Name of Grant Program: Quality Full-Day Kindergarten
Fund Code: 701
ATTACHMENT C:
APPLICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 APPROVED ALTERNATIVES TO NAEYC ACCREDITATION
All districts seeking to implement one of the alternative quality improvement measures must complete this
application and provide any supporting documentation. Districts must work toward implementing the
whole systems/instrument. However, full implementation is not expected in the first year of use. To
continue to participate in the project, a reasonable level of progress must be made and a summary
submitted to Learning Support Services with the application for the Quality Full-day Kindergarten Grant.
Applications should be submitted along with the district’s Quality Full-day Kindergarten Grant (Fund
Code: 701) application unless an extension is requested of Min-hua Chen (mchen@doe.mass.edu). The
contact person will be notified as soon as all applications are reviewed.
Name of school district:
Name of person to be
contacted
Title
Second contact (optional)
Address:
Phone number:
Email address:
Criteria for selection:
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Quality Full-Day Kindergarten grant (Fund Code: 701) recipient for at least three years
Documented challenges or issues with NAEYC accreditation (e.g., unable to be accepted for
candidacy, status of aides’ educational experience, etc.)
Willingness to provide verification that the tool/system selected is being implemented as designed
Willingness to fund the project (funds from the grant may be used; if the instrument is used in PK
or in Grades 1 and up, cost-sharing is required).
Willingness to participate in an evaluation of the pilot study
1. What year was the district awarded their first Quality Full-Day Kindergarten Grant?
FY2000
FY2001
FY2002
Other _____
2. a) Describe the current status of NAEYC accreditation in each school building with full-day
kindergarten classrooms; include the number of years involved in the self-study process or
number of years the building has been NAEYC accredited.
b) Note whether public preschool classrooms are located in the same building as the
kindergarten classrooms. If so, what is the accreditation status of the preschool program? If
accredited, how many classrooms?
Name of Grant Program: Quality Full-Day Kindergarten
Fund Code: 701
3. Do public preschool classes receive a Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Grant?
Yes
No
4. Discuss the reasons that NAEYC accreditation is not achievable at this time. Please be specific in
your explanation.
5. Indicate the instrument/system that the district is requesting to use:
American Montessori Society (AMS) - NAEYC Joint Accreditation
Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Accreditation
Ready Schools Assessment
Tools of the Mind
Work Sampling System
6. Discuss the reason(s) the district is interested in the alternative tool/system and/or the features of
the selected alternative that are most attractive.
7. Does the district already have experience with this tool/system?
Yes
No
If yes, discuss experience.
8. Provide an estimate of the cost to implement the alternative system/tool and how many buildings,
grade levels, and classrooms will be using the tool/system. Discuss how the district plans to
coordinate and fund the alternative tool/system.
9. What will be done for quality enhancement in any buildings and/or classrooms not involved in
using the selected tool/system?
10. Is the district willing to participate in an evaluation of the selected alternative if the opportunity
was provided? (Participation could mean site visits, filling out evaluation tools or participating in
interviews, attending a state or regional meeting, or participation on state or regional webinars.)