Keystone Parents as Teachers USD #345 Seaman PAT Program Overview - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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 office 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