OST Professionals Invited to Take Part in APOST-Pitt Focus Group

Regional out-of-school time professionals who are currently evaluating programs for the upcoming year are invited to participate in focus groups on the design phase for an upcoming APOST and Pitt Education project.

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The University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education and Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time (APOST) are working to increase the capacity of out-of-school time staff and organizations in program evaluation.

The two organizations will host focus groups in May with local out-of-school time providers to gather insights, identify challenges, and shape the design for a cohort of organizations to receive training and tools to strengthen their program evaluation.

The input from the project will inform the creation of an evaluation toolkit that will be publicly available in summer 2026. 

Focus groups will be held on the following dates:

  • May 7, 10:30 a.m. to noon, virtual

  • May 21, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Homewood CEC (includes lunch at noon)

  • May 21, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., Homewood CEC (includes lunch at noon)

  • May 21, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., CoLab18 at Nova Place (includes dinner at 6 p.m.)

Those interested in taking part in the Program Evaluation Cohort Focus Group should fill out an application.

Providers, NewsNathan Dukeout-of-school-time, APOST, University of Pittsburgh