First 5 Kern Annual Report Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Presented By JIANJUN “JJ” WANG, Ph.D.

First 5 Kern Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2010-2011

Presented By

JIANJUN “JJ” WANG, Ph.D.

Focuses of the Annual Report

1. Meet state requirements to justify the return on state investment Results-Based Accountability: Identify what works for

whom in which context.

2. Facilitate program improvement “Define success as turning the curve away from the

baseline or beating the baseline” (Friedman, 2005, p. 58) – It is particularly important when decrease of the state revenue seems inevitable (as tobacco consumptions dwindle down).

What Works: Fact Finding, Outcome Assessment, and Trend Evaluation

Descriptive Data to Count Service Outputs # of Children Born with Low Birth Weight

# of Mothers Involved in Breastfeeding

# of Families with Insurance Coverage

Assessment of Service Outcomes

“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”

-- Albert Einstein

Analysis of Variable Relations

State-Recommended Evaluation Framework

Three levels of data will be collected, evaluated and reported on in order to provide answers to different categories of questions. These levels include: Descriptive data;

Outcome data; and

Data produced through applied social research methods. (First 5 California, 2005, p. 5)

Structure of the Report

Chapter 1: First 5 Kern Overview

Chapter 2: Impact of First 5 Kern-Funded Programs

Chapter 3: Effectiveness of Service Integration

Chapter 4: Turning the Curve

Chapter 5: Conclusions and Future Directions

Fact Finding: Descriptive Results on Service Counts

Sormano and Neville-Morgan (2009) pointed out, “Data is more compelling when aggregated” (p. 18). In the Health and Wellness area, the number of funded

programs increased from eight in the last year to 11 this year.

Five new programs have been added to the Parent Education and Support Services area, making a total of 18 funded programs this year.

Approximately $1 million were added to expand services in Early Childcare and Education.

Programs Highlighted in the State Report

Programs covered in the local report to the state: Community Action Partnership of Kern 2-1-1 program

Bakersfield Adult School Health Literacy Program

Delano School Readiness Initiative

Indian Wells Valley Family Resource Center

Children’s Health Initiative

Successful Application Stipend

GBLA’s Domestic Violence Reduction Project.

Fact Finding: Health and Wellness

Figure 5: Relation Between Low Birth Weight and Family Income

Blue: Regular Weight, Red: Low Birth Weight

Fact Finding: Health and Wellness

Figure 6: Lack of Regular Dental Checking in Single Parent Families

See a dentist/hygienist less than a year: Yes (red), No (blue)

Outcome Assessment: Health and Wellness

Figure 11: Parental Respect

Blue: Pre-test, Red: Post-test

Outcome Assessment: Health and Wellness

Figure 12: Peer Respect

Blue: Pre-test, Red: Post-test

Outcome Assessment: Health and Wellness

Figure 13: Attention Span

Blue: Pre-test, Red: Post-test

Fact Finding: Parent Education and Support Services

Figure 19: Trend of Resolving Immigration Barriers

__________ * Recall is defined as a post-test administration.

Fact Finding: Parent Education and Support Services

Figure 20: Trend of Expanding Insurance Coverage

Outcome Assessment: Parent Education and Support Services

Figures 21 & 22: Change of Parent Beliefs on Child Fearing

Arvin

Shafter

Outcome Assessment: Parent Education and Support Services

Figure 25: Improvement of Substance Abuse Condition Through Parent Education

Fact Finding: Balance Service Coverage in Kern County (Figures 27 & 28)

Results of ASQ-3 36th Month Assessment

Focus Area 2

Outcome Assessment: Early Childcare and Education (Table 10 reference)

ASQ Domains Focus Area 2 Focus Area 3

Gross Motor 93 90

Fine Motor 78 78

Communication 74 71

Problem Solving 90 83

Personal Social 85 73

Outcome Assessment: Early Childcare and Education

Figure 30: Early Education Programs Do a Good Job

Outcome Assessment: Early Childcare and Education

Figure 33: Invariant Language Combinations across Ages 4 and 5

Outcome Assessment: Early Childcare and Education (Figure 35)

Outcome Assessment: Early Childcare and Education (Table 12)

Program Site df t p Effect Size

Arvin 31 11.07 .0001 4.20

BCSD 101 7.48 .0001 1.49

Delano 29 8.50 .0001 3.16

Greenfield 13 8.69 .0001 4.82

Lamont 74 4.05 .0001 0.94

Lost Hills 21 6.83 .0001 2.98

Mojave 5 10.01 .0002 8.95

McFarland 22 7.72 .0001 3.29

Shafter1 15 5.68 .0001 2.93

Shafter2 13 6.39 .0001 3.54

Taft 37 18.50 .0001 6.08

Fact Finding: Outreach Activities Across Programs (Table 14)

Outreach Activities Number of Programs

Establish an MOU with partners 13

Develop brochure 35

Develop/disseminate annual reports 9

Develop poster 10

Make press release 13

Participate in collaborative meetings 39

Participate in community gatherings 24

Participate in health fair 25

Publish educational book 7

Publish newsletter 14

Seek funding opportunities with partner agencies 34

Sustain partnerships for more than one year 38

Fact Finding: Integration of Services Across Programs

Figure 38: Referrals to Enhance Service Accessibility in the Local Context

Service for clients referred from other agencies: Blue – No, Red – Yes.

Fact Finding: Integration of Services Across Programs

Figure 40: Proportion of Coordinated Services Across Different Funding Levels

Services coordinated by the county, state, or nation: Blue – Yes, Red – No

Outcome Assessment: Integration of Services Across Programs

Figure 45: Translation Services Across Different Funding Levels

Translation services offered: Blue – Yes, Red – No

Outcome Assessment: Integration of Services Across Programs

Figure 51: Effectiveness of Integration Services

Outcome Assessment: Integration of Services Across Programs

Figure 53: Increase of Program Visibility Through Local Partnerships

Trend Evaluation: Effect of “Turning the Curve” Since 2009 (Table 17)

*Blue color for FY 2009-10, and red color for FY2010-11.

Trend Evaluation: Effect of “Turning the Curve” Since 2009 (Table 18)

*Blue color for FY 2009-10, and red color for FY2010-11.

Trend Evaluation: Effect of “Turning the Curve” Since 2009 (Table 19)

*Blue color for FY 2009-10, and red color for FY2010-11.

Trend Evaluation: Effect of “Turning the Curve” Since 2009 (Table 20)

Program Site Year Percent Pattern*

Buttonwillow 2009-10 3

2010-11 53

IWV 2009-10 27

2010-11 89

McFarland 2009-10 43

2010-11 76*Blue color for FY 2009-10, and red color for FY2010-11.

Trend Evaluation: Effect of “Turning the Curve” Since 2009 (Table 21)Program Site Year Percent Pattern**

Buttonwillow 2009-10 50

2010-11 82

Henrietta Weill

2009-10 61

2010-11 73

IWV 2009-10 83

2010-11 90

MVIP 2009-10 73

2010-11 86

Neighborhood Place

2009-10 71

2010-11 79

SENP 2009-10 44

2010-11 62

Wind in the Willows

2009-10 64

2010-11 75 *Percent of “yes” response in the blue and red bars, respectively. **Blue color for FY 2009-10, and red color for FY2010-11.

Trend Evaluation: Effect of “Turning the Curve” Since 2009 (Table 22)Program Site Year Percent Pattern*

Arvin 2009-10 33

2010-11 42

Delano 2009-10 46

2010-11 82

Homeless Center

2009-10 47

2010-11 55

Greenfield 2009-10 41

2010-11 50

MVIP 2009-10 49

2010-11 59

Shafter 2009-10 29

2010-11 64

Taft 2009-10 48

2010-11 58 *Blue color for FY 2009-10, and red color for FY2010-11.

Trend Evaluation: Effect of “Turning the Curve” Since 2009

Additional results are available in the annual report, including: More nursery school attendance for children after

age 3;

Fewer children were exposed to cigarette smoke;

More children received all shots recommended by doctors;

More children being read to twice or more times per week.

Conclusions

Based on the results from fact-finding, outcome assessment, and trend evaluation, First 5 Kern, through its funded partners, has: Extended the current longitudinal data gathering

beyond the annual monitoring of First 5 Kern performance;

Incorporated more explanatory and outcome variables to justify the Results-Based Accountability (RBA) on each Result Indicator (see the next slide);

Strengthened its leadership role in the area of service integration.

Additional Information fromProgram-Specific Instruments

Program-Specific Instruments include:

1. Anger Management Assessment

2. Be Choosey Be Healthy

3. Child Assessment Summer Bridge

4. Comprehensive Need Assessment

5. Eyberg Child Assessment

6. Incredible Years Parenting Scale

7. Richardson’s Student Behavior Assessment

8. School Readiness Articulation Survey

9. Substance Abuse Assessment

Introduction to New Recommendations

Statement from Kris Perry, Executive Director,

First 5 California

Regarding First 5 California Project Legacy

Due to declining revenues, First 5 California can no longer fund programs at their current levels. We anticipated this situation and are prepared to address it in a fair and equitable manner.

Our aim is to fulfill the objectives of our strategic plan, be responsible stewards of tax dollars and help ensure all children enter school ready to achieve their greatest potential. To accomplish this, we created First 5 California Project Legacy to serve as a “Roadmap to the Future” by establishing two to three Signature Programs and innovative Pilot Projects for children 0 to 5 and their families.

Introduction to New Recommendations

Three Signature Programs identified by the State Commission:

a child program

a parent program

a teacher program

Source: http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/Help/program_development.asp

New Recommendations

1. Identify/develop “signature programs” through a balanced consideration between the existing partners with exemplary track records and new partners with strong potential to deliver groundbreaking services;

2. Collect timely feedback from service providers to enhance performance tracking;

3. Invite input from service providers on additional evidences that should have been gathered to represent their outcome-based contributions.