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Vancouver School District reports steady early-learning enrollment, expands preschool services and evaluations
Summary
At a Feb. 17 study session, district staff reported early-learning enrollment and assessment results, showed increases in targeted special-education evaluations, and described a community-preschool model that brings district services into neighborhood preschools while limiting out-of-district service delivery.
Kendra Yamamoto and colleagues told the Vancouver School District Board on Feb. 17 that early-learning enrollment and assessment data show both areas of progress and ongoing needs. Yamamoto reported current TK enrollment at about 248–250 students (compared with 252 last year), Kindergarten Jump Start at 917 participants this year (down from just under 1,000), inclusion preschool at 103 (down from 128), and a new community preschool cohort of 14 this year.
Erin Torrey described WA Kids (the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills) and TS Gold checkpoints used as observational whole-child assessments. Torrey said TK students showed “significant growth”…
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