Quality ->Program Standards ->Core Standards May 14, 2008 Goals Who We Are FAQ's Making the Case List of Events Fundraising Websites E-newsletters News Articles Out-of-School Time Professionals Program Standards For Nonprofits For Parents For Programs Programs & Activities Board of Directors Log-in Join our E-mail list Quality Check List For an Elementary School Student For a Middle School Student For a High School Student Core Standards Licensing and Accreditation for Out-of-School Time Programs Youth Development Summary of Guiding Principles Core Standards Find out about the standards for out-of-school time programs that Charlotte-Mecklenburg and POST have adopted. One of the first tasks POST and its community partners undertook was to set standards for out-of-school time programs and activities. Adapted from the quality standards of the National AfterSchool Association, the POST Core Standards describe the characteristics of high quality programs. POST encourages all programs, funders, families, and professionals to work toward achieving these standards. POST Core Standards can be used to guide program development and evaluation, as well as strategies for program improvement. These standards are set for the areas of: Human relationships Indoor environment Outdoor environment Activities Safety, health and nutrition Administration To download a complete POST Core Standards guide, please click the PDF icon to the left. Please note: Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this file. If you do not have this program already installed on your computer, you can download it for free from the Adobe Web site. For Privacy, Copyright, and General Contact Information, click here