LEADERSHIP WSSDA

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Our Team

• Angelica Alvarez, Highline School District• Angela Griffin, Federal Way School District• Brenda Rogers, Bethel School District • Dick Wedin, Ellensburg School District

Our State of Early LearningA Survey of Washington State School Districts

Survey Monkey

Early Learning Survey: Superintendents

Select your school district

All day kindergarten in our district is:

Response Percent

Response Count

9.9% 917.6% 1672.5% 66

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Available in some schools

answered question

Not Available

Available in all schools

Answer Options

If available, how is it funded?

Response Percent

Response Count

75.6% 6246.3% 3811.0% 920.7% 17

8210

Parent tuition

State funds

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Federal funds

Answer Options

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Local funds

Does your district provide in-kind support or budget support for non-special education preschool programs?

Response Percent

Response Count

65.9% 6034.1% 31

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Answer Options

YesNo

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If yes, briefly describe:

Response Count

595933

Answer Options

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• Head Start• Early Head Start• ECEAP• Migrant Programs• Ready Start• Jump Start

Programs

• Full Tuition Based Models

• Highly Subsidized Tuition Models

• Fully Funded Programs in Select Schools

• Fully Funded Preschool for All

Models

Partners• Educational Service

Districts (ESDs)• YMCA, United Way and

other community organizations

• Cooperative Preschools• Private Providers

Support• Staff• Building Space• Utilities• Janitorial Services• Transportation• Food Service• Curriculum• Assessment• Professional

Development

Professional Development

• Outreach to Community Providers

• Inclusion in Staff Training• Inclusion in PLCs• Inclusion in Alignment Work

Does your district have a program that provides outreach and training to families with children ages 2-5 on how to get their child ready for kindergarten?

Response Percent

Response Count

55.6% 5044.4% 40

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Answer Options

YesNo

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If yes, briefly describe:

Response Count

444448

Answer Options

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Programs• Existing Preschool• Existing Special Ed Preschool• Specific Programs for “At Risk”

Populations• Child Find• Home Visiting• Early Intervention

Outreach

• Parents• Community Preschool

Providers• Childcare Providers

Curriculum

Has your school district taken steps to create an alignment of the curriculum between the preschool community and the district kindergarten?

Response Percent

Response Count

26.7% 2422.2% 2051.1% 46

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Yes, in some schools

answered question

No

District-wide

Answer Options

Does your district have a paid position as an Early Learning coordinator or specialist?

Response Percent

Response Count

37.8% 3462.2% 56

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Answer Options

YesNo

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Early Learning Survey: Board Directors

How aware and knowledgeable are you about the current research and impact that early learning (ages 2-5) has on later K-3 success?

Response Percent

Response Count

0.8% 143.1% 5638.5% 5017.7% 23

1303

Very knowledgeable

Not aware

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Knowledgeable

Answer Options

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Somewhat aware

Are you favorable to the idea of partnering with the community (giving in-kind or financial support) or providing programs that serve children ages 2-5?

Response Percent

Response Count

5.5% 728.3% 3626.8% 3439.4% 50

1276

Very favorable

Not favorable

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Favorable

Answer Options

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Somewhat favorable

Do you think that providing quality early learning opportunities is an effective strategy for reducing the opportunity/achievement gap?

Response Percent

Response Count

91.3% 1164.7% 63.9% 5

11127

6

Comments

Yes

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Undecided

Answer Options

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No

Do you think that pre-kindergarten education should be the responsibility of the public school system?

Response Percent

Response Count

46.0% 5820.6% 2633.3% 42

26126

7

Comments

Yes

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Undecided

Answer Options

answered question

No

THANK YOU!

• Thank you for participating in this survey. This is part of a project by the Early Learning Project Team of Leadership WSSDA. This information is being aggregated together to build a statewide picture of the status of early learning programs in the state. Once collected together, the data can be analyzed by district size and geographic location. There will not be any analysis at the district level. We ask that you select your school district here to assist in further analysis electronically. This survey is open for responses until October 17, 2013.