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School Readiness Assessment in San Mateo County

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Overall Vision of School Readiness

Birth-3rd grade alignment:

• By age 3, children have the language and social emotional foundations that support strong cognitive development

• Children enter Kindergarten with well-rounded development, proficient in identified kindergarten readiness skills

• Children are at or above grade level at 3rd grade

San Mateo and Santa Clara model for measuring readiness

School Readiness

K TeacherExpectations

ParentSurvey

KAcademics

Self-Regulation

SocialExpression

Self-Care & Motor Skills

• San Mateo – 2001,02, 03, 05, 08

• Santa Clara -2004, 05, 06, 08• Longitudinal Assessments in

2009 and 2010

2009ECE &

Elementary School Practices in Santa

Clara County


AcademicsRecognizes lettersRecognizes shapesRecognizes colorsCounts 10 objects

Engages with booksWrites own first name

Recognizes rhyming words

Self-Regulation Comforts self

Pays attention Controls impulses Follows directions

Negotiates solutions Plays cooperatively

Participates in circle timeHandles frustration well

Social Expression Expresses empathy Relates well to adults Has expressive abilities Is curious & eager to learn Expresses needs & wants Engages in symbolic play

Self-Care and Motor SkillsUses small manipulativesHas general coordination

Performs basic self-help / self-care tasks

BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS OF READINESS


KAcademics

Self-Regulation

SocialExpression


Needs-Prep

KAcademics

Self-Regulation

SocialExpression


All-Stars

+50%

KAcademics

Self-Regulation

SocialExpression


Focused-on-the-Facts

~25%~10%

KAcademics

Self-Regulation

SocialExpression


Social-Stars

~10%

READINESS GAPS PERSIST


KindergartenReadiness

3rd Grade ELA TestsProficient + Advanced

AllStars

Needs Prep

60%

13%

3rd Grade Math TestsProficient + Advanced

77%

20%

K academics + Self Regulation work together to impact 3rd grade

3rd Grade ELA 3rd Grade MATH

8

Linking Readiness to 3rd Grade Achievement

From Applied Survey Research


Children who are 5 before K entry Children with parents who

Read with them more often Tell stories and sing songs Have higher maternal education Are Asian, Caucasian Are high income

Children who attend preschool

Who is most likely to be Ready at 3rd grade?


Disparities by Income Grow Over TimeEnglish Language Arts Math


Gaps for Latino Children GrowEnglish Language Arts Math


Preschool Advantage NarrowsEnglish Language Arts Math

Santa Clara CountySan Mateo County


What does all of this mean?

• Kindergarten readiness matters for later school success.

• Kindergarten readiness is not sufficient; some of our children who enter school well prepared are not achieving at grade level by 3rd grade

• Extra support and resources are needed for low-income, English Learners, and Hispanic/Latino children, even for those who enter Kindergarten ready.

• There are differences between San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties that merit reflection.


How has our School Readiness data been used?

• A model of replication

• Evaluation of First 5 San Mateo County Programs

• Increase awareness of the importance of preschool through third grade alignment


Goals for 2012 School Readiness Assessment

• Build upon history of previous school readiness assessments

• Receive baseline for participating Ready Schools school districts

• Align with Santa Clara County

• Align with new state tools

2011 201417


Benefits to being early adopters of the DRDP-SR

• Can naturally be integrated into Transitional Kindergarten

• No school district IT support is required

• Free training for teacher implementers

• DRDP-SR will be integrated into CALPADS in 2013-2014


Timeline

April-June• Confirm research design (proposals from interested evaluators

are due April 30th)• Recruit schools

July-August• Train participating teachers with option for on-line or in-person

training on August 106-8 weeks after the start of school

• Observe and complete student assessments (teachers)

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