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Full-‐Day Kindergarten
June 8th, 2015 Fred R. Heid, Superintendent
Current PracAce • The District currently does not provide tuiAon free full-‐day kindergarten to all students.
• The number of full-‐day programs are limited and resulted in students aJending outside of their tradiAonal feeder paJern and addiAonal fees.
• Expansion of full-‐day programs was limited by the lack of available classroom space within each building and fiscal limitaAons.
Benefits of Full-‐Day Kindergarten • Research supports the numerous benefits of Full-‐Day Kindergarten including: – Academic benefits – Social benefits – EmoAonal benefits – Achievement Gap benefits
Academic Benefits of Full-‐Day Kindergarten
Benefits of Full-‐Day Kindergarten • Children who aJend full-‐day kindergarten learn more in reading and math over the
kindergarten year than those in half-‐day programs. • Children in full-‐day kindergarten programs receive 40-‐50% more instrucAon than children
enrolled in half-‐day kindergarten programs. More instrucAonal Ame in full-‐day kindergarten allows for increased learning acAviAes and strategies such as: group read-‐aloud, peer tutoring, mixed-‐ability grouping, and child-‐iniAated acAviAes.
• Children who aJend full-‐day kindergarten spend 30% more Ame on reading and literacy instrucAon and 46% more Ame on mathemaAcs than children in half-‐day programs.
• Full-‐day kindergarteners exhibit more independent learning, classroom involvement, producAvity in work with peers and reflecAveness than half-‐day kindergarteners.
• Full-‐day kindergarten allows for a more consistent schedule for children and reduces the raAo of transiAon Ame to class Ame, reducing stress for children.
• Parents of children in full-‐day kindergarten report higher levels of saAsfacAon with their children’s schedule and curriculum and the program’s support for working families.
Social Benefits of Full-‐Day Kindergarten
• Full-‐day kindergarteners experience significantly more social, adult-‐iniAated, and child-‐iniAated interacAons (Westside Community Schools, Nebraska).
• Full-‐day programming allows for more opportuniAes for all children to develop not just academically, but socially and emoAonally and take responsibility for their acAons (Harrison-‐McEachern, 1989).
• School aJendance of full-‐day kindergarten students is more regular than that of half-‐day kindergarteners (fewer absences). 3rd graders who aJended full-‐day kindergarten were less likely to be absent from school compared to 3rd graders who’d gone to half-‐day kindergarten (Missouri study; Philadelphia Schools).
• Full-‐day programming allows children more Ame in the school seang to interact socially with their peers and learn about each other.
• Students will be exposed to more assemblies and other school funcAons.
EmoAonal Benefits of Full-‐Day Kindergarten • Children in full-‐day kindergarten are more likely to approach the teacher and less likely to express
withdrawal, anger, shyness or blaming behavior than half-‐day kindergarteners (Cryan, Sheehan, Wiechel, Bandy-‐Hedden, 1992).
• Spending a full day in class may be less stressful for youngsters than trying to cram the demands of today’s kindergarten programs into the tradiAonal half-‐day schedule (Elicker and Mathur, 1997; Schuylkill Valley (Pennsylvania) NewsleJer, Sept/Oct 2004).
• Full-‐day kindergarten allows a more consistent schedule for children (every day, all day), eliminates adjusAng to two dayAme classrooms with different rules and philosophies, and reduces the raAo of transiAon Ame to class Ame, reducing stress for children (Elicker and Mathur, 1997; EducaAon Commission of the States).
• The majority of children entering kindergarten have had some kind of pre-‐school experience (childcare, preschool, etc.) ogen for a full-‐day making full day kindergarten part of the progression of children’s adjustment to school.
• Riding the bus or being transported to school the same way as other elementary schoolers is important to the child’s emoAonal stability.
• When behavioral issues arise, they can be dealt with in greater detail, with more Ame spent on problem solving with children so they learn how to resolve conflicts peacefully on their own.
Closing the Achievement Gaps Full-‐Day Kindergarten Helps Close the Achievement Gap • At-‐risk students who received full-‐day kindergarten through the Kindergarten
IniAaAve in Montgomery County, Maryland made significantly greater progress in language proficiency than comparable children in half-‐day kindergarten.
• A study of 17,600 Philadelphia children found that full-‐day kindergarten helps children from low-‐income families perform beJer and saves the school district millions of dollars through significantly reduced grade retenAon in the first through third grades.
• Research from Lowell Elementary School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the average entering kindergartener was already 22 months below grade level, showed that children in the school’s half-‐day kindergarten made an average gain of 5.4 months during a 9 month period, while children in the full-‐day classes made a 16 month gain.
• Studies of Minneapolis Public Schools showed that minority children in full-‐day kindergarten gained literacy skills at a faster pace than peers in half-‐day classes.
Proposal
• Given the numerous benefits, that D300 transiAon to tuiAon free Full-‐Day Kindergarten (FDK) for all eligible students.
How Can The District Support This? • The logisAcs have been addressed and we have both
adequate classroom space and funding to support a transiAon to full-‐day kindergarten.
• ImplementaAon will require a one Ame fiscal investment
to implement in 2015-‐16 (see table on next slide).
• Over subsequent years the program becomes cost neutral as costs are leveraged against addiAonal revenue stemming from student fees, savings from the eliminaAon of mid day transportaAon, and increased General State Aid (GSA)
Financial Analysis Full Day Kindergarten Analysis
FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 Comment
Costs
Teacher $ 581,074.63 $ 592,696.12 $ 604,550.05 $ 616,641.05 $ 628,973.87 new teachers
Furniture Furniture/textbooks needs paid out of District-‐wide FF&E
budget
Specials $ 116,214.93 $ 118,539.22 $ 120,910.01 $ 123,328.21 $ 125,794.77 Special teachers needed to cover addiAonal secAons
Total $ 697,289.56 $ 711,235.35 $ 725,460.06 $ 739,969.26 $ 754,768.64
Savings/Revenue
TransportaAon $ 240,000.00 $ 240,000.00 $ 240,000.00 $ 240,000.00 $ 240,000.00 EliminaAon of midday route
Trans Claim $ (72,000.00) $ (72,000.00) $ (72,000.00) $ (72,000.00) ReducAon in state reimbursement
Student Fees $ 20,000.00 $ 20,000.00 $ 20,000.00 $ 20,000.00 $ 20,000.00 Fee goes from $90 to $120
Student Fees $(718,000.00) $(718,000.00) $(718,000.00) $(718,000.00) $(718,000.00) Loss of student fees paid full-‐day kindergarten
TuiAon $ 479,872.80 $ 479,872.80 $ 479,872.80 $ 479,872.80 $ 479,872.80
GSA $ 769,062.11 $ 769,062.11 $ 769,062.11 $ 769,062.11 Capture general state aid for full day
Total $ 21,872.80 $ 718,934.91 $ 718,934.91 $ 718,934.91 $ 718,934.91
Costs-‐(Savings) $ 675,416.76 $ (7,699.56) $ 6,525.14 $ 21,034.35 $ 35,833.73
What Will Full-‐Day Kindergarten Look Like?
• Full-‐Day Kindergarten programs work to promote a balanced approach to the cogniAve (academic) and psycho/social development of each student.
• Full-‐Day Kindergarten will mirror other grade levels to include music, media, and physical educaAon. In addiAon, students will have lunch and recess.
How Will This Affect Current Part-‐Time Programs?
• The District will work with families to address lingering concerns. The significant benefits of full-‐day programs are well documented and we have shared several research arAcles for parents who may have concerns with their child's parAcipaAon in FDK.
• All students will be converted to full-‐Ame enrollment. Parents who are interested in part-‐Ame enrollment only will need to contact their school to request a change.
• The District will conAnue to support parents interested in Part-‐ Time Kindergarten (PTK) programs. However: – Parents interested in PTK will be allowed to enroll their child in their
zoned school and will be scheduled for a class that will have all core academic instrucAon in the AM.
– The district will provide transportaAon to school but will no longer provide mid-‐day transportaAon for part-‐Ame aJendance
How Will This Affect Students Who Have Approved Kindergarten
Transfers? • Transfers that were based upon limited space or other
issues will receive communicaAon that will redirect them to their home school. This will be addressed on a case by case basis and depends upon the reason for the transfer.
• This will not affect transfers for Dual Language unless a
family opts to withdraw their applicaAon. Available seats will then be assigned to those on the waiAng list.
How Does This Affect Students With Special Needs?
• Parents can expect no change to their child's placement or program needs. In fact, arguably this change will allow students to be beJer served within their home school seang.
Are Full-‐Day School Times The Same As The Regular Elementary Grades?
• Yes, the full-‐day kindergarten starAng and ending Ames will mirror the regular elementary schedule.
Will Full-‐Day Kindergarten Students Ride The Bus?
• Yes, eligible Full-‐Day Kindergarten students will be have transportaAon provided. InformaAon regarding transportaAon can be found on our District website at hJp://www.d300.org/node/271 .
• TransportaAon rouAng informaAon is mailed home approximately
one week prior to the start of school.
• For addiAonal quesAons or concerns please contact Mrs. Donna
Bordsen, Director for TransportaAon at 847-‐551-‐8492.
Is Full-‐Day Kindergarten About Pushing 1st Grade Content?
• The D300 Full-‐Day Kindergarten program will focus on developing the “whole child.”
• This includes the cogniAve and psycho/social needs of each child.
• The FDK program does have its own curriculum and objecAves.
• The program will focus on age and developmentally appropriate curriculum and instrucAonal pracAces. However, all grade levels focus on mastery, which arguably ensures that each student is prepared to transiAon to a subsequent grade.
Is There A Cost? • Full-‐day Kindergarten students will be charged the same
$130.00 fee as those in grades 1-‐5. • Half-‐day Kindergarten students will be charged a $100
registraAon fee. • Schools will follow up with any Full-‐Day kindergarten families
who paid the adjusted $100.00 fee during registraAon. • There will be no monthly tuiAon fee.
What Do I need To Do Now? • New RegistraAon:
– Contact your child's zoned school and begin the registraAon process. During this Ame the school will provide you with all of the informaAon you need regarding physical examinaAons, required documents, and medical.
– During the registraAon process, you will have an opportunity to indicate your preference for Full-‐Day Kindergarten or Part-‐Time Kindergarten.
– Your child's school will provide you with informaAon relaAng to class assignment, supplies, and important meet and greet dates later this summer.
• Students Who Have Already Been Registered: – All students will be converted to full-‐Ame enrollment. Parents who are interested
in part Ame enrollment only will need to contact their school to request a change. – Your child's school will provide you with informaAon relaAng to class assignment,
supplies, and important meet and greet dates later this summer.
• QuesAons regarding Kindergarten should be directed to Ms. KrisAn Corriveau, Asst. Superintendent for Elementary Teaching and Learning. She can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at 847-‐551-‐8403.
AddiAonal Resources • Early EducaAon For All
hJp://www.strategiesforchildren.org/eea/6research_summaries/07_FDK_Factsheet.pdf
• NaAonal EducaAon AssociaAon hJp://www.nea.org/home/11541.htm • “Best Research Yet On The Benefits of Full-‐Day Kindergarten”
hJp://www.edcentral.org/fullday-‐k-‐research/ • “Full-‐Day Kindergarten Advantages and Disadvantages”
hJp://ec.dpi.wi.gov/ec_ecadflpg • “Full-‐Day Kindergarten Expanding Learning OpportuniAes”
hJp://www.wested.org/online_pubs/po-‐05-‐01.pdf • “Benefits of Full-‐Day Kindergarten” (Based on Ontario's transiAon to Full
Day) hJps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXcoZEloNkE • “Kindergarten Classes Go Full Day” (Teacher PerspecAve)
hJps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q3pYjrlMD0
