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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.
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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.
Don't Wait Until It's Too Late!
Let Steps To Achieve complete the annual assessment.
Please don’t wait until it’s too late. Let’s start planning your 23-24 school year assessment.
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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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.
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External Assessment for Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Programs
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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