High-Quality Prekindergarten Components

Webpage: https://tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education/high-quality-prekindergarten-program

Webinars: https://tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education/webinars

Email: hqpk@tea.texas.gov

FAQs https://tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education/high-quality-prekindergarten-faq

Reading Academies

Webpage: https://tea.texas.gov/reading

Email: reading@tea.texas.gov

FAQs: https://tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education/reading-practices-faq

Questions:

EOY Student Progress Monitoring required for 19-20?

If a district is not delivering instruction in their buildings but is instead operating in an alternative or distant learning capacity (“Closed, Instructing” per other agency guidance), administration of an EOY would not be expected/required.

If a district is unable to administer the EOY SPM due to COVID-19, this would be taken into consideration when reviewing data and providing support.

Has an alternative Early Assessment Tool to TX-KEA been identified?

UPDATE: K-2 Diagnostics

o TX-KEA or DIBELS by Amplify for Kindergarten

o TPRI/Tejas LEE for Grade 1 and 2

Additional free instruments for Grade 1 and 2 are being considered through an application process

K-2 Diagnostics webpage in development—

Will the Reading Academies schedule be impacted?

Currently Reading Academies activities are remote and proceeding as planned. We will continue to assess and address timelines on a weekly basis.

Clarifications:

What are the physical activity requirements for students in grades Pre K-5?

The TEC §28.002(l) requires students enrolled in full-day prekindergarten, in kindergarten, or in a grade level below grade six to participate in moderate or vigorous daily physical activity for at least 30 minutes throughout the school year as part of the district's physical education curriculum or through structured activity during a school campus's daily recess.

To the extent practicable, a school district shall require a student enrolled in prekindergarten on less than a full-day basis to participate in the same type and amount of physical activity as a student enrolled in full-day prekindergarten.

If a school district determines, for any particular grade level below grade six, that requiring moderate or vigorous daily physical activity is impractical due to scheduling concerns or other factors, the district may as an alternative require a student in that grade level to participate in moderate or vigorous physical activity for at least 135 minutes (27 per day) during each school week.

Resources:

The 2018-2019 prekindergarten enrollment reports have published on TPEIR.

TPEIR PK Report

https://www.texaseducationinfo.org/Home/Topic/Prekindergarten%20Programs?br=PK-12