All Chittenden County children and adults have the education, skills, and opportunities necessary to meet their full economic and social potential and well-being. **Reporting the Agency of Education's proficiency data has as been delayed for the 2017-2018 school year. ** Updated:2/24/2019
Percent of Kindergartners Ready on the Ready for Kindergarten! Survey (R4K!S)
Current Value
87.05%
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
The concept of children’s readiness is multidimensional; it includes social and emotional development, communication, physical health, as well as cognitive development, knowledge, and approaches to learning (e.g., enthusiasm for learning, persistence, curiosity). The concept of readiness also reflects the belief that “school readiness” is interactional: children need to be ready for schools, and schools need to be ready to accommodate the diverse needs of each and every child.
Why Is This Important?
Why Is This Important?
Early childhood development is critical to a child's lifelong development and research has shown the larger the gap at school entry, the harder it is to close later in their development.
Note on Methodology
The 2015-16 Ready for Kindergarten! Survey (R4K!S) marks the deployment of a new survey instrument. Therefore, any comparisons made between this years’ R4K!S data and all previous years of KRS Survey data are not recommended or valid. The percent ready reported for all supervisory unions and districts in Chittenden County is averaged to estimate the percent ready for kindergarten in Chittenden County.
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