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By Amanda Petersen, director, KSDE early childhood
Engaging with families as children begin kindergarten supports kindergarten readiness and later student success. To advance kindergarten readiness, all Kansas elementary schools are required to partner with families of incoming kindergarten students to collect kindergarten-entry data using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3) and the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2).
As the start of the school year approaches, KSDE is glad to assist school personnel in preparing for a successful Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot. The 2025 Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot Fact Sheet includes important reminders, like making sure that you have updated ASQ Online users for your buildings and ensuring you have a plan to review incoming questionnaires and share results with families. It also includes useful resources for introducing the ASQ to families and following up to share results. This is a good time of year to double-check that your school followed up with families who completed the ASQ in the springtime and summertime, and to make your plan to follow up with those you have not yet connected with.
KSDE will offer a half-hour “Preparing for the Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot” webinar at two different times to review these timely resources. Seasoned ASQ users and those new to the ASQ can join these sessions to get ready for the 2025-2026 school year and ask questions. Join us on Aug. 4 at 3:30 p.m. or Aug. 5 at 10 a.m.
Contact Amanda Petersen, amanda.petersen@ksde.gov, or Stacy Clarke, stacy.clarke@ksde.gov, if your team needs ASQ support.
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