370A961F072BFD998725847900530280 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN IMPLEMENTATION AND THE COLORADO PRESCHOOL PROGRAMINTERIM COMMITTEE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL READINESSDate Sep 18, 2019 Location SCR 357 Full-day Kindergarten Implementation and the Colorado Preschool Program - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/6018215C4609...$File/190918 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 190918 AttachA.pdf 09:06:43 AM Senator Story, chair, called the meeting to order and invited the presenters to the table: Anji Gallanos, Director, Preschool through 3rd Grade (P-3) Office, Colorado Department of Education (CDE), and Floyd Cobb, Executive Director, Teacher and Learning Unit, CDE. They distributed a handout (Attachment A) and discussed several of the department's strategic activities, including all students reading by 3rd grade, improving schools, postsecondary attainment, and closing the achievement gap. Dr. Cobb explained the other strategic future goals, including implementing full-day kindergarten, promoting and developing high quality, evidence-based early learning and literacy strategies, expanding professional development, and strengthening partnerships. Dr. Cobb answered questions from the commission. 09:15:11 AM Ms. Gallanos provided background information on the P-3 office, which is set up to support vertical alignment between early childhood systems and K-3 systems. She discussed the diffrent components of the office, which include Child Find, Colorado Preschool Program Special Education, Kindergarten School Readiness, P-3 Literacy and the Reading to Ensure Academic Development (READ) Act, and Data & Decisions Sciences. Ms. Gallanos and Dr. Cobb answered questions about kindergarten readiness assessments. 09:26:59 AM Ms. Gallanos reviewed legislation passed in 2019 impacting preschool and Early Childhood At-risk Enhancement (ECARE) slots, spoke about how many schools moved to full-day kindergarten this year from half-day kindergarten, and discussed how support is being provided by CDE to districts for full-day kindergarten implementation. These supports are: district input, surveys, staff support, professional development for principals through full-day kindergarten "academies," and statewide presentations. Ms. Gallanos provided information about the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) which began in 1988 to provide funding for up to 29,360 at-risk children annually for preschool education. She spoke about the transition of ECARE slots used for half day kindergarten to full day preschool, and about why some districts returned additional ECARE slots to CDE to reallocate to other districts. 09:43:42 AM Ms. Gallanos reviewed statistics pertaining to the achievement rate of children who participate in CPP. Ms. Gallanos and Dr. Cobb answered additional questions about CPP around parental involvement, risk factors that must be present in order to be eligible for CPP, and unmet need. Ms. Gallanos answered questions about the difference between CPP slots and ECARE slots and how each are funded, and said that CDE estimates that approximately 97 percent of eligible kindergarteners are currently enrolled in full-day kindergarten as opposed to the previous rate of 84 percent.