The Pipeline | Birth to Six

Target Outcomes

Kindergarten Readiness, Brain Development

Local Data

48% of Low SES Lewiston kindergartners were not at grade level¹

Fallout Costs

This is the highest return for dollars spent on intervention.² The returns can be as high as 15-17³

Strategies

Harlem Children’s Model Leadership to Make a Difference “LMD” CDA/529 plans

Health & Wellness

Immunizations, Health & Safety, Nutrition, Rest

Sources:

1. Lewiston School District Kindergarten Fall IRI scores for low SES (socioeconomic status as measured by eligibility for free and reduced lunch), September 2010
2. Bridges to Sustainable Communities, Phil DeVol of aha! Process Inc. and, Scott Miller of Move the Mountain, Inc.
3. Heckman, James J. “Investing in Disadvantaged Young Children is an Economically Efficient Policy.”
4. Idaho Alliance of States, “Complete College America”, Board of Education, Idaho.
5. C. Rouse, ―Labor Market Consequences of an Inadequate Education, October 24, 2005, New York.
6. http://www.communitycollegesinusa.com/Idaho_School_Codes.html
7. High School Dropouts in America, http://www.all4ed.org/files/GraduationRates_FactSheet.pdf
8. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Public Data, November 2010
9. Compilations of Turnover Studies, SASHA Corporation, http://www/sashacorp.com/turnframe.html
10. Circles Pay Day Loan Survey, LC Valley Circles 2010
11. Center for Responsible Lending, http://www.womeningovernment.org/familysuccess/predatory
12. National Center for Health Statistics and Bureau of Census Data

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