NEBRASKA

2008-2009 Even Start CSPR Data

Demographic Data

SY 2008-2009
Funding Level / 311,030
Number of Programs (Subgrants) / 4
Total Number of Families / 88
  • Percent of Families Retained 12 Months or More
/ 47%
Total Number of Adults / 123
  • Percent Who Were English Learners
/ 76%
Total Number of Children / 151
Total Number of Participants (Adults and Children) / 274

Characteristics of Newly Enrolled Even Start Families

SY 2008-2009
Total Number of Newly Enrolled Families / 47
  • Percent of Newly Enrolled Families At or Below Poverty
/ 100%
  • Percent of Newly Enrolled Adults Without a Diploma or GED
/ 99%
  • Percent of Newly Enrolled Adults Who Have Not Gone Beyond 9th Grade
/ 72%

GPRA Results

GPRA Measure1.1: The percentage of Even Start adults who achieve significant learning gains on measures of reading/English language acquisition, as measured by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) and the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE).

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Making Gains
Adult Learners (Non-English Learners)
TABE Reading / 13 / 69%
CASAS Reading
Other
Adult English Learners
TABE Reading
CASAS Reading
BEST / 49 / 78%
BEST Plus
BEST Literacy*
Other
Totals / 62

*BEST Literacy added as a separate category in 2008-2009

GPRA Measure1.2: The percentage of Even Start adults with a high school completion goal who earn a high school diploma.

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Making Gains
School-Age Adults Earning a High School Diploma / 8 / 38%
Non-School-Age Adults Earning a Diploma
Totals / 8

GPRA Measure1.3: The percentage of Even Start adults with a goal of General Equivalency Diploma (GED) attainment who earn a GED.

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Making Gains
School-Age Adults Earning a GED
Non-School-Age Adults Earning a GED / 2 / 100%
Totals / 2

GPRA Measure1.4: The percentage of Even Start children who are entering kindergarten and who are achieving significant gains on receptive language on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III (PPVT - III).

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Making Gains
PPVT-III / 10 / 70%
PPVT-4
Totals / 10

GPRA Measure 1.5: The percentage of preschool children participating in Even Start who demonstrate age-appropriate oral language skills as measured by the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III, Receptive (PPVT III, Receptive).

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Percent Demonstrating
PPVT-III / 10 / 40%
PPVT-4
Totals / 10

= Not Applicable

NR = Data Not Reported **= Data represent less than 60% of age-eligible children

GPRA Measure1.6: The number ofletters Even Start children can identify, as measured by the PALS Pre-K Uppercase Letter Naming Subtask.

SY 2008-2009
Measure / Total Number in Cohort / Average Number of Letters
PALS Pre-K Uppercase Letter Naming Subtask / 16 / 9.3

= Not Applicable

NR = Data Not Reported **= Data represent less than 60% of age-eligible children