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The HighScope Approach
Lindenwold Preschool Assessment and Student Program
Lindenwold Preschool is beginning its second year of HighScope implementation. HighScope is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum carefully designed to provide a rich academic foundation and foster child creativity, confidence, and independence. HighScope training will be a focus for the building’s Professional Development Days and building-PD meetings this year.
At the preschool level, assessment is conducted by the collection of evidence and data which is then recorded in the Kaymbu platform. Students are assessed in 36 Key Developmental Indicators (or KDIs) over the course of the school year. Teachers and instructional assistants are encouraged to work together to collect appropriate data to document levels of mastery using the 8 point scoring rubrics that accompany each KDI. Checkpoints are due on 12/9, 3/12, and 6/18.
All students will have the Early Screening Inventory-Revised (ESI-R) administered to them by their classroom teacher within the first 6-8 weeks of the school year. This screening is used to inform us about a child’s developmental skills in the areas of language, fine motor and gross motor. If a child’s profile indicates that there are areas where the child’s performance falls below average, the student will be rescreened. If the child’s performance falls very low in two or more areas, the child may be referred to PIRT (Preschool Intervention and Referral Team, akin to I&RS at the Preschool level). We will again partner with our ELL department to assist us in the screening of students who cannot complete the ESI-R due to a language barrier. Copies of ESI-Rs are due to Ms. Sassano within two weeks of the completion of classroom testing.
From a classroom standpoint, our Preschool Instructional Coach will continue to provide professional development on ECERS (Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale) and provide ECERS observations throughout the year. Our Preschool Intervention and Referral Specialist, Ms. Metzinger, will provide training to staff on TPOT (Teaching Pyramid ObservationTool) throughout the year.
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