Evaluation Plan for Arkansas School of the 21st Century Program
Program Evaluation Plan for Arkansas School of the 21st Century Program
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Program Evaluation Plan for Arkansas School of the 21st Century Program
Background
The Paragould School of the 21st Century was the first site implementing the Zigler model in August 1992. Startup funds were initially provided by Paragould businesses to renovate an older elementary campus. The district has grown from the Elmwood campus of seven classrooms infants – four year olds to opening the Oakwood building housing 5 additional classrooms. S21C is an integral part of the Paragould School District. By August, 2013, seven preschool classrooms will join kindergarten and first grade students at the new Paragould Primary building located on Country Club Road. The Paragould School District was successful in passing a millage to build this site and a middle school (Gilliam, & Marchesseault, 2005). The funding has been successfully braided together since 1996 using funds from the Parents as Teachers program, Even Start, Arkansas Better Chance, DHS vouchers, 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, Title I funds, NSLA, and now the new THRIVE grant from Arkansas Child Abuse and Neglect. The Paragould School District sponsors the special needs program, which also reaches out to any child at a childcare center or Head Start needing services.
The Arkansas School of the 21st Century (AR21C) is part of a national school-based model that began as a state initiative in 1992. The AR21C is now in 43 communities within Arkansas with 173 sites with the support of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) and the Ross Foundation (School of the 21st Century, 2004). The AR21C is a school reform model that addresses childcare, family services, before and after school programs, health education services, while also providing a network of professionals that provide training and support for participants. There are six core components to the program that are adapted to the
CUR732
University of Phoenix
Program Evaluation Plan for Arkansas School of the 21st Century Program
Background
The Paragould School of the 21st Century was the first site implementing the Zigler model in August 1992. Startup funds were initially provided by Paragould businesses to renovate an older elementary campus. The district has grown from the Elmwood campus of seven classrooms infants – four year olds to opening the Oakwood building housing 5 additional classrooms. S21C is an integral part of the Paragould School District. By August, 2013, seven preschool classrooms will join kindergarten and first grade students at the new Paragould Primary building located on Country Club Road. The Paragould School District was successful in passing a millage to build this site and a middle school (Gilliam, & Marchesseault, 2005). The funding has been successfully braided together since 1996 using funds from the Parents as Teachers program, Even Start, Arkansas Better Chance, DHS vouchers, 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, Title I funds, NSLA, and now the new THRIVE grant from Arkansas Child Abuse and Neglect. The Paragould School District sponsors the special needs program, which also reaches out to any child at a childcare center or Head Start needing services.
The Arkansas School of the 21st Century (AR21C) is part of a national school-based model that began as a state initiative in 1992. The AR21C is now in 43 communities within Arkansas with 173 sites with the support of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) and the Ross Foundation (School of the 21st Century, 2004). The AR21C is a school reform model that addresses childcare, family services, before and after school programs, health education services, while also providing a network of professionals that provide training and support for participants. There are six core components to the program that are adapted to the
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