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Page 1: Pre Kindergarten Academy Training

Pre‐Kindergarten Academy Training

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Pre‐K Academies

• Funding for 2018‐2019 is $200,000• Three year funding cycle (18/19, 19/20, and 20/21 school years)

• Commission funds sites in all 7 cities within Solano County

• Majority of Pre‐Kindergarten students have never attended preschool or are considered high risk

• Pre‐K is important for both the child and the parent

• Pre‐K is often the first introduction to school

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Why the KSEP

• Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile• Simple observance tool• Provides a basic baseline and post assessment• Requires minimal training• Validity• Supports future finding

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Administering the KSEP

• Natural environment of the student’s classroom• Teacher’s observe behavior on two or more occasions 

before providing a rating• Pre‐KSEP 

– Completed during the first 3 days of the Pre‐K Academy• Post‐KSEP 

– Completed during the last 3 days of the Pre‐K Academy• The same teacher must preform Pre ad Post assessments 

for each student

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Registration & Consent Form

• Registration information is crucial for reporting data 

• Consent form must be filled out completely in order to report data

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Teacher Survey

• 15 minutes• Does not assess teacher performance• Confidential• Helps clarify overall class performance and provides additional comments

• All responses are combined for reporting data

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Attendance Sheet

• Attendance must be completed everyday• Everyday counts!

– Attendance is key to success

• What you can do– Call parents/caregivers when a child is absent– Educate parents on why attendance is important– Make the child part of the solution

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Read for Success• Access to high quality classroom book collections• 6 Summer books for students to choose and own• STEAM themed classroom activities for each title• Online professional development for teachers (Literacy Central)

• Parent engagement resources• String tote and summer reading journal for each child

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Book Ordering and Distribution• First 5 Solano‐online ordering• Book Distribution event• Host Summer Kick‐Off Literacy Celebration• Each student selects 6 books to own and build home library –access & choice!

• Encourage parental and community involvement

• Event space considerations• Volunteers• Community partnerships

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Reporting• To First 5 Solano Pre‐K coordinator• Site name• Date of student selection/book event• Number of books per child• Number of volunteers• How were volunteers, parents, community involved in the event?• Describe the motivational activities implemented (i.e. book event theme, crafts, 

read aloud, guest speaker, etc. 1‐2 sentences)• How did you incorporate literacy central?• List any resources you would like added to Literacy Central• What book titles were especially popular? Least popular? See more of?• Did you find the professional modules useful? What did you like/want changed?• Please share what impact the read for success program model had on your 

students? 

• Reporting Due: September 14, 2018

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Other Items• Parent Engagement• Enrichment Activities• Solano County Library Resources• Photos & Photo Consent Form• Community Partner Visits

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