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Board of Education | October 28, 2025

Preschool Update 2025-2026 School Year

Agenda ●

Share preschool enrollment updates

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Review T.S. GOLD student growth

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Review initial Alicia Sanchez preschool data

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Update on analysis of BVSD preschool impact

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Discuss ongoing next steps

Preschool Enrollment Updates Student Enrollment: 2024 & 2025

900 800 700 600 500 400 300

832

770

BVSD Preschool Community Liaisons

Total students in BVSD Sites

Essential to enrollment

325

293

Students with IEPs

October 2024

October 2025

200 100

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Actively recruit year-round

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Support families with all steps in the enrollment process

Preschool Enrollment Updates Out-of-District Enrollment: Potential Emerging Trend

90 80 70 60 50

PK out-ofdistrict students

2024-25

2025-26

PK out-ofdistrict students

40 30 20 10

2023-24

Preschool Enrollment Updates Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) ●

Frozen statewide

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Decreases access for families

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70 preschoolers on tuition waivers from Impact on Education

BVSD Preschool Model: Preschool Half Day

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Preschool

AM Session 3 hours

Preschool

PM Session 3 hours

BVSD Preschool Model: Preschool & Enrichment

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Preschool

AM Session 3 hours

Enrichment

PM Session 4 hours

Teaching Strategies GOLD Assessment GOLD assessment system ○ ○ ○

Launched in 2010 Birth through 3rd Grade Used by 90% of Head Start programs and 63% of the largest school districts nationwide

6 Domains

Social Emotional

Physical

Language

Cognitive

Literacy

Math

T.S. GOLD BVSD Preschool Growth

Fall 2024

T.S. GOLD Widely Held Expectations Percentage of Preschool 4-Year-Olds Meeting Widely Held Expectations 100 90 80

86%

70 60

Spring 2025

54%

40 30 20 10 0

94% Spring 2025

74% Fall 2024

91%

87%

Spring 2025

64%

67%

Spring 2025

Fall 2024

92% Spring 2025

87% Spring 2025

67% Fall 2024

Fall 2024

Social Emotional

Spring 2025

51% Fall 2024

Physical

Language

Cognitive

Literacy

Math

BVSD Preschool Model: Full Day at Alicia Sanchez

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Preschool

6 hours

Alicia Sanchez Preschool Data Initial Quantitative Data

2023-24

Kindergarten School Readiness TS GOLD Benchmark Percentage of Preschool 4 Year Olds Meeting EOY Benchmark 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

81%

Social Emotional

92% 88%

83% 85%

50%

2024-25

77%

85% 67%

63%

58%

46%

Physical

Language

Cognitive

Literacy

Math

Alicia Sanchez Preschool Data Initial Qualitative Data ●

Family Round Table - June 2025 ○ Noted progress with language, social skills, and behavior ○ Observed improved student attitude about school ○ Felt supported with strategies and routines at home ○ Reported the 1:50 p.m. end time is challenging

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Families Receiving Impact on Education Tuition Waiver ○ In 2024-25, 6 tuition waivers for preschoolers at Sánchez ○ In 2025-26, 14 tuition waivers for preschoolers at Sánchez ○ Families report increased ﬁnancial status and food security ○ Many students exposed to English for ﬁrst time ○ All students beneﬁting from high quality programming

Analysis of BVSD Preschool Impact Our Research Questions

How effective is our preschool program?

What impact does being in our preschool have on Kindergarten Readiness and beyond?

How do students who attend our preschools do in our schools compared with students who do not attend our preschool?

Analysis of BVSD Preschool Impact Considerations ● ● ● ●

Changed programming 3 times in the last 4 years Need to control for student proﬁle & time in our preschool Need data for students not in our preschool Need to review past enrollment data for accuracy

Next steps ●

Collaboration between Assessment & Early Childhood to: ○ Take stock of data sets ○ Determine what can be done to answer our questions 14

Ongoing Next Steps

Preschool Community Liaisons

Tuition Waivers

Colorado Department of Early Childhood Advocacy

Questions?