We've added to our mission and values to reflect an explicit commitment to equity in our Sprockets network. Check out the changes on our website!

Equity has always been at the heart of what Sprockets does. We’re about making sure that every youth in Saint Paul has access to quality OST programs that support their success, and we always have been.

But we know that we need to be explicit about the importance of equity to our network and how that commitment is reflected in our work. This spring, we held conversations with the network at our conference and with our governing groups to clarify Sprockets’ commitment to equity and create specific equity goals and action steps.

This is only the first step. We’ll be continuing to discuss how to live out our values, and we look forward to discerning as a network how to make equity explicit in our work together.

Photo: Sprockets equity wordle created at our 2016 Network Convening.

As summer winds down, it's time to start planning for the school year - and for the Sprockets Activator Improvement Cycle! 

Participation in the Activator Cycle helps your organization improve the quality of your programs and the outcomes and experiences of your youth participants. As an Activator, you will collect data, attend a day-long M3 workshop to analyze data and plan for improvement, and submit an improvement plan to Sprockets. Activators have access to assessment tools like the YPQA, SAYO, and the Sprockets Shared Data System.

Save the date for the Sprockets Quality Kick-Off on September 23 to learn more about becoming an Activator!