1、1Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program UpdateEIAS Database WorkshopJune 18, 20212Topics2006-07 VPK ParticipationKindergarten Screening Data Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rates2007-08 VPK ParticipationFTE FundingLegislative AppropriationsMinimum Funding for School District Summer VPK Pr

2、ogramsClass Size Reduction RequirementsReporting VPK Students in Public Schools32006-07 VPK Participation Data120,483 Children in School-Year Programs + 10,370Children in Summer Programs130,853Total Children Enrolled (58%)42006-07 VPK Providers 4,538 School-Year Providers+ 578Summer Providers 5,116T

3、otal VPK Providers5Kindergarten ScreeningSection 1002.69(1), F.S., requires DOE to:Direct each school district to administer a statewide screening instrument to each kindergarten student in the school district within the first 30 days of each school year.Each school district shall designate sites to

4、 administer the statewide kindergarten screening for non-public school children who attended VPK in the previous year.6Kindergarten ScreeningSubset of the Early Childhood Observation System (ECHOS) Two measures of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)Letter Naming FluencyInitial

5、 Sound Fluency7Kindergarten ScreeningTo be considered “ready for kindergarten a child should scoreECHOS:Consistently Demonstrating orEmerging/ProgressingDIBELS (Letter Naming and Initial Sound):Above Average orLow Risk82007-08 ECHOS Results:VPK Completers and VPK Non-Completers92007-08 DIBELS Letter

6、 Naming Fluency (LNF) Results:VPK Completers and VPK Non-Completers102007-08 DIBELS Initial Sound Fluency (ISF) ResultsVPK Completers and VPK Non-Completers11VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness RateOne accountability indicator for the VPK Education program is the VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness

7、RateThe Readiness Rate is calculated based on the performance of a providers VPK graduates on the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)12Calculation of VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness RateA providers rate is equal to the sum of the percent of children who are “ready on each measure(ECH

8、OS + Letter Naming + Initial Sound)13Calculation of VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness RateECHOSLetter NamingInitial SoundNumber Ready221512Number Screened222020Percent Ready100%75%60%Readiness Rate23514Minimum Kindergarten Readiness RateSection 1002.69(6), F.S., requires:State Board of Education a

9、doption of a minimum kindergarten readiness rate that, if achieved by a provider would demonstrate the providers satisfactory delivery of the VPK program.The minimum rate may not exceed the rate at which more that 15 percent of all providers would fall below the minimum rate.152006-07 VPK Provider K

10、indergarten Readiness Rate Statewide ResultsChildren who participated in the VPK programperformed better on the kindergarten screening than children who did not participate.2006-07 Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate reflects the performance of 90% of all VPK providers.Eighty-five percent of Florid

11、as VPK providers earned a readiness rate greater than 210 out of a possible 300 points.16Providers Not in RateTen percent (10%) or 521/5,116 VPK providers were not included in the readiness rate due to having less than four children:EnrolledMet substantial completion (70% or more of the program)Scre

12、ening results on each of the measures.172006-07 Final Readiness Rates Distribution (4,595)182006-07 VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate TimelinesRule 6A-1.099821, FAC11/21 12/11: Provider Verification of Children Served12/11 1/11/08: Coalitions/DOE/AWI approve changesDecember: KG screening resu

13、lts matched with Survey 2December/January: Screening/Survey 2 data matched with AWI Provider/Child data base1/18: Preliminary Rates Calculated and Posted1/18 2/2: Dispute Process2/18: Final Rates Posted2/19 State Board Meeting: Minimum Rate Set19VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate Website: 20Re

14、adiness Rate Match Process Data Flow Diagram AWI Provider Child Data DataProviders/Coalitions Verify Data on Readiness Rate WebsiteTo Infinity to Match (Master File with FLKRS/S2)Dispute ProcessTo E&R to Calculate Readiness RateDOE/AWI Verify and Accept or Decline Disputed DataAccepted Changes Incor

15、porated into Final Data FileMASTER FILEPRELIMINARY READINESSRATEFINAL READINESS RATEEDW Survey 2 FLKRS Data Scores 21Readiness Rate Match Process22Readiness Rate Match Process232007-08 Statistics (as of April 23, 2021) 126,436Children in School-Year Programs +10,000Children in Summer Programs*136,43

16、6Total Children Enrolled (59%)* From VPK Estimating Conference, March 202124252007-08 VPK FTE Funding2007 Appropriations = $343,749,575(60.6% 87.30% Payout Rate)July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2021= $2,677 x DCD + 5% Coalition Administrative Cost with minimum funding for school district-required VPK p

17、rogram in summer-2021 Appropriations = $354,349,575(62.2% 88.0% Payout Rate)2021 July and 2021-09 School-Year Program= $2,628 X DCD + 5% Coalition Administrative Cost26District Summer VPK Minimum Funding LevelSection 1002.71(3)(d), F.S.Funding for Summer VPK programs offered by school districts shal

18、l beBased on a FTE that is evenly divisible by 10OREnrollment calculation shall be adjusted by adding the minimum number of students / FTE that is evenly divisible by 10 (i.e. round up to nearest 10)Calculated monthly at the district levelNote: The additional funds are sent after student attendance

19、is certified and advance payments are reconciled by the early learning coalition.27District Summer VPK Minimum Funding LevelSection 1002.53(6)(b), F.S. requires“.the school district must provide for the admission of every eligible child within the district whose parent enrolls the child in a summer

20、prekindergarten program delivered by a public school under s. 1002.61.28District Summer VPK Minimum Funding LevelBase Student AllocationMay and June payments based on2007-08 VPK BSA of $2,677July and August payments based on 2021-09 VPK BSA of $2,62829Impact of Class Size Calculation To be eligible

21、to offer the VPK school-year program, the school must meet the applicable class size requirements.For 2021-09, 31 schools in 14 districts and FAU/Palm Beach and FSU lab schools are ineligible to offer the VPK school-year program. 30Class Size / Charter SchoolsCharter schools may offer VPK if class s

22、ize requirements are metANDIf the charter contract with the district school board includes VPK as a grade level, the charter school VPK program is considered a public school and is exempt from state child care licensure requirementsIf the charter contract does not include VPK, then the charter schoo

23、l VPK program is considered a private school and licensure requirements must be met. 31Reporting VPK Students in Public SchoolsReporting on FLDOE DatabaseDistricts required to submit information to the DOE regarding these students consistent with the DOEs FTE General Instructions Reporting to local

24、Coalition for fundingEnrollmentAttendanceReconciliation32District Data Collection RequirementsReport children enrolled in school district VPK programs using VPK course code numbersReport expenditures using VPK program cost categoryFunction 5500 for direct expendituresFunction 5900 for costs that are

25、 normally incurred by the facility for staffSchool-Year and Summer should be reported in separate projectsDo not report pupil transportation expenditures (Function 7800)Comply with AWI/Early Learning Coalition reporting requirements33VPK in Public Schools / MIS FTE General Instructions“A separate St

26、udent Course Schedule format must be reported for each class in which a PK-12 student is in membership during each of the Survey Periods, regardless of the eligibility of that student to be counted for funding in the Florida Education Finance Program.34VPK MIS / School Year540 Hour (School Year) pro

27、gramReported in Surveys 2 and/or 3, as appropriateCourse # 5100580FEFP Program Number: 999FTE Earned: 0000Days Per Week/Class Minutes Weekly:The number of days per week the student is scheduled to attend VPK and the actual number of instructional membership minutes during the week for which the stud

28、ent is enrolled in VPK35VPK MIS / Summer300 Hour (Summer) programReported in Surveys 4 and 1Course # 5100590FEFP Program Number: 999FTE Earned: 0000Days Per Week/Class Minutes Weekly The number of days per week the student is scheduled to attend VPK and the actual number of instructional membership

29、minutes during the week for which the student is enrolled in VPK36School Number for VPK students served in contracted sitesDistrict VPK students served in contracted sites The district MSID contact should request a number by completing and submitting the Master School Identification (MSID) applicati

30、on. 9001 (Superintendents Office)37Federal/State Indicator Status format (Surveys 2, 3, and 5)Prekindergarten / VPK StudentsPrekindergarten Program Participation - Code V unless the student participates in more than one program, in which case the program which is the primary funding source should be

31、 recorded38Federal/State Indicator Status format (Surveys 2, 3, and 5)Kindergarten Students (formerly in VPK)Program Participation Prior to Kindergarten Code V unless the student participated in more than one program,in which case the program which was the primary funding source should be recorded39

32、Prior School Status/Student Attendance format (Surveys 2, 3, 5)Prekindergarten / VPK StudentsE05 if the student is enrolled in PK for the first timeE09 if the student is enrolled in PK for the first time and enters from a country other than the U.S. or a U.S. Commonwealth / Territory40Prior School S

33、tatus/Student Attendance format (Surveys 2, 3, 5)Kindergarten Students (formerly in a district / public school VPK program)E01 if enrolled in same district for KG as attended for VPKE02 if enrolled in a different district for KG than attended for VPK41Prior School Status/Student Attendance format (S

34、urveys 2, 3, 5)Kindergarten Students (formerly in a non-district / non-public school VPK program)E03 if previously in a private school/VPK programE05 if previously in a private child care center or family child care home/VPK program or has never attended public or private school42VPK in Private Scho

35、ols / ESEStudents attending a private VPK program who receive ESE services from the district may be reported for ESE funding but must not be reported for the VPK course (on Student Course Schedule format)43VPK in Public Schools / ESEFulltime ESE students for whom the location of services is the VPK

36、class in a public school should be reported with appropriate ESE course number for 720 hours of FEFP funding during the regular school yearAre not reported for VPK courseDo not receive funding for VPKMay attend Summer VPK44VPK in Public Schools / Blended ProgramsVPK courses may be submitted with oth

37、er PK courses, such as 5100520 (Head Start), 5100530 (Title 1 PreK), 5100560 (PreK Other) , and 5100570 (School Readiness)VPK courses may be submitted with ESE course(s) funded through the FEFP(e.g. VPK / FEFP number 999 for 900 minutes a week may be submitted with ESE / FEFP number 111 for 90 minutes a week) 45Staff Demographic Information (Surveys 2, 3, and 5)Degree/Credential EarnedC - Child Development Associate (CDA)o