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March 2011Children Entering School Ready to Learn:2010-2011 Maryland school readiness data

About the MMSRHow Maryland Assesses School ReadinessThe Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR)• Assesses what each kindergartener knows and is able to do in the Domains of Learning:• Language & Literacy• Mathematical Thinking• Physical Development• Scientific Thinking• Social & Personal Development• Social Studies• The Arts• Children are identified as:• Fully Ready: Consistently demonstrates the skills, behaviors, and abilities, which areneeded to meet kindergarten expectations successfully.• Approaching Readiness: Inconsistently demonstrates the skills, behaviors, and abilities,which are needed to meet kindergarten expectations successfully and requires targetedinstructional support in specific areas.• Developing Readiness: Student does not demonstrate the skills, behaviors, and abilities,which are needed to meet kindergarten expectations successfully and requiresconsiderable instructional support in several areas.

MarylandDemographics

More Children Fully School-ReadyMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-201132-Point Jump in Readiness• 81% of kindergarteners are fullyschool-ready, up from 49% in2001-2002 and 78% last year.• Maryland met statisticalprojections.Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Sizable Increases Across All DomainsMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-2011Major Improvements for EachDomain of Learning•Kindergarteners show the greatestone-year readiness gain in the area of:• Scientific Thinking (68% fullyready, up 5 points from 2009-2010).•Kindergarteners demonstrate strongestreadiness in:• Physical Development (88% fullyready in 2010-2011)• The Arts (83% fully ready).Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Achievement Gains for All ChildrenMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-201139-point Increase AmongLow-Income Children•73% of kindergarteners fromlow-income households (asindicated by Free and ReducedPrice Meal status) rose to fullreadiness, up from 34% in2001-2002 and 69% in 2009-2010.•42.3% of kindergarteners arefrom low-income households, upfrom 41.7% in 2001-2002.Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Big Improvements Across All SettingsMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-2011Gains for Children Enrolled inEarly Learning Environments theYear Prior to Kindergarten.•Child care centers saw a 42-point jumpfrom 2001-2002 to 87% fully ready for2010-2011.•Public PreK programs experienced a 34-point rise to 81% fully ready.•Family child care experienced a 32-point gain to 77% fully-ready.•Non-public nursery programs saw a 25-point increase to 92% fully ready.Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Baltimore CityDemographics

Strong Progress ContinuesMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-2011Baltimore CityGains Impressive Ground•67% of the City’s kindergartenersare fully ready for school in 2010-2011.•The City’s kindergarteners arewithin 14 points of the statewidefull readiness level, currently at81%.Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Sizable Increases Across All DomainsMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-2011Major Improvements• Kindergarteners show the greatest oneyearreadiness gain in the area of:• Scientific Thinking (46% fully ready,up 7 points from 2009-2010).• Kindergarteners demonstrate strongestreadiness in:• Physical Development (79% fullyready in 2010-2011) and• The Arts (72% fully ready).Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Achievement Gains for All ChildrenMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-2011Major Increases Among AfricanAmerican & Hispanic Children•67% of African-Americankindergarteners are fully school-readyin 2010-2011, rising from 27% in2001-2002 and 65% last year.•62% of Hispanic children are nowfully school-ready—a 42-pointreadiness gain from 2001-2002 and13 points more than last year.-Not TrackedSource: Maryland State Department of Education

Prior Care EnrollmentMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-2011Early Learning StrengthensSchool Readiness•Baltimore City enrolled 4,578children in its state-funded PreKprogram in school year 2009-2010(i.e., the year prior to enrollment inKindergarten in school year 2010-2011).•60.9% of the City’s kindergartenparents reported their child’spredominant prior care setting waspublic PreK.NOTE: Some prior care settings have enrollment criteria. For example, HeadStart Centers and public PreK almost exclusively serve children from low-incomehouseholds and children with disabilities—two subgroups that have consistentlyhad significantly lower school readiness than Maryland kindergarteners as awhole, and are considered at risk.Source: Maryland State Department of Education

PreK Promotes School ReadinessMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-2011Higher Readiness AmongPreK Children•Kindergarteners who wereenrolled in public PreK programsthe year prior to starting schoolexceed the City’s full readinesslevel.•Kindergarteners enrolled in publicPreK programs (73% fully ready in2010-2011) are better-preparedfor school than their peers whowere at home or in informal care(45% fully ready).Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Materials for Getting Ready 2011 can beaccessed here:http://www.readyatfive.org/facts/mmsr.aspxMiriam Greenleaf-Millermiriam@readyatfive.org410-788-5725