Voluntary Prekindergarten VPK Kindergarten Readiness Rate: An Update

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Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Kindergarten
Readiness Rate An Update

• Early Learning Advisory Committee
• March 16, 2007

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Topics

• Background Information
• Timelines
• VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate Rule
• Accuracy of Data
• Criteria for Inclusion in 2005-06 Rate
• Procedures for Calculation

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Kindergarten Screening

• Section 1002.69(1), F.S., requires DOE to
• Adopt a statewide kindergarten screening that
  assesses the readiness of each student for
  kindergarten based upon the adopted Voluntary
  Prekindergarten (VPK) education program
  performance standards.
• Direct each school district to administer the
  statewide screening to each kindergarten student
  in the school district within the first 30 days
  of each school year.

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Kindergarten Screening

• Subset of the Early Childhood Observation System
  (ECHOS)
• Two measures of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
  Literacy Skills (DIBELS) (Letter Naming Fluency
  and Initial Sound Fluency)

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Readiness Rate Background

• Section 1002.69(5)-(6), F.S., requires
• State Board of Education adoption of a minimum
  kindergarten readiness rate that, if achieved by
  a provider would demonstrate the providers
  satisfactory delivery of the VPK program
• minimum rate not exceed the rate at which more
  than 15 percent of all providers would fall below
  the minimum rate.

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Readiness Rate

• The kindergarten readiness rates must be based
  exclusively upon the results of the statewide
  kindergarten screening for students completing
  the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program,
  beginning with students completing the program
  during the 2005-2006 school year who are
  administered the statewide kindergarten screening
  during the 2006-2007 school year.

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Timelines

• March
• State Board Adoption of VPK Provider Kindergarten
  Readiness Rate Rule (March 20, 2007)
• Provider Verification and Coalition Review
• April
• DOE/AWI Match and Calculation of Rates
• Release of Rates
• Appeals Process
• TBA
• State Board of Education Sets Minimum Readiness
  Rate

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Rule 6A-1.099821(3), FAC

• (3) Accuracy of Data
• Web-based system (vpk.fldoe.org) for VPK provider
  verification of data that affects the readiness
  rate calculation
• Cumulative list of all children served
• Total range/number of hours paid

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Provider Verification Changes

• Program Type School Year or Summer
• Children Served Color Coded
• Modify (Blue), Add (Green), or Delete (Pink)
• Modifications Child Demographics
• Name
• Birthdate
• Gender
• Modifications Total Hours of Enrollment
• Calculator automatically allows for excused
  absences

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Provider Verification Changes

• As of 9 AM, Thursday, March 15th
• 1,461 Providers in all 31 coalitions have
  reviewed their data
• 610 Providers have made changes
• 497 changes affect the Readiness Rate calculation
• Children added/deleted/Total Hours ltgt 85-percent
• 2,631 changes do not affect the Readiness Rate
  calculation

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Rule 6A-1.099821(4), FAC

• Criteria for Inclusion in the 2005-06 Rate
• At least four children who enrolled in the VPK
  program for 85 percent or more of the total
  number of instructional hours
• At least four children who participated in each
  of the kindergarten screening measures

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Rule 6A-1.099821(5), FAC

• Procedures for Calculating the 2005-06 Readiness
  Rate
• Percent of Children Ready for Kindergarten
• Assignment of Points for Ready on Each Measure
• Readiness Rate is Sum of Percentages
• Display
• Ranking

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Webpage Search Results View
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Contact Information

• Office of Early Learning
• Florida Department of Education
• [phone]
• earlylearning_at_fldoe.org