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2008-2009 Even Start CSPR Data

Demographic Data

SY 2008-2009
Funding Level / 311,030
Number of Programs (Subgrants) / 3
Total Number of Families / 60
  • Percent of Families Retained 12 Months or More
/ 17%
Total Number of Adults / 60
  • Percent Who Were English Learners
/ 33%
Total Number of Children / 66
Total Number of Participants (Adults and Children) / 126

Characteristics of Newly Enrolled Even Start Families

SY 2008-2009
Total Number of Newly Enrolled Families / 40
  • Percent of Newly Enrolled Families At or Below Poverty
/ 83%
  • Percent of Newly Enrolled Adults Without a Diploma or GED
/ 20%
  • Percent of Newly Enrolled Adults Who Have Not Gone Beyond 9th Grade
/ 0%

GPRA Results

GPRA Measure1.1: The percentage of Even Start adults who achieve significant learning gains on measures of reading/English language acquisition, as measured by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) and the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE).

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Making Gains
Adult Learners (Non-English Learners)
TABE Reading
CASAS Reading / 23 / 96%
Other
Adult English Learners
TABE Reading
CASAS Reading / 10 / 100%
BEST
BEST Plus
BEST Literacy*
Other
Totals / 33

*BEST Literacy added as a separate category in 2008-2009

GPRA Measure1.2: The percentage of Even Start adults with a high school completion goal who earn a high school diploma.

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Making Gains
School-Age Adults Earning a High School Diploma
Non-School-Age Adults Earning a Diploma / 5 / 80%
Totals / 5

GPRA Measure1.3: The percentage of Even Start adults with a goal of General Equivalency Diploma (GED) attainment who earn a GED.

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Making Gains
School-Age Adults Earning a GED
Non-School-Age Adults Earning a GED
Totals

GPRA Measure1.4: The percentage of Even Start children who are entering kindergarten and who are achieving significant gains on receptive language on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III (PPVT - III).

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Making Gains
PPVT-III / 11 / 100%
PPVT-4
Totals / 11

GPRA Measure 1.5: The percentage of preschool children participating in Even Start who demonstrate age-appropriate oral language skills as measured by the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III, Receptive (PPVT III, Receptive).

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Demonstrating
PPVT-III / 12 / 92%
PPVT-4
Totals / 12

= Not Applicable

NR = Data Not Reported **= Data represent less than 60% of age-eligible children

GPRA Measure1.6: The number ofletters Even Start children can identify, as measured by the PALS Pre-K Uppercase Letter Naming Subtask.

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Average Number of Letters
PALS Pre-K Uppercase Letter Naming Subtask / 12 / 17.8

= Not Applicable

NR = Data Not Reported **= Data represent less than 60% of age-eligible children