1979: Started Head Start Services

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• Child and Family Learning Center (CFLC) History

• 1979 Started Head Start Services
• 1981 ISD piloted new program called P.A.T.
• 1987 Independences implements Dr Ed Ziglers
  Schools of the 21st Century
  through a grant from the
• Greater Kansas City Community
  Foundation
• 1988 Two schools began pre-school,
  before and after care, and flip-flop
  (AM/PM) Kindergarten
• 1990 ISD began Family Literacy (Even Start)
• 1995 Partners with Local Investment Commission
  to
• create Caring Communities

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• 1997 ISD pilots Head Start services into five
  schools
• 1998 73 of voters approve local bond to build
  early childhood centers
• 1999 Early Head Start Collaboration begins
• 2003 First in State to offer Comprehensive Head
  Start Services to all Pre-K Students
  School Based
• 2003 2005 ISD receives three 21CCLC awards
• 2005 Partnership with Department of Social
  Services to launch a Child Welfare Initiative

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Missouri Assessment Program(03-04 MAP Data)
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Where We Are Today Contrasts and Comparisons

1998-99 2004-05 Single
Mothers 57 (187) 61
(220) Child Care Assistance 19 (64)
25 (93) Receiving Medicaid
67 (224) 75 (274) Average Family
Size 3.94 3.76 Average Income
8,752 12,319.11 Mean Income
7,124 10,774.00 For the average family
size of 3.76, this income is around 30 below the
poverty level.
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Examination of Current Results

• Leads to improved alignment of
• grade level expectations
• federal and state curriculum standards Missouri
  Pre-K Standards Head Start Standards and MO
  Show Me Standards for K-Grade 12
• Staff collaboration on authentic assessment tools

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Currently Serving. . .

• Student Population 11,234 students
  (K-12)
• Early Education 648 students (3-5)
• ECSE 90 students (3-5)
• Before/After 728 children (K-5)
• Infant Toddlers 64 children (0-3)
• PAT 2,972 children (B-5)
• Early Head Start 110 children (B-3)
• Family Literacy 286 children
  (B-5) 252 families/teen parents
• Adult Education 1,898 students
• Child Welfare 2,250 children
• Homeless 416 children (B-12)

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CFLC Braided Resources

• Early Learning Center (Pre-K) 4,255,000
• Head Start 3,193,000
• Title 1 150,000
• Parent Fees 708,856
• DFS 352,691
• Early Head Start Collaboration (B-3 yrs)
  916,000
• Early Childhood Special Education 1,092,000
• Parents As Teachers 458,000
• Kids Safari - Before/After 2,452,000
• 21CCLC 1,100,000
• State DESE 40,000
• Parent Fees 1,199,595
• DFS 112,232
• Caring Communities 531,000
• Adult Education/Even Start 204,000
• Family Services 307,000
• Child Welfare Initiative/DFS Grant 174,100
• Homeless Services 126,340
• Combat 4,080

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Yale School Climate 04-05 Evaluation

• Indicates that the school is
• conducive to learning
• supportive
• motivating environment
• recognizes the individual needs of parents and
  families
• welcomes parents within the school
• encourages parental involvement
• views all children as having potential for
  academic success

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Missouri Pre-K Standards

• Early Education curriculum is aligned to both
  the Missouri Pre-K Standards and Missouri Show-Me
  Standards (K-12)
• Literacy Standards
• Social and Emotional Development Standards
• Math Standards
• Science Standards
• Physical Development, Health and Safety Standards