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This resolution requests the Delaware Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive review of kindergarten readiness assessments, focusing on diagnostic tools and data collection processes. Recognizing that a child's early readiness is crucial for long-term academic success, the resolution asks the Department to evaluate current screening methods across six developmental domains (social and emotional, physical, language, cognitive, literacy, and mathematics), particularly examining the Delaware Early Learning Survey implemented in 2012. The Department is encouraged to gather feedback through focus groups and surveys involving key stakeholders like kindergarten educators, the Delaware State Education Association, school administrators, and the Early Childhood Council. By May 1, 2026, the Department is requested to publish a detailed report identifying strengths and weaknesses in the current assessment approach, with recommendations aimed at improving student outcomes, ensuring data relevance, analyzing developmental domains comprehensively, and reducing administrative burden on educators. The final report would be submitted to legislative education committee chairs, the Governor, and other specified state entities.

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