Colorado Preschool Program Presentation Companion to 2013 Legislative Report
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 CPP At-a-Glance 2
Critical Elements of CPP 3 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
Risk Factor Prevalence 4
Demographic Information 5 Race/ Ethnicity
School District Funding 6 Percent of Participating School Districts Using Funding Source
Efforts for improve school readiness must include: Childrens readiness for school Schools' readiness for children The capacity of families and communities to provide developmental opportunities for their young children Ready Child Ready Family Ready Community Ready School Ready Child Equation 7
CPP: Closing the Achievement Gap - Four-Year-Olds - Cognitive Development LiteracyMathematics Teaching Strategies GOLD – Growth
CPP: Closing the Achievement Gap - Four-Year-Olds - Teaching Strategies GOLD – Growth Social-Emotional Development Physical Development Language Development
CPP: Closing the Achievement Gap - Three-Year-Olds - Teaching Strategies GOLD – Growth Cognitive Development LiteracyMathematics
CPP: Closing the Achievement Gap - Three-Year-Olds - Teaching Strategies GOLD – Growth Social-Emotional Development Physical Development Language Development
HighScope Child Observation Record (COR) 12 InitiativeSocial Relations Creative Representation Movement & Music Language & Literacy Mathematics & Science
Longitudinal Results 13
Longitudinal Literacy Outcomes 14
Nan Vendegna Program Director (720) Mary Jo DePriest CPP Senior Consultant (720) Michelle Boyer CPP Senior Consultant (303) Nick Ortiz Results Matter Principal Consultant (303) Mary DeLamar CPP Senior Consultant (303) Kathy Miller CPP Senior Consultant (303) Laura Greenfield CPP/RM Consultant Support (303) For more information about the Colorado Preschool Program, please contact: