The juvenile's interactions and behaviors for the day would be included in the notes. When the juvenile completes the program, a full report of the juvenile's progress will be made to the court officers and officials responsible for the juvenile's case. The main evaluative component of the program would be the recidivism rate of participants. A formal, scientific evaluation could be done to establish the effectiveness of the program. The communities of McLean County have resoundingly supported the Extended Day Program.
Many restaurants donate meals to the program.
Many community organizations come into the EDP to do volunteer work. The Illinois State University basketball team makes at least one appearance a year at the EDP to conduct a group session. The EDP received the Exemplary State and Local Program award from the Rutgers National Center for Public Productivity in 1994. The Compiler ran an extensive story on the EDP in the Summer of 1993. Further validation of the program is evident in St. Clair County.