Even Start Early Childhood and Parenting Education
Indicators of Program Quality

1

85% of the first and second grade children from Even Start families enrolled at least four months will attend 95% or more of the school days in membership during Even Start enrollment.

Data to be collected:

1. Number of Even Start children in first and second grade who were enrolled at least four months.
2. Number of Even Start children in first and second grade who were enrolled at least four months who attended at least 95% of the days.
3. Percent of Even Start children in first and second grade who were enrolled at least four months who attended at least 95% of the days.

2

90% of the kindergarten, first and second grade children from Even Start families enrolled in the program at least four consecutive months of the school year will advance to the next level.

Data to be collected:

1. Number of Even Start kindergarten children who were eligible for this indicator.
2. Number of Even Start kindergarten children eligible for this indicator who were promoted.
3. Number of Even Start children in first grade who were eligible for this indicator.
4. Number of Even Start children in first grade who were eligible for this indicator who were promoted.
5. Number of Even Start children in second grade who were eligible for this indicator.
6. Number of Even Start children in second grade who were eligible for this indicator who were promoted.
7. Total number of Even Start children who were eligible for this indicator.
8. Total number of Even Start children who were eligible for this indicator who were promoted.
9. Percent of Even Start children who were eligible for this indicator who were promoted.

3

85% of the birth through two year olds and all newly enrolled three year olds from Even Start families will be screened for developmental progress by the end of the third month of enrollment in Even Start. All children identified in high risk or delay categories will be referred for additional assessment. Screening instruments should be selected from a suggested list to include the Bayley Infant Neurological Screener (BINS), Brigance Diagnostic Inventory or the Denver Developmental Screening Test.

Data to be collected:

1. Number of children who were eligible for this indicator who were enrolled in the program.
2. Number of children who were eligible for this indicator who were screened.
3. Percent of children who were eligible for this indicator who were screened.
4. Number of children who were eligible for this indicator who were referred for intervention services.
5. Percent of children who were eligible for this indicator who were referred for intervention services.

4

70% of Even Start parents with children ages birth to five years old who are enrolled in the program at least four consecutive months will show gains on at least one subscale of the Caldwell and Bradley Home Inventory Scale completed during pre- and post- assessments conducted during visits to families’ homes. Only one pre- post measure per family is required.

Data to be collected:

1. Number of Even Start parents who were eligible for this indicator.
2. Number of Even Start parents who showed gains in at least one subscale of the Caldwell and Bradley Home Inventory Scale.
3. Percent of Even Start parents who showed gains in at least one subscale of the Caldwell and Bradley Home Inventory Scale.

5

75% of the kindergarten, first and second grade children from Even Start families enrolled in the program at least four consecutive months of the current school year will meet or exceed the district’s reading standard on the district-selected assessment(s) for the grade in which they are enrolled.

Data to be collected:

1. Number of Even Start kindergarten children who were eligible for this indicator.
2. Number of Even Start kindergarten children eligible for this indicator who met or exceeded the district’s reading standard.
3. Number of Even Start children in first grade who were eligible for this indicator.
4. Number of Even Start children in first grade who were eligible for this indicator and met or exceeded the district’s reading standard.
5. Number of Even Start children in second grade who are eligible for this indicator.
6. Number of Even Start children in second grade who were eligible for this indicator and met or exceeded the district’s reading standard.
7. Total number of Even Start children who were eligible for this indicator.
8. Total number of Even Start children who were eligible for this indicator and met or exceeded the district’s reading standard.
9. Percent of Even Start children who were eligible for this indicator and met or exceeded the district’s reading standard.

6

70% of students who are 3-5 years of age by September 1 of the program year from Even Start families enrolled in Even Start at least four consecutive months will show progress between pre and post testing on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Third Edition (PPVT) administered in English. Progress is shown by achieving the same or greater standard score on pre and post measures which would indicate growth according to assessment norms.

Data to be collected:

1. Number of Even Start children who are eligible for this indicator.
2. Number of Even Start children who show progress.
3. Percent of Even Start children who show progress.