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This paper will focus on two long-range goals of Harlem Children’s Zone, which are the examples of Harlem Children’s Zone key performance indicators. It will provide a description and discuss how Harlem Children’s Zone utilized them for improvement. It will also present a description of two system processes that contributed to the key performance indicators. Two Long-Range Goals of Harlem Children’s Zone Harlem Children’s Zone case provided long-range goals that were outlined in the case study; however, this paper will hone in on students’ test performances and graduation rate as described by the Harlem Children’s Zone TRUCE program. The TRUCE program was designed as a comprehensive youth development program that served adolescents between the ages of 12-19 (Grossman & Curran, 2004). Based upon the establishment of the program, the TRUCE program was resourceful in providing two of the key performance indicators that were long-range goals of Harlem Children’s Zone; henceforth, it fostered academic growth and career …show more content…

The improvement provided an action research opportunity for Harlem Children’s Zone; thus, an action research opportunity for improvement focuses upon people that can engage in systematic inquiry and investigation that will meet a desired goal and provide an evaluation of its effectiveness (Stringer, 2014). The people associated with Harlem Children’s Zone were participates that engaged in an systemic inquiry and investigation to increase the number of children served; subsequently, in 2002 over 8,000 children were served through twelve program and that was expected to increase to 16,800 children being served in 2009 An action research opportunity for improvement focuses upon people that can engage in systematic inquiry and investigation that will meet a desired goal and provide an evaluation of its effectiveness (Stringer,

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