National Institute on Out-of-School Time | ListServ Electronic Discussion Lists

Links: ListServ Electronic Discussion Lists

• SAC-L "listserv" electronic discussion list, which joins e-mail users in a world-wide discussion of issues in school-age care (co-sponsored by NIOST and ECAP)

• Quality-L "listserv" electronic discussion list designed to provide Quality Advisors (professionals who are providing technical assistance to after-school programs on program improvement) across the country with a forum to share experiences and resources.

Join Quality-L:

A nation-wide electronic discussion list for Quality Advisors

"Quality-L" is an nationwide electronic discussion list designed to provide Quality Advisors (professionals who are providing technical assistance to after-school programs on program improvement) across the country with a forum to share experiences and resources, pose questions, and discuss current issues about providing high quality technical assistance to out-of-school time programs.

Quality-L is sponsored by the MOST Initiative, Making the MOST of Out-of-School Time, at the National Institute on Out-of-School Time.

How to Subscribe to Quality-L:

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Once you have successfully subscribed to Quality-L, you will receive a Welcome message including instructions for how to post messages to the list.

Featured Resources

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For more information on Camps as Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities click here.