Ron Place did his Doctoral Dissertation on "The Impact of the Harrison School District Early Learning Programs on Subsequent Student Achievement".

The Abstract of the Dissertation gives an overview of the study.

The full Dissertation in Word format is available for study.

There was a tremendous amount of statistical analysis involved in this study. All the spreadsheets and databases with the raw data that were generated for this study are available for study. They are listed below:

Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) data, all in Microsoft Excel format:

• The CSAP data for 'All students' is available.
• The CSAP data for 'Asian students' is available.
• The CSAP data for 'African-American students' is available.
• The CSAP data for 'Hispanic students' is available.
• The CSAP data for 'White students' is available.
• The CSAP data for 'Female students' is available.
• The CSAP data for 'Male students' is available.
• The CSAP data for 'Students not on free/reduced lunches' is available.
• The CSAP data for 'Students ON free/reduced lunches' is available.

There are a large number of charts comparing the various subgroups. These statistical analyses for comparing the performances on the CSAP exams are available.

The raw data in Microsoft Access format is available.

The 'Individual Education Plans' data in Microsoft Excel format is available.

The STAR testing data in Microsoft Excel format is available.