Even Start is a family literacy early childhood initiative funded through federal Title I funds. Eligible families must have a child aged 0-7 years and a parent/guardian who is eligible for adult basic education or is functionally illiterate. The program must provide adult literacy education, early childhood education and parent/child education. A school district/public school academy must collaborate with a non-district agency to provide the program. Funding level is a maximum of $225,000 per year (over the four-year period of the grant, with increasing local match from 10% to 65%.
This grant program is to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of the nation's low-income families by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program. A district and a community organization must apply as a collaborative entity. Increasing matching funds are required of the local grant program during the four-year grant cycle.
Office of Early Childhood Education & Family Services (517) 373-8483.
2009-2010 Even Start Competitive Application Instructions & Forms or Forms
(Word format) Due March 20, 2009
Even Start Guide to Local Evaluation
- Draft The following files are available in PDF format only.
Chapter 1
Background
Chapter 2
Framework for Planning Even Start Family Literacy Program Evaluations
Chapter 3
Participant Learning Outcomes
Chapter 4
Refining the Program Design
Chapter 5
Program Content and Implementation
Chapter 6
Program Intensity and Participant Attendance
Chapter 7
Learning Milestones
Chapter 8
Selecting an Independent Evaluator
Chapter 9
Working with an Evaluator
Chapter 10
Planning a Focused Inquiry
Chapter 11
Reporting and Using Evaluation Findings
Chapter 12
State Coordinator's Role in Local Evaluations
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