Monitoring and Evaluation

CYC uses a variety of quantitative and qualitative strategies to monitor and evaluate our outcomes and goals. We administer pre- and post- surveys to evaluate student growth in social-emotional skills, STEM engagement, and attitudes about school. We also collect report data to monitor attendance and academic achievement.

Continuous Improvement

CYC is in the process of enhancing our data and analytics collections to increase fidelity in data reporting. We are working to ensure intentionality with our data monitoring and analysis to track comprehensive goals that align our outcomes with programming. CYC has dedicated staff members whose roles focus on data and analytics to increase CYC’s ability to accurately report outcomes and effectively use data to inform programming.

Collaboration

As members of the Chicago Benchmarking Collaborative, CYC shares knowledge with partners to determine proven best practices and place our results in context with other leading agencies. Through this work and streamlining our data collection process, CYC has refined our outcomes matrix and impact framework to track the most relevant student outcomes.  

Our Impact in 2022

Survey results demonstrated the following results from the Out-of-School Time (OST) Enrichment program, for children ages 6-18:

  • 95% of children reported that they plan to attend college.

  • 86% of children reported that they enjoy creating new things in their free time, just for fun.

  • 84% of children reported that they think through all their options before solving a problem.

  • 84% of children reported that they have stood up for a classmate that was being picked on.

  • 83% of children reported that they listen to the ideas of others, even when they don't agree with them.

  • 77% of children reported that they often think of ways to make the world a better place.

  • 76% of children reported that they would like to have a job that allows them to be creative and innovative.