Important Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised reminders
10/15/2024
KRA-R administration reminders, first data window closes Nov. 1
Kindergarten Assessment Data Managers are encouraged to review the following reminders about the end of the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment-Revised (KRA-R) administration window.
KRA-R data window closure
At this time, all districts should have completed their first 20 days of instruction and finished the KRA-R administration window. The Ready for Kindergarten Online (KReady) system closes Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m. for teachers to enter data. Data managers cannot add students to the KRA-R data collection after Nov. 1.
After the data entry window closes, the KReady system will remain available for data managers to initiate and approve transfer requests and update demographic information through Nov. 9 at 11:59 p.m.
After the cleanup window closes, the Ohio Department of Children and Youth will notify data managers when the KRA-R scale score reports are available for download to report to EMIS.
Review data collection completion reports
Please confirm that all data has been entered into KReady for each student and for each kindergarten student who enrolled during the administration window. The most reliable way to verify that all students have complete scores is to review the data collection completion reports.
Data managers and administrators can run these reports and identify if all students have scores entered for all assessment items. If any scores are missing, data managers should communicate with the teacher associated with the specific student and provide any necessary support to ensure all data is entered in the system by Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m., and clean up data related to the student file, teacher information, or enrollment as necessary.
Late transfers and withdrawals
All first-time kindergarteners should be assessed with the KRA-R by a district’s 20th day of instruction. Late transfers or students who enroll after the district’s 20th day do not need to be assessed. Students transferring from out of state after the district’s 20th day of instruction do not need to be assessed.
Students who withdrew or transferred to another school or district cannot be removed from the KReady system. However, students can be marked inactive, which excludes the students from appearing on any district or school KRA-R score reports.
To make a student inactive, make sure there are no teachers assigned to the student. To manually assign and remove teachers from a student, open the student record and click on the ‘Enrollments’ tab. If there are no teacher associations with that student, then the word ‘inactive’ will appear in the status column for the student. A student will not show up on the scale score report if a data manager inactivates a student or accepts a transfer request. Loading a student who enrolled in the district on or before Nov. 1 in KReady initiates a transfer request if the student completed the KRA-R in another district.
Districts and teachers can share a student record, and both districts can add student scores while a transfer request is pending. Initiate and approve transfer requests as needed by Nov. 9.
Until the school district of origin approves or declines the transfer request, a second school district does not have the point of authority for that student.
For a student who attended more than one district this school year, the district with the latest enrollment as of Nov. 1 should report the KRA-R results in EMIS.
KRA-R administration materials
Please ensure current KRA-R administration materials are securely stored, kept in good condition, and retained for future administration of the KRA-R. Please do not destroy current KRA-R administration materials.
KReady questions and additional technical support
Visit Ohio K-12 Help’s page on KReady support for more information and resources.
For information about the KRA-R policy and implementation, visit the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment website or send an email to KRAHelp@childrenandyouth.ohio.gov.
Contact the KReady Help Desk for technical questions at 844-K12-OHIO (844-512-6446) or by visiting http://www.ohio-k12.help/.