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Evaluation of the Kentucky Statewide Family Literacy Initiative Years 1 and 2

Client: Kentucky National Center for Family Literacy
Term: January 2001–December 2002

This evaluation was conducted in order to support the statewide development of a comprehensive family literacy program in Kentucky. This study was done in two phases. Phase one included the development of a baseline of the status of the delivery of literacy programs in the state that served as a benchmark against which to assess the progress that occurred in phase two.

During this evaluation, the Center accomplished the following:

Developed a formal evaluation plan that was presented at the February 2001 Consortium meeting in Louisville
Interviewed advisory board members to assess key goals of program and challenges that may have hindered expansion and improvement
Assembled and analyzed databases related to family literacy
Analyzed case studies of literacy programs in three counties to inform the development of a comprehensive family literacy system
Developed and conducted surveys administered to service providers for family literacy projects in Kentucky as well as potential providers
Reported on the outcomes of this study