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	Kindergarten Survey Results
	Types and Locations of Public Kindergarten Programs Reported in North Dakota
	Half-day, Every Day Programs Full-day, Partial Week Programs Full-day, Every Day Programs Schools reporting a full-day, every day program of at least five and a half hours per day for five days a week Schools reporting a full-day, every day program and are less than five and a half hours per day for five days a week Other Kindergarten Configurations
	Reported Funding Sources for Districts Employing Full-day, Every Day Kindergarten
	Reading First Funds Title I Funds Local District Funds Other Funding Sources
	If Full Foundation aid Were Available
	Those schools not offering a full-day, every day kindergarten program were asked if a full foundation aid payment were available, would they offer a full-day, every day program in the future. The responses were: Yes = 145 No = 16 Schools responding as “no” were given the option to explain their rationale. Some of these reasons included: funding, school board decision, and the district would only offer it if they had to.
	Reported List of Readiness Assessments Used for Kindergarten
	Assessments reportedly used by school districts include: Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) Brigance K & 1 Screen II Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTB) Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL-3 and Dial-R) Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) STAR Early Literacy Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests Gazelle Readiness Test Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) Kindergarten Initial Assessment Kindergarten Readiness Test (KRT) Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) Phelps Kindergarten Readiness Scale (PKRS) Phelps Kindergarten Readiness Scale II (PKRS-II) Scott Foresman Assessments Please note: a kindergarten readiness assessment must be administered annually to meet school accreditation requirements.The department does not approve kindergarten tests. Schools choose a standardized readiness assessment that meets their needs and has been normed within the last five years.

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