New York State Even Start Family Literacy

Participant Indicators

Parent Literacy Training for Economic Self-sufficiency

1.1        Fifty percent of all parents who have completed at least a 100-hour block of parent literacy training and who pre-tested at 0 – 8.9 on the TABE in math or reading will demonstrate a one grade level gain as measured by the TABE in math or reading.

1.2        Fifty percent of all parents who have completed at least a 100-hour block of instruction for English language learners will demonstrate a one level gain as measured by the BEST Plus.

1.3        Fifty percent of the participating Even Start parents who have a goal of a high school diploma or equivalent and who score 9.0 and above in reading and math on the TABE will earn a high school diploma or equivalent during the program year.   

1.4        Fifty percent of Even Start participants who have this goal will enter into post-secondary education, job training, or retraining during the program year.

1.5        Fifty percent of Even Start participants who have this goal will enter employment or obtain career advancement during the program year.              

1.6        Thirty-five percent of the adults who score at or below Level 3 on the National Reporting System benchmarks for writing will improve one level after 100 hours of instruction.                                                                             

Age-appropriate Education

1.7        (a) Fifty percent of all Even Start children age six months to five years who score at the 50^th percentile or below on either the auditory comprehension or expressive communication will increase their percentile rank on auditory comprehension and expressive communication as measured by the Preschool Language Scale after one year of participation.                                           

1.7        (b) Fifty percent of all Even Start children age six months to five years who score above the 50^th percentile on auditory comprehension and expressive communication will maintain or increase their percentile rank on auditory comprehension and expressive communication as measured by the Preschool Language Scale after one year of participation.                                         

1.8        Seventy-five percent of all Even Start school-age children will attend school at the same or better rate as the building attendance rate.

1.9        Ninety percent of all Even Start school-age children, who participate for at least six months between July and June, will be promoted to the next grade as reported by the child’s school district.                                                                                 

1.10     Fifty percent of Even Start school-age children, who participate for a minimum of six months between July and June, will read on grade level as reported by the child’s school district at the end of the year or time of exit.

Parenting Education to Become a Child’s Primary Teacher

1.11     Fifty percent of parents who participated in Even Start within the reporting year will demonstrate a 0.3 gain in supporting children’s learning in the home environment (Scale I) as indicated by the Parent Education Profile.                     

1.12     Fifty percent of parents who participated in Even Start within the reporting year will demonstrate a 0.3 gain in supporting interactive literacy (Scale II) as indicated by the Parent Education Profile.                                                             

1.13     Fifty percent of parents who participated in Even Start within the reporting year will demonstrate a 0.3 gain in supporting children’s learning in formal educational settings (Scale III) as indicated by the Parent Education Profile.

1.14      Fifty percent of parents who participated in Even Start within the reporting year    will demonstrate a 0.3 gain in taking on the parent role (Scale IV) as indicated by       the Parent Education Profile.