Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One - Introduction -- Foundation Goals and Expectations -- Purpose of This Monograph -- Methods -- Themes from the Literature on Coordination and Collaboration Across Agencies -- Data Sources -- Analysis -- Study Caveats -- Organization of This Monograph -- Chapter Two - The Early Phases of the Initiative and Decisions Made: The Importance of Context -- The Start of the Initiative -- City Context and the Planning Process -- Demographics -- Needs -- City Context and the Strategic Focus and Scope of the Initiative -- Changes in City Context and Changes in the Structure of the Initiative -- Coordinating Structures -- The Role of the Mayor -- Summary -- Chapter Three - How Sites Attempted to Improve Access, Quality, Information, and Sustainability and the Progress They Made -- Results of the OST Initiative -- Activities to Meet The Wallace Foundation's Goals -- Goal 1: Increase Access and Participation -- Address Transportation -- Increase Convenience -- Increase the Number of Locations and Available Slots -- Increase Enrollment -- Ensure Affordability -- Goal 2: Improve Quality -- Create Standards and Assessment Tools -- Monitor Quality and Vet Providers -- Provide Professional Development and Performance Incentives -- Evaluate Progress -- Goal 3: Develop Information Systems for Decisionmaking -- Goal 4: Plan for Financial Sustainability -- Summary -- Chapter Four - Enabling Coordinated System-Building Efforts -- How Cities Used Cross-Organizational Collaboration to Support Greater Coordination -- The Importance of Establishing a Common Vision -- The Impact of Data and Information -- The Crucial Role of the Mayor -- Buy-In of the Schools -- The Need for Investment and Other Funding Issues -- Summary.

Chapter Five - Lessons for Other Cities -- References.