Penny MilburnAugust 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 lunch—especially important for children in SWVPP classrooms

• Each building and community partner has a four digit building number

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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 1st 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 district’s 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 279.60(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

DIBELS PATYopp

Singer/BRI Other

Observation Study

2006-07 61.9 11.0 5.7 19.3 0.4

2007-08 61.5 14.2 7.7 12.9 3.6

2008-09 57.8 16.5 8.3 16.3 1.0

2009-10 55.3 10.3 10.2 22.0 0.4

2010-11 55.9 10.2 6.8 26.0 1.1

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Percent of Children Entering Kindergarten Proficient in Identifying Beginning Sounds Using DIBELS

Assessment Measure (N=18,923)

DIBELS PATYopp

Singer/BRI Other

Observation Study

2006-07 61.9 11.0 5.7 19.3 0.4

2007-08 61.5 14.2 7.7 12.9 3.6

2008-09 57.8 16.5 8.3 16.3 1.0

2009-10 55.3 10.3 10.2 22.0 0.4

2010-11 55.9 10.2 6.8 26.0 1.1

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Percent of Children Attending Statewide Voluntary Preschool Entering Kindergarten and Proficiency in Identifying Beginning

Sounds Using DIBELS Assessment Measure.

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Preschool Program 64.59 64.29 64.52

No Preschool Program 52.2 56.4 57.14

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

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2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Preschool Program 55.25 55.82 55.98

No Preschool Program 43.66 46.13 46.17

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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

• https://www.teachingstrategies.com/login.cfm

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 https://www.edinfo.state.ia.us/securelogin.asp.

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Data and Statistics, DE Secure Reporting Site

Early Childhood

Task Bar

My PreviewDistrict ContactMy ClassroomsMy SessionsAssurancesIQPPS CriteriaCorrective ActionsApprove SessionReports

My Preview

District Contact

My Classrooms

My Classrooms

My Sessions

• Primary• Details• Children• Standard• Curriculum• Assessment

My Sessions

My Sessions

My Sessions

My Sessions

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

QPPS Other Criteria Report

District Name: Mid-Prairie Comm School District District No: 4271

Contact Person:

Phone No:

Email Address: DE Team Leader:

QPPS STANDARD # of Other

Criteria Needed

# of Other Criteria Fully

Met

% of Other Criteria Fully

Met(Must meet 85% of other

criteria in each standard to be

verified.)

Program Standard 1 - Relationships 0 9 100%

Program Standard 2 - Curriculum 0 33 89%

Program Standard 3 - Teaching 0 17 89%

Program Standard 4 - Assessment of Child Progress

3 7 63%

Program Standard 5 - Health 0 23 92%

Program Standard 6 - Teachers 1 2 66%

Program Standard 7 - Families 0 10 100%

Program Standard 8 - Community Relationships

0 6 100%

Program Standard 9 - Physical Environment

0 10 100%

Program Standard 10 - Leadership and Management

1 16 84%

Totals 5 133

AEA Reports

Annual Timelines

• Early Childhood Web Application will be updated by district each fall

Contact Information

Early Childhood/Preschool Programs

Penny Milburn(515) 281-7844

Penny.Milburn@iowa.gov