Massachusetts’ Early Childhood Education: A Collaboration between ESE and EEC

Joint Board MeetingJanuary 27, 2014

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Federal Context for Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA): RTTT - ELC

RTT-ELC requires the state to implement a “Comprehensive Assessment System” (MELD implementation already underway prior to RTT-ELC award)

Elements of a Comprehensive Assessment System: Screening Measures Formative Assessments Measures of Environmental Quality Measures of the Quality of Adult-Child

Interactions

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Massachusetts KEA Proposal

Formative assessment/observation

• GOLD (Teaching Strategies)• Work Sampling (Pearson)

Assessment of all kindergarten children All developmental domains, including

social-emotional development; approaches towards play and learning; physical development

At least fall and spring data collection; progress measurement

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Roll-Out Plan (2012-2016)

Year 1: 306 districts invited; 20 volunteered (in progress)

Year 2: targeted Quality Full-Day Kindergarten (QFDK) districts; 58 volunteered (in progress)

Year 3: required remaining QFDK districts to participate (90+ districts)

Year 4: consideration of remaining districts with kindergarten enrollment (130+ districts)

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