ROC the Future’s School Readiness Outcome Team has evaluated several factors that contribute to school readiness and the data and trends in the Rochester City School District to determine goals and strategies.
Strategies Used to Influence Outcomes
The School Readiness Outcome Team is using the following strategies to strengthen school readiness.
- Provision of Universal Early Pre-Kindergarten
- Comprehensive developmental screening for children ages 12 months to 5 years (in conjunction with Get Ready to GROW)
- Increase capacity in the community to provide services indicated by screenings
- Increasing participation in summer learning programs
- Increasing the number of families receiving home visits
- Increasing the number of parents involved in skills training groups
Current Conditions
The Children’s Institute has provided the following data points for the 2019-2020 school year (using the COR Advantage assessment):
%
of four-year-old children in RCSD — kindergarten-ready
%
of four-year-old children in RCSD — kindergarten-ready after SummerLeap
of three-year-old-children in RCSD — received comprehensive developmental screening
Current Goals
By 2020
%
of four-year-old children in RCSD — kindergarten-ready
%
of four-year-old children in Summer Leap — kindergarten ready
%
of three-year-old-children in RCSD — received comprehensive developmental screening
SCHOOL READINESS OUTCOMES TEAM
Team Lead: Children’s Institute, Nazareth College
Membership: ABC Headstart, ABVI-Goodwill, Child Care Council, City of Rochester, Common Ground Health, ECE Quality Council, Greater Rochester Quality Council, Healthy Baby Network, Hillside Children’s Center, Mt. Hope Family Center/U of R, Metro Council for Teen Potential, Monroe Community College, Monroe County Dept. of Public Health, Nazareth College, NYS Office of Children and Family Services, Regional Early Childhood Direction Center, Rochester City School District, Rochester Regional Hospital, Rochester YMCA, Society for the Protection and Care of Children, Step by Step Developmental Services, The Children’s Agenda, United Way of Greater Rochester, University of Rochester Dept. of Pediatrics, SUNY Brockport, Rochester Hearing and Speech Center, Monroe BOCES
