The Children's Trust, an independent taxing district in Miami Dade County, FL, is the largest funder of Out-of-School programs.  Beginning in the Fall of 2010, The Trust mandated the implementation of evidence-based physical activity curricula via Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK). The purpose of this project was to evaluate the adoption of the evidence-based physical activity curricula versus standard unstructured programs that were currently in place.  Rapid-response funding was awarded so that the study timeline can follow the Trust's mandatory Out-of-School program outcome evaluation timeframe. Results from this study will inform future policy and contract requirements for funded Out-of-School programs.

Healthy Out-of-School Time (HOST) Coalition