AfterSchool21 (AS21) helps out-of-school-time (OST) programs collect their data and generate calculations needed to comply with new government reporting mandates that started July 1, 2021. Also in the release is new financial reporting capabilities for programs that charge fees.
Each 21st Century Community Learning Center (21CCLC)-funded after-school and OST program must submit an annual performance report to show progress on key data points for students enrolled in their program under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
The AS21 Summer 2021 software release provides several key innovations to support the transition to GPRA reporting requirements.
21CCLC programs must now count the number of hours they provide enrichment. AS21 subscribers can now calculate the average hours of participant's daily attendance. For 21APR reporting, you will have to take the number of hours of instruction and provide an average for different grades levels. Without AS21 to do this automatically, these calculations will take a lot of time and effort from program staff.
AS21 subscribers can search and filter attendance data based on a minimum of one-hour participation instead of days, meeting the new GPRA requirement.
Other Annual Performance Reporting-related changes in this release include:
A partnership between TransACT, AS21, and the Global Grid for Learning (GG4L), improves importing student demographic information from a state or district's Student Information System (SIS).
The increased SIS compatibility provides easier and faster integration, alleviating the burden on IT departments and giving AS21 users improved data and reporting.
Not related to GPRA reporting, but three new reports are available to give maximum clarity to out-of-school time programs that use AS21 and charge programming fees. Programs can ensure that credit card transactions through the AS21 parent portal are accurate and run reports that break down fee types. The three new reports available are:
You can run reports for monthly transactions from any program to check for outstanding balances at the end of the month. You can create and filter many other reports further by:
Administrators can drill down into specific credit card transactions and verify that there is a record of those transactions. The result is proper records and no awkward conversations with parents about owing money when, in fact, they are up to date with their payments.
A support dashboard serves as an intuitive point for creating support tickets, watching training videos and the training workbook, saving clicks, and improving user support.
AS21 is the most customizable and advanced after-school program data management software available. As of publication, twelve State Departments of Education and hundreds of grant-funded or parent-pay programs across the United States have trusted AS21 for 25 + years to simplify reporting on after-school outcomes for grant-funded and parent-pay programs alike.
Contact a team member to learn more about these feature improvements and how AS21 can help after-school program centers reach program goals while making GPRA reporting requirements less difficult.