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From: "Susan Green" <Susan_Green@ed.gov>
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Subject: Re: Even Start Challenge
Date: 2 Dec 1995 10:08:03 -0500
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Re: the Even Start discussion: I sent copies of messages to Patricia
McKee, the US Dept of Ed Group Leader responsible for Even Start
nationally (as well as Homeless and 5 Title I regions). She is not yet
on the listserv, but she will be soon. Meanwhile, she sent me the
following comments -- hope they help. And if you would like to
respond or ask other questions, post them to me, Susan Green at NIFL
(sgreen@nifl.gov) or on the listserv -- whatever's more appropriate.
I'll be your go-between until she can respond directly.
'Even Start (in reauthorization) has a required element that "programs
be designed to accommodate the participants' work schedules and other
responsibilities, including the provision of support services when
such services are unavailable from other sources, necessary for
participation -- such as child care and transportation".
In response to a finding in the national evaluation that the number
one reason parents left the program was to take a job...we began
STRONG encouragement for projects to have flexible scheduling to
accommodate new work schedules and to provide evening child care for
the time parents were involved. We then included the idea as a
requirement in our proposal for the new law.
ALso...this influences Title 1. As of 1997, Title 1 preschools must
adopt the Head Start standards UNLESS they adopt the Even Start model.
To met [stet] today to decide what it means to have an Even Start
model and decided it must consist of all the program elements
inlcuding program designs to accommodate parents' work schedules and
support services (including child care and transportation) that make
participation possible.'
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Subject: Even Start Challenge
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Date: 11/29/95 7:24 PM
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