Ten Years Of SC First Steps

South Carolina First Steps at 10 1999-2009 South Carolina First Steps Board of Trustees June 18, 2009

SC First Steps: The First Ten Years June 28, 1999-2000 2000-2002 2003 2004 2005 1999 First Steps Enabling Legislation Signed Into Law
Formation of State Board of Trustees
46 County Partnerships Convened
Level 1 Planning Grants (December 1999)
First Steps raises $2M in private pledges
First Steps launches T.E.A.C.H. project
Level 2 Implementation Grants in all 46 Counties (July 2001)
First Steps noted in “Education Week” (January 2002)
Blueprint for SC’s Children
Board Adopts “At-Risk” Focus
Formation of 7 First Steps Regions
First Steps Receives $3M SC Lottery Matching Funds
Launch of Countdown to Kindergarten (CTK)
Child Trends Issues Initial External Evaluation of First Steps, Notes First Steps “ambitious and innovative; engendering a culture of accountability.”
CTK Recognized by National Governor’s Association as a Promising Practice
Judge Thomas Cooper Rules in Abbeville County School District v. SC

SC First Steps: The First Ten Years 2006 2007 2008 2009
First Steps Reauthorized Until 2013
Child Development Education Pilot Program Launched
Passage of Centers of Excellence Expansion Proviso
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation Issues 2006 Outcome Evaluation, Notes Need for Intensive Data and Evaluation Focus
Board Adopts New Data Policies for Agency
Board Adopts Agency Funding Priorities
Vision 2013 Strategic Planning Launched
Seven Regional Summits
State-Local Workgroups
Nurse Family Partnership Initiative Expands to Six SC Sites Via Additional Funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation
Board Adopts Strategy-Level Renewal Review
Board Adopts First Steps Program Standards and Common Outcome Measures
First Steps’ Client Data System Overhaul
First Steps and Duke Endowment to Launch Nurse Family Partnership in SC
Executive Director Leadership Council Appointed
Significant Mid-Year Cuts, Partnerships Hold Children’s Budget Summits
Anticipated Completion of Vision 2013
Anticipated Delivery of High/Scope 2009 Evaluation
BOT Pilots Performance Based Partnership Recognitions as Complement to Program Standards

Parenting
As a result of First Steps Parenting and
Family Strengthening Investments…
The parents of more than 4,200 SC preschoolers participated in more than 45,000 First Steps-funded parent education home visits during FY08 alone
Both the adult and child participants in First Steps parent education strategies are making measurable progress, with scores on a research-based measure of interactive literacy behaviors increasing by an average of 15% during FY08.

Child Care
As a result of First Steps Child Care
Investments…
Child care centers enrolling nearly 10,000 SC preschoolers received more than 6,500 technical assistance visits from First Steps staff during FY08 – with these centers improving their average Environment Rating Scale scores by 17% during this period.
First Steps provided training to more than 6,000 SC child care providers during FY08 alone.
Nearly 2000 high-risk SC preschoolers accessed high quality child care during FY08 as a result of FS-funded scholarships.

The Blueprint for SC’s Children (January 2004)
Quality
Ensure limited resources for SC’s children are dedicated to services whose impact on readiness is well-documented in research
Accountability
Strengthen focus on student outcomes, data, and research
Collaboration
Build more rigorous collaborations among ALL school readiness partners to leverage existing resources and strengthen systemic improvements which benefit all SC children
Leadership
Ensure decisions are made with key stakeholders in a timely, data-driven manner to assure quality services to children

South Carolina First Steps at 10 1999-2009 SCFS Board of Trustees June 18, 2009

Ten Years Of SC First Steps

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