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Finalize and analyze Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (ASQ) data

On Sept. 18, Kansas Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) Online users received the fifth and final installment of Kansas Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot News & Updates, a five-part guide to a successful start to the kindergarten year.   

Each edition provides proven resources to guide Kansas educators through each step of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires® (ASQ®) screening process. If you are not a Kansas ASQ Online user, you can visit agesandstages.com/ks to sign up for these emails and to view past newsletters.  

Important reminder: To advance kindergarten readiness, all Kansas elementary schools are required to partner with families to better understand incoming kindergarten students’ development. The 2024 Snapshot window closes Friday, Sept. 20. Schools should administer both the ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 questionnaires to all incoming kindergarten students by Sept. 20. All data (including pending Family Access screenings and finalized manual screenings) must be entered in ASQ Online by Sept. 27. 

The 30-minute "Using ASQ Online reports to analyze data" Online Support Module provides training on the various ASQ Online reporting options and describes how to analyze and interpret data.  Visit agesandstages.com/ks for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), guides and “how-to” videos on how to implement ASQ.   

View the “Finalizing Screening Data” tip sheet for instructions on how to ensure your data is finalized for the year. 

  • Accept all pending Family Access screenings. You can run a “Family Access Screening” report to confirm there are no outstanding screenings to review. 
    • As of 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, the following school systems have pending Family Access Screenings submitted by families between March 1 and Sept. 19 that have not yet been reviewed by schools: USD 101 Erie-Galesburg, USD 102 Cimarron-Ensign, USD 103 Cheylin, USD 115 Nemaha Central, USD 200 Greeley County, USD 203 Piper-Kansas City, USD 204 Bonner Springs, USD 210 Hugoton, USD 211 Norton, USD 212 Northern Valley, USD 216 Deerfield, USD 218 Elkhart, USD 224 Clifton-Clyde, USD 226 Meade, USD 230 Spring Hill, USD 231 Gardner Edgerton, USD 232 De Soto, USD 235 Uniontown, USD 243 Lebo-Waverly, USD 246 Northeast, USD 247 Cherokee, USD 248 Girard, USD 249 Frontenac, USD 250 Pittsburg, USD 251 North Lyon County, USD 252 Southern Lyon County, USD 254 Barber County North, USD 257 Iola, USD 261 Haysville, USD 262 Valley Center, USD 263 Mulvane, USD 265 Goddard, USD 266 Maize, USD 271 Stockton, USD 282 West Elk, USD 288 Central Heights, USD 290 Ottawa, USD 303 Ness City, USD 305 Salina, USD 308 Hutchinson, USD 313 Buhler, USD 320 Wamego, USD 321 Kaw Valley, USD 323 Rock Creek, USD 331 Kingman - Norwich, USD 332 Cunningham, USD 333 Concordia, USD 337 Royal Valley, USD 338 Valley Falls, USD 348 Baldwin City, USD 349 Stafford, USD 368 Paola, USD 372 Silver Lake, USD 373 Newton, USD 375 Circle, USD 379 Clay Center, USD 384 Blue Valley, USD 385 Andover, USD 387 Altoona-Midway, USD 388 Ellis, USD 396 Douglass, USD 401 Chase-Raymond, USD 402 Augusta, USD 409 Atchison, USD 410 Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh, USD 413 Chanute, USD 415 Hiawatha, USD 416 Louisburg, USD 417 Morris County, USD 418 McPherson, USD 421 Lyndon, USD 423 Moundridge, USD 428 Great Bend, USD 429 Troy, USD 434 Santa Fe Trail, USD 436 Caney Valley, USD 437 Auburn Washburn, USD 440 Halstead, USD 443 Dodge City, USD 446 Independence, USD 447 Cherryvale, USD 448 Inman, USD 450 Shawnee Heights, USD 452 Stanton County, USD 454 Burlingame, USD 457 Garden City, USD 458 Basehor-Linwood, USD 461 Neodesha, USD 464 Tonganoxie, USD 465 Winfield, USD 469 Lansing, USD 470 Arkansas City, USD 475 Geary County, USD 487 Herington, USD 489 Hays, USD 491 Eudora, USD 492 Flinthills, USD 497 Lawrence, USD 498 Valley Heights, USD 500 Kansas City, USD 503 Parsons, USD 506 Labette County, USD 509 South Haven, USD 512 Shawnee Mission, Z0026 Lutheran Schools (Topeka), Z0028 Dodge City Catholic Diocese, Z0029 Kansas City Catholic Diocese, Z0030 Salina Catholica Diocese, Z0031 Wichita Catholic Diocese 

 

  • Finalize all paper questionnaire screenings. You can run a “Screening Status Summary” report filtered by “Screening Status / In Progress” to confirm all data is finalized.
    • As of 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, the following school systems have “In Progress” paper screenings for the timeframe March 1 through Sept. 19: USD 102 Cimarron-Ensign, USD 106 Western Plains, USD 110 Thunder Ridge, USD 220 Ashland, USD 248 Girard, USD 250 Pittsburg, USD 260 Derby, USD 266 Maize, USD 293 Quinter, USD 305 Salina, USD 312 Haven, USD 325 Phillipsburg, USD 326 Logan, USD 342 McLouth, USD 359 Argonia, USD 361 Chaparral, USD 398 Peabody-Burns, USD 404 Riverton, USD 411 Goessel, USD 412 Hoxie, USD 432 Victoria, USD 435 Abilene, USD 456 Marais Des Cygnes Valley, USD 459 Bucklin, USD 463 Udall, USD 465 Winfield, USD 470 Arkansas City, USD 494 Syracuse, USD 498 Valley Heights, USD 500 Kansas City, USD 501 Topeka, USD 502 Lewis, USD 504 Oswego, USD 505 Chetopa-St. Paul, USD 509 South Haven, USD 511 Attica, Z0009  Independence Bible Elementary, Z0028 Dodge City Catholic Diocese, Z0029 Kansas City Catholic Diocese, Z0066  Life Preparatory Academy  
  • Finalize all paper questionnaire screenings. You can run a “Screening Status Summary” report filtered by “Screening Status / In Progress” to confirm all data is finalized. 
  • For any students who did not participate because they were older than the age cutoff or because the teacher and family determined screening was inappropriate, create a Child Profile in ASQ Online and select the appropriate “Reason for not participating” from the dropdown menu.  

 

Each year, KSDE pulls data from the ASQ Online system following the submission deadline. This data is then matched to ENRL (Sept. 20) records submitted by schools. Schools can take the following steps to improve the accuracy of their data:  

  • Include the State Student Identifier (SSID/KIDS ID) in the ASQ Online “Alt. ID” field of a child profile. The “Import” feature’s “Child and Caregiver Profile Data Template” can be used to quickly update existing ASQ Online Child Profiles to add Alternate IDs.  
  • Ensure ASQ Online child profile data matches data reported in the ENRL/KIDS Data Collection System.  
  • Prevent duplicate child profiles in the ASQ Online (Review the ASQ Online Quick Tips: How to Prevent Duplicate Child Profiles fact sheet). 

 

Once data is finalized in the ASQ Online system, it is submitted for the year — schools do not have an additional data upload. Participation rate data will be available in the Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot authenticated application later this year. 

The Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot is an important piece of our state’s overall strategy to support each child’s social, emotional, and academic readiness for kindergarten. Engaging with the family of each and every student who is embarking on their kindergarten journey in your schools this year is a major undertaking – thank you for your hard work to be kindergarten ready this school year. 

Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions:   

  • Email to connect with KSDE Early Childhood team members Stacy Clarke, sclarke@ksde.org, and Amanda Petersen, apetersen@ksde.org.   
  • For simple questions related to the Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (for example, resetting a password to ASQ Online), contact Brookes Publishing Technical Support or call 1-866-404-9853.     
  • For more specific questions (i.e., setting up ASQ Online Family Access links), contact the Brookes Implementation Team at implementation@brookespublishing.com.  
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Posted: Sep 19, 2024,
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