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Spikes, Sara – Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) currently offers free, full-day prekindergarten programs to all eligible students within the district's attendance boundaries. This evaluation compares the academic achievement of third-grade students who were previously enrolled in HISD prekindergarten programs during the 2011-2012 school year to…
Descriptors: School Districts, Preschool Education, Grade 3, Academic Achievement
Spikes, Sara – Houston Independent School District, 2016
The purpose of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and Head Start Collaborative programs is to share the responsibility for closing the achievement gap between economically-disadvantaged children and their more affluent peers. HISD collaborates with the following four Head Start agencies: AVANCE-Houston, Inc. (AVANCE), Gulf Coast…
Descriptors: School Districts, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Spikes, Sara – Houston Independent School District, 2017
During the 2016-2017 school year, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) Family and Community Empowerment (FACE) Department implemented a parent engagement program for 5,281 students enrolled at nine participating campuses. This evaluation examined the relationships between parents' attendance at APTT program group meetings and students'…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement