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Engaging with families to build strong relationships during children’s transition into kindergarten is a key strategy to prepare children, families and schools for a successful start to the kindergarten year.
All Kansas elementary schools are required to partner with families to complete the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3) and Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2). This Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot is an accreditation requirement and an impactful strategy as part of an overall system of school improvement.
The ASQ provides a snapshot of children’s developmental milestones. As caregivers know their children best, they complete both questionnaires. All elementary school leaders can do two things now to ensure they are ready for a successful 2024-2025 Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot:
All schools must administer both the ASQ-3 and the ASQ:SE-2 to incoming kindergarten students by Sept. 20, 2024. All data (including pending family access screenings) must be entered into ASQ Online by Friday, Sept. 27.
Review the KSDE Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot webpage for additional action steps to consider before screening. Visit https://agesandstages.com/ks/ for frequently asked questions (FAQs), guides and “how-to” videos on how to implement ASQ.
Who can you contact for questions?
For simple questions related to the Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (for example, looking up a username or resetting a password to ASQ Online), contact Brookes Publishing Technical Support, or call 1-866-404-9853.
For more specific questions (for example, setting up ASQ Online Family Access links), contact the Brookes Implementation Team at implementation@brookespublishing.com.
Pre-K-12 school staff with questions for KSDE can email Stacy Clarke at sclarke@ksde.org.
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