+ Michael Bates Michael Furlong Mosaic Network, Inc. QRIS National Meeting July 23, 2014 Denver, Colorado Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile
+ 1. Need and Rationale for School Readiness in QRIS Agenda 2. The Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile (KSEP) a. Context b. Evidence Base c. Data Collection 3. KSEP in QRIS Contexts a. Santa Barbara First 5 b. Fresno County 4. Implications and Lessons Learned
+ Storyteller Children s Center
+ Background about STCC 51
+ Storyteller kindergarten and beyond study cohort description 52
+ Storyteller Grades K-3 53 Ci#zenship:+Group+1+ Storyteller$Kindergarten$Class$of$$Aug$2009$ Proficient/Advanced$ Below$Basic/Basic$ Grade$3$ (201262013)$ Grade$2$ (201162012)$ Grade$1$ (201062011)$ Kindergarten$ (200962010)$ 50%$ 51%$ 58%$ 62%$ 50%$ 49%$ 42%$ 38%$ Reading:)Kindergarten)Report)Cards) Basic$ Proficient/Advanced$ 69%$ 66%$ 78%$ 72%$ 31%$ 34%$ 22%$ 28%$ $Group$1$ Fall$2009$ Group$2$ Fall$2010$ Group$3$ Fall$2011$ Group$4$ Fall$2012$
+ KSEP in context: Storyteller 54
+ 3b. The Story of Fresno County
+ Fresno County 56 Characteristic Fresno California Population (a) 0.95 Million 38 Million Children Under 5 Years Old (a) 8.5% 6.7% Hispanic/Latino Origin (a) 50.9% 38.1% White, Non-Hispanic(b) 32.4% 39.7% Speak Language Other Than English at Home (c) High School Graduate or Higher, Age 25+ (c) Bachelor s Degree or Higher, Age 25+ (c) 42.9% 43.2% 72.8% 80.8% 19.5% 30.2% Persons Per Household(b) 3.16 2.91 Per Capita Income (c) $20,638 $29,634 Persons In Poverty (c) 23.4% 14.4% a 2012 Estimate; b 2011; c 2007-2011 Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2013); Fresno.gov (2013)
+ City Of Fresno 57 Central Fresno characterized as an Extreme Poverty Neighborhood (Brookings Institute, 2006) Source: Fresno Regional Foundation (2012); Arkyan, WikiMedia Commons (2007) 49% living below poverty line 80% renters 75% Hispanic, 50% Spanish only Cradle to Nowhere
+ High School graduation Controversial issue Fresno Bee series in 2011 spurred crosssector community conversations 58 Graduation Rates for Fresno County School Districts, 2010 Sanger USD 82 Fresno USD 53 Fowler USD 93 Clovis USD Central USD 82 80 0 100 Percent of Freshman Graduating in 4 Years Source: Fresno Regional Foundation (2012)
+ High school dropout 59 High school dropout 2011 (%) Sacramento County Tulare County Fresno County Los Angeles County San Bernardino County Alameda County CALIFORNIA Santa Clara County 17.2 17.1 17.0 15.7 15.3 14.8 14.4 14.3 Riverside County 12.4 Contra Costa County San Diego County 11.0 10.8 Orange County 9.3 0.0 20.0 Source: KidsData.org (2013); California Department of Education (2013)
+ Local initiatives 60 Promise Neighborhood, Reading and Beyond Univision Partnership with County Office of Education Cal-Fresh, UC Coop Extension Fresno STRIVE, Fresno Compact Fresno Regional Foundation James Irvine Grant Boys and Men of Color, PolicyLink Building Healthy Communities, The California Endowment Strong Cities, Strong Communities FUSD Drop Out Prevention Taskforce The Children's Movement, Central CA Children's Institute and First 5 Fresno County Regional Jobs Initiative, California State University- Fresno Successful Children Impact Council, Fresno County United Way Grade Level Reading Campaign, Fresno Regional Foundation Transitional Kindergarten Effort of FUSD, FCOE, Packard Foundation Early Learning Race to The Top Challenge Grant Learn2Earn, City of Fresno Community Transformation, Fresno County Public Health Department Lowell Neighborhood Revitalization, City of Fresno San Joaquin Valley Workforce Funders Collaborative Fresno Stewardship Council
+ Fresno area Strive 61 Source: Fresno Area STRIVE 2012 Baseline Report
Source: Fresno Area STRIVE 2012 Baseline Report 62 Source: Fresno Area STRIVE 2012 Baseline Report
+ Fresno KSEP project 63 Project kick-off in SY 2012-13 KSEP used in four largest Fresno County school districts representing ~75% of students SY 2013-2014 expanded to 5 more districts Data collected for 22,000+ students over the 2 years Source: Fresno Area STRIVE 2012 Baseline Report
+ Sample for SY 2013-14 64 11,949 valid KSEP ratings 145 Schools in 9 Districts 52% Male; 48% Female 47% Latino; 32% White; 11% Asian; 6% Black 56% Hispanic Origin
+ KSEP by gender 65 SY 2013-14
+ KSEP attended preschool 66 SY 2013-14
+ KSEP amount of preschool 67 SY 2013-14
+ KSEP ready-to-go odds ratios 68 SY 2013-14
+ Number of indicators 69 SY 2013-14
+ 4. Implications & Lessons Learned
+ KSEP: An important tool 71 The data provided by the KSEP offers the insight necessary to: Address the immediate needs of incoming kindergarten students Provides a predictive data point never before universally gathered in Fresno County Support more efficient use of resources, both prevention and intervention
+ Working with KSEP results 72 Individual students Target & support underprepared students Capitalize on all students promise Universal, aim to foster and promote all students development Parents Engage in conversations around readiness Provide information and modeling on how to support child Foster engagement with school Teachers, Schools & Districts Evidence to link students to resources Provide access to information, best progress monitoring systems, and care coordination Community & Regional Develop community consensus on value and goals of readiness Link readiness to early child/family supports Take a long-view a process that needs to be nurtured
+ Results feedback 73 Community presentations K-teacher focus groups Discussions with policy makers & superintendents Source: Fresno Area STRIVE 2012 Baseline Report
+ KSEP as community-wide indicator 74 Example from Santa Barbara THRIVE initiative Set a long-term trajectory Provides context to understand KSEP annual results
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