In 2008, more than 20,000 kindergarten students entered school in Santa Clara County, representing a diverse mix of ethnic, linguistic and social-economic backgrounds. For the fourth year since 2004, the Partnership for School Readiness has gathered data to examine the readiness skills that these students bring with them as they begin their school careers. The Fall 2008 school readiness assessment focused on addressing five primary questions:

1. 1.What is the profile of the children, families and schools represented in the assessment?
   

2. 2.What are the transition experiences of kindergarten children and their families?
   

3. 3.What are students’ readiness levels in 2008 and how do they compare with the readiness levels of previous years?
   

4. 4.What factors are associated with enhanced student readiness, and
   

5. 5.What can communities do to impact the readiness levels of future kindergarten students?
   

The assessment relies on the methodology developed with Applied Survey Research.  The primary components include:  direct observation of the skills of the children, a parent information form, and a teacher expectation survey.

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School Readiness Assessment - 2008.pdf

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Data highlights .pdf