Publications
Creative Learning in Adverse Times
This paper describes the work done to advance CLI goals despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among many successes resulting from CLI’s resourcefulness and adaptability was an increase in secondary arts enrollment for students in special groups (e.g., special education, economically disadvantaged, and emergent bilingual). In addition, CLI’s novel Season of Arts Experiences provided 28 schools who would not have otherwise participated access to 27 unique arts partners, contributing to over 107 total arts partnerships in the 2020-2021 school year.
Program Summary and Second-Year Outcomes For The ACCESS Initiative, 2008-2009
The Austin Community Collaboration to Enhance Student Success (ACCESS) is a community collaboration between the Austin Independent School District (AISD) and public and nonprofit agencies. By implementing a number of innovative prevention and treatment programs to address the emotional, behavioral, and social needs of students, the ACCESS initiative seeks to promote and encourage safe and positive learning environments. Additionally, ACCESS aims to enhance the way social services are delivered on campuses by creating a youth mapping program with geographic information to locate, target, and…
Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) Foundation Communities Cycle 9 Final Report, 2020-2021
The Texas Afterschool Centers on Education is the program administered through the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The Texas ACE Foundation Communities Cycle 9 program is composed of a compilation of activities at 3 AISD campuses that provide a comprehensive range of high quality and innovative out-of-school time opportunities for students and families. This report examines outcomes of program participants for school year 2020 – 2021.
Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) Austin Cycle 9 Final Report, 2020-2021
The Texas Afterschool Centers on Education is the program administered through the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The Texas ACE Austin Cycle 9 program is composed of a compilation of activities at 10 AISD campuses that provide a comprehensive range of high quality and innovative out-of-school time opportunities for students and families. This report examines outcomes of program participants for school year 2020 – 2021.
Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) Austin Cycle 10 Final Report, 2020-2021
The Texas Afterschool Centers on Education is the program administered through the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The Texas ACE Austin Cycle 10 program is composed of a compilation of activities at 10 AISD campuses that provide a comprehensive range of high quality and innovative out-of-school time opportunities for students and families. This report examines outcomes of program participants for school year 2020 – 2021.
Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area Cycle 10 Final Report, 2020-2021
The Texas Afterschool Centers on Education is the program administered through the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The Texas ACE Boys and Girls Clubs of Austin Area Cycle 10 program is composed of a compilation of activities at 9 AISD campuses that provide a comprehensive range of high quality and innovative out-of-school time opportunities for students and families. This report examines outcomes of program participants for school year 2020 – 2021.
2017-2018 ACE Afterschool Program Climate Highlights
More students feel safe in their afterschool programs than feel safe during the school day, according to 2017-2018 climate surveys. In addition, in afterschool, many desirable climate factors increased from the 2016–2017 school year to the 2017–2018 school year, while they decreased in the school-day environment.
Getting Ahead of the Need: Comprehensive Counseling for Elementary Schools Year One Evaluation Report 2001-2002
The Getting Ahead of the Need: Comprehensive Counseling for Elementary Schools grant was awarded by the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program through the Department of Education to improve elementary school counseling prevention and intervention services offered in the Austin Independent School District.
Getting Ahead of the Need: Comprehensive Counseling for Elementary Schools Year Three Evalualtion Report, 2003-2004
The Getting Ahead of the Need: Comprehensive Counseling for Elementary Schools grant was awarded by the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program through the Department of Education to improve elementary school counseling prevention and intervention services offered in the Austin Independent School District.
Getting Ahead of the Need: Comprehensive Counseling for Elementary Schools Year Two Evaluation Report, 2002-2003
The Getting Ahead of the Need: Comprehensive Counseling for Elementary Schools grant was awarded by the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program through the Department of Education to improve elementary school counseling prevention and intervention services offered in the Austin Independent School District.