Building and Sustaining After-School Programs: Successful Practices in School Board LeadershipThis report from the EDLO program features examples of policies and partnerships from eight districts whose boards are providing strategic and innovative leadership for after-school programs.
Leadership, Program Quality and SustainabilityThis 35-page paper from Policy Studies Associates examines strategies for sustaining school-linked after-school programs in order to help practitioners, funders, and policy makers.
Sustaining Comprehensive Community InitiativesThe Finance Project created a sustainability framework that outlines several key elements important for achieving long-term program stability and success.
Sustainabilty in School-linked After-school ProgramsA review of long running after school programs based on more than 60 interviews with practitioners, experts found that leaders' savvy was as important as program quality in sustaining strong programs over time,
Sustainability Planning ChecklistDeveloped by the Coalition for Community Schools, this document is a great resource to begin the conversation on sustaining after-school programs.
The Road to SustainabilityA workbook on sustainability from the National Center for Community Education.