More on Report Cards and The Early Learning Assessment

Our entire full time faculty has attended a minimum of 12.5 hours of professional development for administering the Early Learning Assessment (ELA).  The ELA has multiple purposes, including:             - Monitoring the growth and development of preschool-age children 

•                                       -Reporting data for the Federal Requirements, including IDEA required                                          Early Childhood Outcomes
• The assessment measures a child's skills, knowledge and behaviors in seven domains of school readiness: Social Foundations, Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physical Well-Being and Motor Development and Fine Arts.  It is directly aligned with Ohio's Early Learning Standards which lead into the Standards set up for K-12.   Our report cards are based off of these standards and also the ELA.  It is important to note that the ELA looks at development from birth through the end of Kindergarten.  Through observations, teachers are able to determine where each child falls on this developmental continuum.
• WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?
• Assessments and report cards are not a way of ranking children in the class.  They are simply a way of determining where each child is at in developing necessary skills for kindergarten.  Once a child's developmental level is determined, goals are set and teachers are able to assist your child in developing needed skills.    During conferences, with your help, individual goals will be determined for your child.  These goals will be part of what is developed through the winter.