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Keystone Parents as Teachers

USD #345 Seaman

PAT Program Overview

— Parents as Teachers is an evidence-based home

visiting, parent education model

— We serve families prenatal to kindergarten

— Primary focus is prenatal to 3 years

— Primary goals of the program

— Increase parent knowledge of early childhood

development & improve parent practices

— Provide early detection of developmental delays — Prevent child abuse & neglect — Increase children’s school readiness and success

Personal Visits

— 3 components of a personal visit — Parent-Child Interaction — Development-Centered Parenting — Family Well-Being — Families 1 – 2 visits per month based on

needs

— Visits are planned utilizing the PAT

Curriculum

Screening

— Developmental screening (2/yr) — Social-emotional screening (1/yr) — Health, hearing, and vision screenings (1/yr) — Additional screenings if concerns arise

throughout the year

— If a concern is identified based on screening, we

refer the child to TARC, MELC, or a medical professional

Resource & Referral

— Parent educators assist families in utilizing

resources and services outside the scope of PAT based on need and/or interest through — Family-Centered Assessment — Goal setting — Discussion at visits

— Parent educators assist families overcoming barriers

to accessing services

— Parent educators follow-up with families on progress

with services

Group Connections

— Opportunities for parents:

— Increase social connections — Develop friendships — Form new support networks — Build patterns of engagement during their children’s

education

— #345 provides space for GCs, Open Play, some visits, and

• ffice space for PEs

— We have provided 4 GCs: 9 families attending at least 1 GC — We have provided 17 Open Play opportunities: 19 families

attending at least 1 OP

Requirements & Affiliate Status

— Must meet the benchmarks for all Essential

Requirements

— Must comply with the Assurances in the Kansas

Parents as Teachers Grant Application

— Must meet 75% of the Quality Standards for Blue

Ribbon Status with Quality Endorsement

— We met 97% of the Quality Standards and are a

Blue Ribbon Affiliate with National Center

Quarterly District Reports

Quarterly District Reports

— USD #345 Seaman contracts for 72 family slots

— $38,000/72 family slots = $527.78 per family slot — 3 Parent Educators serving 72 family slots

— #345 Quarterly Reports — Documents progress toward meeting the Essential

Requirement

— Documents progress toward meeting contractual

agreement

Evidence of Impact

— Model has been tested by vigorous peer-reviewed

studies

— Results of research show:

— Developmental delays and health problems are

detected early

— Children enter kindergarten ready to learn and the

achievement gap is narrowed

— Parents improve their parenting knowledge and skills — Parents are more involved in their children’s school — Child abuse and neglect is prevented

Stories of Impact

— Jen Shipp

— jshipp@keystonelearning.org

— Angie Bloom

— abloom@keystonelearning.org

— Tina Killman

— tkillman@keystonelearning.org

Questions:

— Cammie Braden

— Keystone PAT Program Coordinator — cbraden@keystonelearning.org — 785-876-2214

— Andy Ewing

— Keystone Learning Services Executive Director — aewing@keystonelearning.org — 785-876-2214