Move Up the PACE:
[Parent and Child Enrichment]
RCCI Project
Coastal Bend College
Kingsville, Texas
Just west of the Gulf of
Mexico, in an area called the
Wild Horse Desert by early
settlers, Kingsville’s historic
King Ranch was established
in 1853 by Captain Richard
King. It remains a working
ranch today.
The Kingsville
Convention and Visitors
Bureau says, “Whether
you've come to hunt,
fish, explore nature or
history, or just enjoy a
quieter pace, join us - ”
Lobby
Multipurpose
Room
Evolution of PACE
Parent and Child Enrichment
•Co-hosted community focus forums with KlebergKenedy County Cooperative Extension
•Identified
major issues in community/county1) adult literacy;
2) early childhood education;
3) lack of marketable skills
•Brought together community partners with expertise
in solutions/overcoming barriers
•Developed conceptual framework
•Built program specifics
•Secured funding
PACE
Parent and Child Enrichment
Purpose & Goals:
Empower
Kingsville/Kleberg
Target Audience:
County Families
Kingsville Housing
•
Literacy/GED
•
Job skills/life
skills
•
Child Enrichment
•
Job Search
Authority Families
PACE
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Role of PACE Project Partners
Coastal Bend College
Kleberg County Adult
Kleberg-Kenedy
Cooperative Extension
Literacy Council
Smart Planet Children’s
Worksource : The
Center
Source of Opportunity
Kingsville Housing
Alice ISD Adult
Authority
Education Center
PACE Timeline
1. April 11-September 12, 2005 – Implement first round
with participants from selected KHA resident families.
2. September-October, 2005 – Gather assessment data
3. September-December, 2005 – Expand referral process to
all KHA family service recipients.
4. October, 2005 – Evaluation of first round outcomes.
5. October-December, 2005 – Use evaluation results to
make changes if necessary.
6. January-May, 2006 – Implement second round, produce
written project model.
7.Throughout – Secure additional funding.
PACE Assessments & Outcomes
Round One
Job Skills/Life Skills
1. Pre and post-test results showed 9% increase
in knowledge.
2. Largest gains in questions related to workplace
honesty and co-worker relations.
3
High degree of success in stressing role of
“attitude” in job performance.
4. Less success in understanding significance of
attendance.
5. Added parenting component for round two based
on recommendation from child enrichment partner.
PACE Assessments & Outcomes
Round One
GED Prep/Literacy Component
1. *TABE Locator Test at beginning to measure reading
math and language skills. Results indicated most
were at Adult Literacy level in all areas (1.9-5.9 grade
equivalent).
2. PLATO learning system used for GED prep and
literacy to add a non stressful computer-based
experience. PLATO contains 335 modules and the
“group” mastered from 5% to 34% of the modules.
3. Ninety percent completed first round of 40 GED
prep/literacy hours with 100% increasing content
mastery to some degree. One had serious attendance
issues and was withdrawn.
PACE Assessments & Outcomes
Round One
Child Enrichment Component
5 years and under
1. Communication gaps with state-required
documentation.
2. Nutrition-based need identified
3. Activities Included: letter, color, shape, and number
recognition and connection; music and movement;
rhyming and syllables
4. Identified vocal skills as area of most advancement.
Funding Sources
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Grants
Brookshire Foundation
Kleberg County Adult
Literacy Council
United Way of the Coastal
Bend
Southern RCCI Competitive
Grants Program
Coastal Bend Community
Foundation
$ 2,500
$ 1,000
$ 1,200
$10,000
$ 9,000
Incentives
Coastal Bend Family 4-H
Schlumberger
Athena-Kingsville Women’s Club
Chili’s and other local restaurants
Interested individuals
PACE Round Two – In Progress
1. Referral process refined to include newspaper
announcements, meetings with potential
participants.
2. KHA facilitated early completion of Smart
Planet Children’s Center documentation at
KHA center.
3. Transportation arrangements.
4. Changes in orientation format/PLATO
included.
5. Round one participants can continue.
6. *TABE Assessment indicates that of 17
participants, 5 at ABE in all areas, 5 at literacy
level in all areas, 7 results varied.
Move Up the PACE
RCCI Project
Coastal Bend College
Kingsville, Texas