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Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts External Assessment
There is a new requirement for all Pennsylvania “Pre-K Counts” programs to have an annual external assessment in at least one classroom using an approved assessment tool, such as ECERS-3.
Let Us Complete The Annual Assessment
Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts External Assessment
There is a new requirement for all Pennsylvania “Pre-K Counts” programs to have an annual external assessment in at least one classroom using an approved assessment tool, such as ECERS-3.
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Our assessors will come onsite to complete the assessment using a PDE-approved tool and provide the assessment results report. You can incorporate the assessment results into your Continuous Quality Improvement Plan to determine program needs. You can share the assessment results with preschool program specialists, partners, the STARS Quality coach.
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✓ Experience in Pre-Kindergarten settings
✓ Trained on approved assessment tools, including
ECERS-3
Experience Matters
Our services can assist you in gathering, organizing, evaluating, and comprehending your data.
✓ 25 Years Of Experience
✓ Certified Microsoft Trainers
✓ Over 50 Centers Evaluated Annually
✓ Over 25,000 Students Evaluated
✓ Strong Understanding of FERPA
✓ Members of Amercian Evaluation Association
✓ Experience in Pre-Kindergarten settings
✓ Trained on approved assessment tools, including ECERS-3
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External Assessment of the Learning Environment
Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts programs must select and use an assessment tool from the tools approved by PDE to assess and monitor program learning environment (classrooms).
Classroom internal assessments, performed by trained facility personnel, must be completed annually. Results of the environmental assessment must be used by the program to determine program needs as part of the program’s Continuous Quality Improvement
Plan.
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External Assessment for Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Programs:
An external assessment shall be conducted annually in at least one PA PKC classroom. The
external assessor will be trained in the assessment tool used for the external assessment.
Results of the environmental assessments must be used by the program to determine
program needs as part of a continuous quality improvement plan.
The Department reserves the right to require and conduct additional external
assessment(s) of select Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts classrooms.
Providers must receive and shall retain a hard copy of their assessment results.
Results of the external assessment must be shared with the preschool program specialist
who may share results including those of its partners, with the lead agency. For those
programs participating in Keystone STARS, a copy will also be sent to the STARS Quality
Coach.
The following are the approved assessment tools:
The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-3 (ECERS-3) (Professional development supported by the Department)
Classroom Assessment Scoring System
(CLASS) for Pre-Kindergarten Classrooms (Pre-K through 3rd grade version)
Teaching Pyramid Tool
for Preschool Classrooms (TPOT)
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724-744-8791
8865 Norwin Avenue Ste 27 PMB 323
North Huntingdon, PA 15642
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