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through age seven). Even Start is primarily a state-administered discretionary grant
program. Through a competitive process, states fund integrated family literacy services
that include early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and
parenting education. Local educational agencies, other public entities, and communitybased
organizations collaborate to provide services in 81 projects in California. Projects
may be funded for four years, contingent on adequate annual progress on Even Start
performance indicators for adults and children.
The William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program began in 1989 and was
reauthorized in 2001 as Title I, Part B, Subpart 3 of NCLB. For more information on
Even Start, contact the Child Development Division, Even Start Office, at
(916) 319-0848. Additional information is also available on the Even Start Web site at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/evenstart.asp.
American Indian Education Centers
In 1974, California set an example for the nation in its goal to honor historical
obligations to educate American Indian people by establishing the American Indian
Education Center Program. Created through legislation (Senate Bill 2264: California
Education Code Article 6, sections 33380—33383), the program is intended to offer
educational services that promote American Indian student academic success by
providing community-based programs to address the unique academic and cultural
needs of American Indian students in California public schools. American Indian
Education Center staff assists schools with professional development, counseling,
tutorial services, and parental education. Staff members also provide supplemental and
extended-day instructional programs to meet the needs of American Indian students.
For more information on American Indian Education Centers, contact Judy Delgado,
Consultant, Migrant, Indian, and International Education Office, at (916) 319-0506 or by
e-mail at judelgado@cde.ca.gov. Additional information is available on the American
Indian Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ai.
Coordinated School Health
Only when students are healthy can schools fully meet their goals. If school-age
children are not in good health, they are less attentive, unable to keep up with their
demanding schedules, and more likely to miss school due to illness—all factors
hindering academic achievement. Therefore, schools need to address health-related
concerns and provide students with the knowledge to prevent health-related problems.
Coordinated school health addresses eight different aspects of health and education:
health education; physical education; health services; nutrition services; counseling,
psychological, and social services; healthy school environment; health promotion for
staff; and parent and community involvement. The coordinated school health model
promotes collaboration—school staff, families, youths, and communities working
together to address these components.
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