Publications
Prekindergarten Program, Student Academic Performance, 2012-2013
In 2012-2013, AISD pre-K students demonstrated growth in receptive vocabulary on a nationally-normed test. Students enrolled in multiple programs showed greater growth in receptive vocabulary in their native language than did other pre-K students.
AISD Prekindergarten Program Longitudinal Summary Report, Issue 2: Half-Day versus Full-Day Programs, 2001-2002 Pre-K Cohort
Full-day pre-K students from the 2001–2002 cohort were more likely to pass the 2010 7th-grade reading TAKS than were kindergarten students from the 2002–2003 cohort who were assumed eligible for pre-K but did not attend pre-K in 2001–2002.
PreKindergarten Program 2013-2014, Academic Performance
This report evaluates students’ achievement in the AISD pre-K program during the 2013–2014 school year, based on Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-IV (PPVT) and Test de Vocabularío en Imagenes Peabody (TVIP) results.
Peabody Results, by Head Start Enrollment Status, Fall 2014
This brief report summarizes prekindergarten (pre-K) students’ achievement on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-IV (PPVT) and Test de Vocabularío en Imagenes Peabody (TVIP) in Fall 2014. The PPVT and the TVIP measure knowledge of receptive (i.e., hearing) vocabulary in English and Spanish.
Peabody Results by Vertical Team, Fall 2013
Each year in the fall and spring semesters, the Peabody Picture Vocabluary Test and the Test de Vocabulario en Imágenes are administered to a sample of pre-K students in AISD. The following report provides Fall 2013 results for each vertical team of schools.
Peabody Results, by Vertical Team, Fall 2012
On average, AISD pre-K students scored below the national average range on a test for receptive vocabulary ability. English language learners (ELLs) scored lower, on average, than did non-ELLs. Read more about pre-K students' Fall 2012 performance by vertical team.
Prekindergarten Evaluation Report 2009-2010
AISD served 5,450 pre-K students in 2009-2010. Approximately 70% of sampled English-speaking pre-K students and 74% of sampled Spanish-speaking pre-K students had faster than the expected growth rate in receptive vocabulary.
AISD Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Evaluation Report 2007-2008
This report summarizes AISD's prekindergarten program for the 2007-2008 school year.
AISD Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Evaluation Report 2006-2007
This report summarizes AISD's prekindergarten program for 2006-2007 school year.
PreKindergarten Expansion Grant Evaluation Report, 2004-2005
This report summarizes AISD's 2004-2005 prekindergarten program activities and student participation and performance results.