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Using Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot data to support a successful school year; Snapshot window closes Sept. 20

On Sept. 4, Kansas Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) Online users received the fourth 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 https://agesandstages.com/ks to sign up for these emails and view past newsletters.  

When schools and families collaborate to support children’s growth and development, students are better prepared for a successful kindergarten year. ASQ resources provide excellent opportunities for families to support their children’s learning at home. 

 

Visit agesandstages.com/ks for frequently asked questions (FAQs), guides and “how-to” videos on how to implement ASQ.   

Remember: 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 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. 

Take the following steps 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. 
  • 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 system (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. 

Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions:   

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Posted: Sep 5, 2024,
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