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Program Evaluations

Previous research indicates that after-school programs for students in at-risk situations can significantly improve student outcomes in such areas as academic performance, attendance, and discipline. TEA has implemented a number of state and federally funded after-school initiatives in Texas, including the Texas After-School Initiative for Middle Schools (TASI), the Optional Extended Year Program (OEYP), and the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC). The evaluation reports and executive summaries are available in PDF format from the links below.

Programs

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program

The 21st CCLC program helped create community learning centers to provide additional instruction and support to students and their families outside normal school hours. The program facilitates greater interaction between schools and communities to increase greater parental participation in school life and to increase students' academic achievement. For more information see TEA's 21st CCLC page.Ìý

ForÌýinformation about funding options to increase summer learning programming, check out the Summer Learning Program Budgeting Guidance

The evaluation reports and executive summaries are available from the links below:

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Evaluation: Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) Qualitative Study of Perspectives on Vision, Mission, and Goals and School Community Engagement (2023–24) (American Institutes for Research, March 2025)
  • Executive Summary (8 pages)

• Texas ACE Highlights and Key Takeaways from 2022-23 Programming Period (American Institutes for Research, March 2025)

• Texas ACE Centers Statewide Performance on Key Federal Monitoring Measures (GPRA), 2022-23Ìý(American Institutes for Research, November 2024)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Evaluation: Texas ACE Information Sheet, 2022-23 (American Institute for Research, October 2024)

• Texas 21st Century Learning Centers Grant Evaluation: Texas Afterschool Centers on Education Descriptive Study of Site Coordinator Perspectives on Program Goals, Recruitment, Activity Provision, School-Day Linkages, and District Support (2022-23)Ìý(American Institute of Research, June 2024)Ìý
  • Executive Summary (13 pages)

• Texas ACE Highlights and Key Takeaways from the 2021-22 Programming PeriodÌý(American Institutes for Research, May 2024)

• Texas ACE Centers Statewide Performance on Key Federal Monitoring Measures (GPRA), 2021-22Ìý(American Institutes for Research, May 2024)

• Texas 21st Century Learning Centers Grant Evaluation: Texas Afterschool Centers on Education Descriptive Results of the Frontline Staff Survey Spring 2023 (American Institute of Research, May 2024)Ìý
  • Executive Summary (8 pages)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Evaluation: Texas ACEÌýInformation Sheet, 2021-22Ìý(American Institute for Research, September 2023) - reposted 10/5/23

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Evaluation: Texas Afterschool Centers on Education Descriptive Study of Project Director and Site Coordinator Perspectives on Staffing (2021-22)Ìý(American Institutes for Research, June 2023)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Evaluation: Overview of Grantees, Centers, and Students Participating in Texas Afterschool Centers on Education ProgramÌý(Fall 2021-22)Ìý(American Institutes for Research, September 2022)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Grant Evaluation: Overview of Participation in Texas Afterschool Centers on Education Program and Quality Assurance Process Metrics (Fall 2021-22)Ìý(American Institutes for Research, September 2022)

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Texas Afterschool Centers on EducationÌý Final Evaluation Report: 2016–17 to 2018–19
  Supplement to Appendix C. Chapter 3: Summary of HLM and Regression AnalysesÌý(American Institutes for Research, July 2021)
  • Executive Summary (18 pages)

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Texas Afterschool Centers on Education 2017-18 Evaluation Report (American Institutes for Research, August 2020)
  • Executive Summary (18 pages)
• 21st Century CommunityÌýLearning Centers:ÌýTexas Afterschool Centers on Education 2014–15 through 2016–17 Evaluation ReportÌý(American Institutes for Research, July 2020)
  • Executive Summary (16 pages)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: 2014–15 Evaluation Report (American Institutes for Research, May 2016)
  • Executive Summary (17 pages)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers:Ìý2012–13 and 2013–14 Combined EvaluationÌýReport (American Institutes for Research, July 2015)
  • Executive Summary (15 pages)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Year 2 Evaluation Report (American Institutes for Research,ÌýFebruary 2013)
  • Executive Summary (18 pages)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Interim Evaluation Report (American Institutes for Research, April 2012)
  • Executive Summary (14 pages)

• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers Evaluation: 2007-2008 (Center for Research in Educational Policy and Learning Point Associates, August 2009)
  • Executive Summary (11 pages)
• Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Annual Report 2006-07 (Education Innovations, LLC/Center for Research in Educational Policy and Learning Point Associate Consortium,ÌýMarch 2008)
  • Executive Summary (7 pages)

• A Profile of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers, 2006-2007 (February 2008, 98 pages)

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of Projects Funded During the 2004-2005 School Year (TEA, February 2007)
  • Executive Summary (5 pages)

• The Evaluation of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Center Projects: Common Features of Promising Afterschool Programs in Texas (Southwest Educational Development Laboratory,ÌýAugust 2006)

• The Evaluation of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Center Projects: Case Study Report (Southwest Educational Development Laboratory,ÌýAugust 2006)
  • Executive Summary (4 pages)

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of Projects Funded For the 2003-04 School Year (TEA, January 2005)
  • Executive Summary (4 pages)

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