March 2006

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March 2006
what the 2005-2006 school readiness data mean for
Allegany Countys children
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County Data on Young Children

Source Maryland State Department of Education
and Kids Count Factbook, Maryland 2004 Developed
by Ready At Five
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County Statewide Results, School Years 2001/02
to 2005/06

• The County continues to make progress.
• In 2005/06, 67 of kindergarten students in
  Allegany County were evaluated by their teachers
  as fully ready, a 1-point increase from SY
  2001/02.

Source Maryland State Department of
Education Developed by Ready At Five
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County Summary of Results, School Years 2001/02
to 2005/06

More can be done. While the majority of children
were fully ready for school in 2005/06, 33 of
kindergarten students in Allegany County needed
support to succeed in school. The County should
strive to meet the statewide target of 75 fully
ready by 2007 and not rest until 100 of its
children possess the skills and abilities needed
to succeed.
Source Maryland State Department of
Education Developed by Ready At Five
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County by Domain of Learning, School Years
2001/02 2005/06

• Gains were made across all Domains of Learning.
• In the area of Language Literacy, a key
  predictor of academic success, the five-year
  gain was 2 points.
• There is still a critical need for improvements
  in the following areas
• There is still a critical need for improvements
  in the following areas
• Language Literacy (51 fully ready)
• Scientific Thinking (53 full ready)

Source Maryland State Department of
Education Developed by Ready At Five
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County by Ethnicity, School Years 2001/02 to
2005/06

• The school readiness of children from most
  ethnicities improved.
• In 2005/06, 62 of African American children were
  fully school-ready, up from 57 in 2001-2002.
• Disparities continue to exist.

• 12-point gap between Asian and white
  kindergartners.
• 6-point gap between African American and white
  kindergartners.

Source Maryland State Department of
Education Developed by Ready At Five
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County by Gender, School Years 2001/02 to 2005/06

• Females made remarkable gains in readiness.
• The five-year gain among females was 6 points.
• Wide gaps remain.
• In 2005/06, 78 of females were fully ready for
  school, compared with 57 of males.

Source Maryland State Department of
Education Developed by Ready At Five
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County by Income, School Years 2001/02 to 2005/06

• Low-income children made substantial
  improvements.
• In 2005/06, 56 of low-income children (Free and
  Reduced Price Meals status) were fully ready for
  school, rising from 55 in 2001/02.
• Disparities continue exist.
• In the last five years the gulf remained nearly
  constant a 23-point gap in 2001/02 versus a
  25-point gap in 2005/06.

Source Maryland State Department of
Education Developed by Ready At Five
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County by Special Education Services, School
Years 2001/02 to 2005/06

• Children receiving Special Education services
  made good gains.
• 40 of children receiving Special Education
  Services were fully ready for school in 2005/06,
  a 2-point increase from 2004/05.
• Disparities continue exist.
• There is a 30-point gap between kindergartners
  receiving Special Education Services and their
  peers. In the last five years, this gap has
  narrowed, down from a 32-point gap in 2001/02.

Source Maryland State Department of
Education Developed by Ready At Five
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Maryland Model for School ReadinessAllegany
County by Prior Care, School Years 2001/02 to
2005/06

• Early educational environments support
  kindergarten readiness.
• In 2005/06, 73 of children enrolled in preK were
  fully ready for school, higher than the County
  average (67).

Source Maryland State Department of
Education Developed by Ready At Five