Southwest Early Childhood CenterInspiring Possibilities… Defining Success

2012-2013

Five Programs

• Title 1 Preschool• Early Childhood Special Education

(ECSE)• Parents As Teachers (PAT)• Infant/Toddler• Explore, Enrich, Research (EER)

Staff

Principal 1 Speech Therapists 7Assistant Principal 1 Occupational Therapist 1Nurse 1 Physical Therapist 1Family School Advocate 1 Psychological Examiner 1Office Staff 2 Diagnostician 1Cafeteria Staff 2 PAT Educators 12Custodians 3 Infant/Toddler Director 1Title 1 Teachers 7 Infant/Toddler Teacher 1Title 1 Aides 7 Infant/Toddler Aide 1ECSE Teachers 8 EER Teachers 2ECSE Aides 7ECSE Facilitators 9

Total Staff 77

Title 1 Preschool

• Total Students Served (seven classrooms) 105• PAT Home Visits with Title 1 Families 761• Students qualify based on academic and financial need.• Dial 3 Academic Screening - Average Percentile Gain

(students attending for two years; 2011-12, 2012-13)Entrance Screening – 26th PercentileExit Screening – 79th Percentile

• Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP)

Early Childhood Special Education

• Number of Students Served 225• Classroom End of Year Count 102• Itinerant End of Year Count 81• Number of Evaluations Completed 236• Number of Students Qualified for Services 163• Number of Eligibility Determination Meetings 219• Number of IEP Meetings 305

Early ChildhoodSpecial Education

• Students Dismissed from Services 23• Students Moving Out of District 10• Students Transferred to State School for the Severely Handicapped 1• Students Transitioned to Kindergarten 84• Students Riding School Bus 100• Number of Required Car Seats 40

Parents As Teachers

• Number of Families Served 644• Number of Children Served 921• Number of High Need Families (63%) 404• Number of Personal Visits 3487• Prenatal Personal Visits 336• Number of Group Connections Participants 854• Number of Total Screenings 862 (Health, Hearing, Vision, Developmental)• Number Referred for Further Evaluation 34

Parents As Teachers

High Needs Characteristics• Teen Parents 42• Low Income 332• Low Educational Attainment 90• Child with Disabilities/Chronic Health Problems 88• Parent with Disabilities/Chronic Health Problems 31• Parents with Mental Illness 23• Court Appointed Guardian/Foster Guardian 19• Child Abuse/Neglect 11• Incarcerated Parent 6

Infant/Toddler

Early Head Start• Pregnant/Parenting Teens Served 11

º Graduated 3º Moved 2º Enrolled Their Baby 3º Prenatal (13-14 due dates) 3

• Attended Summer Prenatal Group Meetings 7• Teen Home Visits 72• Hours of Teen Parent Engagement 296

Explore, Enrich, Research

Total Student Served (26 Parochial) 109º Third Grade Students 40º Fourth Grade Students 33º Fifth Grade Students 36

• Average Number of Students Served Daily 22

Explore, Enrich, Research

Achievement Data (public school students only)

• MAP Communication Arts (#45) º Basic (1) º Proficient (8) º Advanced (36)

• MAP Math (#45) º Basic (2) º Proficient (24) º Advanced (19)

• Scholastic Reading Inventory (#81) º Below Grade Level (2)

º At Grade Level (2) º Above Grade Level (77)

Family School Advocate

• Children’s Division Contacts 38• Community Agency Contacts 20• Agency Referrals (Energy Assistance,WIC, Medicaid) 45• Home Visits 55• Parent Contacts (other) 300• Shoes Distributed 79• Coats Distributed 18• Socks/Underwear 111• Clothing (pants, shirts, etc.) 191• Backpacks 15• Buddy Packs (weekly) 118• Vision Referrals 43• Dental Screenings (on site) 105• Dental Referrals 15

Volunteers and Services

• Mentoring Hours by JCAC Students 210• Car Seats Donated by Missouri Highway Patrol 22• Total Health Room Visits 1166• Community Volunteers

Donations

• First Church of God (cab fare) $300• Private Citizen (holiday party and presents) $3000• POE (diapers, wipes, sanitizer) $500• Private Citizen (listening sets) $1900• Scholastic - Business Partner $5000 (books, t-shirts, volunteers at every event) • Hy-Vee - Business Partner $3000 (food for activities, t-shirts)• Target (bin items) $800• Local Businesses (Teacher Appreciation Week) $200

Total Value of Donations $14,700

Awards and Recognitions

• Awarded Early Childhood “ First Pioneer Award” in Character Education in June at the Missouri Character Education Conference

• Awarded “National Promising Practice” in Character Education for the Destination Graduation Program

• Awarded “National Promising Practice” in Character Education for the Cruising with Character Program

Exciting News!

• Southwest Early Childhood is one of three finalists for the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Future Builders Preschool Program of the Year Award.

• Mrs. Nicole Langston, Principal, will present at the

MSBA/MASA Annual Fall Conference at Tan-Tar-A on October 5, 2013. The winner will be announced later that day.