Penny Milburn August 2011 How are the children? Preschool Program Reporting

EASIER Reporting Demographic Information Assign a student ID for all preschool age children Report free and reduced lunchespecially important for children in SWVPP classrooms Each building and community partner has a four digit building number

EASIER Reporting Student Demographic Information Report students on an IEP Each building and community partner has a four digit building number SWVPP programs need to work with community partner to include all information Homeroom/HSAP Teacher folder number

EASIER Reporting Program Information Attending an SWVPP classroom Required Program Standards Sources of funding SWVPP Shared Visions Title I Head Start Empowerment (ECI) Parent

Data Elements needed to process the EASIER file: Local Student ID State Student ID Grade Homeroom/HSAP Teacher Folder Number Free Lunch Reduced Lunch IEP Student First Name Student Last Name Date of Birth Gender Hispanic/Latino 5 race fields Native Language

Data Elements needed to process the EASIER file: Foster care Days enrolled/Days Present/Unexcused Resident district Resident county Exit date and Exit code Destination code and location Migrant Immigrant 1 st date into US schools Entry date in district School number Entry date Entry code FTE value

Funding for Five-Year-Old Five-year olds will be included in Certified Enrollment if the following criteria are met: 5-yr old preschooler attending with a minimum cumulative FTE value = 0.50 Student may participate in 1 classroom Student may participate in more than one classroom Teacher is properly licensed through BOEE District holds the teacher contract. Program is located within a district building Program is part of the districts continuum of educational services

Additional Important Points Offsite locations must report 4 year olds participating in the SWVPP Offsite locations must report 3 and 5 year olds participating in the SWVPP District buildings must report 3, 4, and 5 year olds participating in the SWVPP

Kindergarten Literacy Assessment Administer Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) or a kindergarten benchmark assessment adopted by the Department of Education (DE) to every kindergarten student enrolled in the district no later than October 1 [Iowa Code (16)];

Kindergarten Literacy Assessment Collect from each parent guardian or legal custodian of a kindergarten student enrolled in the district, information including, but not limited to, preschool attendance and demographic factors; and Report the results of the assessment and preschool information to the DE no later than January 1 of that school year.

Percent of Iowa School Buildings and Kindergarten Assessment Tool Administered

Percent of Children Entering Kindergarten Proficient in Identifying Beginning Sounds Using DIBELS Assessment Measure (N=18,923)

Percent of Children Attending Statewide Voluntary Preschool Entering Kindergarten and Proficiency in Identifying Beginning Sounds Using DIBELS Assessment Measure.

Percent of Children in Poverty Entering Kindergarten Proficient in Identifying Beginning Sounds Using DIBELS Assessment Measure.

Teaching Strategies GOLD

GOLD Online Online system for Teaching Strategies GOLD. Comprehensive research-based assessment Address all developmental areas Aligned to the Iowa Early Learning Standards

GOLD Online Areas of development –Social–Emotional –Physical –Language –Cognitive Content Learning –Literacy –Mathematics –Science and Technology –Social Studies –The Arts

GOLD Online Records anecdotal records Work samples Assessment ratings Converts ECO summary rating scale Provides a portal for other team members Provides a portal for families Assists teachers in aligning assessment and instruction

GOLD Online Reports functions include Performance and growth Widely held expectations Class profile Individual child Development and learning Snapshot

Purpose of the Web Application To provide an accurate child count for funding the grant year To meet the requirements of Chapter 16 Partnerships with community agencies Appropriate teacher endorsement Group size and teacher/child ratio A minimum of 10 hours of instruction Professional development

Purpose of the Web Application To assist in monitoring the implementation of program standards Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards (IQPPS) Verification Visits Corrective Action National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS)

Location of Early Childhood Web Application The site is located at OR Data and Statistics, DE Secure Reporting Site

Early Childhood

Task Bar My Preview District Contact My Classrooms My Sessions Assurances IQPPS Criteria Corrective Actions Approve Session Reports

My Preview

District Contact

My Classrooms

My Sessions Primary Details Children Standard Curriculum Assessment

My Sessions

Approve Session

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) `Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards (IQPPS) Program Standards

NAEYC Program Standards

Head Start Program Standards

IQPPS Criteria

Corrective Action

AEA Reports

Annual Timelines Early Childhood Web Application will be updated by district each fall

Contact Information Early Childhood/Preschool Programs Penny Milburn (515)