Capturing Outcomes of Youth Programs

Supported by funding provided by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

What is Capturing Outcomes of Youth Programs?

This six-week course (January 6th-February 10th, 2022) provides practical knowledge and skills in assessing outcomes of youth programs that can be used to rethink, redesign, and advocate for the developing and offering of youth-related services for and with your community. 

How do we know if the programs and services that we are offering for children and youth are meeting the goals that we are aspire to? What are the assessment tools that we can create or adapt to measure outcomes of our youth-related programs and services? How do we strategically rethink our priorities and offerings, and programs based on the feedback that we receive?

Working in teams of up to four people from the same library or system, staff will explore the answer to all of these questions over the course of six weeks of meetings and through the completion of outside assignments. This course will lead you through the entire process!

Teams should be prepared to use a real program as an exemplary study. Plan to choose a program, decide on outcomes, design assessment tools, collet data, and analyze the data collected over the course of the curriculum.

If you have more questions, please contact:

Sara White
Youth Services Consultant
Washington State Library
sara.white@sos.wa.gov
360-570-5585