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E3 Alliance and partners recognized the need to measure whether children were ready to succeed in kindergarten. To support this process, E3 Alliance led teachers and early childhood experts to develop the state\u2019s first comprehensive, multi-competency school readiness assessment, called Ready, Set, K!<\/em> This assessment has been transformative in the Central Texas region, allowing stakeholders to improve strategies using data. School districts use Ready, Set, K!<\/em> to develop support for individual students, communicate with parents about their child\u2019s strengths and areas of growth, and shift budget priorities.<\/p>\n
To track the effectiveness of these efforts, districts submitted monthly pre-kindergarten enrollment data during the fall semester for three years. Districts participating in the effort saw a 7 percent increase in enrollment for two consecutive years after the initial pilot year. The enrollment campaign helped identify best practices and resources that are now part of a state toolkit on pre-kindergarten enrollment.<\/p>\n