Acknowledgements:
The Network for Youth Success would like to thank all the individuals and organizations that contributed their ideas and experiences with the QSA Tool for this User’s Guide for this third edition and for the original version. The updated document was created by a Workgroup of experts and practitioners who revised the original User’s Guide to reflect current research and knowledge. The original was created based on the research and expertise of an Advisory Group comprised of partners and colleagues, along with input from a Focus Group of afterschool program practitioners across New York State. We would like especially to thank the members of these groups for their dedication to this project:
THIRD EDITION WORKGROUP
Individuals:
Rachel Chase
Laurie Crutcher
Jaqueline Davis-Manigaulte
Rosana Hirsch
Jessica Jackson
Ajay Khashu
Rashida Ladner-Seward
Candace LaRue
Anne Lawrence
Kimberly Luce
Susan Matloff-Nieves
Ellen O’Connell
Sonia Toledo
Jenny Tyler McCormack
Sarah Zeller-Berkman
Staff:
Erin Broderick
Timothy Fowler
Alli Lidie
Chris Neitzey
Kelly Sturgis
Emma Terwilliger
Consultants:
Stephanie Williams
Jenine Zimmers
Organizations:
BestSelf Behavioral Health
Cornell University Cooperative Extension NYC
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Dignity for Children
ExpandED Schools
Hunter College
Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center
New York City Department of Education
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
Partnership for After School Education
Youth Studies, Inc.
Interns and VISTAs:
Ligea Alexander
Joyce Jian
Claire Sampson
Gianluca Yong Gonzalez
ORIGINAL ADVISORY GROUP
Individuals:
Gianna Abrazzo
Pradine Content
Julliet Coxum
Robert Dick
Sandra DuPree
Kenyatta Funderburk
Mary Grenz Jalloh
Debbie Hall
Sarah Jonas
Fred Jones
Ajay Khashu
Anne Lawrence
Candace Mayer LaRue
Sean McCrossan
Monique McDowell
Kim McLaughlin
Betsy Morcom-Kenney
Ellen O’Connell
Candace Reyes-Dandrea
Hal Smith
Linda Woodward
Organizations:
Glen Falls School District
Highbridge Community Life Center
Inwood House
New York City Department of Education
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
New York State Center for School Safety
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Northwest Buffalo Community Center
NY State Education Department
NYS Student Support Services Center
Partnership for After School Education
ExpandED Schools
Children’s Aid
The Robert Bowne Foundation
Original QSA Tool and User’s Guide Staff and Consultants:
Suzanne Goldstein
Jennifer Siaca Curry
Eric Gurna
Lissette Gomez
Sanjiv Rao
ORIGINAL FOCUS GROUP
Individuals:
Rebecca Ahouse
Renita Aughburns
Ellen Brocato
Deborah Daby
Daniel Diaz
Richard Dombkowski
Wendy Edge
Robin Fleshman
Marisol Guzman
Debbie Hall
Rosana Hirsch
Monica Ingkavet
Rashida Ladner
Bonnie Massey
Loretta McCormick
Belinda Passafaro
Jonathan Rhoads
Doreen Teh
Sonia Toledo
Chris Whipple
Shelly Wilson
Tom Wojcikowski
Elizabeth Wright
Sarah Zeller Berkman
Organizations:
ActKnowledge
Baychester Youth Council After School Program
Concerned Ecumenical Ministry
Copenhagen CSD
Development Without Limits
East Side House Settlement
Glens Falls City School District
Henry Street Settlement
NYC Housing Authority
OCO Youth Services
Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES
Partnership for After School Education
Patchogue-Medford School District
SCAN NY
New York Edge
ExpandED Schools
The Child Center of New York
Children’s Aid
Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES/ United Way of Seneca County
Special Thanks:
William Casey
Elizabeth Mastro
The Network for Youth Success would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support of the QSA Tool and User’s Guide over the years:
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
The Clark Foundation
ExpandED Schools
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
New York State 21st CCLC Statewide Technical Assistance Center
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
The Robert Bowne Foundation
