Kindergarten readiness: Participates positively in group activities in Alaska

Definitions: Percent of children entering kindergarten who consistently demonstrated participating positively in group activities -one of  two goals within the domain of social emotional development that assesses a child's readiness for kindergarten.  This indicator is stratified by region.

The Alaska Developmental Profile is an observational tool administered by teachers to all kindergarten students at the beginning of the school year. Although first-grade students who were not assigned ratings in kindergarten are also rated, the percentages in this report include kindergarten students only. Teachers are encouraged to complete a profile for each student during the first four weeks of the school year. Teachers provide a rating for each student in 13 goals within five domains (physical health and well-being, social emotional development, approaches to learning, cognition and general knowledge, and communication language and literacy). A student "consistently demonstrates" a goal if they are generally able to demonstrate the indicative skills and behaviors of the goal 80 percent or more of the time.

Data Source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.
https://education.alaska.gov/assessments/developmental

Regional analysis excludes smaller school districts with unreliable or unstable statistics.
**Results from the Alaska Developmental Profile are not available for the 2020-2021 school year because of challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Footnotes: NA: Not Available
Updated January 2023

Definitions: Percent of children entering kindergarten who consistently demonstrated participating positively in group activities -one of  two goals within the domain of social emotional development that assesses a child's readiness for kindergarten.  This indicator is stratified by region.

The Alaska Developmental Profile is an observational tool administered by teachers to all kindergarten students at the beginning of the school year. Although first-grade students who were not assigned ratings in kindergarten are also rated, the percentages in this report include kindergarten students only. Teachers are encouraged to complete a profile for each student during the first four weeks of the school year. Teachers provide a rating for each student in 13 goals within five domains (physical health and well-being, social emotional development, approaches to learning, cognition and general knowledge, and communication language and literacy). A student "consistently demonstrates" a goal if they are generally able to demonstrate the indicative skills and behaviors of the goal 80 percent or more of the time.

Data Source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.
https://education.alaska.gov/assessments/developmental

Regional analysis excludes smaller school districts with unreliable or unstable statistics.
**Results from the Alaska Developmental Profile are not available for the 2020-2021 school year because of challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Footnotes: NA: Not Available
Updated January 2023