South Carolina First Steps at 101999-2009

South Carolina First Steps Board of Trustees

June 18, 2009

SC First Steps: SC First Steps: The First Ten YearsThe First Ten Years

June 28, 1999-2000 2000-2002 2003 2004 2005 1999

First StepsEnabling Legislation Signed Into Law• Formation of State Board of Trustees• 46 County Partnerships Convened• Level 1 Planning Grants (December 1999)•First Steps raises $2M in private pledges

•First Steps launches T.E.A.C.H. project•Level 2 Implementation Grants in all 46 Counties (July 2001)•First Steps noted in “Education Week” (January 2002)

•Blueprint for SC’s Children•Board Adopts “At-Risk” Focus•Formation of 7 First Steps Regions• First Steps Receives $3M SC Lottery Matching Funds•Launch of Countdown to Kindergarten (CTK)

• Child Trends Issues Initial External Evaluation of First Steps, Notes First Steps “ambitious and innovative; engendering a culture of accountability.”

• CTK Recognized by National Governor’s Association as a Promising Practice•Judge Thomas Cooper Rules in Abbeville County School District v. SC

SC First Steps: SC First Steps: The First Ten YearsThe First Ten Years

2006 2007 2008 2009

• First Steps Reauthorized Until 2013•Child Development Education Pilot Program Launched•Passage of Centers of Excellence Expansion Proviso•High/Scope Educational Research Foundation Issues 2006 Outcome Evaluation, Notes Need for Intensive Data and Evaluation Focus• Board Adopts New Data Policies for Agency

• Board Adopts Agency Funding Priorities• Vision 2013 Strategic Planning Launched

• Seven Regional Summits• State-Local Workgroups

• Nurse Family Partnership Initiative Expands to Six SC Sites Via Additional Funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation• Board Adopts Strategy-Level Renewal Review

•Board Adopts First Steps Program Standards and Common Outcome Measures• First Steps’ Client Data System Overhaul• First Steps and Duke Endowment to Launch Nurse Family Partnership in SC•Executive Director Leadership Council Appointed

• Significant Mid-Year Cuts, Partnerships Hold Children’s Budget Summits•Anticipated Completion of Vision 2013• Anticipated Delivery of High/Scope 2009 Evaluation• BOT Pilots Performance Based Partnership Recognitions as Complement to Program Standards

Source Millions % Source Millions %

State 20.0$ 91% State 18.6$ 61%

Federal -$ 0% Federal 11.0$ 36%

Other 2.0$ 9% Other 0.8$ 3%

TOTAL 22.0$ 100% TOTAL 30.4$ 100%

NOTE(S):

"Other" includes private donations and interest

Revenue / Appropriations SUMMARY

Com p ar ison

Federal0%Other

9%

State91%

Federal36%

Other3%

State61%

NOTE1) Recurring: FY 06 forward includes state & EIA; FY 10 includes $2.4M 4K2) Non-recurring: FY 01: Senate-House / FY 03: Act 356 / FY 05: Lottery / FY 07: 4K & COE / FY 08: 4K & 0-3

State-Level Appropriations

$18.4$17.2

$20.2$20.2$20.0 $19.8$20.9

$18.5 $18.4 $18.2$20.2

$-

$3.2

$11.9$9.9

$-

$3.0

$-

$7.0

$-

$10.0

$-$-

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

Mil

lio

ns

Recurring

Non- Recurring

NOTE:1) Amounts represent fiscal year recurring and non-recurring appropriations

State-Level Appropriations

Recurring and Non-recurring

$18.4$20.4

$32.1

$20.0

$29.8

$20.9

$25.5

$18.4

$21.2$20.2

$30.1

$16

$20

$24

$28

$32

$36

Millio

ns

Appropriation

NOTES1) Chart represent all funding sources (state, private, federal & inkind)

County Partnership EXPENDITURES

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

6%

30%

20%

34%

9%

2%

33%

23%

34%

8%

1%

41%

25%

26%

7%

3%

42%

27%

25%

4%

2%

41%

26%

28%

2%

3%

42%

30%

22%

3%

2%

41%

33%

21%

3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Precent of Expenditures

Fiscal Years

First Steps' Lines of Business

Healthy Start

Early Education

Quality Child Care

Parenting/ Family Strengthening

School Transition

NOTE:1) Cash includes private and federal2) Cash match increased due to federal grants

County Partnership Required Match

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

94%

6%

69%

31%

52%

48%

56%

44%

62%

38%

58%

44%

51%

49%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Precent of Match Expenditures

Fiscal Years

Cash Match vs. In-Kind Match

Cash

In-Kind

Data Integrity Improvements Since 2006

74.80%

62.99%

97.15%88.97%

0%

10%20%

30%

40%50%

60%

70%

80%90%

100%

Client Data Consent Gathered Social Security Numbers on File

Nov-06

Jun-09

ParentingAs a result of First Steps Parenting andFamily Strengthening Investments…• The parents of more than 4,200 SC

preschoolers participated in more than 45,000 First Steps-funded parent education home visits during FY08 alone

• Both the adult and child participants in First Steps parent education strategies are making measurable progress, with scores on a research-based measure of interactive literacy behaviors increasing by an average of 15% during FY08.

Child CareAs a result of First Steps Child CareInvestments…• Child care centers enrolling nearly 10,000 SC

preschoolers received more than 6,500 technical assistance visits from First Steps staff during FY08 – with these centers improving their average Environment Rating Scale scores by 17% during this period.

• First Steps provided training to more than 6,000 SC child care providers during FY08 alone.

• Nearly 2000 high-risk SC preschoolers accessed high quality child care during FY08 as a result of FS-funded scholarships.

The Blueprint for SC’s Children (January 2004)

• Quality– Ensure limited resources for SC’s children are dedicated to services whose

impact on readiness is well-documented in research

• Accountability– Strengthen focus on student outcomes, data, and research

• Collaboration– Build more rigorous collaborations among ALL school readiness partners to

leverage existing resources and strengthen systemic improvements which benefit all SC children

• Leadership– Ensure decisions are made with key stakeholders in a timely, data-driven

manner to assure quality services to children

South Carolina First Steps at 101999-2009

SCFS Board of Trustees

June 18, 2009