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Intervention : Closing the Academic Gap Before Kindergarten

Intervention : Closing the Academic Gap Before Kindergarten. Kathy Petersen Bonnie VanAusdal Brittney Nelson. Introductions . Kathy Petersen Title I Director Bonnie VanAusdal Early Childhood Specialist Brittney Nelson Curriculum specialist. History. School data Title I goals

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Intervention : Closing the Academic Gap Before Kindergarten

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  1. Intervention: Closing the Academic Gap Before Kindergarten Kathy Petersen Bonnie VanAusdal Brittney Nelson

  2. Introductions • Kathy Petersen • Title I Director • Bonnie VanAusdal • Early Childhood Specialist • Brittney Nelson • Curriculum specialist

  3. History School data Title I goals Research Action plan Not all kindergarteners are created equal!

  4. Evolution • 2009 One school-site migrant preschool • 1 session (1 instructional para & 16 children) • Site curriculum and no professional development • 2010 Three school-site Title IA preschools • 2 sessions, 2 days per week ( 3 instructional paras & 60 children) • Suggested curriculum, no professional development • 2011 ten school-site Title IA preschools • 2 sessions, 2 days a week (11 instructional paras & 330 children) • Program curriculum, summer bootcamp & semi-weekly professional development • 2012 Twelve school-site Title IA preschools • 3 sessions, 4 days per week (12 instructional paras & 600 children) • Common curriculum, summer bootcamp, weekly professional development, and professional learning communities • 2013 Collaborating within our state to improve early childhood for all children • Early childhood Symposium and open house • Waterford early learning interactive computer program

  5. Purpose Our goal is to provide a high quality and developmentally appropriate preschool experience for children in our community. Our program emphasizes the whole development of children. We promote the physicaldevelopment of children by encouraging healthy play, the cognitivedevelopment that prepares the preschooler for Kindergarten, and the social-emotionaldevelopment that focuses on self regulation, social skills, problem solving, and age appropriate behavior.

  6. Roles • Director • Develop, organize, and oversee program goals • Develop job descriptions • Hire supervisors • Secure and manage finances • Ensure compliance • Coordinate with district leadership • Early Childhood Specialist • Coordinate with site principals • Ensure adherence to the professional code of ethics • Supervise and evaluate certified staff • Develop marketing and advertising • Train and motivate certified personnel • Establish and maintain effective learning climate • to build student success • Curriculum Director • Organize and implement all program goals related to curriculum • Conduct professional development • Publish monthly parent newsletter • Prepare materials for parent involvement and training • Purchase curriculum materials and classroom equipment.

  7. Curriculum • Started with two commercial programs • Little Treasures and Math connects • Sample lesson plans • Lesson plans weren’t followed (for various reasons) • Curriculum director hired • Experience with preschool and Kindergarten curriculum and standards • Wrote and distributed detailed lesson plans • Teachers were trained on the lesson plans every Friday • Lessons were modeled during training and in classrooms • Teachers were given all the materials needed to follow the lesson plans • Teachers were held accountable to follow the lesson plans

  8. Curriculum

  9. Classrooms

  10. We Can! Management

  11. Schedule

  12. Waterford Online Preschool Program • Individualized learning • Each student participates for 15 minutes each day 4 days per week

  13. Assessments • Formal assessments • Pre assessment (August) • Mid assessment (November) • Post assessment (May) • Monthly Formative assessments • Monthly skills • Alphabet • behavior

  14. Formal Assessment • From granite county school district, Utah • Skills assessed: • Oral language • Phonological & Phonemic awareness • Alphabet Knowledge • Prewriting/Fine Motor Skills • Book Knowledge • print Awareness • Number Concepts • Relationships • Characteristics • Patterns • Geometric shapes • spatial relationships • Social emotional skills • Gross motor skills

  15. Advertising

  16. Training • Summer Boot Camp • Curriculum training • Professional Development • Conferences • Learning walks • Classroom coaching

  17. Parent Involvement • Parent Training Meetings (5 per year) • Parent Council (3 per year) • Take Home Library Books (daily) • Newsletters (monthly)

  18. Parent Training Reading with your child Alphabet recognition Math Technology Preparing for kindergarten/avoiding the summer slump

  19. Professional Learning Communities • Focus on learning • Guaranteed viable curriculum • Skills assessments • Sharing data • Instructional collaboration • celebrations

  20. Building Commitment • Minimizing employee turnover • Maximizing employee productivity • Commitment • Loyalty • branding

  21. Assessment Data 2011-2012

  22. Assessment Data 2012-2013

  23. Kindergarten Pre-Assessment Data 2012-2013 All Kindergarteners Kindergartenerswithout Title I preschool At risk Kindergarteners with Title I preschool

  24. Kindergarten Post-Assessment Data 2012-2013 All Kindergarteners Kindergartenerswithout Title I preschool At risk Kindergarteners with Title I preschool

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