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Info OST Online Help Desk

For technical assistance with the OST Online system, please contact the help desk at (646) 943-8717 or nmast [at] tascorp.org.

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (NYC DYCD) has contracted TASC to provide training and support on the DYCD OST Online database system. Our catalog of trainings is geared to meet all the OST Online needs of after-school program staff members, from front line workers to supervisors of multiple OST programs. We also provide technical, day-to-day support through our Help Desk for all DYCD OST programs. All trainings take place at DYCD Headquarters, 161 William Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY.

TASC offers the following trainings for staff members in OST sites:

DYCD OST Online 101: System overview and data entry
(Elementary School)

This training is designed for elementary school site staff members who are new to OST Online and are responsible for entering and maintaining program data. Individuals must know how to use a computer to attend this training.
Upcoming sessions:
Tuesday, March 2, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info
Tuesday, April 6, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info

DYCD OST Online 101: System overview and data entry
(Middle School/High School/Option 2)

This training is designed for secondary school site staff members – those with Middle School, High School and Option 2 contracts – who are new to OST Online and are responsible for entering and maintaining program data. Individuals must know how to use a computer to attend this training.
Upcoming sessions:
Thursday, March 4, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info
Thursday, April 8, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info

DYCD OST Online 201: Managing information, generating reports and interpreting data

This training is designed for all those with extensive experience with OST Online and for management level staff members who want to use data to make decisions on program management and quality.
Upcoming sessions:
Tuesday, March 9, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info
Tuesday, April 13, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info

DYCD OST Online 301: Training the trainers

This training is designed for supervisors who manage multiple OST program sites and for data management personnel from providers with multiple OST contracts. The session will help site supervisors who have extensive experience with OST Online better support frontline staff.
Next session: May 2010

DYCD OST Online Workscope

This training is designed for supervisors and site directors who are responsible for creating and submitting workscopes to DYCD in April 2010. The session will help supervisors and site directors complete and submit their workscopes successfully to DYCD. Individuals must know how to use a computer to attend this training.
Upcoming sessions:
Tuesday, March 23, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info
Wednesday, March 24, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info
Thursday, March 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info
Friday, March 26, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info
Thursday, April 15, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Register Info

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TASC Annual Report 2007-2008

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26 Jun 2008, TASC
The TASC 2007-2008 Annual Report features highly accomplished people, from star chefs and astrophysicists to playwrights and tech entrepreneurs, sharing memories of what they did after school. The report describes one of the most transformative public-private initiatives in New York City history, which increased public funding for daily after-school programs from $60 million to $295 million over ten years, and increased the number of kids served annually from 10,000 to 140,000.

TASC Information Kit

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1 Jan 2008, TASC

The TASC Information Kit includes program and research highlights, background on what we do, why after-school is vital, participant profiles, and a closer look at our program model.

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