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Beyond theBellCommunitiesOrganizingResources toAdvanceLearningInitiative(CORAL)Beyond theBell AfterSchoolPrograms:High SchoolProgramPrincipalSatisfactionSurvey 2012-2013AdvancingAchievement:Findings fromanIndependentEvaluation of aMajor After-SchoolInitiativeEducationalResourceConsultantsArbreton, A.,Sheldon, J.,Bradshaw, M.,Goldsmith, J.,Jucovy, L. andPepper,S.Public/Private Ventures20132008NonexperimentalLocal LevelNonexperimentalLocal LevelThe evaluation was a survey of 46LAUSD high school principals orassistant principals.The evaluation conducted quantitativeand qualitative analysis on datacollected on children participating inCORAL including enrollment,attendance, activity and participationdata; reading assessments at multiplepoints in time; and students’standardized test scores. Researchersalso interviewed program and partneragency staff; conducted site visits andparent focus groups; and sent outparent, youth participant and staffsurveys.(p = n/a)- 79% of BTB students passed theCAHSEE in ELA vs. 73% of nonparticipants(p = n/a)- 81% of BTB students passed themath CAHSEE compared to 73percent of students not in theprogram (p = n/a)School Engagement:- LAUSD high school principals gaveBTB a 3.53 out of a 4-point scaleregarding their satisfaction of theprogram’s effectiveness indeveloping “student leaders andempowering students to make adifference at their school or in theircommunity” (p = n/a)School Engagement:- 90% of children reported that theyfelt safe at the program (p = n/a)- 71% said they felt that theybelonged at CORAL (p = n/a)- Comparing results from fall 2004 tospring 2006, students who had avery strong sense of belonging atCORAL:o Liked school more (p = .001)o Were better able to pay attentionand concentrate in class(p = .001)o Were more likely to want to gooto school (p = .001)Were more likely to study hardfor a test in the last 30 days(p = .01)36