Explore a library of worksheets, tools, and resources to support community assessment data collection and analysis. You may select from the individual appendices below, or download a file with all the appendices combined.

A. Community Assessment Worksheets and Tools

A–1 Community Assessment Matrix

A–2 Community Assessment Report Checklist

A–3 Community Assessment Analysis Worksheet

A–4 Identifying Data and Data-Based Decisions Worksheet

A–5 Data Collection Sources by Topic Worksheet

A–5.1 Sample Template for Data Collection

B. Data Analysis

B–1 Preparing a Survey or Questionnaire

B–1.1 Sample Parent Survey – Head Start

B–1.2 Sample Parent Survey – Early Head Start

B–1.3 Sample Community Partner Survey

B–2 Conducting Focus Groups and Large Discussions

B–3 Data Analysis Techniques

B–4 Displaying the Data

B–5 Attributes of Good Data Display

B–6 Annotated Data Bibliography

B–7 Glossary of Data Analysis Terms and Concepts

C. Community Assessment Requirements

C–1 Community Assessment Requirements in the Head Start Program Performance Standards

C–2 Community Assessment in the Head Start Act

D. National Resources for Community Assessment Data

D–1 National Resources for Community Assessment Data