KIDS training is Available

The required Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Implementation Training is now available in an online course format. If you are an educator or an administrator who has not yet completed or is in need of completing the required KIDS Implementation Training, follow this link to register: Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Implementation Required Training Registration.

Please allow 1-2 business days for a training course account to be created. Once your account is ready, you will receive an email from Ed Leaders Network with information for getting started with the training course. Once you receive this email you only have 10 days to complete the training. If you do not receive an email within 1-2 business days, check your spam/junk folder. If there is no email please contact Michelle Escapa at mescapa@roe51.org.

Prior to beginning the course you must read the User's Guide pages i - x in the KIDS User's Guide and Instrument.

KIDS Exemption

School year 2024-25 Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) Student Exemption Reason Codes information and documents are now available.

PLEASE NOTE:

• A KIDS Student Exemption Reason Code is now REQUIRED for an enrolled kindergarten student when a teacher was unable to complete the KIDS assessment for that student.
• Districts should complete the Excel spreadsheet to submit to ISBE with the appropriate reason for no valid rating entered and any documentation to support the reason.
• Spreadsheets and backup documentation must be received by ISBE no later than close of business January 20, 2025.
• Send documentation via the Send ISBE A File with the subject line, "District Name Fall 24 KIDS Exemption".

Please contact the Assessment Department at assessment@isbe.net or 866-317-6034 if you have questions.

Preparing for KIDS: A Month-by-Month Guide for Districts

For Kindergarten teachers and administrators, the start of the school year signals the beginning of observation and collection of evidence of developmental readiness for a new group of Kindergarten students using KIDS, the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey. To ensure smooth implementation of KIDS, school and building administrators, curriculum and assessment coordinators, IT directors and classroom teachers may find a month-by-month planning guide helpful when laying out a timeline of necessary tasks. Luckily, ISBE has created just such a guide, the KIDS Monthly Implementation Guide and is available on the KIDS web page in the "Administrators and Teachers Toolkit."

District administrators and teachers are encouraged to contact their regional KIDS Coach for questions and individualized support. Administrators may request assistance with the SIS and KIDStech uploads, plan a workshop for a school improvement plan (SIP) day, seek coaching support for professional learning community (PLC) times, or simply reach out for answers to specific questions along the way. Please contact Michelle Escapa mescapa@roe51.org for questions about KIDS!