PREK Screening

The Screening process in Hamburg allows us to get to know you and your child a bit better, identify the skills your child has coming into PreK and establish a baseline to measure progress throughout the school year. Screening of all new school entrants is required by NYS.

Prior to your PreK Screening:

Complete the PreK Questionnaire sent via Operoo
Complete the PreK Parent Report: Self-Help and Social Emotional Scale sent via Operoo

During your PreK Screening:

You and your child will have the opportunity to meet with your child's teacher and ask questions about the UPK program
Your child will complete the Brigance III screener with their teacher. This portion of the screening will help the teacher to see what language and early academic skills your child has as they enter PreK.
Only two adults may accompany your PreK child to screening, as we have limited space.
The entire screening appointment will take approximately 20 minutes. Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled time

Screening Dates for the 2025-2026 School Year

Each school will be reaching out to their families to schedule individual Screening appointments. Questions about your screening appointment should be directed to your child's school. Our screening dates this year:

September 2, 2025
September 3, 2025
September 4, 2025

Brigance Screen III

The Brigance Early Childhood Screens III (Brigance) is a collection of quick and reliable early childhood education assessments and data-gathering tools that are nationally standardized. Assessment items are age-specific screens and cover a broad sampling of a child's skills and behaviors.

Key developmental areas include:

Physical Development
Language Development (vocabulary)
Academic Skills/Cognitive Development (literacy and math)
Self-Help & Social Emotional Skills

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