CYC has been working with the United Way of Central Iowa to lead the Central Iowa Quality Counts team (Polk, Dallas, and Warren Counties). This team uses the Youth PQA and its corresponding improvement process to raise the bar related to youth program quality. Not only do they raise the bar, they help organizations improve practices to impact youth developmental outcomes.

This tool and related work, developed by the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation and supported by the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, offers programs the ability to conduct self-assessments. It also offers external assessment and creation of a plan for improvement, effectively coaching their staff to improve areas they identify as issue areas.

Our Team’s Youth PQA work and services include training in the assessment tool, reliable external assessment for an organization or program offering, and follow-up trainings using the ten Youth Work Methods workshops and other customized workshops addressing your specific needs. We will work with you to determine the fit of this particular tool and whether internal or external assessment is the better fit for you. For more information, contact us.

We currently have assessors in the following areas, contact us to connect with them.

Lynette Henrickson, Eastern Iowa
CJ Hoffman, Eastern Iowa
Gail Behrens, Northeast Iowa
Jodee Goche, Northern Iowa
Deb Quintus, Northern Iowa
Heidi Brown, Central Iowa
Julie Cackler, Central Iowa
Amy Croll, Central Iowa
Amelia Colwell Reedy, Central Iowa
Nicole Evans, Central Iowa
Jennifer Farley, Central Iowa
Sarah Graves, Central Iowa
Danny Heggen, Central Iowa
Michelle Raymer, Central Iowa
Laura Teske, Central Iowa
Michelle Witte, Western Iowa