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Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School DistrictMrs. Shirley Esau, Principal

Charter district for 16 years. ADA 2300 Grades TK-8 6 school sites all grade specific

Early ChildhoodEducation

Enrollment334

Early Intervention State Preschool Transitional Kindergarten Kindergarten

“ The implementation of a recent reform of kindergarten education policy gives California a significant opportunity to expand access to kindergarten readiness. The Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 creates transitional kindergarten, the first year of a two year experience for students born between September and December.

The bill changes the required birthday for kindergarten admission to : November 1 for the 2012-13 school year. October 1 for the 2013-14 school year. September 1 for the 2014-15 school year,

2011-12 – All TK students

2012-13 – TK students not born in Nov. or Dec.

2013-14 – TK students not born in Oct., Nov., or Dec.

2014-15 – TK students not born in Sept., Oct., Nov., or Dec.

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A student registers for kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. What do you need to do? Can the student go to kindergarten or must they go to transitional kindergarten?

The student’s fifth birth date is Nov. 13?

What if the student’s fifth birth date was Sept. 2?

What if the student’s fifth birth date is June 30?

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Early Childhood Education

Articulation PlanMonthly Articulation

Meetings withAll Preschools

And Kindergarten

Pre-K assessment

Registration and

InformationAbout

Kindergarten programs

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Fresno County Office of Education

First Five of California

Revenue Limit - ADA

EIAClass-size Reduction

Title 1

Teacher’s PD Grant

Funding Sources

Find the Entrance to Kindergarten Policy

Change the dates Add the paragraph about Transitional

Kindergarten from SB 1381

Or wait until CSBA has a new policy template.

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 Age of Admission Proof of age shall be required of all enrolling students. The legal evidences of age, in order of desirability, are a birth

certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, immigration certificate, Bible record, or affidavit from the parent/guardian.   Entry to Traditional Kindergarten A child who will reach the age of five on or before September 1 of the school year shall be eligible for enrollment in

kindergarten at the beginning of that school year or at any later time in the same year. (Education Code 48000)   Entry to Transitional Kindergarten A child who will reach the age of five between September 2 and December 2 will be eligible for Transitional Kindergarten,

a two-year kindergarten program. Transitional Kindergarten means the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate. (Education Code 48000)

  Early Entry to Kindergarten A child who becomes five years old after September 2 may be admitted into kindergarten, or Transitional Kindergarten,

with parental approval, at any time after his/her fifth birthday during the school year when the Superintendent or designee determines on a case-by-case basis that such admittance is in the child's best interests.

  The Superintendent or designee shall provide parents/guardians with information as to the effects, advantages and

disadvantages of early entry into kindergarten. (Education Code 48000)   AR 5111(b) Classroom space must be available, and the class size cap specified in certificated negotiated agreements may not be

exceeded. (cf. 5123 - Promotion/Acceleration/Retention)    KINGSBURG ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT Kingsburg, California Regulation Approved: May 7, 1992 First Reading: July 18, 2011 Regulation Approved: August 22, 2011

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Teaching one on one with EL to help him understand small, medium and large.

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  8:10 – 8:25 Opening   8:25 – 9:50 Language Arts   9:50 – 10:10 Recess   10:10 – 10:20 Calendar   10:20 – 10:55 Math   10:55 – 11:20 Lunch   11:20 – 11:40 Math (reteach)   11:40 – 11:55 PALS   11:55 – 12:30 Recess   12:30 – 1:00 Writing/Science/Social Studies   1:00 – 1:30 Centers/Reteach   1:30 – 1:40 Pack up    

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Instructional Model

Preschool Foundation Strategies

California Common

Core Standards

for Kindergarten

Sheltered Instruction Observation

Protocol

Using what resources we have for kindergarten and modifying it to be developmentally appropriate.

California Common Core Standards

Preschool Foundations

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Early Literacy and Pre-reading Skills

Phonemic awareness

Oral language development

Number sense

Kinesthetic activities- physical phonics- tapping out sounds- I Can Spell mat

Learning through music/songs - Songs/Chants

- rhyming rhythm - Greg and Steve: Listen and Move used for teaching action words

- using musical terms to teach reading Puppets

- phonemic awareness- story telling (literature, math)

Hands on- Handwriting Without Tears- Touch Math

- AIMS

Realia- vocabulary building- oral language- phonemic awareness

Science – making and recording observations ABC center Listening center Math center Puppet/Dramatic Play Word work Computer

Bring a balance between teacher directed and child directed learning.

2010-11 2011-12Upper Case Letters

16% 42%

Sounds 0% 38%Numbers 1-10

55% 75%

Shapes 55% 66%Colors 61% 75%

DIBELSNext

Letter NamingBenchmark 1 Sept.Core: 8+Strategic 2-7Intensive 0-1

Letter NamingBenchmark 2 Jan.Core 27+Strategic 15-26Intensive 0-14

First Sound FluencyBenchmark 1Sept.Core 8+Strategic 4-7Intensive 0-3

First Sound FluencyBenchmark 2 Jan.Core 25+Strategic 10-24Intensive 0-9

Phonemic SegmentationBenchmark 2Jan.Core 18+Strategic 7-17Intensive

Phonemic Segmentation Benchmark 3 MayCore 40-81Strategic25-39Intensive 0-24

CORE 55% 73% 48% 64% 50% 53%

Strategic

27% 18% 0% 23% 9% 33%

Intensive

14% 9% 52% 14% 41% 14%

Level Jan MayA 3 01 5 12 12 33 1 7 81.8% on or

above grade level

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Options: All students spread through out the

kindergarten classes or district Looping Move by cohort Kingsburg moved by cohort

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Options: All students are spread through the

school in K. Looping Cohort movement

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Communicating that this is the law with new entry dates for kindergarten.

Communicating clearly how SB 1381 provides for Transitional kindergarten.

Communicating that it is a two year kindergarten program that gives the children a gift of time to be successful in school and build a solid academic foundation.

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Selecting qualified teachers that are willing to be pioneers with high expectations, but mindful of child development pedagogy.

Parent support, involvement, approval, and advocacy.

Students achieving socially, physically, cognitively and excited about attending school.

Seeing children benefit from this gift of time.

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Work with the preschools and child care providers that feed into the school. Help them understand Transitional Kindergarten.

Communicate, communicate, communicate with everyone. Then communicate more!

Be willing to take a risk to do what is right for children. Be an advocate for our children.

All district must provide Transitional Kindergarten for students with November birthdates.

Parents need to be informed of the changing dates and district policy.

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www.kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us Washington School Transitional Kindergarten

www.tkcalifornia.org Email: sesau@kingsburg-

elem.k12.ca.us