Prenatal to 3 rd Grade Alignment & School Readiness PSESD EL Center Directors February 27, 2014

Goals/Learning Objectives Frame P-3 alignment Review the School Readiness goals process Review our current PSESD Integrated School Readiness goals Analyze GOLD data; revise goals/service area objectives & activities as needed Identify priorities and implications for staff professional learning and family engagement

Common Core State Standards Developed in 2009 The standards are not curriculum State initiative College & Career Ready Currently exists for English Language Arts (ELA) and for Mathematics WA statewide full implementation by school year Include some major shifts in general instructional practices and expectations for students

Common Core provides: Consistent learning expectations for all students. Clear standards that focus on understanding over memorization. Emphasis on the critical topics students need to succeed after high school.

Vision Every student will have access to the CCSS through high quality instruction aligned with the standards every day; and that all teachers are prepared and receive the support they need to implement the standards in their classrooms every day.

Key Content Shifts in the CCSS English Language Arts: Building Knowledge through content-rich nonfiction texts Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational Regular practice with complex text and its academic language (vocabulary development) Mathematics: Focus strongly where the Standards focus Coherence: think across grades and link to major topics within grades Rigor: in major topics pursue: conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application with equal intensity

Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) Family Connection Whole-child Assessment Early Learning Collaboration

Aligning Our Work: School Readiness Goals Process Child Development and Early Learning Framework

Educational Equity

SR Cycle of Inquiry

Integrated SR Goals The PSESD EL School Readiness Goals have been developed following a cross-service area review of program data, and reflect an integrated approach to support progress on SR goals across all program service areas. This is a working document and aspects of the SR Goal Review and Development are still in process. Overarching program goals include: – 1) Ensure that all families and staff understand the role that culture and temperament has in each child’s approach to learning, and – 2) All parents will have opportunities to utilize established systems (i.e., information, communication) at their sites to engage and advocate for their child’s learning and development (e.g, TS GOLD, daily notes, etc.)

Goal Statements Broad statements in the left column Need at least 5, one for each area We have identified additional goals for mathematics, literacy and ELL/DLL for a total of 8 goal areas.

Service Area Objectives/Activities Third column These are service area objectives or activities to support the goal Review, refine as needed

Measures of progress Fourth column Currently only have GOLD measures Need additional measures for our service area objectives

Data & SR Goals 1.Review the Goal & the Service Area activities/objectives 2.Look at the TS GOLD data for your given domain. What do you notice? Areas of strength? Areas for Improvement? 3.Based on the data, do the objectives/activities support the goal? What is missing? What do we need to change? 4.Which objectives/activities should we prioritize given the GOLD data? 5.What do staff and parents need in order to meet the objectives related to the prioritized objectives/activities? (implications for family engagement, professional development, etc.)