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SECTION G -- HUMAN SERVICES
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
EARLY PREVENTION AND PARENT EDUCATION
PROGRAM MISSION: To prevent family distress, dysfunction, violence, and
out-of-home placements of children by providing coordinated and effective
educational opportunities for parents.
The following
are the programs in this area.
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Parent Education
promotes appropriate practices for parents that result in healthy children
and families, by providing parenting classes primarily to at-risk families,
providing community education, and participating in initiatives to strengthen
and support Arlington families.
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Project Family strengthens
families by enhancing the parenting skills of language minority parents of
infants and children up to age five and helping children develop skills and
knowledge for school readiness. Services are provided through a partnership
with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 4606. The program is for families from pregnancy
through the child's first five years of life, with an emphasis on
Spanish-speaking and at-risk families.
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Program Budget
Summary
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FY 2004
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FY 2005
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FY 2006
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'05 to '06
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Parent Education
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$121,445
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$147,592
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$149,478
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1%
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Project Family
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191,300
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220,645
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224,691
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2%
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Total Expenditures
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312,745
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368,237
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374,169
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2%
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Revenues
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74,020
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127,916
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127,916
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Net Tax Support
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$238,725
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$240,321
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$246,253
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2%
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Early Prevention
and Parent Education
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FY 2004
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FY 2005
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FY 2006
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'05 to '06
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Personnel
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$134,935
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$130,095
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$135,617
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4%
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Non-Personnel
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177,810
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238,142
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238,552
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Total Expenditures
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312,745
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368,237
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374,169
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2%
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State Share
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74,020
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127,916
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127,916
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Total Revenues
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74,020
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127,916
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127,916
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Net Tax Support
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$238,725
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$240,321
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$246,253
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2%
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Authorized FTEs
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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Funded FTEs
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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Personnel increase due to normal step increases.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Parent Education
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Actual
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Estimate
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FY 2006
Estimate
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FY 2006
Goal
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Percentage of families with no repeat instances
of child abuse or neglect within one year of completing the program
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99%
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95%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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98%
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Number/percentage of families showing improved
parenting skills after assessment
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143/80%
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139/86%
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164/89%
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185/89%
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185/89%
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185/90%
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Percentage of group participants who report or
demonstrate understanding of the impact of violence on their children
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N/A
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Percentage of group participants who report or
demonstrate attempts to increase family and personal safety
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N/A
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Customer
Measures
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Percentage of parents who reported that the
classes taught them helpful parenting skills
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N/A
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N/A
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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Percentage of
parents who reported improved family relations since taking classes
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N/A
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N/A
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92%
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92%
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92%
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93%
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Percentage of
parents who rated the classes as excellent or very good
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N/A
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N/A
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90%
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90%
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90%
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92%
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Workload Measures
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Number of families participating in programs
developed by Coordinator
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223
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166
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193
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193
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218
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218
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Number of families completing all programs
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140
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140
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165
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185
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185
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185
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Number of families in programs supported by
Coordinator
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91
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192
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78
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65
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65
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65
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The number and percentage of participants reporting or
demonstrating an understanding of the impact of violence and attempting to
increase safety is based on the participants who attended five or more support
group sessions.
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The number of families in programs supported by the
Coordinator in FY 2003 reflects participation in primarily one-time events
during that year. The Coordinator is
increasingly called upon to provide parenting classes for high-risk families,
reducing the total number of families served in programs she supports.
Project Family
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Actual
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Estimate
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FY 2006
Estimate
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FY 2006
Goal
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Number/percentage of children reaching at least
one age-appropriate developmental milestone
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400/92%
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400/92%
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213/92%
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200/92%
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200/92%
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225/92%
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Number/percentage of children meeting all
developmental milestones using the "Record of Developmental Milestones
Evaluation Tool "
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N/A
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N/A
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92/62%
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92/62%
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126/63%
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130/65%
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Number/percentage of parents who met all
observable parenting objectives in infant or early childhood classes
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N/A
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253/74%
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69/69%
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113/75%
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113/75%
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113/75%
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Number/percentage of mothers in prenatal
classes who demonstrated knowledge of prenatal class content
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150/90%
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120/89%
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152/96%
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150/96%
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150/96%
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150/96%
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Customer Measures
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Number/percentage of parents surveyed who
report that the program enhances their effectiveness as parents
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N/A
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N/A
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364/96%
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364/96%
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364/96%
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364/96%
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Number of parents who attend 11 or more classes
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N/A
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N/A
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120
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100
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100
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120
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Workload Measures
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Total number of class sessions offered
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500
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498
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572
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550
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550
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550
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Number of families who completed a prenatal
class or at least 4 infant or early childhood classes
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N/A
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356
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380
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350
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350
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380
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Number/percentage of families referred to
community services
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250/42%
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181/51%
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190/50%
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175/50%
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175/50%
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190/50%
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For FY 2002 and 2003, the number of children represents
a duplicate count as they continued from the Infant to the Early Childhood
classes. For FY 2004 it is an unduplicated count.
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Project Family developed and used two evaluation tools
in FY 2004: the "Record of Developmental Milestones from age 0 to 5" and the
"Parent Evaluation." The "Record of Developmental Milestones from age 0 to 5"
is a comprehensive assessment of age-appropriate cognitive, emotional,
language, literacy, physical, self-help, and social milestones. It replaced the tool used in prior fiscal
years. The "Parent Evaluation" allows a
trained teacher to observe parent-child interactions and to assess the parent's
ability to modelappropriate behavior, nurture,
encourage safe exploration and independence, and discipline appropriately. Only
consistent participants were evaluated in depth.
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Project Family is a voluntary program. Consistent
attendance (participation in 11 sessions or more) is an indication of customer
satisfaction.
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The workload measure of the number of families that
completed one prenatal class may overlap with the number of families that
completed four or more infant or early childhood classes.
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