Characteristics of the Houston, Texas, Independent School District (HISD) prekindergarten program are reported. Implemented in 1985, and largely funded by the state, the program is offered to 4-year-old students who are classified as limited English proficient (LEP) or are from families with an income at or below the subsistence level. Prekindergarten classes serving nearly 8,000 educationally disadvantaged students are offered at 150 of the 168 HISD elementary schools. The ethnicity of the students is 57% Hispanic, 37% Black, 4% White, and 2% Asian; 30% are LEP. Nearly half of their teachers have 2-5 years' experience teaching prekindergarten, and 34% have more than 10 years' total teaching experience. The teachers' ethnicity is 37% White, 33% Black, 27% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The most frequently held Texas teaching certification is an elementary certification. Optional in-service training is offered, with most commonly attended sessions pertaining to developmentally appropriate practices. Prekindergarten teachers, on average, attended 18.1 hours of in-service training during the 1989-90 school year. The Prekindergarten Teacher Survey is appended. (LB)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation.
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- ['Reports - Research', 'Tests/Questionnaires']
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- History of Prekindergarten in HISD 5
- HISD Procedures for Compliance With Texas Administrative Code 75.141 6
- Program Description 8
- Funding Source and Program Cost 9
- Curriculum and Instructional Materials 9
- Research Question 2 11
- Prekindergarten Edroliment and Ethnicity in 1989-90 and 1990-91 13
- Prekindergarten Enrollment and Eligibility Status From 1985-86 to 1989-90 14
- Prekindergarten Enrollment and Ethnicity from 1985-86 and 1989-90 15
- What are the academic and professional backgrounds and demographic 16
- Total Years Teaching and Years Teaching Prekindergarten 16
- Other Grade Levels Previously Taught by HISD Prekindergarten Teachers 17
- Teaching Certifications and Endorsements of HISD Prekindergarten Teachers 18
- University Degrees Earned 24
- Demographics of the Prekindergarten Teacher 26
- HISD prekindergarten teachers 27
- Additional Training Opportunities Available for Prekindergarten Teachers 27
- In-Service Training Opportunities Attended by HISD Prekindergarten Teachers 29
- State Board of Education Rules 34
- Cognition development prekindergarten. 35
- Motor devdopment prekindergarten shall include the foPowing essential elements 36
- Fine arts prekindergarten. 37
- Prekindergarten Enrollment by Campus 40
