Even Start in Texas
Even Start Family Literacy is a federal program funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Part B, Subpart 3. The last year that Even Start was funded in the federal budget was the 2010-2011 school year. Texas Education Agency allowed existing 2010-2011 Even Start programs to extend their grants through August 31, 2012 to expend any unused federal funds. Federal Even Start legislation continues to exist under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, but in the absence of a federal appropriation, the program is inactive.
This site documents Even Start's success in Texas from 1988 through 2012. For highlights, read this retrospective article published in the October/November 2012 issue of TCALL's Texas Adult & Family Literacy Quarterly.
Texas Reflects on Even Start (Elizabeth B. Thompson)
Document Archive
Texas Even Start Evaluation Format
Detail
for Texas Even Start Evaluation Format (Rev. 2/23/11)
Even Start Final Evaluation Format Instructions (Rev. 2/23/11)
Guide
to Local Evaluations of Even Start Family Literacy Programs (U.S.
Department of Education, January 2005)
Summary of Indicator Performance for 2011 Program Year (Rev. 2/23/11)
Even Start Program Elements (Rev. 2/23/11)
Evaulator Meetings
Adult Education Indicators of Program Quality *Effective July 1, 2010
Early Childhood and Parenting Education Indicators of Program Quality *Effective July 1, 2010
Early Childhood & Adult IPQ Scenarios (Beth Thompson, 2010) 
Texas Even Start Guide to Indicators of Program Quality Second Revision, (Beth Thompson, May 2010, revised July 2010), *Effective July 1, 2010 (PDF Version, 1.39 MB)
Texas Even Start IPQ Training, (Beth Thompson, 2010) [Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation instructions for viewing this document]
Extension of Texas State Plan for Adult Education and Family Literacy (Texas LEARNS, 2006)
Start-up Materials & Equipment
List
State Assessment and
Goal Setting/Attainment Policy for Adult Education (Effective Date – July 1, 2009,
Revised June 25, 2009)
Texas Even Start Administrative Manual (Beth Thompson, 2010, Published June 2004, Revised January, September, November 2008, May, September 2010)
Sample Even Start Position Descriptions
The job descriptions reflect actual job responsibilities in Even Start programs throughout Texas; however, they are only intended to be samples. Each program will adjust their actual job descriptions to fit their program design and their organizational design. Please use these as resource documents. Individual programs may have positions other than those listed here.
Annual Report Card
Texas Even Start 2010-2011 Annual Report Card (Texas LEARNS, November 2011) [:228KB]
Texas Even Start 2009-2010 Annual Report Card (Texas LEARNS, November 2010) [:136KB]
Texas Even Start 2008-2009 Annual Report Card (Texas LEARNS, November 2009) [:136KB]
Texas Even Start 2007-2008 Annual Report Card (Texas LEARNS, January 2009) [:160KB]
Texas Even Start 2006-2007 Annual Report Card (Texas LEARNS, August 2008) [:114KB]
Texas Even Start 2005-2006 Annual Report Card (Texas LEARNS, December 2006) [P:90KB]
Texas Even Start 2005-2006 Annual Report Card - with insert (Texas LEARNS, December 2006) [:88K]
Even Start Data
Even Start Data Sheet 2010 (Texas LEARNS, November 2010) [ :165KB]
The Value of Texas Even Start Family Literacy Programs 2008-2009 (Texas LEARNS, April 2010)
The Value of Texas Even Start Family Literacy Programs 2008-2009 (Texas LEARNS, April 2010) [:141KB]
The Value of Texas Even Start Family Literacy Programs 2006-2007 (Texas LEARNS, September 2007)
The Value of Texas Even Start Family Literacy Programs 2006-2007 (Texas LEARNS, September 2007) [:50K]
The Value of Texas Even Start Family Literacy Programs 2005-2006 (Texas LEARNS, 2006)
