802 North East St. Alturas, CA 96101
2011-12
Summary/Evaluation of Programs
*First 5 Modoc Strategic Plan 2009/2013 Focus Areas & Funds Spent
 Improved Child Development
$ 242,186
 Improved Family Functioning $ 50,444
 Improved Child Health
$ 14,411
 Improved System of Care
$ 2,000
Formal Grants
Public Health “Healthy Beginnings”
Focus Area: Improved Family Functioning
Continue a home visitation program, focusing on strengthening and improving positive parentinfant interactions, healthy infant development and parental competencies.
Strategy
Continue to work with the
Family Wellness Court and
incorporation of the Healthy
Beginnings program into the
process.
Outcome
Public Health Nurse (PHN) to
attend meetings twice a month
with Family Wellness Court to
coordinate potential services.
Participate with Behavioral
Health with the integrations of
services to improve planning for
Healthy Beginnings. PHN to
attend five out of seven meetings.
Result
Both outcomes have been
successful with regular
attendance. Participant numbers
have more than doubled for
services from prior years.
Healthy Beginnings clients will
receive assessments through
Behavioral Health services.
Behavioral Health assessments
will be provided, with follow up
treatment when needed. All
clients will receive assessments
with 90% in need of treatment
receiving treatment.
Participant meetings to be held
with 75% of clients attending the
participant meetings to learn
about services and resources in
the community.
Outcome successful with 100%
of clients receiving assessments
and those in need of services
receiving them.
Educate clients regarding the
resources available to them in the
community.
Referrals to Healthy Beginnings
will opt in for participation in the
program.
Healthy Beginnings staff will
schedule a face to face meeting
with clients who have been
referred specifically from Social
Services to discuss program and
50% of clients referred will opt
in for services.
47 Children and 35 Parents were served.
The outcome to have 75% of
clients attend participant
meetings was not successful with
a 32% attendance rate. The PHN
changed strategies slightly by
incorporating discussion of local
resources in the home visits to
insure clients received the
information.
Outcome successful with 83% of
clients referred fully participating
in the program.
Mini Grants
Public health “Decreasing Medicated Births”
Focus Area: Improved Child Health
Providing Childbirth Education classes with an increased emphasis on non-medicated methods
of pain relief.
Strategy
Provide more extensive
education, interaction activities,
and visual aids during childbirth
classes to promote use of nonmedicated methods of pain
management and ensure that
participants have the information
they need to make healthy
choices, so that the number of
interventions on the mom and
baby can be reduced.
Outcome
90% of class participants will
give a score of good or better
when surveyed about the
interactive activities and
handouts.
Have a new outline of topics that
will be covered each class.
100% of women attending class
will utilize non-medicated forms
of pain relief prior to use of
epidural; 60% will choose to
labor without epidural and 80%
will initiate labor without pitocin.
Have new childbirth educator
participate in a childbirth
education training program in
order to ensure that she will
acquire the level of knowledge
necessary to co-teach the class.
Educator will attend training and
will incorporate new tools into
the classes.
90% of class participants will
give a score of good or better
when surveyed about the
instructor’s knowledge.
Result
Outcome successful with 100%
of participants giving a score of
good or better when surveyed
about interactive activities.
Outcome successful in creating
and utilizing a new class outline.
Preliminary data shows outcome
successful. To date seven of the
ten participants that have
delivered used some form of nonmedicated pain management.
One participant had an induction
with pitocin. Of the seven there
were three that did not deliver by
cesarean and labored without an
epidural. A complete report will
be provided in February 2013
that will cover the three
remaining participants.
Outcome successful in
completing the certification
requirements by Nov 2011.
Outcome successful with 100%
of participants giving a score of
good or better.
10 children and 19 parents were served.
Modoc County Office of Education “Funding for Preschool”
Focus Area: Improved Child Development and Improved Family Functioning
Funding Preschool for Five years old not ready for “K’.
Strategy
Fund up to (3) five year old
children to attend CDE funded
programs.
3 children were served.
Outcome
Each child will attend the
preschool 80% of the 180 days of
the regular school year.
Each child will have a monthly
observation. A total of eight
observations.
Each child will be assessed twice
during the 2011-2012 school
year. Each child will master 90%
of the forty-three DRDP-2010
indicators.
Result
The program successfully served
two out of three children. The
third dropped from the program
after one month. The goal to
have each child successfully
attend preschool 80% of the time
was successful with the two
children attending 100% of the
time. Each child was observed
eight times and each child
completed the pre/post DRDP2010 with 100% of goals
accomplished.
Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District “Increase Access”
Focus Area: Improved Child Development
Increase access and attendance to early childhood education at Surprise Valley Child
Development Center. Outcomes are incomplete as program operates through Dec 2012.
Strategy
Provide a high quality* child
development environment.
*High quality is defined as
following Title 22 requirements
and provides an educational
environment rather than just care.
Outcome
Increase accessibility and
attendance of educational child
care in Surprise Valley by 25%.
Increase participating parent
involvement in parenting classes.
Result
Currently outcome successful
with six children being able to
access care due to program.
Twenty-one parents participated
in parenting classes.
Program will continue through
December 2012.
6 children, 21 parents and 11 other family members were served.
California Department of Public Health “Car Seat”
Focus Area: Improved Child Health
First 5 Modoc and Modoc County Public Health worked collaboratively together to provide car
seat checkpoints and educate families about the new car seat law.
Strategy
Work collaboratively with
agencies to provide car seat
checkpoints and educate families
regarding the new car seat law.
Outcome
Program expansion of a second
car seat checkpoint in Modoc
County.
Purchase and distribute car
seats/booster seats and provide to
families at checkpoints.
Educate families on new car seat
law.
Result
Outcome was successful with the
expansion of a second
checkpoint. A total number of
twenty-seven families
participated between the two
checkpoints. To date in the
county we have distributed
thirteen convertible seats,
fourteen booster seats and five
infant seats.
A large population in Modoc
received information on the new
car seat law and car seat safety.
27 families were served.
Modoc County Office of Education Early Head Start “Infant Massage”
Focus Area: Improved Family Functioning
Infant Massage Classes
Strategy
Infant Massage Classes
Outcome
Certification to deliver classes to
the community.
Provide training to families in the
community with children 0-5
with and without disabilities
and/or special healthcare needs,
in order to increase overall
family functioning.
Result
Staff completed the three day
training and received
certification.
To date training has occurred
with three families. Continuation
of training with families is
ongoing.
3 families were served and 1 staff member received certification in infant massage.
Micro
Modoc County Office of Education “Children’s Fair”
Focus Area: Community Strengthening
The Modoc County Children’s Fair was a huge success. There were 450 participants, 250 were
children 0-5 years of age. Families had fun together in an alcohol/drug free and child abuse free
environment. With funds from First 5 they were able to fund a discovery booth geared toward
children ages 0-5 that allowed children to explore and create. It was reported the discovery
booth was a great outlet for the younger children. Not only did the discovery booth have an
educational value but it also promoted positive interaction with preschool staff, children and
parents.
Modoc Child Care Council “West Ed Training”
Focus Area: Provider Capacity Building, Training and Support
The West Ed Infant/Toddler training held on April 23rd and 24th 2012 was a success.
Information on the importance of providing high quality care and education for children during
their first three years of development was presented. Focus on the foundations four domains was
explained with examples of how to use them in child care centers and family child care homes.
There were forty-one attendees. Ten took advantage of the one college unit offered by the
participating college.
Modoc County Office of Education “Alturas State Preschool Zoo-Phonics”
Focus Area: Improved Child Development & Improved Family Functioning
Purchased the Zoo-Phonics curriculum to help align preschools with “K” teachers. Eighteen
children participated in this program and the curriculum will continue to be utilized year after
year.
Modoc County Office of Education “Surprise Valley State Preschool ZooPhonics”
Focus Area: Improved Child Development & Improved Family Functioning
Purchased the Zoo-Phonics curriculum to help align preschools with “K” teachers. Sixteen
children participated in this program and the curriculum will continue to be utilized year after
year.
First 5 California “Healthy Families”
Focus Area: Improved Child Health
First 5 California reconciliation of funds for the Healthy Families program. Reports indicate that
eighteen children were served with this program in FY 08-09.
First 5 Modoc “Legacy Programs”
State matching grants to County Commissions
First 5 Modoc School Readiness Initiative
Focus Area: Improved Child Development
School Readiness is a 1:1 cash match in participation with First 5 California.
twenty-six children received a preschool experience as a result of this program. Services include
a monthly home visit to each enrolled family and education and information is provided
regarding health, nutrition, mental health and other community resources in collaboration with
Public Health. These presentations also outreach to the entire preschool population. forty-three
children received tutoring services in Newell. Dental screenings were also provided at various
sites throughout Modoc. “K” transition services are provided for all children in Modoc County.
Services include “K” roundup, media campaign and a “K” transition backpack distribution. In
addition SR provides the Raising-A Reader program at all preschool sites in Modoc County. The
effectiveness of the Raising A Reader program continues to grow as parents reported an increase
in reading time to their children up 3 minutes from last year.
60% of participating parents completed the SR Program Survey. Of those surveys completed
100% gave a rating of 4 or higher on a scale of 1-5 in regards to the effectiveness of the program.
80% of the parents felt the Family Support Worker met their needs.
11 children were assessed using the DRDP-R tool. 92% of all goals had an increase of at least
one Developmental Level. 84% of the goals increased one level from the beginning of the year,
4% increased by two, 4% increased by three and 8% stayed the same.
First 5 Modoc “Signature Program”
State matching grants to County Commissions
First 5 Modoc CARES Plus Phase II
Focus Area: Improved Child Development
CARES Plus is the first signature program to be released from First 5 California. The purpose of
CARES Plus is to build upon the past success of CARES and continuing the successful
partnership with the California Department of Education’s AB 212 Program. CARES Plus is a
statewide professional development program for early educators designed to improve the quality
of early learning programs by focusing on increasing the quality, effectiveness and retention of
early educators. There were a total of eighteen CARES Plus applicants and ten AB 212
applicants that were originally chosen. Unfortunately, there were many program issues with start
up and implementation which saw a decrease in participant numbers. There were a total of nine
participants who successfully completed program requirements that qualified for a stipend.
Stipends averaged $1,211.
Evaluation Resources
First 5 Modoc continues to monitor and evaluate programs throughout the year. Programs are
required to submit quarterly PEDS data, Project Outcomes Charts and Expenditure Reports.
Staff review and monitor the results to insure programs are working toward, or meeting their
strategies and outcomes. Yearly, staff completes an evaluation presentation of the results and
findings from the above mentioned programs that is then presented to the First 5 Modoc
Commission and forwarded to First 5 California after the review process is completed locally.
Evaluation totaled 26% of the administrative budget. The SR Advisory Committee was
established by the Commission in order to monitor and review the SR program throughout the
year for program needs and/or changes. During each Commission meeting the Commission
receives all notes from the SR Advisory meetings and is updated on the work they are
completing and/or changes being implemented. With the implementation of CARES Plus the
Commission has also developed the CARES Plus Consortium to help monitor the needs of
CARES Plus. In addition during each Commission meeting staff gives an update/report on the
current status of a chosen program.
*Program funds were adjusted to account for FY 10-11 encumbered funds reported but not fully
expended in Audit and Annual Report. Programs were adjusted accordingly.