Kindergarten Readiness
How We Are Making Progress in Kindergarten Readiness
Palm Beach County's gains stem from a coordinated, multi-faceted approach that includes:
- Professional Development: The Coalition offers focused professional development for early learning educators and leaders, with a focus on quality and sustainability.
- Accelerated Learning Technology: Implementation of Age of Learning's My Reading Academy and My Math Academy programs across 270 Voluntary Pre-K (VPK) sites, providing 20 minutes of daily instruction to over 5,000 students.
- Sustained Coaching Support: Certified coaches work with VPK and school readiness sites, delivering 12,500+ hours of job embedded feedback and support every year.