Bennington County Head Start Child Outcomes Midpoint Data Report

Education Content Area Info… This report includes data available from 121 children enrolled in Bennington County Head Start, including the three Head Start centers and three licensed partners. The current disability rate for the group is 10%, which meets Head Start Performance Standards minimum. This rate will increase by the end of the year as there are currently children undergoing evaluation. Four/ Five Year Old group: 77 children included Will transition to Kindergarten in September 2016 Three/ Four Year Old group: 44 children included Will remain with BCHS for two years of services School Readiness Information includes data from the Four Year old group only. All objectives in each domain were analyzed, and the lower performing skills were selected to track progress on School Readiness for this school year Program assessment tool is Teaching Strategies GOLD Areas of Learning & Development. This tool aligns with Vermont Early Learning Standards and Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework; and is research based and scientifically normed. Information is obtained through teacher observation and assessment. Scores are based on how well children perform each objective according to developmentally appropriate expectations according to their age level. Only Lead Teachers assess children & all have completed Interrater Reliability Certification to ensure valid and reliable results.

Social & Emotional Development Objectives: Children regulate own emotions & behaviors Children establish & sustain positive relationships Children participate cooperatively & constructively in group situations  SCHOOL READINESS:  Data shows three skill objectives to target & track:  Manages feelings  83.2% meets age-level expectation  Responds to emotional cues  72.3% meets age-level expectation  4.1% exceeds age-level expectation  Makes friends  68.8% meets age-level expectation  13.1% exceeds age-level expectation

Language & Communication Objectives: Children listen to & understand increasingly complex language Children use language to express thoughts and needs Children use appropriate conversational & other communication skills  SCHOOL READINESS:  Data shows two skill objectives to target & track:  Comprehends language  74.1% meets age-level expectation  Tells about another time and place  92.8% meets age-level expectation

Literacy Objectives: Children demonstrate phonological awareness Children demonstrate knowledge of the alphabet Children demonstrate print knowledge & its use Children comprehend and respond to books & other texts Children demonstrate emergent writing skills  SCHOOL READINESS:  Data shows three skill objectives to target & track:  Notices & discriminates alliteration  70.2% meets age-level expectation  Uses letter-sound knowledge  46.8% meets age-level expectation  Writes to convey meaning  79.3% meets age-level expectation

Cognitive Development Objectives: Children demonstrate positive Approaches to Learning Children remember & connect experiences Children use classification skills Children use symbols & images to represent something not present  SCHOOL READINESS:  Data shows three skill objectives to target & track:  Solves Social Problems  55.8% meets age-level expectation  Recognizes & recalls  82.3% meets age-level expectation  Makes connections  89.7% meets age-level expectation

Mathematics Objectives: Children use number concepts & operations Children explore & describe spatial relationships & shapes Children compare and measure Children demonstrate knowledge of patterns  SCHOOL READINESS:  Data shows six skill objectives to target & track:  Counts  54.1% meets age-level expectation  4.1% exceeds age-level expectation  Quantifies  57.2% meets age-level expectation  Connects numerals with their quantities  58.5% meets age-level expectation  2.6% exceeds age-level expectation  Understands spatial relationships  67.6% meets age-level expectation  Understands shapes  67.6% meets age-level expectation  1.3% exceeds age-level expectation  Compares & measures  54.6% meets age-level expectation

Perceptual, Motor, & Physical Development Objectives: Children demonstrate fine-motor strength & coordination Children demonstrate gross-motor manipulative skills Children demonstrate balancing skills Children demonstrate travelling skills  SCHOOL READINESS:  Data shows one skill objective to target & track:  Demonstrates gross-motor manipulative skills  67.6% meets age-level expectation

Objectives: Children will use scientific inquiry skills Children will demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics of living things Children will demonstrate knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials Children will demonstrate knowledge of the Earth’s environment Children will use tools and other technology to perform tasks Scoring based on “Not Yet”, “Emerging”, or “Meets Program Expectation”, rather than TSGOLD Progressions, due to educational research  SCHOOL READINESS:  Data shows two skill objectives to target & track:  Uses scientific inquiry skills  96.1% emerging  3.9% meets expectation  Uses tools & other technology to perform tasks  89.6% emerging  10.4% meets expectation Scientific Reasoning

Outcomes Summary

Next Steps… Teachers meet with families at home visits and together create new goals for children for the upcoming months. Teachers will plan activities and learning centers to meet their goals, observe children and collect samples of their work, and evaluate and assess children at the Spring Checkpoint in May Information will be shared with Policy Council in March, Education/ Curriculum Committee in March, via the program newsletter with all families and community partners, with all staff at All Staff and Education Component Meetings, with UCS Division Directors and UCH Board Members at appropriate Directors/ Board Meetings Classroom supply ordering will be influenced by goal domain areas Spring professional development opportunities will be provided by Head Start Training and Technical Assistance, CCV, BCCCA, and other opportunities FSWs will bring activities into the family home to enhance School Readiness goals, including Family Bags, Monthly Reading Logs, DECA activities Mathematics & Literacy will be heavily emphasized in all of these activities BCHS continues implementation of the HSELOF throughout the school year