Kindergarten: Its About Time Kindergarten Summit March 19, 2008

Its Time! Time makes a difference How time is used makes a difference Time to make a difference

Kindergarten in David Douglas

Kindergarten in David Douglas

Road to Full Day 1993 A few classes full- day, every other day 1994 One full-day class in each school. Selection by lottery 2002 All classes half day 2004 One full-day class in each school. Selection by lottery 2005 All classes full-day

35 year comparison State mandated half- day program 2.5 hours per session Snack time with parent paid fee Expectations minimal, emphasis on social State mandated half- day program 9am-3:15pm in DD Free breakfast, school lunch Expectations high, emphasis on academic

Full-day Kindergarten in DD 800 students in 27 classrooms HQ teacher and an instructional assistant in each classroom, additional assistance for larger percentages of ELL students 75% qualify for free/reduced meal assistance 36% qualify for ESL program 40% of students are Caucasian/English 1st

Beginning the year Summer opportunities Staggered start Readiness inventory

Schedule comparison Half-day Sample 8:45-9:10 check in/Calendar 9:10-10:10 Reading 10:10-10:30 Math/SS 10:30-11:10 Centers/Specials 11:10-11:20 Story, Dismissal Full-day Sample 8:45-9:10 Check- in/Centers/Calendar 9:10-10:10 Math 10:10-10:40 Reading Intervention 10:40-11:10 Writing 11:15-11:55 Lunch 12:00-1:30 Reading 1:30-1:40 Recess 1:40-2:10 GLAD/Art/SS 2:10-2:40 Specials 2:40-3:15 Story/Closure

More content instruction

Time for breakfast and lunch

Time for Specials

More time, so what Parents, teachers, administrators agree: Increase in students academic readiness for first grade Increase in social development More instruction in content areas More creativity More close knit classroom community

More time, so what In , 35% of K students met mid-year benchmark on DIBELS Phoneme Segmentation Fluency. In , 74% met that benchmark at mid-year. In , 34% of K students met mid-year benchmark on DIBELS Nonsense Word Fluency. In , 66% met that benchmark. Spring of 2004, 45% met end-of-year benchmark in Nonsense Word Fluency. Spring 2007, 85% met benchmark level.

More time, so what DIBELS assessments show better growth in performance for both first and second grade students, whose groups participated in full day kindergarten, than for third grade, where about one third of the students had a full day program. At-risk subgroups all showed growth in reading skills after participating in the full- day kindergarten program.

I can read!

I can write!

I can do math!

Kindergarten Facts 60% of children are enrolled in full-day public or private kindergarten programs Nine states mandate full-day kindergarten be offered Louisiana and West Virginia require attendance in full-day programs

The time has come Full funding for kindergarten with additional appropriation Optional, in consideration for facility concerns Movement toward QEM and catching up with other states

The time has come Full participation in quality readiness assessments to inform policy makers Coordinated efforts with early childhood for an effective, seamless system Emphasis on prevention, not remediation

The time has come Follow Supt. Castillos lead Pester your legislators Encourage your administrators The time is always right to do whats right Martin Luther King

Its about time, because its about children