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Engaging school board members in Pre-K for all NSBA Annual Conference

Thinking P-12. Engaging school board members in Pre-K for all NSBA Annual Conference San Francisco, April 16, 2007. Agenda. Why you should care about pre-k – Patte Barth The national view – Chrisanne Gayl Engaging school boards in the states: Kansas – Tom Krebs

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Engaging school board members in Pre-K for all NSBA Annual Conference

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  1. Thinking P-12 Engaging school board members in Pre-K for all NSBA Annual Conference San Francisco, April 16, 2007

  2. Agenda • Why you should care about pre-k – Patte Barth • The national view – Chrisanne Gayl • Engaging school boards in the states: Kansas – Tom Krebs Ohio – Maryse Gonzalez Texas – Janice Esau • Questions

  3. Why focus on pre-K? • Don’t school board members have enough to do?

  4. Poor children start school behind their more affluent peers academically … Percent of students scoring in top quartile Source: NCES, America’s Kindergartners, Class of 1998-99, February 2000

  5. … and socially Percent of students who engage in pro-social behavior often or very often Source: NCES, America’s Kindergartners, Class of 1998-99, February 2000

  6. The benefits of pre-k for all children Effects of Tulsa Pre-k Program by Race/Ethnicity of Student Source: The Effects of Oklahoma’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program on School Readiness. Gormley, W. (2004). Georgetown University Center for Research on Children in the U.S.

  7. Short-term benefits • More likely to score higher on math and reading state tests in elementary school • Less likely to be retained in grade • Less likely to require special education services

  8. Long-term benefits • More likely to earn high school diploma • More likely to be employed • More likely to earn high wages • More likely to be home owners • Less likely to be a teen parent • Less likely to be involved in criminal justice system

  9. Pre-K is a gift that keeps on giving Percent of individuals SOURCE: The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40, Summary, Conclusions, and Frequently Asked Questions, November 2004

  10. And it adds up:Gains per $1 invested SOURCE: CED, 2006 Center for Public Education, 2006

  11. Challenges • Making pre-K a public priority • Accommodating a diverse system of providers

  12. Pew-CPE initiative • Making the case for pre-kindergarten • Intensifying efforts in Kansas, Ohio and Texas • Reaching out broadly to other states and nationally

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