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State Requirements for Early Childhood Assessment
Preschool Assessment Requirements
CDE is required to report annually to the Colorado General Assembly and the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) on the outcomes of children served by publicly funded preschool. CDE aggregates or combines outcome data from the early childhood assessments to report on the effectiveness of the programs that utilize public funds.
Kindergarten School Readiness Requirements
In 2008, the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 08-212, known as the Preschool through Postsecondary Alignment Act or Colorado’s Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K). This legislation requires every child in state funded kindergarten programs to have an individual school readiness plan to support the school readiness and success for each child. CAP4K also requires a child’s school readiness plan to be informed by assessments approved by the Colorado State Board of Education that are known to measure school readiness.
Approved kindergarten school readiness assessments are developmentally appropriate and provide teachers and families the information they need to support children in developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school. The department is required by CAP4K to report population-level results that provide baseline data for measuring overall change and improvement in students' skills and knowledge over time. READ Act approved literacy assessment can be used in in the literacy sub-domain.
According to CAP4K, the areas of school readiness include:
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