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Changing the Future of Texas Children:
The School Readiness Certification System
Thomas L. Waxley, M.Ed.Children’s Learning Institute
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Project Partners
Quality
What is quality and how is it determined?
The State of Preschool 2009
http://nieer.org/yearbook
QRIS Definition & Statewide Systems
• A quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) is a systemic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs.
• QRIS is composed of five common elements:– Standards– Accountability measures– Program and practitioner outreach and support– Financing incentives– Parent/Consumer education efforts
• Currently 23 states have a statewide QRIS Source: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/qrs-defsystems.html
TexasSchool Readiness Certification System (SRCS)
SRCS
What is the SRCS?• The Texas system for certifying school
readiness• A component of Senate Bill 23• Created by the Texas State Center for Early
Childhood Development (SCECD) (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Children’s Learning Institute (CLI))SB 23 Legislative Session: 79(R) Council Document: 79R 1050 CLG-D; SB 76 Legislative Session: 78(R)
Council Document: 78R 542 CLG-D
Early Project History Timeline
What is school readiness?
For the purposes of the School Readiness Certification System:
“Children being ready to succeed by being able to function competently in a school environment in the areas of early literacy, early math, and social skills as objectively measured by State Center approved assessments.”
SRCS Task ForceTexas State Legislature
Measuring School Readiness
Measuring “school readiness” is a valid determination of “quality” for several reasons:
1. Allows the creation of a unified and objective rating system across funding streams
2. Allows the objective determination of quality that is not program or method specific
Measuring School Readiness
3. Makes the connection between preschool and K-12 more explicit, therefore supporting increase in funding to Pre-K
4. Uses existing, research based, age appropriate Kindergarten indicators rather than creating high stakes Pre-K assessment
Measuring School Readiness
The development of a SRCS allows an early childhood program:• to be objective• to focus on outcomes• to link to existing indicatorsand• to better align with later school performance
expectations
SRCS and NAEYC
SRCS is not a replacement for NAEYC standards or licensing regulations.
SRCS is a seal of approval equally available to all types of early childhood program providers.
Student Outcome Measures
• Cognitive and social functioning• Standardized screeners chosen by an
expert panel• Well-known and researched outcomes of
‘still developing’ and ‘developed’
Accountability
• Texas State Legislature
• Texas Education Agency
• P-16 Council
• Stakeholders
Security
• All FERPA guidelines– student confidentiality– identity security– educational need– certified in writing to TEA
• OZ Internal Security– controlled access to servers• physical • electronic
Certification Process
Texas School Ready! Certification:A Two-Year Process PK facility applies to enter SRCS PK facility completes data entry in the first school year Students advance to kindergarten the next school year Kindergarten data collected statewide OZ completes data match SCECD completes analysis SRCS awarded or Improvement Plan suggested to the PK
facility
OZ Systems and SRCS: A Historical Perspective in Numbers
School Year Total Students Total Classrooms
Total Schools/ Facilities
PreK
2005-2006 13,319 1,325 668
2006-2007 29,745 2,246 1,261
2007-2008 52,423 3,611 1,588
2008-2009 54,061 3,749 1,768
2009-2010* 102,748 5,760 2,095* These data are preliminary
Determining Certification
Core Tra
ining
Achieve
ment
Text-W
riting
Socia
l Scre
ener
TPRI-TJL
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
High
Determining Certification
Core Training
Achieve
ment
Text-W
riting
Socia
l Scre
ener
TPRI-TJL
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
Low
Determining Certification
Core Tra
ining
Achieve
ment
Text-W
riting
Socia
l Scre
ener
TPRI-TJL
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
Mixed
Determining Certification
• Good preschool programming and good K outcomes (High)– Certified
• Poor preschool programming and poor K outcomes (Low)– Not Certified
• Poor preschool programming and good K outcomes (Mixed)– Not Certified
• Why does the mixed performing group (low quality, good K outcomes) not get certified?– Even though the mixed performing group had good K outcomes, this is
in spite of their preschool programming, not because of it– Therefore, only the high performing group is certified
Texas Plan for 2009-2010
• Quality– Required participation in SRCS– Implement proven school readiness components
• School Readiness Integration– Required community partnerships (Head Start, faith-based,
non-profit, private for-profits)• Eligibility– Based on student performance criteria– ½ of Texas 1229 districts
• ~6500 classrooms• Over 100,000 students
Quality
School Readiness Components• High quality, developmentally appropriate, and
rigorous curriculum.• Continuous monitoring of student progress in the
classroom.• Professional development, including mentoring. • Required by NCLB, certified teacher.
Demonstrated through the SRCS
OZ Systems Components
eSchoolPlus™A web-based data management system used to:• Collect child and program data• Track individual children and target
populations• Ensure timely initiation of services• Demonstrate program quality
Pre-K SRC Components
• Manage My School- One time setup• Manage Student Records- Record
attendance of students• Facility Report- One time school report• Teacher Self-Report- One time
Kindergarten Components
• Student List• Reading Assessments
• TPRI• Tejas Lee• DIBELS English• DIBELS Spanish• iStation
• Social Screener• Import
Prekindergarten Reports Generated
• Attendance Report• Facility Report• Integrated Report • Manage My School • Manage Student Records • PK Schools Without Classrooms• Teacher Self Report
Kindergarten Reports Generated
• K Assessments & Social Screener Completion Counts Report
• K Assessments & Social Screener Completion Summary
• K Assessments Noncompliance Less Than 15• K Assessments Noncompliance Reading• Social Screener Noncompliance
Additional Functionality
Additional functionality of eSchoolPlus™• Messaging• Imports• Exports• Letters• Searches
Let’s take a look!
Prekindergarten Application
http://www.espdemos.com/scecd/WizardDemo/login_PreK0809.html
Prekindergarten Application
Manage My School- What Is Captured?
Manage My School- Summary
Manage Student Records
Manage Student Records
Components gathered in Add New Student• Student Information- Name, DOB, Unique
student identifier• Contact Information• Demographic Data- Race/Ethnicity, County where
child resides• Educational Data- Full day/Half day class, Language
of instruction, Reduced Lunch, IEP, etc.• Attendance
Manage Student Records- Summary
Facility Report
Completed at year end by the Principal/Director• School accreditations• Teaching staff- education levels, certifications, types
of professional development/trainings attended• Curricula used for reading readiness, mathematics
and social/emotional development• Assessment tools • Community partnerships
Teacher Self-Report Login
Teacher Self-Report
Completed by the classroom teacher at year end• Information about teaching philosophies and
methodologies for early reading, phonological awareness, print and letter recognition, oral language and early math skills
• Activity planning• Physical arrangement of the classroom• Types of materials used• Monitoring and assessment methods
Kindergarten Click Through
Starting Earlier Makes Getting There Easier
•Exp
ected R
ate of E
arly R
eading
Growth
• Documented Growth for At-Risk Children
Early Childhood Later Schooling
A New Challenge
President Obama challenge[s] states to "develop a cutting-edge plan" to raise the bar on the quality of existing early education programs … and make a down payment on the success of the next generation.
March 10, 2009
For More Information
Contact InformationLayne Waxley, Project Director, Texas School Ready! Project, Children’s Learning Institute, [email protected]
Stephanie Jones-Wood, M.P.H., Program Manager, School Readiness Certification System, Children’s Learning Institute, [email protected]
Jane Thacker, Project Coordinator, School Readiness Certification System, Children’s Learning Institute, [email protected]
Lisa Payne, M.S., Prekindergarten Program Coordinator, OZ Systems, [email protected]
Shelley Huff, M.S., Kindergarten Program Coordinator, OZ [email protected]
WebsitesChildren’s Learning Institute www.childrenslearninginstitute.org
OZ Systems www.oz-systems.com
Texas Education Agency www.tea.state.tx.us
NCCIC http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm
NIEER www.nieer.org
