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 Total enrollment of 367 in 19 classes

• 110 of these were enrolled for the

second year

• 84 (27%) speak a primary language
• ther than English at home
• 39 (about 11%) of children have an IEP

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Health and Dental:

• On Day 1, 329 children were up to

date on immunizations. By the end of the year, 363, or 99%, were up to date.

• 349 (95%) children had a dental

exam

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 Visual: percentages of children with

insurance and immunizations on Day 1 vs the end of the school year for SEMCAC, across Head Start in the state, in Region 5, and nationally.

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 There were several areas where SEMCAC’s

percentages surpassed the national averages and were even higher than our 2012 numbers. These include:

• Children who had a medical diagnosis and

needed treatment who received it (100%) Children with an ongoing source of continuous, accessible health care (99.2%)

• Children with a completed dental exam (95%)
• Children who received dental treatment

(86.4%)

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 Huge gains were made in children meeting or

exceeding widely-held developmental

• expectations. By the end of the year, this was

true for:

• 100% in physical and literacy development
• 97.8% in cognitive
• 96.3% in language
• 95.6% in social/emotional
• 91.3% in mathematics

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Semcac Head Start Works!

 The focus in math development through

training and curriculum has paid off!

• Spring of 2013, 79% of 4-year-old

children were meeting or exceeding WHE

• Spring of 2014, 86% of 4-year-old

children were meeting or exceeding WHE

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Semcac Head Start Works!

 More than 90% of parent survey

responses say:

• “I better understand my child's

development.”

• “They are supportive and helpful.”
• “Head Start staff is respectful.”
• “I can trust Head Start Staff.”

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 The number of families who received the

following services

• 107 for emergency/crisis intervention

such as meeting immediate needs for food, clothing, or shelter

• 79 for parenting education
• 53 for housing assistance such as

subsidies, utilities, repairs, etc.

• 24 for health education

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 Total of 507 volunteers spent

time in Head Start classrooms

 303 of these volunteers (almost

60%) were current or former HS parents

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Because of your hard work, children and families learned and grew in many ways. Families had better access to resources and children are better prepared for kindergarten. Your work makes a difference in the lives of families!

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