New Consultant
Jennifer Akin now serves as the K-Screen consultant in the Office of Assessment and Accountability. She previously worked with the Title I A and Title V programs here at KDE. Her contact information is (502) 564-4394, ext. 4014 or email at Jennifer.akin@education.ky.gov.
Update K-Screen Contacts
Please ensure this update reaches the appropriate district contact for kindergarten screening. If district and building contact updates need to be made, please notify Jennifer Akin as soon as possible.
New Ordering Process
A new Brigance screening material ordering process has been developed by Curriculum Associates. Information is forthcoming and will be communicated as soon as details are finalized.
Most districts will only need to order student data sheets. Please take stock of Screen III data sheets you have left over and place orders accordingly.
Training Requirements
Annual training is required for district trainers, individuals administering Brigance and kindergarten data entry clerks.
- NEW district Training of Trainers (TOT) administrators must attend a 6-hour TOT module presented by Curriculum Associates and KDE.
- NEW teachers administering the screen must attend a 3-hour session provided by the district TOT
- EXPERIENCED district TOT trainers must register for a webcast refresher
- EXPERIENCED teachers administering the screen must receive a 1-hour refresher provided by the district TOT
- NEW and EXPERIENCED data entry staff annually review training materials hosted on the Common Kindergarten Entry Screener website
New district trainers must attend one of the TOT sessions offered. Registration information is available on the Common Kindergarten Entry Screener website. EILA credit will be available for the webcast refresher training and the TOT sessions.
The 2020-2021 dates and locations of the 6 hour TOT sessions are:
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March 26: Bowling Green, Bob Kirby Library,
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March 27: Lexington, Lexington Public Library, Central Library Branch
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July 22: Frankfort, Kentucky Department of Education
The TOT refresher video information and registration link will be available in March.
Please use the links in the Dates to Remember section of the update for 2020-2021 to register for TOT sessions.
Screening with iPads
Schools and districts may elect to use iPads to document student screening results in lieu of ordering data sheets. It is possible to enter student responses directly into the Online Management System (OMS) without writing on the data sheet. Please remember the following points if choosing to screen with iPads:
- The OMS will not be active until mid-August, therefore screening students should begin after school starts. Additionally, there are often adjustments needed when the OMS initially goes live. It is recommended that schools recording results with iPads schedule screening for mid to late August.
- Keep in mind screening results must be filed in each student’s cumulative folder. If screening with iPads, the student answer data sheet (not summary report) must be printed from the OMS and placed in each student’s cumulative folder.
- If choosing to screen with iPads in lieu of data sheets, please notify Jennifer Akin for order tracking purposes.
Forms
The prior setting form is available in English and can be found on the Common Kindergarten Entry Screener webpage. Remember, you may collect prior settings information at any time, not only during the screening window. It is recommended that you include this form in your kindergarten registration packet.
The parent survey for the self-help and social-emotional scales also is located on the Common Kindergarten Entry Screener website. The parent survey is part of the screen and must be completed only during your district’s screening window.
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