Public Prekindergarten Programs (11-11-19 through 6-18-20)
The reporting of public prekindergarten program data into ECDS is mandatory. LEAs are required to collect and report the prekindergarten program data regardless of whether LEAs administer one or more of the assessments included on the Commissioner’s List of Approved Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments. The data collection includes the following data:
demographic information
special program information
classroom link on students enrolled in LEA prekindergarten classes, including the number of students who are eligible for classes under Texas Education Code (TEC) §29.153
the numbers of half-day and full-day prekindergarten classes offered by the LEA and campus
the sources of funding for the prekindergarten classes
course section data needed to determine class size (instructional staff-to-student ratio will be calculated by TEA)
the type of curriculum
The Texas DLM Early Childhood Express
Opening the World of Learning: Texas Comprehensive Pre-K
Big Day for PreK Texas Program
High Scope Preschool Curriculum and Assessment
Frog Street Pre-K Texas System
Teaching Strategies System for Pre-K, Texas Edition
Other
the type of commissioner approved prekindergarten progress monitoring tool and results (if administered) for the BOY and End of Year (EOY) which includes a raw score for each of the following five (5) academic domains: health and wellness, language and communication, emergent literacy reading, emergent literacy writing and mathematics
assessments on the 2017-2021 Commissioner's List of Approved Prekindergarten Assessment Tools include:
BASC-3 BESS (English/Spanish)
CIRCLE CLI (English/Spanish)
CIRCLE Liberty Source (English/Spanish)
DIAL-4 (English/Spanish)
Frog Street Assessment (English/Spanish)
GOLD (English/Spanish)
ISIP-Early Reading (English)
LAP-3 (English)
Ready, Set, K (English/Spanish)
Work Sampling System (English/Spanish)
additional teacher qualifications (HQPK):
certification offered through a training center accredited by Association Montessori Internationale or through the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
at least eight (8) years of experience teaching in a nationally-accredited child care program
employment as a prekindergarten teacher in a school district that has ensured specific early childhood education professional development has been met
a graduate or undergraduate degree in early childhood education or early childhood special education
a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or
documented completion of the Texas School Ready Training Program (TSR Comprehensive)
family engagement URL (HQPK)
program evaluation type (HQPK)
high-quality prekindergarten program indicator (student level) (HQPK)
Private Prekindergarten Providers (11-11-19 through 6-18-20)
The reporting of private prekindergarten program data into ECDS is optional. The data collection includes the following data:
demographic information
special program information
classroom link on four-year-old students enrolled in a licensed child care or Head Start program