SETS Clearly Demonstrates the Arts' Value in Youth Development

SETS -- Student Evaluation & Teaching System

 

This youth development software

Evaluates youth outcomes with concise reporting

Proves outcomes to funders, parents and other stakeholders

Organizes your students

Refines teaching practice, if desired

Assess Student Outcomes

Developed specifically for arts programs after decades in the field, SETS uses both quantitative and qualitative benchmarks.

  • Track outcomes with the Teacher Observation scale, the Student Self-esteem scale, and the Sigificant Other scale. Use all three or just one, as desired.
  • Produce reports that clearly demonstrate your impact - view student reports

 Modify surveys, if desired. Visit the FAQ for more details.

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✔ Produce Real-time Reports

Quantify student success for funders, parents, and other stakeholders. 

  • Quantify student outcomes in learning ability, behavior, and self esteem
  • Demonstrate your commitment to teaching and program quality
  • Easily provide funders (including Human Services and Mental Health) with professional grade reports

SETS has been used by independent teachers and youth programs to support a wide variety of funding, including County Departments of Health Mental Health over a four-year contract.

Visit the FAQ for more details.

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Refine Your Teaching Practice, if Desired

This youth development software can help teachers develop their students' strengths. While SETS does not require any change to a program's teaching practice, it can help teachers fine-tune their ability to:

  • Promote and facilitate youths' strengths and learning capacities
  • Write concise, achievable goals, student profiles, and progress reports

Simply by using SETS to assess students, teachers more clearly observe students' skills and abilities (i.e., strengths). 

Visit the FAQ for more details, or this post for depth.

✔ Organize Students and Classes

SETS simplifies program management.

  • Manage students, parents, significant others, teachers, and outside organizations from a single database
  • Track and manage class rosters, demographics, student information, and activities
  • Compare progress of individuals, groups, and populations - contrast with control groups, if desired

Visit the FAQ for more details.

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Assess Teachers

SETS' intelligent surveys help you pinpoint staff strengths and weaknesses. Evaluate teachers through measurement of:

  • Understanding and use of your curriculum or procedures
  • Communication and responsiveness to students and parents
  • Ability to incorporate new ideas and approaches into their teaching

Visit the FAQ for more details.

Ease of Use & Technology

Ease of Use: SETS is easy to learn. A simple quick-start user manual and video tutorials with a “sandbox” database ensure fast, painless learning:

  • An intuitive menu system provides easy input
  • Security features ensure privacy and confidentiality between staff members
  • Comprehensive reports are produced with the click of a button

Technology: SETS is currently delivered as a locally managed, PC-based system. A hosted delivery option is planned for mid- late-2026.

SETS requires Windows XP or Windows 7 or above. SETS operates on a single computer or Local Area Network, or can be accessed via remote desktop applications. 

All support provided via email unless otherwise necessary.

Mac users: Mac users purchase software to bridge to Windows programs. We do not provide ongoing support for Mac.

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SETS is a Flexible Powerhouse

You can use one or all of SETS' functions. You can even modify the surveys if desired.