Webinar Series to support 279.68

Session #5

● Early Literacy PK-K Guidance● Interventions

● Microsoft Money● Non-Fast Schools/Reporting

Purpose

To provide guidance for Iowa’s public schools specific tothe definition, condition for enrollment, required standards and assessments and funding for preschool and kindergarten programs.

This guidance is specific to the Iowa Department of Education funded programs of Statewide Voluntary Preschool Programs, state aid for kindergarten programs, and special education weighting.

Early Literacy Preschool-Kindergarten

● Definition ● Clarifications ● FAQs

Definitions

Prekindergarten/PreschoolProgramming for children who are not kindergarten age eligible. These children may or may not receive state funding based on the program and the services they receive. This includes Statewide Voluntary Preschool Programs (SWVPP) and Early Childhood Special Education instructional services as specified on the Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Kindergarten Programming:For children who are kindergarten age eligible (Age of 5 on or before September 15) and for whom the district receives K-12 student aid.

Preschool and Kindergarten

Other District Programs

Critical Condition

It is the Department’s position that these grade placement practices conflict with the purpose of Iowa Code 279.68:

Early intervention to prevent later skill deficits!

Critical Clarification

Critical Clarification

Critical Clarification

FAQ

FAQ

Early Childhood Questions?

Interventions

● DE Reviewed Programs● Keystone’s Role ● Vendor Showcase

Interventions...

● DE’s Review of Programs/Intervention Survey

● Following the winter screening window, weekly progress monitoring and interventions will be mandatory for all students who are considered substantially deficient.

● Keystone plans to support the implementation of interventions through providing a Vendor Showcase.

Interventions/Programs Showcase

● This showcase will bring in developers of program based on the state’s intervention survey that was sent out to districts.

● Survey results will be reviewed and filtered to find the most suitable programs to bring in.

● The final details are still being prepared. The hope is to have the showcase in April 2015.

● This will give schools plenty of time to spend their allotted dollars.

Interventions Questions?

Microsoft Money

● Applications ● Timeline● Keystone’s Role

Microsoft Money● Applications for the Microsoft Money are due Friday

December 19, 2014- o The plans can be amended and modified

● Districts will have 3 years to spend their money.

TIC Conference

● There will be sessions featuring eligible products to purchase for the Microsoft Money at the

Keystone TIC Conference June 16-17 in Dubuque, Iowa

Microsoft Questions?

Non-FAST Reporting

● Purpose● Requirements● FAQ

Reporting for Non-FAST Districts

Needed steps for districts

A&A accounts (see document: Setting up A&A Accounts)

&SIS updated to match what Tier requires

(see document: Required Data Entry for TIER: 14-15)

FAQ

● Who will need access to the TIER? o This will be a local decision depending on how the

district wants to use the TIER.

Tier Security Matrix

Programmers are Customizing

AIMSWeb which is different than FAST which is different than DIBELS (etc.).....so the correct benchmarking data is used for the assessment you are using.

o Students are seen as red, green, blue......and class / grade level (system) data.

Support with TIER

If there are questions on use of TIER, users can go to Knowledge Base (if they've gotten access to TIER)

OR Use Ticketing System within TIER Knowledge Base

ORIf you do not have an A&A account-email tiersupport@iowa.gov

Non-FAST Users Questions?

For technical assistance from Keystone AEA, contact:

Karen Randall (krandall@aea1.k12.ia.us)Melissa Wicklund (mwicklund@aea1.k12.ia.us)