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IV. DISSEMINATION OF FACES 2006 DATA AND FINDINGS
Annual reports regarding FACES 2006 are produced in the fall of each year. These reports update researchers and ACF on the progress of the study. Specifically, the annual reports relay the plans for and the most current findings from the study and highlight notable analyses, findings, and recommendations. For example, this Year 1 Report discusses how the study design supports Head Start program performance measurement and how it will address other policy and program questions. The Year 2 Report will describe characteristics of children, families, and programs in the fall of 2006 and draw comparisons with earlier FACES cohorts and programs. The Year 3 Report will document children’s progress during their first year of Head Start, compare subgroups of children by family background characteristics and by program characteristics, and compare progress with the progress of previous cohorts of FACES. Additional reports in the following years will similarly document children’s progress and growth as children continue through Head Start and kindergarten.
Research briefs will be prepared to inform the early childhood practitioner and policy research communities about the FACES study and about changes in Head Start children, families, staff, programs, and communities. Finally, data files and users’ manuals will be prepared and made available for interested researchers through the University of Michigan’s Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). The first data files, containing the fall 2006 and spring 2007 data, will be made available in 2008.
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