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Kindergarten : It’s About Time

Kindergarten : It’s About Time. Kindergarten Summit March 19, 2008. It’s Time!. Time makes a difference How time is used makes a difference Time to make a difference. Kindergarten in David Douglas 1973-74. Kindergarten in David Douglas 2007-08. Road to Full Day.

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Kindergarten : It’s About Time

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  1. Kindergarten: It’s About Time Kindergarten Summit March 19, 2008

  2. It’s Time! • Time makes a difference • How time is used makes a difference • Time to make a difference

  3. Kindergarten in David Douglas 1973-74

  4. Kindergarten in David Douglas 2007-08

  5. Road to Full Day • 1993 A few classes full-day, every other day • 1994 One full-day class in each school. Selection by lottery • 2002 All classes half day • 2004 One full-day class in each school. Selection by lottery • 2005 All classes full-day

  6. 1973-74 State mandated half-day program 2.5 hours per session Snack time with parent paid fee Expectations minimal, emphasis on social 2007-08 State mandated half-day program 9am-3:15pm in DD Free breakfast, school lunch Expectations high, emphasis on academic 35 year comparison

  7. Full-day Kindergarten in DD • 800 students in 27 classrooms • HQ teacher and an instructional assistant in each classroom, additional assistance for larger percentages of ELL students • 75% qualify for free/reduced meal assistance • 36% qualify for ESL program • 40% of students are Caucasian/English 1st

  8. Beginning the year • Summer opportunities • Staggered start • Readiness inventory

  9. Half-day Sample 8:45-9:10 check in/Calendar 9:10-10:10 Reading 10:10-10:30 Math/SS 10:30-11:10 Centers/Specials 11:10-11:20 Story, Dismissal Full-day Sample 8:45-9:10 Check-in/Centers/Calendar 9:10-10:10 Math 10:10-10:40 Reading Intervention 10:40-11:10 Writing 11:15-11:55 Lunch 12:00-1:30 Reading 1:30-1:40 Recess 1:40-2:10 GLAD/Art/SS 2:10-2:40 Specials 2:40-3:15 Story/Closure Schedule comparison

  10. More content instruction

  11. Time for breakfast and lunch

  12. Time for Specials

  13. More time, so what • Parents, teachers, administrators agree: • Increase in students’ academic readiness for first grade • Increase in social development • More instruction in content areas • More creativity • More close knit classroom community

  14. More time, so what • In 2003-04, 35% of K students met mid-year benchmark on DIBELS Phoneme Segmentation Fluency. In 2007-08, 74% met that benchmark at mid-year. • In 2003-04, 34% of K students met mid-year benchmark on DIBELS Nonsense Word Fluency. In 2007-08, 66% met that benchmark. • Spring of 2004, 45% met end-of-year benchmark in Nonsense Word Fluency. Spring 2007, 85% met benchmark level.

  15. More time, so what • DIBELS assessments show better growth in performance for both first and second grade students, whose groups participated in full day kindergarten, than for third grade, where about one third of the students had a full day program. • At-risk subgroups all showed growth in reading skills after participating in the full-day kindergarten program.

  16. I can read!

  17. I can write!

  18. I can do math!

  19. Kindergarten Facts • 60% of children are enrolled in full-day public or private kindergarten programs • Nine states mandate full-day kindergarten be offered • Louisiana and West Virginia require attendance in full-day programs

  20. The time has come • Full funding for kindergarten with additional appropriation • Optional, in consideration for facility concerns • Movement toward QEM and catching up with other states

  21. The time has come • Full participation in quality readiness assessments to inform policy makers • Coordinated efforts with early childhood for an effective, seamless system • Emphasis on prevention, not remediation

  22. The time has come • Follow Supt. Castillo’s lead • Pester your legislators • Encourage your administrators The time is always right to do what’s right Martin Luther King

  23. It’s about time, becauseit’s about children

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