Kentucky’s Common
Kindergarten Entry Screen
Webinar Training on the
BRIGANCE K Screen III
and Implementation Updates
May 2 and 7, 2013
(Updated May 8, 2013)
Objectives
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Celebrate Pilot Year highlights
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Understand key differences in the BRIGANCE®
Kindergarten Screen III
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K Core Assessments
Materials needed
Social-Emotional Scales
Supplemental Assessments
Reading Readiness Scale
Other Screening/implementation tools
Understand implementation updates
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Highlights from the 2012-2013 Pilot –
the Numbers
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109 districts
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450 schools
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31,480 students screened!!
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Highlights from the 2012-2013 Pilot –
Successes
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Meeting parents and students
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Family event to complete Self-help and SocialEmotional Scales
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Getting to know students and having
one-to-one time with them
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Great data to start the year with
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Identifying student needs early
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Highlights from the 2012-2013 Pilot –
the Data
Kentucky Department of Education: education.ky.gov
www.BRIGANCE.com/Kentucky
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2013-2014 is IMPORTANT!
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2013-2014 is the first year for full implementation!
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Data collected will be use to determine possible changes to
the cut scores used to determine each child’s readiness
rating.
Ready with Support
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Ready Ready with
Enrichment
Questions?
Screen Tools for Full Implementation
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The BRIGANCE Kindergarten Screen III is the tool that
will be used starting with 2013-2014.
2013:
 Motor, Language, and Academic/Cognitive Skills,
and Selfhelp and Social Emotional Development Same required
tools as pilot
 K Core Assessments-REQUIRED
year, but using
 Self-help and Social-Emotional Scales-REQUIRED
Screen III
 Supplemental Assessments-Recommended
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Reading Readiness Scale-Recommended
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Data collected and aggregated
with the Online Management System
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Tour of the BRIGANCE Screen Kit
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Early Childhood Screen III K&I “Manual”
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Includes screen assessments and tools
Objects for counting and sorting
Kindergarten Data Sheets
2013:
• New Data Sheets
Other items needed for screening:
and Technical Report
• Some new
 Paper, pencil, blank and lined paper
 Picture book(s) that has at least three linesitems
of textneeded
on each
• Each site should
page
receive Screen III
 Timer
Kits by June 7.
 Implementation Guide
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The BRIGANCE Kindergarten Screen III
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The K&1 Screen III Manual
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2013:
Overall same
organization,
updated content
Introduction Improved content
Core Assessments REQUIRED
Supplemental Assessments Strongly Recommended
Screening Information Forms
Self-help and Social-Emotional Scales REQUIRED
Reading Readiness Scale Strongly Recommended
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Screening: Big Picture
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Step 1: Get Ready to Screen
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Step 2: Screen the Child
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Step 3: Complete Data Sheet
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Step 4: Analyze Results
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Step 5: Identify Next Steps
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2013:
Overall same
organization,
updated content
Step 1: Get Ready to Screen
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Step 1: Get Ready to Screen
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Plan ahead— as a team
Identify accommodations
Gather materials
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Step 2: Screen the Child
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Step 3: Complete Data Sheet
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Step 4: Analyze Results
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Step 5: Identify Next Steps
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Best Practices from the pilot
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The pilot survey indicated teamwork is essential for a
successful implementation!
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Decide who will screen, enter data, etc.
If screening before school starts, invite child care, preschool,
and Head Start staff
Also on the list:
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Organization
Scheduling
Using additional staff as needed
Having a system for organizing materials
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Screening Children
with Special Considerations
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Accommodations versus modifications
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2013:
Additional
guidance in
Screen Intro and
Implementation
Guide
See Screen Introduction page xxiv
Modifications and NOT allowed
English Language Learners should be screened in their
primary language
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Bilingual personnel
Volunteer interpreters
Friends of the family (trained in asking questions)
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Step 1: Get Ready to Screen
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Step 1: Get Ready to Screen
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Plan ahead— as an individual
Identify accommodations
Gather materials
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Step 2: Screen the Child
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Step 3: Complete Data Sheet
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Step 4: Analyze Results
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Step 5: Identify Next Steps
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What’s new for the Screen III
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New norms and cutoffs for the Screens III based on
nationally representative sample of 1,900+ children
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New validity and reliability research, including new
accuracy data
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Content changes
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K assessments updated to improve
alignment with standards, including CCSS
OMS Updates
2013:
Same format, but
carefully review
each assessment
for updated
directions/ items/
scripting
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Kindergarten Screen III
Core Assessments
Major changes:
• New literacy and math
assessments to better
align to CCSS and state
standards
• Removed: Draws a
Person and Color
Recognition
• New self-help and SocialEmotional Scale for
ages 3-7
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
Changes to items
and scripting
Additional criteria
provided
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Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
2 items the same,
4 new items
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
Slight changes to
scripting
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
“Form”
Vertical lines added
to student page
Criteria are under
each item
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
Slight changes to
scripting
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
New assessment!
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
New
assessment!
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
Change to how
child is scored
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
New title
New objects
Improved child
page
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
New title
Only 1 domino
per item!
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
Different order of
letters
Same: ONLY mark
Uppercase letters
Kindergarten Core Assessments 2013:
New
assessment!
Kindergarten Core Assessments
2013:
Different order
Slightly different
directions
Remember!
For the K Core Assessments:
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Be sure to adhere to the Discontinue point
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Use directions and scripting as they are written
in the Manual
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2013:
Improvements to
the design
Still no need to
calculate scores!
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Questions?
Remember!
 Kindergarten
Core Assessments-REQUIRED
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Supplemental Assessments-Recommended
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Self-help and Social-Emotional ScalesREQUIRED
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Reading Readiness Scale-Recommended
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K-specific Supplemental Assessments
New!
5 K-specific
assessments
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K-specific Supplemental Assessments
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K-specific Supplemental Assessments
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K-specific Supplemental Assessments
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K-specific Supplemental Assessments
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K-specific Supplemental Assessments
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New!
Supplemental
Data Sheet
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Questions?
Remember!
 Kindergarten
Core Assessments-REQUIRED
 Supplemental
Assessments-Recommended
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Self-help and Social-Emotional Scales-REQUIRED
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Reading Readiness Scale-Recommended
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Self-help & Social-Emotional Scales
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REQUIRED
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Skills:
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Eating, toileting, dressing
Playing, getting along with others
Same overall
big-picture
skills, same
collection
methods
Three ways to complete:
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2.
3.
Parent Form – the parent fills out
Parent Form – you interview the parent
Teacher Form – you complete based on your
observations
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Self-help & Social-Emotional Scales
Changes to
Self-help &
SocialEmotional
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Changes to
formatting,
order, items
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Changes to
formatting,
sections,
items
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Addition of
6 years +
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Questions?
Remember!
 Kindergarten
Core Assessments-REQUIRED
 Supplemental
Assessments-Recommended
 Self-help
and Social-Emotional ScalesREQUIRED
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Reading Readiness Scale-Recommended
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Reading Readiness Scale
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Recommended
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Skills:
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Same overall
big-picture
skills, same
collection
methods
Behaviors, interest, skills related to reading
Three ways to complete:
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2.
3.
Parent Form – the parent fills out
Parent Form – you interview the parent
Teacher Form – you complete based on your
observations
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Changes to
items
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More
specific age
ranges
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Remember!
 Kindergarten
Core Assessments-REQUIRED
 Supplemental
Assessments-Recommended
 Self-help
and Social-Emotional ScalesREQUIRED
 Reading
Readiness Scale-Recommended
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Questions?
Other Tools and Resources
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Spanish Directions booklet
Online Management System
Instructional Planning Sheet
Sharing Results with Families form
BRIGANCE.com/Kentucky website
Spanish Language Materials
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Will be
available for
Screen III
Online Management System
OMS:
• Same username;
new password
• System updates
in July
• Training via
recording
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Infinite Campus – Reminders/Updates
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See the Implementation Guide for a reminder
of how IC and the OMS work together.
See the KDE PPT for information on prior
settings (more details later in this training)
Instructional Planning Sheet
Updated to
say “Core”
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Sharing Results with Families
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Use the online Sharing Results with Families form (in
the OMS)
New!
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Next Steps
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www.BRIGANCE.com/Kentucky
Updated!
Questions?
Implementation Updates
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Important dates
KDE Updates
Next steps
Questions
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2013-2014 Timeline
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May – Pilot site update webinars
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May-June 2013—materials shipped to schools
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July 2013—OMS training (via recording)
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Mid-July-September—screening windows open
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August, September—training on using screening results
(live webinar)
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September-October—OMS data entry
Start process no earlier than 15 calendar days
before start of program—finish no later than 30th
day of instruction
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KDE Updates
Question? Contact Katie Williams, Division of
Program Standards
 KDE Common Screen Webpage
 Regular Updates
 IC information
 Prior Setting Data
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2012-13 school year
2013-14 school year
OMS Log-in Information
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Next steps
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Confirm your 2013-2014 screening window dates
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Carefully review the changes to the K “Core”
Assessments
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Carefully review the changes to the Supplemental
Assessments
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Carefully review the changes to the Self-help and SocialEmotional Scales
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Carefully review the changes to the Readiness for
Reading Scale
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Work with your team to determine your plan for
screening
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Questions?
Resources:
Questions, comments, feedback?
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Always refer to the Implementation Guide
Contact Information—be sure to contact us
with questions, concerns, and feedback!
THANK YOU!
You are a critical part of this initiative!