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Kindergarten Entry Assessment

Kindergarten Entry Assessment. Michigan Department of Education Bureau of Assessment and Accountability . Kindergarten Entry Assessment. Purpose

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Kindergarten Entry Assessment

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  1. Kindergarten Entry Assessment Michigan Department of Education Bureau of Assessment and Accountability

  2. Kindergarten Entry Assessment Purpose To provide teachers and parents with important criterion-based information about a child’s learning and development in five domains at the beginning of kindergarten.

  3. Kindergarten Entry Assessment Five Domains • Mathematics • Language and Literacy • Approaches Toward Learning • Social and Emotional Development • Physical Well-Being and Motor Development

  4. Kindergarten Entry Assessment • Integration with existing state P-20 longitudinal data system • Professional development for trainers, schools, and kindergarten teachers • Outreach and education for parents and families

  5. Kindergarten Entry Assessment Developmental Profile • Observational data is collected by the kindergarten teacher. • Student profiles are completed online by the kindergarten teacher. • Student profiles include scores for each domain. • Student profile data can be used to inform instruction for each kindergarten student.

  6. Kindergarten Entry Assessment • KEA Request for Proposals was issued March 22, 2013 • Teaching Strategies GOLD online was chosen as the pilot assessment

  7. Kindergarten Entry Assessment Phase I Summer 2013 • Small Pilot for systems testing Phase II Fall 2013 • Pilot of assessment without customization • 12-20% of schools Phase III Fall 2014 • Field test customized assessment • 25-40% of schools Phase IV Fall 2015 • Statewide implementation (optional)

  8. Interested in piloting the KEA Fall 2013? • Interest Survey for Pilot Testing Fall 2013 is now available. • The KEA pilot interest survey has been distributed widely through listservs and is posted on the BAA website. • Contact Jeff Beal (bealj1@Michigan.gov) if you would like an interest survey sent directly to you.

  9. Contact Information Jeff Beal Kindergarten Entry Assessment Consultant Bureau of Assessment and Accountability Michigan Department of Education BealJ1@michigan.gov 517-335-0433

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