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Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2011
Students who attended Austin Independent School District (AISD) Read Prekindergarten School in 2006-2007 performed better than the state average on their Spring 2011 3rd grade math Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and had a greater percentage scoring commended on math TAKS than did other AISD pre-K students or those assumed to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Grade 3, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Achievement
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2010
Economically disadvantaged English language learner students who were enrolled in the 2005-2006 Austin Independent School District's (AISD) prekindergarten program performed better on the Spring 2010 reading and math state academic test (TAKS) than did similar students who first enrolled in AISD during kindergarten or later. [For "AISD…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Schedules, Educational Benefits, Economically Disadvantaged
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2009
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's prekindergarten student data from 2001-2002 (half-day and full-day programs) and 2007-2008 (full-day program only), including student demographics, academic performance, and attendance.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, School Schedules, Attendance, Preschool Education
McElroy, Richard H. – Online Submission, 2007
This descriptive, quantitative study examined the effects of participation in a 1-year Early Start Preschool Program for 4-year-olds in a state that requires annual testing at the end of select grades. This study focused primarily on achievement through grade 3. As no study has evaluated the effectiveness of the program, this research examined…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2009
Austin Independent School District served more than 13,000 students in summer programs during 2009, providing opportunities for accelerated learning, maintenance of academic skills between school years, course credit recovery, state achievement tests, or school-level transition activities. This report summarizes this information.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Summer Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, English Language Learners
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2009
Austin Independent School District provided full-day prekindergarten to 5,196 4-year-olds in 2008-2009 at 66 schools. Seventy percent or more of students made measureable gains on a test of receptive vocabulary, and average gains showed growth about two times greater than that expected for 4-year-olds after a 7-month period.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Schedules, School Districts, Achievement Tests
González, Rosa María – Online Submission, 2004
This report summarizes AISD bilingual and English as a second language programs for the 2003-2004 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2002
This report summarizes evaluation results of the AISD prekindergarten program for the 2001-2002 school year.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, At Risk Students, Enrollment Trends, Low Income Students
Zyskowski, Gloria; Curry, Janice; Patrick, Ertha; Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 1999
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title I program activities during school year 1998-1999.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Preschool Education
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2005
This report summarizes AISD's 2004-2005 prekindergarten program activities and student participation and performance results.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Grants, At Risk Students, English Language Learners