Posts by Katie Jacob
Prime Time Palm Beach County to Support Increased Quality in Out-of-School Time Programming in Martin County
Boynton Beach – The Children’s Services Council of Martin County (CSC) awarded a contract to Prime Time Palm Beach County (Prime Time) to develop a quality improvement system for afterschool in Martin County, based on the model that Prime Time has developed in its home county. The Martin County Out-of-school Time Quality Improvement Initiative will…
Read MoreMeaningful and Impactful Learning is Happening Outside of the Classroom
written by Anita Winkis, Quality Advisor, Prime Time Palm Beach County As the 2018-2019 school year came to a close, I spent time with out-of-school time directors as they prepared for summer. I discovered one consistent theme among them all: OST directors LOVE summer camp. They broke out into smiles when I asked them about…
Read MoreQuality Improvement is Always a Journey and Never a Destination
by Patrick Freeland, Quality Improvement Manager, Prime Time Palm Beach County I started my career in 2001 working for Boys and Girls Town of South Florida, providing home and school-based prevention/intervention services to children. Among other responsibilities, I was tasked to appropriately respond to children’s statements of self-harm (i.e., “I’m so angry, I want to…
Read MoreA True Professional in the Out-of-School Time Field
Written by Elisa Moro, Career Advisor & Registry Coach, Prime Time Palm Beach County Youth Development Specialist at City of Greenacres Youth Programs, Amrita Rampersad, has been working in the out-of-school time field for more than four years and enjoys being able to inspire youth, expand their learning and help them to experience new things…
Read MoreMoving Up with Confidence
Written by Elisa Moro, Career Advisor & Registry Coach, Prime Time Palm Beach County Working with youth is something Katie Wilke has always known she wanted to do. She has been working in the out-of-school time field for five years and loves watching the children grow into amazing people and being able to have a positive…
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