K Screen Update

K Screen Update 1

February 2022

Lisa Jett

Our New Program Consultant

We are excited to announce Lisa Jett has joined our team as a program consultant in the Division of Assessment and Accountability Support.

Jett is from Bullitt County, where she taught kindergarten for six years before moving to 1st grade with her students. She spent the next few years educating 1st-graders before moving into an RtI position. She has a master's in elementary education and enjoys assisting teachers in finding solutions within classrooms.

Jett's experience with the K Screen process will provide valuable support and assistance for kindergarten teachers across the state. If you ever need assistance in implementing the K Screen process at your district or school or just have general questions, email her at lisa.jett@education.ky.gov.

In This Issue

Our New Program Consultant

Training of Trainers Refresh Webcast for Experienced Staff

K Screen Training of Trainers for New Staff

Online Ordering for the 2022-2023 School Year

K Screen Resources

Common Kindergarten Entry Screener, KDE
Information on the K Screen, plus forms and previous updates.

Curriculum Associates, Kentucky
Online training videos regarding the OMS can be found here.

Training of Trainers Refresh Webcast for Experienced Staff 

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will be hosting the Training of Trainers Refresh Webcast at 1 p.m. ET on March 18. This training is for experienced district K Screen trainers who previously have attended the full "Training of Trainers" session and need to refresh their training for the upcoming school year. 

If experienced trainers plan on attending, they can access the K Screen Refresh Training Event as a live event in Microsoft Teams. For those who cannot attend on March 18, a recording of the live broadcast and Q&A Session will be available on the KDE Media Portal. Attendees will receive one hour of Effective Instructional Leadership Act credit. 

The K Screen Training of Trainers Refresh Webcast can be accessed with this link after March 18.

K Screen Training of Trainers for New Staff

KDE and Curriculum Associates will be hosting the Kindergarten Screen Training of Trainers (TOT) at 9 a.m.-2 p.m. ET on March 25.

This training, usually required in a face-to-face setting, will be virtual and is required for new K Screen coordinators who will need to provide the three-hour training to teachers and district staff. The TOT is only required for new K Screen coordinators.

Sign up by completing this Google Form. KDE will be accepting registrations on the Google Form until 5 p.m. ET on March 23. More information on how to access the virtual event will be provided on March 24 via email to new district trainers who have signed up.

Attendees will receive 6 hours of Effective Instructional Leadership Act credit. KDE also will be hosting a second virtual event in July for those that cannot make it to the March Event.

Online Ordering for the 2022-2023 School Year

Curriculum Associates (CA) and KDE are in the process of validating district and school addresses for the upcoming 2022-2023 K Screen ordering window. In conjunction with validating addresses, KDE and CA are working together to create a new order form that will be available on both the Common Kindergarten Entry Screener website and the Curriculum Associates webpage March 1.

Please email Lisa Jett if you have any questions or need assistance with completing this process.