Martin County OST Quality Improvement Initiative

The Martin County Out-of-school Time Quality Improvement Initiative supports out-of-school time (OST) programs, funded by the Children's Services Council of Martin County with ongoing quality coaching, onsite training, mentoring of youth development strategies and professional development. OST programs support children and youth before school, after school, summer, weekends and during seasonal breaks.

MC QIS

A seal that indicates that the program is committed to offering high quality programing and that the program is a participant of the Quality Improvement Initiative.

The tips included in this video will familiarize you with Zoom, and offer helpful tips so you are ready to join us for our online professional development trainings. You can sign up for a free zoom account here: https://zoom.us/signup

Stories from Martin County

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The Martin County Board of County Commissioners - REACH (Residents Empowering All Children's Hope) Program in Stuart, Florida celebrated Valentine's Day with a self-love activity called, I Am Love. I Am Love focused on the youth identifying the traits they admire in themselves, brainstorming a list of personal attributes that they love about themselves and creating an affirmation chain to display for everyone to see. 

Training Testimonial

After Reframing Behavior Management training concluded on October 19, 2022, including 45 attendees, Prime Time professional development manager asked what their take-away was from the three-hour session.

Hear from Candice Delions from the Boys & Girls Clubs Martin County - Bill and Barbara Whitman Branch in the video below.

Q&A

Q: Are programs in Martin County offered incentives and scholarships?

A: Not at this time.

Q: Who is the point-of-contact for this Initiative?

A: Lynn Stanavitch, Prime Time Quality Improvement Initiative Project Manager. Her contact information is located on the right.

Q: Can we attend events and trainings offered by Prime Time in Palm Beach County?

A: Not at this time. Please register for the trainings that are offered on this webpage.

More Information

Contact

DANIEL HUDSPETH

Quality Improvement Initiative Project Manager
561-327-4171 ext. 131
dhudspeth@primetimepbc.org

STEMExplore Ignites Youths’ Interest in STEM Occupations

By Katie Jacob | December 18, 2019

Beginning in October 2019, Prime Time Palm Beach County and EarthEcho International offered STEMExplore to out-of-school time programs with a core constituency of underrepresented youth, primarily African-American and Latina girls in grades four through eighth. STEMExplore is designed to ignite youths’ interest in STEM occupations at no-cost through an online destination featuring dozens of relatable,…

Engage Face-to-Face this Holiday Season

By Katie Jacob | December 4, 2019

Written by: William King, Executive Director, Youth Speak Out International, a Prime Time Expanded Learning Opportunity Over the holidays, while resisting a second serving of dessert, you might find an even bigger temptation in screen technologies like smartphones, tablets, laptops and video games. The holidays are a perfect opportunity to form memories together as a…