Transcript State-funded Full-Day Kindergarten and WaKIDS: Update 2015 Webinar April 28, 2015 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

State-funded Full-Day Kindergarten
and WaKIDS: Update 2015
Webinar
April 28, 2015
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Agenda
Legislative status, priority list, decision timeline
Requirements to receive funding
Classroom Space
FDK Professional Development
Getting started with WaKIDS
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Preparing for the Family Connection
Planning for summer teacher training
Additional resources
• Starting Strong Institute August 3-5, 2015, Tacoma
• ESD regional assistance
• Contacts
Answer questions
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State-Funded
Full-Day
Kindergarten Rollout
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Legislative Status
Budget Proposals:
2015–16
2016–17
% of K Students funded % of K Students Funded
SPI
62.5%
81.25%
Governor
43.75%
100%
House
71.88%
100%
Senate
75%
100%
Impossible to know final outcome, but will likely be between
62.5% (1/3 of remaining total) and 75% in 2015–16
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Decision Timeline
The priority list is currently posted on OSPI
Apportionment website http://www.k12.wa.us/SAFS/default.asp
Not clear when Legislature will adopt a final budget
After an Operating Budget is adopted:
• Within 3–4 business days, OSPI will distribute a
bulletin with link to eligibility list
• School districts with eligible schools will need to
notify OSPI via i-Grants that they want to accept
funding
• If funds remain after first notification, OSPI will
notify districts with schools that have the next
highest levels of free/reduced price lunch eligibility
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Statutory Requirements
(RCW 28A.150.315)
Priority list based on free/reduced lunch eligibility in October
of prior year
• Once funding is received, funding continues even if F/R eligibility decreases
At least 1000 hours of instruction (As defined in RCW 28A.150.205, which includes parent conferences)
A curriculum that offers a rich, varied set of experiences that assist
students in:
• Developing skills in reading, mathematics, and writing
• Developing communication skills
• Providing experiences in science, social studies, arts, health and
physical education, and a world language
other than English
• Acquiring large and small motor skills
• Acquiring social and emotional skills
• Learning through hands-on experiences
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Statutory Requirements (continued)
• Establish learning environments that are developmentally
appropriate and promote creativity
• Demonstrate strong connections and communication with
early learning community providers
• Participate in kindergarten program readiness activities with
early learning providers and parents
• Administer the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of
Developing Skills (WaKIDS)
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What’s “Voluntary” About Full-Day K?
The statutory language for state-funded fullday kindergarten states that it is “voluntary”
In researching the origins of the language, it is
“voluntary” for children to attend
• Schools must provide a “part-day” option
Separate classroom, or
A portion of the full-day class
• Transportation is a school district decision, but if
offered, will be funded by the state
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Acceptance of FDK Funding
School districts are not required to accept
funding for full-day kindergarten in 2015–16
or 2016–17
However, all schools are to provide FDK in
2017–18
• It is a requirement of the Basic Education Act
(See
RCW 28A.150.220 and 28A.150.315)
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Finding Classrooms for FDK and K–3
Class-size Reduction
It is a problem in many schools…
School Districts indicated that they need 5,698 additional
classrooms for FDK and K–3 Class size reduction
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OSPI submitted a $1.98 billion budget request
Governor Inslee and the House provided $10 million in their
proposed Capital Budgets for Full-day K classroom space
Senate Capital Budget and SB 6080 have $280 million for FDK and
K–3 Class-size reduction for the next 3 years
FDK has displaced preschools currently in buildings
• Also, new state-funded preschool (ECEAP) expansion to occur within state-funded
FDK school boundary areas
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Finding Qualified Teachers for FDK and
K–3 Class-size Reduction
It is also a BIG problem, as you know…
A draft OSPI analysis of the demand/supply of
new teachers (with Elementary Education and Early Childhood
endorsements) indicated a shortage of
approximately 7,000 teachers in next three
years
Includes retirements, enrollment growth, attrition, quality
WA Colleges/Universities produce approx. 1,350/year
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FDK Professional Development
OSPI and the ESDs have created three FDK PD modules:
• Learning Environment
• Child Development
• Learning Centers
Created for kindergarten teachers
Will be offered at Starting Strong (August 3–5)
Several ESDs will be offering the PD this summer and next
fall:
• Contact your ESD FDK Coordinator to see if your ESD is offering
the module training
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FDK Professional Development (Continued)
School districts also may offer the trainings
• Training for trainers to be held in Pasco (May 7–8) and PSESD
(May 12–13)
• To register: www.escweb.net/wa_esd113/default.aspx
• You will need to set up an ESD 113 account. The session
numbers are:
Pasco – Session ID 53158
PSESD – Session ID 53159
More information? Janet Collier, ESD 113
[email protected] 360.280.8841
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Kindergarten Guide
OSPI is making available a guide for implementing
high quality FDK Programs
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Being written by Kristi Dominquez and Laurie Sjolund
Focus is “rigorous and developmentally appropriate”
For new and existing FDK classrooms
Aligned with State FDK Requirements
Sessions will be at AWSP/WASA
Summer Conference and
Starting Strong
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Starting Strong
Sessions will be aimed to provide kindergarten
teachers, principals, and administrators practical
information in how to create successful full-day
kindergarten programs
• Sessions on:
FDK Learning Environment
Child Development
Learning Centers
August 3–5, Tacoma Convention Center
Hosted by ESD 113
Register at http://www.startingstrong.net
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Question: Is your district
using local and federal $s to
currently fund Full-day K?
What can you do to ensure that
these $s continue to be used for
your earliest learners?
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WaKIDS:
The Washington Kindergarten
Inventory of Developing Skills
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Why WaKIDS?
Smoothing transitions to kindergarten
Informing instruction
Building collaboration across early
learning and K–12 sectors
Informing local and state policy
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Implementing the Family Connection
Determine kindergarten schedule and
timing for conferences
Options include:
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3 school days at the beginning of the school year
(allowed by statute)
Evening conferences, part-day, home visit
“Jump start” prior to first day of school
Schedule conferences with families
Ensure that each student meets his/her own
teacher
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Whole Child Assessment
Prior to October 31, teachers observe and
assess students’ strengths
Using Teaching Strategies GOLD®, teachers
assess six areas of development and learning
- Physical, social-emotional, language, cognitive, mathematics, literacy
The assessment is administered once a year.
Teachers can voluntarily evaluate students
more than once to document growth
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Summer Training
All teachers are required to attend a two-day, WaKIDS
101 training, which includes Inter-rater Reliability
Certification.
From July 1 – September 30, each ESD will host twoday WaKIDS 101 trainings for teachers new to WaKIDS
Teachers will be compensated and reimbursed for
travel, if funds are provided by the Legislature
For dates of training in each ESD, see:
www.k12.wa.us/WaKIDS/default.aspx
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Full-day Kindergarten/WaKIDS
Regional Support
All ESDs will be offering
assistance in designing a
successful FDK/WaKIDS
program
For further information,
contact your ESD
List of FDK and WaKIDS
ESD Coordinators available
on the OSPI website
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School/District Checklist
Notify OSPI through iGrants that the district will accept the state
funding
Find classrooms and high-quality K teachers!
Prepare for WaKIDS
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Family Connection
Determine when family connection meetings will take place and when
kindergarten classes will begin
Schedule individual meetings with families
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WaKIDS 101 two-day teacher training (required)
Teachers can find the training schedule and register at
www.k12.wa.us/WaKIDS/Events
PD: Register for Starting Strong: Startingstrong.net and contact your
ESD about FDK Professional Development
Put together a district/school “Design Team” to create academically
rigorous, developmentally appropriate full-day K classrooms
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Additional Information
OSPI Web Pages:
Full-day Kindergarten: www.k12.wa.us/EarlyLearning/FullDayKindergartenResearch.aspx
ESD Full-day K Coordinators, requirements, resources for educators
FDK Eligibility List: http://www.k12.wa.us/SAFS/default.asp
WaKIDS: www.k12.wa.us/WaKIDS/
Summer training schedules, ESD WaKIDS Coordinators
OSPI/ESD Contacts:
Full-day K: Bob Butts [email protected], 360.725.0420
Mercedes Eckroth [email protected], 360.725.4952
WaKIDS: Kathe Taylor [email protected], 360.725.6153
Gretchen Stahr Breunig [email protected], 360.725.6180
Susan Swanberg [email protected] , 360.725.6161
ESD FDK/WaKIDS Coordinators: www.k12.wa.us/EarlyLearning/Resources.aspx
Full-day K Prof. Dev. Modules: Janet Collier [email protected] 360.280.8841
Full-day K Guide: Laurie Sjolund [email protected]
Kristi Dominguez [email protected]
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Questions?
Observations?
Thoughts about how we can
better assist you?
This Webinar will be posted on the OSPI Early Learning Website no later than
Thursday, April 30 http://www.k12.wa.us/EarlyLearning/default.aspx
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