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Even Start Family Literacy Program - 2004

CFDA Number: 84.314 - Even Start_Statewide Family Literacy Program


Goal 8: To help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of the nation's low-income families through a unified family literacy program that integrates early childhood education, adult literacy and adult basic education, and parenting education.
Objective 8.1 of 1: The literacy of participating families will improve.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 3: Adult literacy and mathematics achievement and English language acquistion: Percentage of adults who achieve significant learning gains on measures of literacy and mathematics and Limited English proficient (LEP) adults who achieve significant learning gains on measures of English language acquisition.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of Even Start Adults showing significant larning gains on measures of literacy and mathematics and Even Start LEP adults showing significant learning gains on measures of English language acquisition.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
  Reading Math English Language Acquistion Reading Math English Language Acquistion
2003       999 999 999
2004       1 1 1
2005       1 1 1


Explanation: The baseline for this measure will be set with the 2003 data. The 2004 target is baseline +1%.   		Source: Other
Other: Other.
Sponsor: NCLP State Consolidated Perfornance Report (CPR).
Date Sponsored: 12/31/2003.

Additional Source Information: Performance Based Data Management Initiative (PBDMI).

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: May 2004

Limitations: Currently, the CPRs and PBDMI do not provide data in format to report on performance for this indicator. Data for 2003 is dependent upon the format of the revised CPR and additions to the PBDMI.

 
Indicator 8.1.2 of 3: Adult educational attainment: Percentage of Even Start shcool age parents who earn a high school diploma and the percentage of non-school age parents who earn a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of Even Start adults with a high school completion goal or GED attainment goal that earn a high school diploma or equivalent.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
  School Age Adults HS Diploma Non-School Age Adults HS Diploma/GED School Age Adults HS Diploma Non-School Age Adults HS Diploma/GED
2003     999 999
2004     1 1


Explanation: Baseline for this measure will be set with the 2003 data. The 2004 target is baseline +1%.   		Source: Other
Other: Other.
Sponsor: NCLB State Consolidated Performance Report (CPR)..
Date Sponsored: 12/31/2003.

Additional Source Information: Second and Third National Even Start Evaluation: Universe Study (1996-2000).

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: May 2004

Limitations: Currently, the CPRs and PBDMI do not provide data in a format to report on performance for this indicator. Data for 2003 is dependent upon the format of the revised CPR and additionsl to the PBDMI. Definitions of high school diploma and GED may vary across programs.

 
Indicator 8.1.3 of 3: Children's language development and reading readiness: Percentage of Even Start children that are entering kindergarten who are achieving significant learing gains on measures of language development and reading readiness.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of Even Start children that are entering kindergarten who are achieving significant learning gains on measures of language development and reading readiness.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
  Language Development Reading Readiness Language Development Reading Readiness
2003     999 999
2004     1 1
2005     1 1


Explanation: Baseline for this measure will be st with the 2003 data.The 2004 target is baseline +1%.   		Source: Other
Other: Other.
Sponsor: NCLB State Consolidated Performance Report (CPR)..
Date Sponsored: 12/31/2003.

Additional Source Information: Performance Based Data Management Initiative (PBDMI).

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: May 2004

Limitations: Currently the CPRs and PBDMI do not provide data in a format to report on performance for this idicator. Data for 2003 is dependent upon the format of the revised CPR and additions to the PBDMI.

 

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