The Wallace Foundation provides a set of easy-to-read tip sheets answers these questions and more, giving city agencies, after-school program providers, intermediary organizations, and others a jump-start on making the most of data in after-school programming.
The six tip sheets include: Introduction, Using Data to Improve Accountability, Using Data to Map Needs and Supply, Using Data to Assess and Improve Quality, Using Data in Advocacy Work, and Data-Sharing Strategies That Work.
Click here to download all six tip sheets for your reference: http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/after-school/collecting-and-using-data/Pages/After-School-Data-What-Cities-Need-To-Know.aspx