National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
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State Agency Reform: The Experience of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services Webinar
As educational programs undergo reform, questions of their impact loom large. This Webinar provided insight into Massachusetts' reform and evaluation effort. Presenters included Christine Kenney, Lonnie Kaufman, and Steven Ellis of the external evaluation team from the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. Ms. Kenney, Mr. Kaufman, and Mr. Ellis, provided information about the impetus for the educational reform initiative, the benefits and challenges of the evaluation process, and the findings and next steps identified as a result of the evaluation. NDTAC's Project Director Tarek Anandan provided a brief overview on the usefulness of program evaluations for neglected and delinquent programs.
Mentoring for Success: Essential Elements for and Models of Mentoring Programs Webinar
NDTAC's Greta Colombi provided an overview of the essential elements of mentoring programs generally as well as for youth who are neglected and delinquent. Representatives from two highly regarded mentoring programs that serve neglected and delinquent youth, the Aftercare for Indiana through Mentoring Program (AIM) and Journey 4-H Youth Mentoring Program, described their program models.
New NDTAC Webinar!
Preventing Delinquency by Promoting Academic Success
June 25, 2008 | 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. ET
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