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Engaging school districts to Enhance Kindergarten Readiness

Engaging school districts to Enhance Kindergarten Readiness. Four Key Measures. Kindergarten Readiness: Ohio’s Kindergarten readiness assessment (KRA-L) Third Grade Reading: Ohio’s Achievement Assessment

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Engaging school districts to Enhance Kindergarten Readiness

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  1. Engaging school districts to Enhance Kindergarten Readiness

  2. Four Key Measures Kindergarten Readiness: Ohio’s Kindergarten readiness assessment (KRA-L) Third Grade Reading: Ohio’s Achievement Assessment Transition to High School: #of students who earned at least 5 credits in core classes by end of 9th grade Exit from High School: # of students who earned college credit in high school; % enrolled in college and graduating within 6 years

  3. Ensure all children in Montgomery County are ready for kindergarten and reading proficiently by third grade.

  4. ReadySetSoar Advisory Cabinet Public School District Private Child Care Head Start Home Visiting Private Foundation County Staff County Department of Job & Family Services (subsidized child care) PBS University faculty United Way

  5. ReadySetSoar Early Learning Strategies Kindergarten Readiness Summer & After School Learning School Attendance

  6. KRA-L is Ohio’s Kindergarten Readiness Assessment-Literacy given within the first six weeks of school Measure of Success: KRA-L scores

  7. Measure of Success: Gains on KRA-L Source: Montgomery County averages calculated from Ohio Department of Education Reports. KRA-L is Ohio’s Kindergarten Readiness Assessment – Literacy given at the beginning of the kindergarten year.

  8. Roadblocks to Kindergarten Readiness Disconnect and misconception between preschool and K-12 Lack of a common understanding of kindergarten readiness Lack of community awareness and engagement Lack of local longitudinal data about the impact of preschool

  9. 8 Ways We’ve Taken Down the Roadblocks

  10. Summit Icon/Pictures #1: Kindergarten Readiness Summit

  11. #2: Community definition of kindergarten readiness Handout: Kindergarten Readiness Skills

  12. “Ready Formula” Framework

  13. #3: Community Campaign 5tothrive.org

  14. #4: Readiness Coalitions Video

  15. Community Fact Sheets

  16. #5: Passport to Kindergarten PassportToKindergarten.org

  17. #6: Kindergarten Parent Survey Handout

  18. Handout: “Why a Preschool Promise?”

  19. KRA-L is a good predictor of 3rd grade reading success

  20. Key Finding from Survey Low-income students who attended 4-year-old preschool scored on average 2-3 points higher on the KRA-L.

  21. 1,300 Low Income not attending PreK

  22. #7: ROI Calculation Handout: Wilder Research Full Report at readysetsoar.org

  23. Third Grade Reading Connection Secure dollars to allow ReadySetSoar to connect kindergarten readiness with third grade reading. Local Data says Preschool Promise is a good investment

  24. Nearly 1 in 3 not Reading books Third Grade Reading Guarantee

  25. #8: Read On! Community Engagement Read On! Toolkit

  26. Ritika Kurup Assistant Director, ReadySetSoar 937-236-9965 office Ritika.Kurup@readysetsoar.org Tom Lasley Executive Director, Learn to Earn Dayton 937-229-5773 office tlasley1@udayton.edu 0

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