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- The IDEA and Preschool-age Children
By Dan McCarthy; November 15, 2007
Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint presentation from the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) describes how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) applies to preschool-age children in Montana....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35911 (100.00%)
- Evaluating Head Start Expansion Through Performance Indicators
By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Head Start Bureau; May 1993
Description: This 1993 study used selected performance indicators to assess the impact of Head Start expansion on grantees and delegates. Head Start operates on the premise that children are best prepared for success...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35532 (100.00%)
- CCR&R Results Accountability Guidebook, Final
By Oregon State University Family Policy Program and Oregon Child Care Research Partnership Project; October 2000
Description: This guidebook, produced by the Oregon State University Family Policy Program and the Oregon Child Care Research Partnership, examines the issue of results accountability in Child Care Resource and Referral...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35154 (100.00%)
- The Head Start Path to Positive Child Outcomes, Updated Summer 2003
By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Head Start Bureau; Summer 2003
Description: This Head Start Child Outcomes Framework is intended to guide Head Start programs in their ongoing assessment of the progress and accomplishments of children and in their efforts to analyze and use data...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35114 (100.00%)
- Delaying Kindergarten: Effects on Test Scores and Childcare Costs
By Pardee RAND Graduate School; 2004
Description: This report examines whether it is beneficial to delay the age at which children begin kindergarten. Research finds that children who enter kindergarten at age six years instead of age five years do significantly...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35013 (100.00%)
- NCLB’s Accountability Provisions for Students with Disabilities: Center on Education Policy Roundtable Discussion, May 1, 2007
By Center on Education Policy; May 1, 2007
Description: This document describes a policy discussion about the impact of accountability provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on students with disabilities. NCLB requires schools to measure the performance...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34864 (100.00%)
- Chutes or Ladders? Creating Support Services to Help Early Childhood Students Succeed in Higher Education
By Dan Bellm, Kara Dukakis, Yuna Lee, Natalie Seer; 2007
Description: This report explores efforts in California to support nontraditional students, and in particular, early childhood (ECE) nontraditional students. Contains 28 references. WKPD0389 Chutes 2007 2007 Center...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34824 (100.00%)
- Department of Social Services Strategic Plan, Fiscal Year 2003-2004
By South Carolina Department of Social Services; June 13, 2003
Description: This 2003-2004 plan by the South Carolina Department of Social Services will serve as an evolving tool for managers to establish and communicate key performance goals, to highlight some of the methods...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34798 (100.00%)
- Research on No Child Left Behind Can Inform Reauthorization Process
By Society for Research in Child Development; 2007
Description: This brief presents research on No Child Left Behind to inform the reauthorization process. Data analysis for NCLB shows: (1) overall effectiveness is mostly neutral to positive, (2) NCLB may be raising...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34791 (100.00%)
- Birth To Three 2007 Research Plenary
By Rachel C Cohen, Helen Raikes, Lisa St. Clair; 2007
Description: This document includes the following PowerPoint presentations related to early child care and education: (1) “Making Your Program Fabulous: Using Data for Continuous Program Improvement,” (2) “Performance...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34757 (100.00%)
- Safe, Healthy and Ready to Succeed
By Irene Jacobs; 2006
Description: This plan presents key performance indicators for Arizona school readiness. The plan provides a baseline set of 16 performance indicators by which to measure the shared outcomes of Arizona’s system of...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34559 (100.00%)
- Using Performance-Based Pay to Improve the Quality of Teachers
By Victor Lavy; Spring 2007
Description: This article suggests that tying teachers’ pay to their classroom performance should improve the educational system both by clarifying teaching goals and by attracting and retaining the most productive...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34482 (100.00%)
- Para Nuestros Niños: Expanding and Improving Early Education for Hispanics Main Report
By National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics; March 2007
Description: This report by the National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics develops recommendations for expanding and improving early childhood education for Hispanic children and their families....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34469 (100.00%)
- New Mexico’s Pre-Kindergarten Learning Outcomes for 4 to 5 Year Olds
By New Mexico Public Education Department; April 2005
Description: This document presents New Mexico’s Prekindergarten Learning Outcomes for children (aged 4–5 years). These prekindergarten learning outcomes describe what children at the end of their preschool experience...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34466 (100.00%)
- Oregon Early Childhood Foundations: Ages Three to Five
By Oregon Department of Education and the Department of Employment, Child Care Division; October 14, 2006
Description: This document describes Oregon’s Early Childhood Foundations and how they should be used. The Foundations are a guide to what children should know and be able to do by the end of preschool. STOR0200 Oregon...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34457 (100.00%)
- Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum Guidelines Oklahoma, Draft
By Oklahoma State Department of Education; July 10, 2003
Description: This document presents the prekindergarten curriculum guidelines for Oklahoma. Early childhood programs should be appropriate for the age, developmental level, and special needs of each child. STOK0214...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34456 (100.00%)
- Performance Standards and Benchmarks for Three and Four Year Olds
By Center for Development and Disability; 2006
Description: This document presents pre-K performance standards and benchmarks for three- and four-year-olds in New Mexico. Benchmarks and supportive practices are listed for the following standards: (1) children will...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34455 (100.00%)
- Why Does Early Learning Matter? Annotated Power Point Presentation
By Success By 6; 2006
Description: This annotated Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on early learning is intended to help make the case for early learning to business leaders. Children need strong families, good early learning experiences,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34319 (100.00%)
- Accountability in Early Childhood: No Easy Answers
By Samuel J Meisels; March 2006
Description: This paper discusses the reasons behind the growth of accountability testing in preschool and the early grades. Contains 66 references. REDS0308 Accountability 2006 March 2006 Erikson Institute
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34311 (100.00%)
- Twenty State Policies to Enhance States’ Prosperity and Create Bright Futures for America’s Children, Families and Communities
By Center for the Study of Social Policy; February 2007
Description: This 2007 report tracks changes in State policy areas that are critical to the well-being of children and families. It is a supplement to the 2006 Policy Matters report. REDS0306 Twenty 2007 February 2007...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34306 (100.00%)