Kindergarten Readiness Spencer County Schools September 24 th

Kindergarten Readiness Spencer County Schools September 24 th, 2018

State Requirement for BRIGANCE § What is the Kentucky Readiness initiative? • The goal is to screen every child to determine readiness skills and to rate every child on the KY Readiness Scale. • Started in 13 -14 school year. § The purpose of Kentucky’s Common Kindergarten Entry Screen initiative: • To identify children’s readiness in order to plan instruction. • To identify children who may need to be closely monitored for potential interventions. 2

BRIGANCE Two parts: Core Assessment and Self Help/Emotional Scales § A brief procedure (10 -15 minutes per child) used to identify children’s strengths and needs and help plan instruction. § Can also be used to identify children who may need additional intervention or ultimately evaluation. 3

Our Screening Window �No sooner than 15 days before school starts �No later than the 30 th instructional day, September 20 th �Our district completed screeners August 13 th -17 th �Selected faculty/staff trained for giving screener and trained to utilize the online management system 4

Kindergarten Core Assessments 5

Self-help & Social-Emotional Scales �Skills: �Eating, toileting, dressing �Playing, getting along with others, etc. �Three ways to complete: 1. Parent Form – the parent fills out *PREFERRED 2. Parent Form – you interview the parent 3. Teacher Form – you complete based on your observations 6

Spencer County 65. 5% State Ranking – 5 th

DISTRICT Not Ready w/ Enrichments 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17 -18 18 -19 (207) 52% 47% 34% 53% (109) 41% 40% 49% 41% 57% 43% (89) 7% 8% 5% 11% 9% 4% (9) TES Not Ready w/ Enrichments 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18 -19 (95) 64% 63% 60% 70% 40% 67% (64) 36% 33% 29% 56% 31% (29) 0% 4% 11% 1% 4% 2% (2) SCES Not Ready w/ Enrichments 13/14 14/15 56% 44% 40% 45% 4/% 11% 15/16 42% 56% 2% 16/17 34% 49% 18% 17/18 29% 58% 13% 18 -19 (112) 40% (45) 54% (60) 6% (7) PRESCHOOL Not Ready TES SCES 63% (27) 43% (16) 35% (15) 49% (18) Ready w/ Enrichments 2% (1) 8% (3)

Action Plan Goal: Ø By 2018/2019 school year 60% of incoming kindergarteners will be “ready” as measured by the Brigance screener. Increase the community awareness around Kindergarten Readiness v Provide readiness materials for families v Develop and sustain collaborative relationships within the community v Impact greater numbers of students through community outreach v

Next Steps: Ø Current Students: � Intervention/Enrichment groups (WIN) � Consistent monitoring � Additional Tutoring / Individualized Instruction Ø Future Students: � Community Readiness Committee � Informational nights for incoming K students � Count-Down to kindergarten night � SHIP Sessions (School & Home Instructional Partners) � Increased communication with community � Various BRIGANCE screenings in the community � Increased Collaboration with private child care facilities � Readiness month activities (Marquees, proclamation, etc. ) � Mobile Outreach Bus

Mobile Outreach Bus (Interior)

Mobile Outreach Bus (Exterior)