Transitional KindergartenUpdates/New Information/Resources for

district and school Administrators

Brulene ZanuttoEarly Literacy and School Readiness Coordinator

Agenda❏ Expanded TK - Cost Benefit

Calculator

❏ Teacher Professional Development Opportunities

❏ Standards Based Curriculum for TK

❏ Brain Development and the Power of Play

What’s new in the world of

TK?

TK Amended Ed Code 48000(c)

● TK eligibility: A child whose 5th birthday is between September 2 & December 2

● A school district or charter school may admit a child to a TK program who will have his or her fifth birthday after December 2nd, but during that same school year.

(CDE defines a school year as July 1 - June 30)

● Average Daily Attendance (ADA) can be claimed for these students once they attain the age of five

Expanded TK - Things to Consider

● Is admittance in the best interest of the child? ● Does parent/guardian have information

regarding the advantages and disadvantages?

● When can we claim Average Daily Attendance (ADA) for these students?

A new resource from School Service of California: Expanded TK Cost-Benefit Calculator

● The Calculator enables you to enter common factors about your district or charter to estimate the potential expenses and revenue of expanding TK.

● The tool will automatically save the data you have submitted, making it easy to look back at your projections.

ETK Cost-Benefit Calculator

http://www.sscal.com/tk/http://www.sscal.com/tk/

Expanded TK Opportunities

● Shrink opportunity and achievement gaps

● Refine instruction by reducing “combo” classes

● Reduce downstream costs ● Optimize state resources ● Mitigate declining enrollment

Credential teachers who are first assigned to a TK classroom after July 1, 2015 must have one of the following by August 2020:● A minimum of 24 units in early childhood education, childhood

development, or both.● A child development teacher permit issued by the CTC.

● Professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children that is comparable to the 24 units of education described above.

● Any current credentialed teacher who was assigned to teach TK, or a combination class of kindergarten and TK, on or before 7/1/15, is “grandfathered in” to teach TK without having to meet additional requirements

Impact of SB 876 on TK Teacher Requirements

California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend (CTKS)● 2014-15 Budget Education Act allocated funds for Local Planning Councils to

support teacher educational requirements.

● Funds make it possible for TK teachers to receive reimbursement for educational costs linked to the new educational requirements for TK educators.

● Local Planning Councils disburse the funds through a local model that meets

the needs of TK teachers across school districts within the county.

● Sonoma County Child Care Planning Council provides TK teachers with reimbursement opportunities for approved:

- Unit bearing course work (Tuition,registration costs, books)- CDE Approved Professional Development Courses- Registration costs for approved conferences

CA State University TK Modules Supporting Young Learners

http://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/tk/modules_teachers/index.html

Early Childhood Education MA

View the attached flyer

ECE Online Certificate

Informational flyer is here.

http://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/tk/modules_teachers/index.htmlhttp://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/tk/modules_teachers/index.htmlhttp://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/tk/modules_teachers/index.htmlhttp://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/tk/modules_teachers/index.htmlhttp://scoe.org/blog_files/MA%20Graduate%20Program%20Flyer%202016.pdfhttp://scoe.org/files/ECS_Certificate_Program_trifold_2016_.pdf

TK Curriculum

As of July 1, 2015 TK amended Ed Code 48000(f) also states:

“It is the intent of the Legislature that transitional kindergarten curriculum be aligned to the California Preschool Learning Foundations developed by the

department.”

Standards Based Curriculum designed for Transitional Kindergarten

Describes the knowledge and skills that most children can be expected to exhibit in a high quality program.

Presents strategies and information to enrich learning and development opportunities.

Language and Literacy - Reading4.0 Comprehension and Analysis of Age-Appropriate Text

Preschool Learning Foundations

Preschool Curriculum Framework

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoollf.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoollf.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoollf.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoollf.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoollf.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoollf.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoollf.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psframeworkkvol1.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psframeworkkvol1.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psframeworkkvol1.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psframeworkkvol1.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psframeworkkvol1.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psframeworkkvol1.pdf

● How are these documents alike or different from other standards?

● What do you notice about the children’s learning?

Purposeful play supports● Brain development● Imagination ● Executive functions● Learning in context● Motivation● Understanding other perspectives● Cooperation● Critical thinking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATNNj-mu14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATNNj-mu14https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATNNj-mu14https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATNNj-mu14

Resources to Support TK

Transitional Kindergarten - Professional Resource Guide for Administratorshttp://ccsesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TK_Adm_Guide_July_15_Final.pdf

Transitional Kindergarten Implementation Guidehttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/documents/tkguide.pdf

http://ccsesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TK_Adm_Guide_July_15_Final.pdfhttp://ccsesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TK_Adm_Guide_July_15_Final.pdfhttp://ccsesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TK_Adm_Guide_July_15_Final.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/documents/tkguide.pdfhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/documents/tkguide.pdf