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Texas Even Start Guide
to the Revised Early Childhood and Parenting Education
Indicators of Program Quality

Table of Contents

  1. Message from the State Coordinator

  2. Background

  3. The Role of TESPIRS in Data Collection and Calculation

  4. Even Start Early Childhood and Parenting Education Indicators of Program Quality

  5. Frequently Asked Questions (General) About the Revised Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ 1

IPQ 2

IPQ 3

IPQ 4

IPQ 5

IPQ 6

Appendices
  1. A. Pilot Projects

  2. B. Pilot Project Report Findings

  3. C. State Approved Early Childhood and Parenting Education Assessments

  4. D. Resources

  5. E. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

    Texas Essential Knowledge of Skills for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade

    Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines

    Head Start Standards

    LIFT Act and Summary of the Appropriation Act

    Title I, Part B, Even Start Statute

    LIFT Act, Title XVI or Division B of HR 5666

    Guidance for Even Start Family Literacy Programs

    Guidelines for Early Childhood Assessment