Fall 2024 Assessment Term Nearing a Close
The sun is shining, a cold breeze is blowing, and the leaves are starting to change. That means fall is in the air! That also means that the VKRP fall assessment term is nearing a close.
Assessment Term Details and Reminders
The VKRP K & Pre-K Assessment Calendar shares recommended implementation timelines for both fall and spring terms.
As a reminder, the following is the guidance from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) regarding who is required to be assessed using VKRP.
Who is Required to Participate in VKRP?
All kindergarten students must be assessed in the fall and spring of the year. In addition, the following publicly funded three-year-old and four-year-old children will participate in VKRP in the fall and spring (HB6001, Item 117, H.):
- VPI classrooms [This includes students that are enrolled in a VPI classroom but who may not be funded through VPI state dollars (e.g., an ECSE student or a locally funded student in a classroom that is supported by VPI). This includes VPI students in a community-provider setting.]
- VECF Mixed Delivery Classrooms
How to Check Completion Status?
To ensure that each student in your classroom has complete Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS) and Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) assessments, check the overall status column on your VKRP Landing Page. In the example below, one of the students has “In Progress” as their overall status. This is because the CBRS has not been completed for this student. Once the CBRS has been completed, the overall status will change to the green circle and all students will have a “Complete” status in this classroom. Please double check your overall status before the close of the fall term. Sometimes teachers forget to go back and complete the CBRS after finishing the EMAS!
Even if your division or program’s assessment window has ended, you should assess newly enrolled students with the EMAS and CBRS if students have been in your classroom for at least four weeks. If you are unsure whether or not a student who transferred from another school or division has complete assessments, you can find this information on your VKRP landing page or the VKRP Hotline Team can assist you. Please use the “support” button located in the lower right side of your web portal to chat in or call 866-301-8278.
You’ve Completed Your Assessments, Now What?
After completing assessments, we encourage educators to visit the reports’ pages on the VKRP web portal.
Teacher reports include classroom and student level information and links to instructional resources. There is also a Family Information Report at the student level. Administrators have access to classroom level information as well as exports to review school and program or division level data.
Questions?
For training and support with assessment administration and data use, please contact:
- VKRP: Wanda Weaver, VKRP Director of Outreach, at vkrp@virginia.edu or by telephone at (866) 301-8278
- VLP: literacy@virginia.edu or by telephone at (888) 882-7257
Thank you for your commitment to ensuring all of Virginia’s littlest learners are developing essential school readiness skills!
More Questions for the VKRP Team? VKRP provides support via the online chat feature when you are in the system, via email vkrp@virginia.edu, and via toll free 866-301-8278
