1. LEADERSHIP WSSDA Designed to develop proactive, visionary leaders, Leadership WSSDA offers committed school directors from across the state the opportunity to work closely together, sharing ideas and experiences throughout a year- long course. Participants experience in-depth discussions in an informal setting, grapple with issues and solutions first-hand, and share innovative district programs with fellow board members. Leadership WSSDA inspires you to challenge yourself in new ways and improve your leadership skills.

2. Our Team Angelica Alvarez, Highline School District Angela Griffin, Federal Way School District Brenda Rogers, Bethel School District Dick Wedin, Ellensburg School District

3. Our State of Early Learning A Survey of Washington State School Districts

4. Survey Monkey

5. Early Learning Survey: Superintendents

6. Select your school district

7. All day kindergarten in our district is:

8. If available, how is it funded?

9. Does your district provide in-kind support or budget support for non- special education preschool programs?

10. If yes, briefly describe:

11. Head Start Early Head Start ECEAP Migrant Programs Ready Start Jump Start Programs

12. Full Tuition Based Models Highly Subsidized Tuition Models Fully Funded Programs in Select Schools Fully Funded Preschool for All Models

13. Partners Educational Service Districts (ESDs) YMCA, United Way and other community organizations Cooperative Preschools Private Providers

14. Support Staff Building Space Utilities Janitorial Services Transportation Food Service Curriculum Assessment Professional Development

15. Outreach to Community Providers Inclusion in Staff Training Inclusion in PLCs Inclusion in Alignment Work

16. Does your district have a program that provides outreach and training to families with children ages 2-5 on how to get their child ready for kindergarten?

17. If yes, briefly describe:

18. Programs Existing Preschool Existing Special Ed Preschool Specific Programs for “At Risk” Populations Child Find Home Visiting Early Intervention

19. Outreach Parents Community Preschool Providers Childcare Providers

20. Curriculum

21. Has your school district taken steps to create an alignment of the curriculum between the preschool community and the district kindergarten?

22. Does your district have a paid position as an Early Learning coordinator or specialist?

23. Early Learning Survey: Board Directors

24. How aware and knowledgeable are you about the current research and impact that early learning (ages 2-5) has on later K-3 success?

25. Are you favorable to the idea of partnering with the community (giving in-kind or financial support) or providing programs that serve children ages 2-5?

26. Do you think that providing quality early learning opportunities is an effective strategy for reducing the opportunity/achieve ment gap?

27. Do you think that pre-kindergarten education should be the responsibility of the public school system?

28. THANK YOU! Thank you for participating in this survey. This is part of a project by the Early Learning Project Team of Leadership WSSDA. This information is being aggregated together to build a statewide picture of the status of early learning programs in the state. Once collected together, the data can be analyzed by district size and geographic location. There will not be any analysis at the district level. We ask that you select your school district here to assist in further analysis electronically. This survey is open for responses until October 17, 2013.