PROGRAMS & SERVICES:
EARLY EDUCATION:
KINDERGARTEN READINESS
(Updated 10/24/12)

Since 2000, Vermont has gathered information on the readiness of children entering kindergarten by surveying kindergarten teachers about the "readiness" of their students within the first six to ten weeks of school. This effort to measure school readiness is a collaborative project of the Vermont Agency of Education, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Health.

There are many interpretations of what constitutes “readiness”. Vermont’s concept of children’s readiness is multidimensional; it includes social and emotional development, communication, physical health, as well as cognitive development, knowledge, and approaches to learning (e.g., enthusiasm for learning, persistence, curiosity).

The online 2012-2013 Kindergartners Readiness Survey data collection is currently underway. This annual data collection enables us to monitor Vermont’s progress toward the outcome of “all children are ready for school.”

The Kindergartners Readiness Survey has been improved so that it may serve as the first statewide measure of students’ knowledge and skills in the state’s longitudinal data system. Therefore, teachers are asked to identify their school, themselves, and the names and date of birth of the students for whom they are assessing through this secure online survey.

Data collection occurs from October 11, 2012 - November 19, 2012.

• Letters Sent to:
  • Superintendents PDF
  • Principals PDF
  • Teachers PDF
    
    
• Survey PDF
• Frequently Asked Questions PDF

The results of the Kindergartners Readiness data will be compiled and reported back to kindergarten teachers in a class summary report within a week of their completing and submitting surveys for their classes. The class summary is provided so that teachers may consider and make use of these data in their planning and instruction.

Please note that all of the information provide is secure and confidential.

• Kindergarten Readiness 2011-2012 PDF
• Kindergarten Readiness 2010-2011 PDF

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