Colorado Preschool Program
Presentation Companion to
2013 Legislative Report
CPP At-a-Glance
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CPP Service Delivery Settings
State Funded through School
Finance Formula
Authorized to serve 20,160
children with identified risk
factors present
269,480 total children served
since inception in 1988
Voluntary district participation
170 of 178 (95.5%) school
districts currently participating
+ Charter School Institute
2011- 2012
9.3%
22.6%
Public
School
68.0%
Community
Program
Head Start
Program
Critical Elements of CPP
• Preschoolers served minimum of 10 hrs/week
• Funds 2.5 hrs/week/session for teacher planning, child
assessment, training, and family support activities
• Family involvement and support are required
• Child outcomes measured through
authentic assessment
• District Advisory Councils support
the implementation of the program
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Risk Factor Prevalence
Abusive Adult in Home
Parental Drug/Alcohol Abuse
Homelessness
Parent Under 18
Frequent Relocations (Mobility)
Receiving Other Social Services
Parent Without High School Degree
Poor Social Skills
In Need of Language Development
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Meals
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Percentage of CPP-Funded Children Eligible with Risk Factor
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Demographic Information
Gender
Race/ Ethnicity
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islander
0.11%
American Indian or
Alaska Native
0.9%
Two or More Races
2.4%
Asian
2.4%
Black or African
American
7.5%
Male
50%
Female
50%
Hispanic or Latino
53.8%
5
2011-2012
White
32.9%
School District Funding
In 2012, we asked each school district, "In addition to CPP,
which other funding sources do you use to support your
early childhood education program(s)?
Child Care Block Grant
Exceptional Children's Education Act (ECEA) State…
Title I
Head Start
Private Grants
Federal Special Ed/IDEA
Tuition
General Fund
Per Pupil Revenue
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Percent of Participating School Districts Using Funding Source
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Ready Child Equation
Efforts for improve school
readiness must include:
 Children’s readiness for
school
 Schools' readiness for
children
 The capacity of families
and communities to
provide developmental
opportunities for their
young children
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Ready
Family
Ready
Child
Ready
School
Ready
Community
CPP: Closing the Achievement Gap
- Four-Year-Olds Percentage Meeting or Exceeding GOLD
Widely Held Expectations
CPP (~8,400)
National Norm Sample (~20,000)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Fall
Spring
Cognitive
Development
Fall
Spring
Literacy
Teaching Strategies GOLD – 2011-2012 Growth
Fall
Spring
Mathematics
CPP: Closing the Achievement Gap
- Four-Year-Olds Percentage Meeting or Exceeding GOLD
Widely Held Expectations
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Fall
Spring
Social-Emotional
Development
Fall
Spring
Physical
Development
Teaching Strategies GOLD – 2011-2012 Growth
Fall
Spring
Language
Development
CPP: Closing the Achievement Gap
- Three-Year-Olds Percentage Meeting or Exceeding GOLD
Widely Held Expectations
National Norm Sample (~27,000)
CPP (~2,600)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Fall
Spring
Cognitive
Development
Fall
Spring
Literacy
Teaching Strategies GOLD – 2011-2012 Growth
Fall
Spring
Mathematics
CPP: Closing the Achievement Gap
- Three-Year-Olds Percentage Meeting or Exceeding GOLD
Widely Held Expectations
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Fall
Spring
Social-Emotional
Development
Fall
Spring
Physical
Development
Teaching Strategies GOLD – 2011-2012 Growth
Fall
Spring
Language
Development
HighScope Child Observation
Record (COR)
HighScope COR | 2011-12 CPP Growth
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4.5
Average Score
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
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Fall Spring
Fall Spring
Fall Spring
Fall Spring
Fall Spring
Fall Spring
Initiative
Social Relations
Creative
Representation
Movement &
Music
Language &
Literacy
Mathematics &
Science
Longitudinal Results
CSAP/TCAP Grades 3-7 Outcomes
At-Risk, Non-CPP*
CPP (2003-04)
State Average**
Percent Proficient or Advanced
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
Writing
Reading
10%
Math
0%
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
3rd
4th
5th
Grade
13
6th
7th
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Longitudinal Literacy Outcomes
CBLA Outcomes: Single Cohort
1st Grade CBLA Outcomes: Multiple
Cohorts
2 years in CPP (2005 & 2006)
2 years in CPP
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1st
14
2nd
Grade
3rd
Percentage At or Above Grade Level - First
Grade
Percentage At or Above Grade Level
1 year in CPP only (2006)
1 year in CPP only
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2006
2007
Cohort
2008
F o r m o r e in f o r m at i on a b o u t t h e C o l o r a d o
Pr e s c h oo l Pr o g r a m, p l e a s e c o n t a c t:
Nan Vendegna
Program Director
(720) 866-6602
Vendegna_N@cde.state.co.us
Mary DeLamar
CPP Senior Consultant
(303) 866-6334
DeLamar_M@cde.state.co.us
Mary Jo DePriest
CPP Senior Consultant
(720) 215-6371
DePriest_M@cde.state.co.us
Kathy Miller
CPP Senior Consultant
(303) 416-0428
Miller_K@cde.state.co.us
Michelle Boyer
CPP Senior Consultant
(303) 866-6803
Boyer_M@cde.state.co.us
Laura Greenfield
CPP/RM Consultant Support
(303) 866-6783
Greenfield_L@cde.state.co.us
Nick Ortiz
Results Matter Principal Consultant
(303) 866-3368
Ortiz_N@cde.state.co.us