Comprehensive
Academic/
Non-Academic
Programming
Partnerships
Serving Special
Populations
Family
Involvement
Highly Qualified
Staff
b. Specific Topics: Please describe any specific topics about which you would like to receive T/TA.
c. Format: For each of the listed T/TA delivery formats, please place an ‘x’ under the heading that
best describes your preference.
Format
In-person (full-day)
In-person (half-day)
Webinar
Best
Good
Okay
No thanks
d. Additional Comments: Please provide any additional thoughts/comments on methods of T/TA
delivery, topics, etc.
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Name of Grant Program:
Quality Enhancements in After-School and
Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) – Continuation
Fund Code: 530-A
E. Total Funding to Support OST Programming:
Please complete the chart below describing all funds that support the OST programming provided by the
lead applicant and partners. Please indicate the amount of funding, and in the “Detail” column list the
sources. Please do not include the amount you are requesting from this proposal.
Funding Category
Total Amount
Detail
Federal (include 21st CCLC here)
State
Local
Private (include foundation grants, private donations, etc.)
Tuition
Other
Total Funding to Support OST Programming:
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