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Kindergarten Literacy

Half time vs. Full time

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Historical Context

IRI data from 2015-16 and 2016-17 was used to determine the need to move to an all day kindergarten model. I’ve taken those old reports and compiled some of the main ideas for you to see why the change was made.

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  • Options for AM/PM (½ days) kindergarten and for A/B (every other day) kindergarten - varied by school
  • Parent option to pay tuition for the other half and be in an ADED (all day every day) program
  • Early literacy funds were used for an intervention called Kinder Grow
    • students in the bottom 25% based on the fall IRI
    • an intervention class opposite of their kindergarten class - bussed to Hubbard

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Kinder Data 2015-16

Old IRI

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2015-16

Fall IRI

Spring IRI

Growth

A Day

2.27

2.62

0.35

B Day

2.34

2.59

0.25

AM

2.36

2.74

0.38

PM

2.00

2.67

0.67

Kinder Grow

1.67

2.46

0.79

ADED (tuition)

2.54

2.77

0.23

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Kinder Data 2016-17

2016-17

Fall IRI

Spring IRI

Growth

A Day

2.08

2.46

0.38

B Day

2.09

2.34

0.25

AM

2.02

2.62

0.60

PM

2.23

2.50

0.27

Kinder Grow

1.30

2.31

1.01

ADED (tuition)

2.34

2.80

0.46

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Key Data Points

  • 10-14% of parents paid tuition for ADED kindergarten
  • ADED kindergarten groups had higher socioeconomic status, fewer IEPs and no students learning English as a second language
  • Kinder Grow intervention groups had lowest socioeconomic status, the most IEPs and the most students learning English as a second language
  • ADED groups started with the highest average IRI score in the fall and maintained the highest average IRI score in the spring
  • Kinder Grow group average fall IRI score was significantly lower than all the other groups but had higher growth in the spring than all the other groups and significantly higher than most groups.
  • Scores and growth in the AM/PM and A/B groups varied but were between the ADED and Kinder Grow groups.

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Change to Full Time Kindergarten for All

The data painted a clear picture:

  • The students with the greatest need were not accessing full time kindergarten through the tuition based ADED kindergarten.

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  • When given the opportunity to participate in an all day program, the students in the bottom 25% made the most growth from the fall IRI to the spring IRI.

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  • The board approved the change to full time kindergarten for all students beginning in 2018-19

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Change in IRI - by iStation

  • In 2017-18 the IRI changed and is now administered by iStation

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  • New scoring calls Tier 1 as proficient

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  • No data from the 2019-20 year due to the COVID closure.

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  • Data shows the percentage of students scoring at each level of proficiency

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  • This data is for all kindergarten students.

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IRI Data from iStation - Half vs. Full

IRI by iStation

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Year

Tier 1 (proficient)

Tier 2 (approaching)

Tier 3 (below)

Tier 1 Comp to 2018

2017-18

45%

29%

25%

baseline

2018-19

67%

16%

16%

22%

2019-20

COVID

COVID

COVID

COVID

2020-21

63%

23%

14%

18%

2021-22

72%

17%

11%

27%

2022-23

70%

18%

12%

25%

2023-24

69%

17%

14%

24%

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2017-18 was the last year of 1/2 time kindergarten.

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Summary

  • 45% of all Kindergarten students were proficient on the IRI by the end of kindergarten in 2017-18, which was the last year of half time kindergarten

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  • With full time kindergarten for all students, the percentage of students who scored proficient on the IRI at the end of kindergarten in the last 3 years has averaged 70%

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  • With full time kindergarten for all students, we have increased the percentage of students who are proficient on the IRI by 18-27%