Provider Information Provider Information Verification TrainingVerification Training

November 17, 2007November 17, 2007CDS Boardroom – 9am to CDS Boardroom – 9am to

11am11am

Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rates

History:

The Florida Department of Education/State Board of Education is required by law (F.S. 1002.69(5)-(6)) to annually calculate a kindergarten provider readiness rate for EACH private or public school VPK provider for either the School-Year (540 hr.) or the Summer (300hr.) program.

How it worksHow it works

The VPK Provider Kindergarten The VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate measures how well a Readiness Rate measures how well a provider prepares 4 year olds for provider prepares 4 year olds for kindergarten based on the Florida kindergarten based on the Florida VPK Education Standards.VPK Education Standards.

The Readiness Rate is based on the The Readiness Rate is based on the results of the statewide kindergarten results of the statewide kindergarten screening (FLKRS) for children screening (FLKRS) for children completing the VPK program.completing the VPK program.

FLKRSFlorida

Kindergarten ReadinessScreener

• FLKRS is composed of two instruments:

1. A subset of the Early Childhood Observation System (ECHOS)

2. Two measurements of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)

Steps to achieving a Kindergarten Readiness

Rate 1. Become a certified VPK Provider2. Teach the child based on the VPK

Standards using your certified curriculum

3. Measure the effectiveness of what was taught to the child (FLKRS screening)

4. Verify the information is correct on the Kindergarten Readiness Rate Website

Verifying your information:

Beginning Beginning November 21, 2007November 21, 2007:: VPK Providers will be required VPK Providers will be required to confirm their 2006-2007 VPK to confirm their 2006-2007 VPK information on the Kindergarten information on the Kindergarten Readiness Rate WebsiteReadiness Rate Website

Providers will have until Providers will have until December 11, 2007December 11, 2007 to make to make any corrections neededany corrections needed

Getting Started…

1. Letters will go out from the Department of Education detailing instructions on how to access the Kindergarten Readiness Rate website and your username and password information.

2. Access the website:

https://vpk.fldoe.org3. Log in using your username and password4. Compare information in the Kindergarten Readiness

Rate website to your records for accuracy5. Submit any changes you make6. Contact the Early Learning Coalition with any questions

Step 1: Log in at https://vpk.fldoe.org. Use the four digit number on your letter as your username.

Input User Name and Password

* If you are a new VPK

Provider this year then

your password will

be: ready2008

Step 2: Click on ‘VPK Provider Verification of Children Served’

Select the VPK Provider Verification of Children Served

STATUS

When you sign on - will be NOT STARTED .

Will change to SAVED as you save your changes.

Will change to SUBMITTED when you complete your review.

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Step 3:Click on VPK Provider Verification of Children Served

Click - the button to accept the security agreement “Yes, I agree.”

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Step 4: Click ‘Yes, I agree” to accept the security agreement

Enter the information to identify yourself.

Select the Next button to continue.

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Step 5: Enter information requested

Note the Progress Bar - Step 1 of the verification (25% complete).

Enter the information requested.

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OPTIONAL FEATURES

You can assign children to a specific classroom (A, B, C…).

You can choose from the drop- down menu if you have information regarding the whereabouts of your VPK graduates.

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Total Hours Enrolled = Paid and unpaid absences

Total Hours Absent = Paid and unpaid absences

Total Hours Attended = Total hours child was in class

% Completion - Automatically Calculated

Meeting Substantial Completion (70%) - Yes or No will appear

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When you complete your review and changes, select Submit.

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Step 6: Submit your changes if you have any. If you made no changes still submit your information

100% Complete!

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Changes are complete.

Next Administrative Review

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What’s next?

After you are finished confirming your VPK information, the Coalition will review the changes made to ensure our records are accurate.

The Coalition will ‘Accept’ or ‘Decline’ the change you made based on our records

If we decline your change we will notify you to discuss options

Once the Coalition review is complete the Department of Education will also ‘Accept’ or ‘Decline’ the submitted changes

Each coalition reviews and either “Accepts” or “Declines” the changes submitted.

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Other Information listed on site:

Yes / No indicators will be provided for child screenings.

When will I get my Readiness Rates? Preliminary Rates Released:

January – February 2008

Providers will have 14 days to dispute their rates (ELCMC will keep providers updated)

State Board will adopt the minimum Readiness Rate: February 19, 2008 (Tentative)

Final rates released in late February (Tentative)

Contact Information:Contact Information:

ELCMC: ELCMC: Michelle Roberts, VPK Michelle Roberts, VPK Provider Coordinator orProvider Coordinator or

Sherry Doyle, Finance Sherry Doyle, Finance DirectorDirector

Office: (352) 369-2315Office: (352) 369-2315

Fax: (352) 620-2519Fax: (352) 620-2519

Office of Early Learning Office of Early Learning Provider Help-Line:Provider Help-Line:

1-866-447-11591-866-447-1159

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