FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
SALLY BRADSHAW
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
Contact Persons
Name: Cathy Bishop
Email:
Cathy.Bishop@fldoe.org
Phone: (850) 245-0478
Suncom: 205-0478
DPS: 04-053
MEMORANDUM
TO:
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District School Superintendents
FROM:
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Jim Warford
DATE:
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December 1, 2003
SUBJECT:
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School Readiness Uniform Screening System (SRUSS) Results –
Communicating with Parents
The purpose of this memo is to encourage kindergarten teachers to share the results of the School
Readiness Uniform Screening System (SRUSS) with the parents of their kindergarten students.
A random survey of a small sample of kindergarten teachers completed last school year revealed
that a substantial percentage of the respondents had not shared the results of the screening
instruments with parents. While teachers do not need to organize special opportunities to convey
this information, a discussion of the results should be embedded in routinely scheduled parent-
teacher conferences. Teachers should be reminded that the scoring booklet for the Early
Screening Inventory-Kindergarten (ESI-K), and the score sheets and any related documentation
for the Work Sampling System (WSS) or Ready-for-School Behavioral Screener provide the
information needed to report on a student’s performance. Please note that our guidance on this
JIM WARFORD
K – 12 Chancellor
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
District School Superintendents
December 1, 2003
Page 2
procedure may be found on page six of the
School Readiness Uniform Screening System
(SRUSS) Administration Manual, 2003-2004
. This document may be found at
http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas.
We are sincerely appreciative of the efforts of all kindergarten teachers to complete the School
Readiness Uniform Screening instruments with their students. Additionally, the support of the
district assessment coordinators has been invaluable in facilitating the 2003 administration.
If your staff members have any questions or concerns, they may contact either Cathy Bishop,
Program Specialist, Department of Education or Wanda Akisanya, Program Specialist,
Department of Education. Ms. Bishop may be reached at 850/245-0478 or via electronic mail at
cathy.bishop@fldoe.org. Ms. Akisanya may be reached at 850/245-0513 or via electronic mail
at wanda.akisanya@fldoe.org.
JW/cbm
cc:
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Shan Goff
Cornelia Orr
Katherine Kamiya
District Coordinators of Assessment
Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
Michele Polland
