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Final reminder: Friday, Sept. 27 is the deadline to submit Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (ASQ) data

Final reminder: Friday, Sept. 27 is the deadline to submit Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (ASQ) data

The deadline to finalize all Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (ASQ) data for the 2024-25 school year is Friday, Sept. 27.  

To advance kindergarten readiness, all Kansas elementary schools are required to partner with families to better understand incoming kindergarten students’ development. Schools should have administered both the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3) and the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2) to all incoming kindergarten students by Sept. 20.

All data must be entered in ASQ Online by Friday, Sept. 27. 

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 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, the following school systems have pending Family Access Screenings for kindergarten-age students submitted between March 1 and Sept. 26, 2024, that need to be accepted prior to Sept. 27: USD 102 Cimarron-Ensign, USD 114 Riverside, USD 202 Turner-Kansas City, USD 204 Bonner Springs, USD 211 Norton, USD 212 Northern Valley, USD 215 Lakin, USD 216 Deerfield, USD 218 Elkhart, USD 230 Spring Hill, USD 231 Gardner Edgerton, USD 232 De Soto, USD 235 Uniontown, USD 239 North Ottawa County, USD 243 Lebo-Waverly, USD 261 Haysville, USD 262 Valley Center, USD 266 Maize, USD 282 West Elk, USD 288 Central Heights, USD 290 Ottawa, USD 292 Wheatland, USD 305 Salina, USD 308 Hutchinson, USD 313 Buhler, USD 320 Wamego, USD 321 Kaw Valley, USD 322 Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton, USD 323 Rock Creek, USD 331 Kingman - Norwich, USD 344 Pleasanton, USD 345 Seaman, USD 346 Jayhawk, USD 353 Wellington, USD 378 Riley County, USD 379 Clay Center, USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden, USD 387 Altoona-Midway, USD 388 Ellis, USD 399 Paradise, USD 403 Otis-Bison, USD 405 Lyons, USD 415 Hiawatha, USD 416 Louisburg, USD 418 McPherson, USD 429 Troy, USD 436 Caney Valley, USD 437 Auburn Washburn, USD 448 Inman, USD 450 Shawnee Heights, USD 452 Stanton County, USD 461 Neodesha, USD 465 Winfield, USD 469 Lansing, USD 470 Arkansas City, USD 475 Geary County, USD 487 Herington, USD 489 Hays, USD 497 Lawrence, USD 500 Kansas City, USD 504 Oswego, USD 506 Labette County, USD 509 South Haven, Z0028 Dodge City Catholic Diocese, Z0029 Kansas City Catholic Diocese, Z0030 Salina Catholic Diocese, Z0031 Wichita 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. 

 

  • As of 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, the following school systems have “In Progress” paper screenings for kindergarten-age students completed between March 1 and Sept. 26, 2024, that may need to be finalized prior to Sept. 27: USD 102 Cimarron-Ensign, USD 110 Thunder Ridge, USD 223 Barnes, USD 250 Pittsburg, USD 260 Derby, USD 266 Maize, USD 282 West Elk, USD 293 Quinter, USD 326 Logan, USD 339 Jefferson County North, USD 342 McLouth, USD 359 Argonia, USD 361 Chaparral, USD 398 Peabody-Burns, USD 404 Riverton, USD 411 Goessel, USD 412 Hoxie, USD 415 Hiawatha, USD 432 Victoria, USD 459 Bucklin, USD 465 Winfield, USD 470 Arkansas City, USD 483 Kismet-Plains, USD 500 Kansas City, USD 501 Topeka, USD 502 Lewis, Z0028 Dodge City Catholic Diocese, Z0029 Kansas City Catholic Diocese, Z0031 Wichita Catholic Diocese, Z0066, Life Preparatory Academy

 

  • 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 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. The "Screening Status Summary" report may be a useful one to double-check that all data is entered into ASQ Online; each kindergartener should have both an ASQ-3 and an ASQ:SE-2 for the timeframe March 1 - Sept. 20, 2024. KSDE pulls the following reports from the ASQ Online system:  

  • ASQ-3 Screening Results, by Program - Screening Date Range 3/1/24 through the close of the data collection. 
  • ASQ:SE-2 Screening Results, by Program- Screening Date Range begins 3/1/24 through the close of the data collection. 
  • Child Profiles - any children with "Reason for Not Participating" as "Determined Screening Inappropriate" or "Child Older than Age Cutoff" are excluded from both the numerator and the denominator when calculating participation rates.  

 

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. Beyond finalizing data (due this week on Friday, Sept. 27), these two articles include helpful resources: 

 

Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions:   

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Posted: Sep 26, 2024,
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