Kindergarten Individual Development Survey(KIDS)

District 97 pilot involvement

December 11, 2012

Background• March 2010 – State Superintendent convenes

feasibility committee to explore options for statewide kindergarten readiness assessment

• 2011-2012 school year – Committee researches options and chooses Desired Results Developmental Profile – School Readiness instrument as starting point

• 2012-2013 – 5,000 students statewide (with adapted DRDP-SR) – 56 districts, including D97

• 2013-2014 – 10,000 students statewide• 2014-2015 – 30,000 students statewide

(calibration of final KIDS draft)• 2015-2016 – full implementation statewide

Goals of KIDS Assessment

• Promote success of every child

• Guide professional development

• Support alignment of early childhood and elementary school systems

• Document the important role of early childhood programs

• Enable the State to respond to identified needs

Overview of KIDS Assessment

• An individual, observational formative assessment

• Based on development research and theory

• Evidence collected three times each year

• Provides information to better address student needs over time

• Covers five domains with 30 measures

Domains Addressed

• English Language Development

• Self and Social Development

• Self Regulation

• Language and Literacy Development

• Mathematical Development

NOTE: Multiple measures in each domain

Domains

Developmental Levels Rated

• English Language Development:• Discovering• Exploring• Developing• Building• Integrating

• All other domains:• Exploring• Developing• Building• Integrating• Applying

Rating Record Example

Expectations for Assessment Administration

• Teachers rate all kindergarten students on all measures three times per year

• Assistants, volunteers, and specialists can provide evidence but classroom teacher makes final rating decisions

• Mastery exhibited through confident performance over time in variety of settings

• Assessments completed at specific points in the year

Purpose for Teachers

• Provides valid and reliable data for measuring student development and progress

• Integrates information from other required assessments

• Informs instruction using a strengths-based approach -- building from what children know and can do

2012-2013 KIDS Implementation

• Statewide: 56 districts• Including District 97

• 24 district kindergarten teachers (2/3 of total)• Some teachers trained in summer, some in fall

• September and October – meetings focused on understanding expectations and process

• Half day release time for teachers trained in the summer to record evidence of students progress on measures

• November Institute Day – sharing session• iPads – All teachers trained to use KIDS

received an iPad from ISBE

Training and Support

• Regina Macaskill and Felicia Starks Turner serve as KIDS coaches

• Two-day training for participating teachers

• Ongoing support via KIDS website

State SIS Enrollment

•Eighth Year of SIS

•Additional data items each year 2

2012-2013

•Teachers and the courses they teach

•Students assigned to courses

•No “graded” assessment yet