Evaluation fo the supporting partnerships to assure ready kids

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Evaluation of SPARK

As a partner in the SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids) project, CRDG, through Morris Lai and Sue York, continues its work with children, ages 3-7, in the Wai‘anae area. While project funding ended in May 2008, evaluation of those elements that have been sustained beyond the grant will continue for another 30 months. The Ready Kids Follow Up (RKF) study is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation through Walter MacDonald & Associates (overall SPARK evaluators) and is implemented in Hawai‘i by the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE) in part through a subcontract with CRDG. Five of the original eight sites nationwide are participating in the RKF phase of the SPARK initiative. The original rendition of the project, funded 2003–2008, focused on improving the transition from home to school. Some of the activities helped prepare children for school, while others focused on helping schools and numerous community and state partners prepare for incoming kindergartners. The RKF study will continue through 2010.