1304.11 Basis for determining whether a Head Start agency will be subject to an open competition.
This standard outlines the basis for determining whether a Head Start agency will be subject to an open competition.
Check out Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) resources to learn about the observational tool used to assess pre-K classroom quality in three domains: Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, and Instructional Support
This standard outlines the basis for determining whether a Head Start agency will be subject to an open competition.
This standard describes the use of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS): Pre-K instrument in the Designation Renewal System to conduct observations.
This document addresses three main questions: What do the CLASS results mean; what are the different ways CLASS results can be used, and how should CLASS results be reported and shared?
Learn how Head Start grantees and programs can use the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) to support professional development and quality improvement efforts.
During the 2015–2016 program year, the Office of Head Start (OHS) used the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) Pre-K Teacher-Child Observation Instrument during its on-site reviews of grantees. CLASS-reliable reviewers visited a random sample of preschool classrooms to obtain grantee-level scores. This document provides descriptive statistics of the 2016 grantee-level CLASS data.
Awardees Resulting from Designation Renewal System (DRS) Cohort 4
Awards Made for DRS Cohort 4 Service Areas
Four reports provide evidence that, since the last reauthorization, quality in Head Start has increased across the country..
This resource will help you understand how CLASS® can be used for professional development and will explain how it is used within OHS for program monitoring purposes.
Explore this report based on data from the fiscal years 2012-2015 regarding the use of the CLASS Pre-K® instrument during monitoring reviews of Head Start grantees.
Explore this guide that describes how the CLASS® relates to school readiness, and how using it to collect and apply data, including case studies that show how programs have applied CLASS® for support and improvement.