Activities of the Iowa Afterschool Alliance to develop a systemic infrastructure for improving the quality of Iowa’s afterschool programs is done primarily through the work of the IAA Quality Work Group.

Members of the IAA Quality Work Group:
Jeff Anderson, Iowa Department of Human Services
John Border, Davenport Community Schools
Erin Clancy, Iowa Department of Human Services
Leslie Glenn Stonehocker, Iowa School Age Care Alliance
Dennis Haney, Iowa Department of Public Health
Terry Hernandez, The Chrysalis Foundation
Joe Herrity, Iowa Department of Education
Cyndi Hintze, Eldora Community Schools
Joelle Kleihaur, YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Karin Leesekamp, Cedar Rapids Community Schools
Michelle Rich, Iowa Afterschool Alliance
Keli Tallman, 4H/ISU Extension
David Welter, Holmes Junior High School, Cedar Falls

Most notably, in 2008, the IAA Quality Work Group, led by Keli Tallman of ISU Extension/4H Youth Development, developed the Iowa Afterschool Alliance Standard Categories and Corresponding Indicators of Quality Afterschool in Iowa. For a copy of the IAA standards and corresponding indicators, please click here to download a pdf

Also developed through the work of the IAA Quality Work Group for the benefit of Iowa’s afterschool programs are the following resources and materials.
Community and Policy Leaders’ Guide to Quality Afterschool
Afterschool Quality Resource Directory