Summit County Transition Skills Summary 2104

Summit County
Transition Skills Summary
Kickoff Event
January 23, 2014
4:30 – 6:00 pm
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Welcome
Derran Wimer
Executive Director
Summit Education Initiative
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Committed to Early Learning
Jennifer Dale Fox
Vice President, PNC Bank
Director of Client and Community Relations
Office of the Regional President
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Transition Skills Summary: History
• A First Things First initiative
↓Early Childhood Education Group
→TSS Tactical Team
• Piloting in 2012
– 115 students, 4 sites
• Scaling in 2013
– 1,753 students, 78 sites
• Goal: all preschools by 2016
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How can we close information and communication
gaps between preschool and kindergarten?
How can our efforts inform others and help all
children start kindergarten Ready to Learn?
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About the Transition Skills Summary
• 47 teacher observations across 5 domains
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Early Learning Setting (11 items);
Social (9 items);
Motor (5 items);
Communication (6 items);
Pre-Academic (16 items)
The TSS is like
a report card;
you can fill it
out any time
• Teacher rating levels are converted to numbers
– Not at this time (0)
– Developing (1)
– Most of the time (2)
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TSS documents are custom printed for each student who is registered. You can
make changes if you mark in pencil and erase thoroughly. You must return the
ORIGINAL – we send it back with all the reports.
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About the KRA-L
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Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in Literacy
Administered in the first 30 days of K
Scaled scored ranging from 0 – 29
Highly related to reading success in 3rd grade
– In Summit County, students who begin K with a
KRA-L score of 19 or higher
• 90% passed 3rd grade reading (minimally proficient)
• 77% scored ADV or ACC (on track for success)
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Research Challenges
• Collect and use data meaningfully
– Data to inform preschools, families & K12 schools
• Validate relationships between TSS & KRA-L
– Correlate observations with a formal assessment
• Use the TSS to predict Ready to Learn (19+)
– What TSS outcomes predict Ready to Learn in K?
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Significant Correlations among Measures
KRA-L
EL
MO
SO
CO
KRA-L
Early Learning (EL)
.438*
Motor (MO)
.574*
.626*
Social (SO)
.418*
.800*
.578*
Communication (CO)
.492*
.619*
.631*
.641*
Pre-Academic (PR)
.700*
.533*
.705*
.559*
.650*
* Correlation is statistically significant (p < .01)
• Pre-academic skills alone explain 50% of a child’s kindergarten readiness levels
• All TSS measures were significantly related to KRA-L scores & each other
• “Tipping points” set to predict whether children will start K Ready to Learn
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Predicting KRA-L outcomes with TSS
RISK PROFILES
(% of students with KRA-L ≥ 19)
Mean
Median
High Risk
Some Risk
Low Risk
20.5
22
0 – 18
(36%)
19 – 20
(47%)
21 – 22
(68%)
Motor
9
10
0–7
(21%)
8–9
(41%)
10
(78%)
Social
15
17
0 – 12
(38%)
13 – 15
(47%)
16 – 18
(71%)
Communication
11
12
0–9
(23%)
10 – 11
(53%)
12
(73%)
Pre-Academic
25
27
0 – 20
(19%)
21 – 28
(53%)
29 – 32
(88%)
Early Learning
Predictions based on trend data. High risk students can still start Ready to Learn
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Implications
• Accurate prediction of school readiness
– As K assessments change, profiles remain valid
– As long as we administer the TSS with consistency…
• Better understanding of areas of need
– Support targeted interventions based on TSS results
• Robust reporting for parents, preschools and K-12
– Confidence around risk profiles/recommendations
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TSS Goals
▶ Promote successful child development.
▶ Open communication between preschools and
kindergarten through the Transition Skills Summary
report.
▶ Increase the number of children entering
kindergarten ready to learn
▶ Assist preschool teachers to measure and share
student progress toward meeting early learning
and development standards.
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TSS 2014 Timeline
No later than….
February 14
you should…
Register your preschool as an official TSS site
March 5
Register preschool students (who are going to Kindergarten) in
the TSS system
March 31
Receive TSS forms for each student going to Kindergarten
May 7
Complete and return all TSS forms
May 28
Receive parent reports and preschool site reports
June 1
Register for the FIRST ANNUAL Summit on Early Learning
June 10, 2014
Attend the Summit on Early Learning, 8:00 am – Noon
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TSS Project Expectations
▶Attend the Transition Skills Summary training
 New and untrained preschool teaching staff need to attend
a brief training on utilizing and implementing the TSS
 On-site or off-site TSS training available (TB Arranged)
▶Pre-register Preschool Students to participate
in the TSS Project
 Distribute & collect parent consent forms for children
entering kindergarten.
 Enroll participating students in the on-line system.
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▶Using the TSS with students & parents
 The TSS is not an evaluation
 Your site’s results will not be published
 Validity of the TSS is based on fidelity to the model
 Trust the training and the guidance document
 Inaccurate ratings don’t help anyone & hurt the system
 The TSS is a snapshot of a student’s development
 At/near the end of preschool
 Some students may “get it” later; that’s OK 
 Mark in pencil if you’re unsure
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▶Use the TSS Guidance Document
 Defines behaviors & skills in the 5 domains
 Provides examples on how to rate skills as
 “Most of the Time,” “Developing,” or “Not at this Time”
 Examples are for guidance only
 Not intended to exclude other possibilities.
 Promotes consistency
 Common agreement & understanding among preschools
 Common communication with parents
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TSS Reports (by May 28)
▶Customized parent reports
 Based on student development
 Recommendations promote optimum growth for each child
 Students are NOT identified as “high” or “low” in any way
▶Program reports for preschool sites
 Student readiness compared with county averages
 Aggregated data show overall readiness in each domain
 Only county averages are publically reported
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TSS Landing Page – Everything you need
www.seisummit.org/tss-landing-page
Register your preschool site
• Basic information (name, phone, address)
• Curriculum, schedule (days/hours of program)
• Your user name will be your email address
• Keep your password safe
• Register multiple sites using the same credentials
Register students
• First name, Last initial
• Day/Month of birth
• District of residence
• Kindergarten (if known)
• Review/edit your student roster
Add to or use the searchable resource database
↑ This QR code will get you there ↑
Download documents; get updates or resources
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Pre-K Resource Database
GOAL: To create a LOCAL database of resources for parents and preschool
teachers created BY Summit County early childhood educators FOR Summit
County early childhood educators. Your contributions will make this a valuable
resource for everyone. Think about sharing your favorite web sites, apps,
programs or free materials!
• Pre-K Resource Database
– Find resources now
• Growing the Database
– Contribute your ideas!
Technology Tips
• Supported with adult
interaction
• Intentionally selected to
support child’s
development
• Evaluated & interactive
• Limited & purposeful usage
(1 hr/day AAP)
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16 FOR SUCCESS
Our thanks go out to PNC Bank, our
sponsor for the distribution of
these cards. Each preschool will
have 1 card for the family of each
child enrolled in the TSS process.
This is a great way to inform
parents about the 16 skills students
need to develop in order to begin
kindergarten on track for success.
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Thank you to our supporters
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