7.0 ECHOS Observations

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1 7.0 ECHOS Observations Overview ECHOS Observations - Overview All Kindergarten students enrolled for the first time in a Florida public school and all Kindergarten students in a non-public school who attended a Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program the previous year are to be considered for the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS). Provided in Section 6, FLKRS Demographics/Assessment Schedule, were directions on how to identify students for whom all or a portion of the FLKRS is not appropriate. This section will outline how to record the observations from the Early Childhood Observation System (ECHOS ). The ECHOS has nineteen domains or benchmarks that are to be observed for each child during the first thirty instructional days of the new school year. Each area has four levels that indicate a hierarchy of domain/benchmark acquisition. The indicators are labeled A, B, C, and Not Yet Demonstrating. There is also an option to show that the teacher did not have an opportunity to observe any indicator within the domain. All nineteen benchmarks do not need to be observed on the same day or in a specific order. If an indicator for domain 14 is observed on instructional day 2 then it should be recorded on Instructional Day 2 and if an indicator for domain 6 is not observed until Instructional Day 29 then it should not be recorded until that day. It is possible that indicator A for a benchmark is observed one day and B or C is observed on another. On the day that it is observed, the indicator should be recorded. It is possible that during the first 30 days of school no indicator for a benchmark is observed. Only Reading Level Users (teachers) may record their own observations in the PMRN. Data Entry Level Users may enter into the PMRN observations recorded by a teacher on a hard copy of the observation recording form. PMRN User s Guide - FLKRS Version 3.0 Page 7.1

2 ECHOS Observations Entry To enter observations in the PMRN, a Teacher (Reading Level User) or Data Entry Level User will access the PMRN under the appropriate Access Level, select the Scheduled Tasks tab, and click on the name of the class for which observations are to be recorded. As a reminder, before ECHOS observations are recorded for a student, the demographic information for the student must be complete. On the Summary page, verify that the student s circle for FLKRS Demographics is completely filled. If the circle is not filled, complete the demographic information (see page 6.2). PMRN User s Guide - FLKRS Version 3.0 Page 7.2

3 To record the ECHOS observations, select the ECHOS tab and use the Student drop-down menu to select the student. The ECHOS recording form will open with the nineteen domains/benchmarks, the three unique indicators for each benchmark, the option for each benchmark to show that the student has not yet demonstrated the benchmark, and an option to record that the teacher has not had the opportunity to observe the student in a setting in which the benchmark would be demonstrated. To the left of each of the five options is a check box. PMRN User s Guide - FLKRS Version 3.0 Page 7.3

4 For the benchmark for which indicators are being recorded, check the box to the left of the indicator that was observed (A, B, or C). If more than one indicator was observed, it is appropriate to check more than one box so that A, B, and/or C is selected. If an indicator for a benchmark is observed, the checkbox for No Opportunity to Observe and the checkbox for Not Yet Demonstrating are disabled (cannot be checked). To enable these checkboxes, deselect/uncheck the boxes for indicators A, B, and C. PMRN User s Guide - FLKRS Version 3.0 Page 7.4

5 When the appropriate checkboxes are selected, a summary statement will appear under the description of the Benchmark. The summary statement will be reported as: Emerging/Progressing Demonstrating Not Yet Demonstrating No Opportunity to Observe After all of the observations made during the day have been recorded, click the Save button at the bottom of the page. Note: Remember, for security reasons, the PMRN will end your session automatically if you do not interact with the database for 20 minutes. Clicking Save will store your information for times when you are called away before you have finished entering observations. PMRN User s Guide - FLKRS Version 3.0 Page 7.5

6 ECHOS Observations - ECHOS Completed ECHOS Completed At any time during the first thirty instructional days of school, the ECHOS observation recording page may be opened and observations recorded and edited. If an additional indicator for a benchmark is observed, the additional indicator can have the checkbox selected. Observations can be recorded and edited until the close of the thirtieth instructional day of school. At the end of Instructional Day 30, the ECHOS observation recording page is locked and observations cannot be recorded or edited. It is important to review the Assessment Calendar on a regular basis as it can be modified to account for changes in non-instructional days. It is advised that on the thirtieth instructional day, those students who do not have a completed circle on the Summary Page, have, for those benchmarks that were not observed, the No Opportunity to Observe or Not Yet Demonstrating checkbox selected. If the No Opportunity to Observe or Not Yet Demonstrating checkbox has been selected, the checkboxes for indicators A, B, and C are disabled. To enable the checkboxes for indicators A, B, and C deselect/uncheck the box for No Opportunity to Observe or Not Yet Demonstrating. PMRN User s Guide - FLKRS Version 3.0 Page 7.6