OUR MISSION: to protect and promote the well-being of children

HEADSTARTYear End Report 2016-2017 school year

KCSL MOM DONATES HANDMADE APRONS One of KCSL’s Head Start mothers, Beatriz Morales, donated handmade aprons and paint smocks to Garden City students. Morales made enough for every child in all four classes at KCSL’s Cedar site by hand. She also included some for Head Start teachers to use. Morales is known by staff for her continuous volunteerism at the site. KCSL greatly appreciates the generous and beautiful gifts she made for KCSL students and staff!

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT/CEO & CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD

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DONA BOOEKCSL President & CEO

MARGARET LA RUEChairwoman, KCSL Board of Directors

Dear Friends,

Thank you for caring about our mission, to protect and promote the well-being of children. It was your support and confidence that helped us reach more than 600 children and their families in southwest Kansas again during the 2016-2017 grant year. Enjoy reading our Head Start Year End Report demonstrating the success you helped create through our comprehensive early childhood education programs.

KCSL, as a statewide organization, affords me the opportunity to travel and visit communities across this great state of Kansas. That, in turn, allows me to listen to a wide genre of music on the radio. Recently, the lyrics of the great Louis Armstrong song “What a Wonderful World” reminded me of how our work each day with children and families reflects the simple beauty and harmony found in this song.

Every year, we ask those whose lives we have touched through our services to share their KCSL experiences. The sincere expressions of gratitude and hope expressed in their remarks surpasses all the negative noise too often heard on the radio during my travels. However, the correlation between ‘Satchmo’s’ beautiful lyrics and the feedback from our families could not escape my attention:

I see them bloom for me and you...“KCSL has helped my child improve their grades and rebuild their lives.”

“Because of KCSL, my child now talks to me.”

...bright, blessed day, the dark, sacred night...“Because of KCSL, I finally have faith that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.”

“KCSL has helped us in serious situations and made sure our children were safe.”

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow...“My baby loves the things she learns from KCSL.”

“KCSL taught me my children need and thrive on positive praise throughout their lives.”

Yes, I think to myself, What a Wonderful World!“KCSL has made my family strong again and restored our faith in the world.”

“KCSL has given my family everything we need for a wonderful life.”

Our volunteers, donors, and staff give us inspiration and wisdom to carry forward our 124-year-old mission with success. Since 1976, KCSL’s Head Start and Early Head Start program has developed wonderfully. With so much experience and growth in our history, a changing world with changing views will only make us stronger and better. KCSL will be there well beyond 2017 to support children and their families who want to learn and grow to become a positive force in our Kansas communities.

We celebrate each of you who contributed to KCSL in 2016 and thank you for your continued interest and support in creating a wonderful world!

With Appreciation,

Margaret La Rue, Chairwoman of the Board Dona Booe, President/CEO

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Head Start & Early Head Start: Background

Cimarron 1

Leoti 7

Hugoton 6

Satanta 11

Ulysses 12 13 14

Liberal 108 9

Garden City 2 3 4 5

Home-Based

Center-Based

Administration

CIMARRONCenter-Based: 600 N 2nd St620-855-3889

GARDEN CITYAdministration: 705 Ballinger620-276-3232

Center/Home-Based:603 E. Cedar(620) 272-9611

Center-Based: 4101 E. Hwy 50, #531(620) 276-4323

HUGOTON Center-Based: 304 E. 6th620-544-4334

LEOTICenter-Based: 108 W. Broadway620-375-4933

LIBERALAdministration: 150 Plaza Dr(620) 626-5339

Center/Home-Based:50 Village Plaza(620) 624-9220

SATANTACenter-Based: 603 Tecumseh(620) 649-2754

ULYSSESHome-Based:837 N. Baughman, Room E(620) 424-4320

Center/Home-Based:921 N. College (620) 356-4180

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KCSL had a successful Head Start and Early Head Start program year. Serving 679 children in 10 counties allowed us the opportunity to reach many families in southwest Kansas.

689 TOTAL # OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED

10 Pregnant Women

430 Head Start

Students

249 Early Head Start Children

LOCATIONS

Provided educational opportunities to 430 CHILDREN 208 children age 3222 children age 4

CENTER-BASED PROGRAMING offered in 4 out of 10 counties

Early Head Start services provided to 249 CHILDREN 56 children under age 184 children age 2109 children age 3

HOME-BASED PROGRAMING offered in 9 out of 10 counties

Funding from the Office of Head Start & State of Kansas

FINANCIAL INFORMATION: FEDERAL FUNDS 2016-2017 Grant Year

OBJECT CLASS HEAD STARTEARLY HEAD

STARTDURATION START-UP T/TA

NON-FEDERAL SOURCES TOTAL

Personnel $1,488,220 $477,987 $340,738 $2,306,945

Fringe Benefits $446,229 $116,730 $103,939 $666,898

Travel $0 $0 $0

Equipment $0 $0 $112,527 $112,527

Supplies $52,055 $85,277 $99,071 $57,947 $294,350

Contractual $33,666 $0 $33,666

Construction $0 $0 $0

Other $524,784 $91,938 $92 $56,910 $316,148 $989,872

Indirect $326,009 $98,885 $424,894

Total $2,870,963 $870,817 $211,690 $56,910 $818,772 $4,829,152

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Non-Federal share resources are provided through the generosity of local donors, foundations and volunteers. Community and parent volunteers provide approximately 47 percent of the non-federal share by providing valuable service hours assisting in the classroom and working with parents. In addition, local service providers offer professional services at a discount to our Head Start children and families. KCSL’s Head Start program would not be as successful without the investment from the communities.

THANK YOU CONTRIBUTORS AND VOLUNTEERS!

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Funding from the Office of Head Start & State of Kansas: continued

FINANCIAL INFORMATION: KANSAS EHS, KANSAS CCP & KANSAS ELC FUNDS

2016-2017 Grant Year

OBJECT CLASS KANSAS EHS KANSAS ELC KANSAS CCP TOTAL

Personnel $218,887 $15,290 $71,899 $306,076

Fringe Benefits $63,434 $0 $20,164 $83,598

Travel $3,944 $0 $39 $3,983

Equipment $0 $0 $0 $0

Supplies $12,072 $0 $12,968 $25,040

Contractual $1,087 $0 $21,253 $22,340

Building $16,363 $0 $660 $17,023

Training $10,411 $2,457 $12,868

Other $3,927 $0 $503 $4,430

Indirect $22,448 $0 $12,994 $35,442

Total $352,573 $15,290 $142,937 $510,800

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Our services and advocacy efforts focus on PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES and EMPOWERING PARENTS & YOUTH.

As a KCSL Early Head Start home visitor, Tabitha Southern had the unique opportunity to watch families learn and grow. Two years ago, an active 18-month-old named Jonathan Trujillo was placed in her caseload. After a few weeks of visitations, Jonathan’s mother, Marina, was tasked with identifying a family goal, which she had no trouble doing. Her ultimate goal for her family was to purchase

a home. It was particularly important to Marina that she have a three-bedroom house with a basement. At the time, she was pre-approved for a loan and had begun

searching for a house. Within the family’s first year in Early Head Start, Jonathan developed many new skills to assist him with school readiness.

(Pictured) Trujillo and her family

Success Story: Trujillo Family

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Enrollment: Head Start & Early Head Start

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MONTH ENROLLED# of students

% OF FUNDED ENROLLMENT

August 2016 338 97%

September 345 99%

October 351 100% +

November 348 99.5%

December 350 100%

January 2017 348 99.5%

February 349 99.7%

March 349 99.7%

April 348 99.5%

May 341 97%

June* 26 100%

July 340 97%

HEAD STARTCENTER & HOME BASED COMBINED

MONTH ENROLLED# of students

% OF FUNDED ENROLLMENT

August 2016 102 82%

September 116 93%

October 116 93%

November 124 99%

December 125 100%

January 2017 129 100% +

February 131 100% +

March 130 100% +

April 131 100% +

May 128 100% +

June 123 98%

July 118 94%

EARLY HEAD START

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However, Marina continued to search for the perfect family home with no success. She somehow always found the courage to move past the disappointment and continue toward her goal. The Trujillo family closed that first year with a new vehicle and the lasting desire to purchase a home. During their second year in Early Head Start, the terms on Marina’s home loan changed, and she was approved for

a larger amount opening new doors for success. Recently, Southern reconnected with the Trujillo family, and Marina shared the good news that they had finally found

their dream home. It had everything she wanted plus a fenced-in yard for Jonathan to explore. Southern expressed how proud she was of Marina for never giving up despite adversity. The Trujillo family moved into their new home in September.

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Enrollment: Kansas Early Head Start

Success Story, continued from page 6

MONTH ENROLLED# of students

% OF FUNDED ENROLLMENT

August 2016 40 85%

September 40 85%

October 44 94%

November 49 100% +

December 47 100%

January 2017 49 100% +

February 51 100% +

March 52 100% +

April 49 100% +

May 48 100% +

June 45 96%

July 42 89%

KS EARLY HEAD START

NEW SERVICE FOR KCSL FAMILIES IN GARDEN CITY In October, KCSL started offering daycare in Garden City for children enrolled in our Early Head Start program. Housed at the Community Day Care Center, this new service is funded by Kansas Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant. (Pictured) Children at the Community Day Care Center dress up for Halloween.

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The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) is an observation instrument developed to assess classroom quality in pre-school programs. The CLASS dimension are based on developmental theory and research suggesting that interactions between students and adults are the primary mechanism of student development and learning.

CLASS AVERAGES FOR 2016/2017

*A score at this level or below will result in re-competition for the Federal Head Start grant.

PROGRAM NATIONAL LOWEST 10%*

Emotional Support 6.13 6.00 5.5952

Classroom Management 5.92 5.73 5.2500

Instructional Support 3.42 2.83 2.2222

CLASS Observations

School Readiness GoalsKCSL’s Head Start has developed school readiness goals for children birth to 5-years-old. Goals are based upon the Head Start Early Learning Framework, Kansas Early Learning Standards and the program curriculum--Creative Curriculum. Feedback from stakeholders, local school districts, KCSL Head Start staff and parents was obtained.

APPROACHES TO LEARNING Children will increasingly demonstrate ability to regulate themselves in order to persist at tasks; they will demonstrate independence, initiative and creative expression.

SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTChildren will show interest in personal relationships with other children; they will learn to manage emotions and will engage in positive relationships with adults; they will express care and concern for others.

LANGUAGE & LITERACYChildren will be able to communicate needs and wants and demonstrate ability to use increasingly complex language. Children will demonstrate interest in books and will make marks that represent objects or actions. Dual Language Learners will demonstrate increased competency in their first language while development skills in English.

COGNITION, MATHEMATICS & SCIENTIFIC REASONING Children will develop self-expression through increasingly detailed and sophisticated ways; they will demonstrate that the spoken language is composed of smaller segments of sound and begin identifying letters of the alphabet; they will ask and answer questions about books read to them.

PERCEPTUAL, MOTOR & PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Children will actively explore to understand themselves, others and objects; they will learn problem solving strategies; they will compare quantity and numbers, begin to understand addition and subtraction of numbers. Children will begin to ask questions, make prediction and analyze results.

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2016-2017 Outcomes

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Education & Success

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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL: 51 percent of children entering the program were Meeting/Exceeding Widely-Held Expectations. At the spring checkpoint, 75 percent were Meeting/Exceeding, an increase of 24 percent.

PHYSICAL: 49 percent children entering the program were Meeting/Exceeding Widely-Held Expectations. At the spring checkpoint, 75 percent were Meeting/Exceeding, an increase of 26 percent.

COGNITIVE: 47 percent children entering the program were Meeting/Exceeding Widely-Held Expectations. At the spring checkpoint, 79 percent were Meeting/Exceeding, an increase of 32 percent.

LANGUAGE: 40 percent children entering the program were Meeting/Exceeding Widely-Held Expectations. At the spring checkpoint, 72 percent were Meeting/Exceeding, an increase of 32 percent.

LITERACY: 29 percent children entering the program were Meeting/Exceeding Widely-Held Expectations. At the spring checkpoint, 71 percent were Meeting/Exceeding, an increase of 42 percent.

MATHEMATICS: 29 percent children entering the program were Meeting/Exceeding Widely-Held Expectations. At the spring checkpoint, 62 percent were Meeting/Exceeding, an increase of 33 percent.

OVERALL GROWTH IS STEADY ACROSS ALL DOMAINS with the highest gains in Literacy and Mathematics and the lowest gains in Physical and Social Emotional.

Growth by Content Area

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Health Services

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KCSL’s former Community Leadership and

Development Council members in Liberal

and Garden City integrated with our Head

Start Policy Council creating opportunities to

model leadership for parents in the program,

strengthening their own program knowledge

and helping ensure Board Governance

expectations are met. Head Start staff

continuously worked with parents throughout

the year to provide financial literacy training

quarterly, parenting education opportunities

monthly and numerous options for parent

involvement through volunteer work such

as policy council and parent committee

involvement.

Parent leadership opportunities

Family dancesIn April, KCSL staff in Garden City and Liberal

hosted dances for families participating in

our Head Start program to promote healthy

family and social engagement. Between both

events, more than 700 people attended.

KCSL appreciates everyone who helped

coordinate the dances and the families who

participated!

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Monitoring EventsKCSL’s Head Start program received high enough CLASS scores to be placed in the

TOP 25% of all grantees providing services in the U.S.

KCSL paid for $1,279 of health and dental services for families that were uninsured and unable to pay.

416 HEAD START children received

EARLY HEAD START children received212

IMMUNIZATIONS

417 HEAD START children received

EARLY HEAD START children received151

DENTAL SERVICES

Disability ServicesKCSL served Head Start and Early Head Start children on the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).

36 HEAD START children (IEP)

EARLY HEAD START children (IFSP)26

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Kansas Children’s Service League is the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and Circle of Parents, a Kansas multi-site system of Healthy Families America and a member of the United Way

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