Our Framework for Success

The Action Agenda enables the out-of-school time community and Excel Beyond the Bell partners to identify, individually and collectively, where they can most effectively contribute to improving the out-of-school time system.

The Action Agenda has four goals:

• Goal One: Montgomery County residents of all generations will understand and support the value of out-of-school programs in preparing children and youth for positive futures that help sustain the local quality of life.
  
  
• Goal Two: Out-of-school programs will be safe, developmentally appropriate and well run; all people who work with children and youth will be skilled in engaging them and supporting their intellectual, social-emotional and physical development.
  
  
• Goal Three: An intentional mix of public and private funding and resources will create and sustain accessible, high-quality programs.
  
  
• Goal Four: Data that describes need and demand for programs, their availability, and their impact on youth will be available to guide decision-making.