# APP **E N**  **D IX**  **G**

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**Ear l**  **y Ch**  **il dho**  **od Long**  **it ud**  **i n**  **al St**  **u d**  **y ,**  **K i**  **nd er**  **g a**  **rten Cl**  **a ss**  **o f**  **2 0**  **1 0**  **- 11**  **(E CL**  **S -**  **K :**  **2011) S**  **p ri**  **n g**  **Fourth -**  **G r**  **a d**  **e N**  **ati on**  **al D**  **ata Co**  **llec t**  **i on**  **and Fifth**  **- Gra**  **d e**  **R ecr**  **u it**  **m e**  **n t**  **O M**  **B C**  **le a**  **ra n**  **ce P**  **acka g**  **e #1850**  **- 0750**  **v.1 6**  NOTE: The lett e rs for re s po n de n ts th a t a r e i n c l u d ed i n t his a p p e n dix have head e rs i n di c a t i ng to w hom t he l e t ter w ill be se n t. These headers will be removed before the letters are printed and sent to respondents. A d d i tio n a lly, t he O MB e x pira t i on da t e th a t c ur r e n tly a p pears as XX/ XX/2 0 1X w ill be r e p lac e d o n c e a new e xp ira t i on da t e is re c eive d .

### Description of the **Materials Included in this Package**  This package includes the letters to be sent to different school personnel in the spring of fourth grade and the fall of fifth grade. Below is a list of all the letters included in this package, along with an indication of the recipient and the time at which the letters are mailed. There are some formatting issues in the letters (e.g., signature size, pagination) that result from multiple letters being included in one document. These issues will be corrected in the final letters distributed to the respondents. **Spring Fourth**  **- Grade Data Colle**  **ction Round**  ECLS - K:2011 Parent Consent Form for Child Assessment - Revised to cite the most current confidentiality and consent language  Materials mailed at the start of the round, before data collection begins: o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE PARENT LETTER - Mailed to par ents/guardians of study children . o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE TEACHER LETTER - Teachers will be identified during advance school contacts in the fall of 201 4. This letter will be mailed to them in spring 2015. If, during data collection in the spring of 201 5 , children are identified as having switched teachers (for example, because the child changed schools), the new teacher will be given this letter durin g spring 2015 data collection. o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATOR S AT A CONTINUING (ORIGINAL OR DESTINATION) SCHOOL - Mailed to school coordinators in schools that have participated in the study since the base year or in schools that are identified as “destination schools,” that is, schools into which four or more study childr en from the same original school have transferred. o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A TRANSFER SCHOOL THAT HAS PARTICIPATED IN A PREVIOUS DATA COLLECTION ROUND - Mailed to school coordinators in schools that were added after the base year because a child transferred into the school and that have participated in at least one prior round of data collection but are not destination schools. A separate letter is needed for these school coordinators because coordinators and schools do not receive an incentive. o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A TRANSFER SCHOOL IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENT - Mailed to school coordinators in schools that were added during the fall 4 th 

### grade recruitment and tracking because a child transferred into the school. These schools have not participated in at least one prior round of data collection and are not destination schools. A separate letter is needed for these school coordinators because they have not participated before and coordinators and schools do not receive an incentive.  Letters mailed during data collection to districts, school administrators, and school coordinators in schools that are identified as having study children who transfer into them during the spring fourth grade data collection: o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR NEW TRANSFER DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED - Mailed to school districts that did not have schools participating in the study in a prior round that are now being re cruited into the study because a participating study child transferred into one of the district’s schools.

### o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR CONTINUING DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON - PARTICIPATING

SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED - Mailed to school districts that have schools that participated in the study in a prior round but in which at least one new school (i.e., one that has not participated in a prior round) is being recruited because a study child transferred into the new school. o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR LETTER FOR TRANSFER SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED IN SPRING 2015 - Mailed to administrators in schools that did not participate in a prior round of the study but are now being recruited into the study because a participating study child transferred into the administrator’s school. o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORD INATORS AT A CONTINUING SCHOOL WITH NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN SPRING 2015 - Mailed to school coordinators in schools that have participated in prior rounds of the study but that have new study children who have transferred into them. The school co ordinator is mailed this new letter to make it clear that there are additional children who will be assessed during the school visit.  Letters mailed at the end of the data collection round: o SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU LETTER (HONORARIA) - Mailed to admin istrators of participating original and destination schools at the end of the fourth - grade school year along with the $200 school honorarium. o SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU LETTER (NO HONORARIA) - Mailed to administrators of participating transfer schools a t the end of the fourth - grade school year. **Spring Fifth**  **- Grade Recruitment Letters**  NOTE: A contract for the fifth - grade round of data collection has not been awarded as of the date of submission of this clearance request . For this reason, the letters curre ntly include [TBD] where the name and contact information for the data collection contractor will be included. [TBD] will be replaced with the appropriate information before the letters are mailed.  Advance recruitment letter mailed in August 2015: o SPRING 5 TH 

### GRADE SCHOOL COORDINATOR LETTER FOR CONTINUING SCHOOLS, SENT IN ADVANCE OF FALL RECRUITMENT - Mailed in advance of fall recruitment to school coordinators in schools that have participated in prior rounds of the study.  Advance letters mailed in fall 2015 to districts, school administrators, and school coordinators in schools that are identified during recruitment as having study children who transfer into them after the spring fourth - grade round of data collection: o SPRING 5 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR NEW DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING RECRUITMENT - Mailed to school districts that did not have schools participating in the study in a prior round that are now being re cruited into the study because a participating study child transferred into one of the district’s schools. o SPRING 5 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR CONTINUING DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING RECRUITM ENT - Mailed to school districts that have schools that participated in the study in a prior round but in which at least one new school (i.e., one that has not participated in a prior round) is being recruited

### because a study child transferred into the new school.

o SPRING 5 TH 

### GRADE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR LETTER FOR TRANSFER SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENT - Mailed to administrators in schools that did not participate in a prior round of the study but are now being recruited into the study because a partici pating study child transferred into the administrator’s school. o SPRING 5 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A CONTINUING SCHOOL WITH NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENT - Mailed to school coordinators in schools that have participated in prior rounds of the study but that have new study children who have transferred into them. The school coordinator is mailed this new letter to make it clear that there are additional children who will be assessed during the school visit. **Tracking Mate rials**   BIRTHDAY CARD – Mailed each month to children who have a birthday that month.  POST - IT NOTES FOR PARENTS – Included with spring 2015 parent letter.  HOLIDAY CARD – Mailed to school administrators in December 2015.

## Spring Fourth **- Grade**  **Materials Early**  **Childhood Longitudinal Study , Kindergarten Class 2010**  **- 11 (ECLS**  **- K:**  **20 11)** 

**Parent Permission for Child to Participate**  Your child is being asked to take part in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010 - 11 (ECLS - K:2011), which follows a sample of children from kindergarten through fifth grade. The ECLS - K:2011 is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Scien ces and is being conducted on behalf of NCES by W estat. In the 2010 - 11 school year, children in kindergarten in your child's school and other schools across the nation will be selected to participate in ECLS - K:2011. Your child will be asked to take individ ually administered assessments designed to measure skills in reading, ma them atics, and science. Also as part of the assessment , through a brief number game and a picture game, we will be assessing your child's working memory and regulation of attent ion. Yo ur child’s teacher and child care provider will com plete questionnaires about themselves and your child. The collection of information in this survey is authorized by 20 U.S. Code, Section 9543. Participation is voluntary. Your responses are protected fro m disclosure by federal statute (20 U.S. Code, Section 9573). All responses that relate to or describe identifiable characteristics of individuals may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any oth er purpose except as required by law. Information from multiple individuals will be combined to produce statistical reports; no information that identifies you or your child (e.g., name or address) will be included in any reports. Your child’s school will not receive any information about you or your child as a part of this study. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1850 - 0750. Approval expires 10/31/2016. If you have any questions o r concerns about the protection of the informat ion you provide or your rights in this research study, contact Gail Mulligan at the National Center for Educati on Statistics at 1 - 202 - 502 - 7491 or Gail.Mulligan@ed.gov . **PA RTICIPA** 

**TION A GREEMENT**  **I have read the letter and the information above.**  **I consent to my child’s participation in the ECLS**  **- K:2011.**   **I DO NOT consent to my child’s participation in the ECLS -**  **K:2011. Please complete, sign, and return this form in the enclosed envelope to your child’s school.**  CHILD’S NAME: First and last name Sign your name: Signature of parent/guardian Date Print your name: First Middle LastSpring 2 0 1 5 D ea r Paren t, T he Ea rly C hildhood Longitu din al Stu dy , Kind e rga r ten C l as s o f 2 0 1 0
- 11 (E C LS
- K:201 1 ) has completed four years of data collection! T hank s to the c o n tin u e d particip a tion of families and schools across the country, we have collected a wealth of in f o r m a t i on that is alr ea dy b eing u s e d to gain a b e tter unde r s tanding of t o d ay ’s s tud e n ts a n d their e xp e ri e n ce s . Collecting information as your child moves into the upper elementary grades is very important for understanding how his or her experiences in the early years of elementary school have prepared him or her for the later grades. W e a r e excited t o talk w ith y ou a nd y our c hild again thi s s p r ing , to learn about your experiences during the 201 4
- 1 5 school year . As in the past, our field staff will be visiting your child’s school in the upcoming months to assess his or her knowledge and skills in reading, mathemat ics, and science. They also will be assessing your child’s memory and ability to follow directions, as well as measuring his/her height and weight. Once again, we are asking children to c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m se lve s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool . The assessment and the kinds of questions that will be asked are similar to those used in previous years, so the process should feel familiar to your child. As always, children may decline to answer any of the questions asked in the study. Also, part icipants’ responses will not be associated with their names or provided to school staff. In total, t he assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes to complete. W e a r e al s o asking p a r e nts to c omplete a tel e ph o ne inte r vi ew w ith a m e mber o f o ur d a ta c oll ec tion s t a ff who will be calling y our home to condu c t the int e r vi ew . T he interview this round should ta k e only a bout 35 min u tes t o c o mpl e te. It in c lud e s qu e s tio n s a bout y our c hild ' s s c hoo l , y o ur h o u s e hold, ac tiviti e s y ou do w ith y our c hild a t home, y our c hild’s b e ha v ior a nd h ealth, and c o nta c t w ith any paren t s w

ho may n ot live w

ith y o ur c hild. A s al

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i e ld s ta f f w ill be h appy to c ondu c t th e i n tervi ew a t a t ime that is m o s t conv e ni e n t f or y ou. I f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bout the s tudy, pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to c all We s tat toll f

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- K:2011 , including samples of the questions to be asked of children, is a v ail a ble a t th e N CE S we b s i t e at ht tp://n c e s . e d. g ov/ ec l s / m yEC LSK 2 0 1 1 . T hank y ou again f

or y o ur p a r ticip a tion! Sin ce r e ly , Chris topher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s The co ll ec ti on o f i nfo r

m a ti on i n t hi s s ur

v ey i s a u t h ori z e d by 2 0 U . S. C o d e, Se c ti on 9543 . P ar ti c ip a ti on i s v o l un t ar y. Y our r e s p o n s es ar e p r o t ec t e d f

r om d is c l o s ure by f

e d e ra l s t at u t e ( 2 0 U . S . C o d e, S ec ti on 957 3 ) . All r e s p o n s es t h at r e lat e t o or d e s c ri be i d en ti f ia b l e ch ara c t e ris ti cs of i n d ivi d ual s m ay be u s e d o nly f or s t a tis t i cal p ur p o s es a nd m a

y n o t be d is c l o s e d , or u s e d , in i d en ti f ia b l e f o r m f or a ny o t her p urp o s e e x ce p t a s r e quir ed by l a w . I n f o rm ati on f

r om m ultip l e i n d ivi d ua

l s w ill be com b i ned t o p r o d uce s t a tis t i cal r ep or t s ; n o i nfo r m a ti on t h at i d e n ti f

i es y o u or yo ur chil d ( e . g . , n a m e or ad d r e ss) w ill be incl u d e d i n any r ep or t s . Your child’ s s ch o ol w ill n o t r e c e ive any info rm ati on ab o ut you or your child a s a p art of t hi s s t ud y . The vali d O MB co n t r ol nu m b er f or t hi s i nfo rm ati on c o ll ec t

i on i s 185 0
- 07 5 0 . Ap pr o val e x p ir es XX / XX / 201X . SPRING 4 TH GRADE PARENT LETTERSpring 2015 D ea r Teacher , We are very happy that your school is participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010
- 11 (ECLS
- K:2011) , the thir d in a s e ri e s o f long i tudin al s tudi e s of yo ung c hildr e n c o ndu c t e d by the N a tional C e nter f o r E du ca tion S t a ti s tics ( N CE S ) . Like the earli e r s tudi e s , the EC L S
- K:2011 will be a n i m po r tant s o ur c e of d a ta for r e s ea r c h e r s a n d poli c y m a k e r s to a dd r e s s k e y i s s u e s r e l ated to c hildr e n’s d ev e l o pment a nd l ea r ning. The EC L S
- K:2011 i s d e s c rib e d in mo r e d e tail in the b r o c h ur e in c lud e d in y o ur s tu dy pa c k ag e . For m o r e info r m a tion o n thi s a nd the p rior l ongitudinal s tu di e s , y o u ca n al s o vi s i t th e N CE S we b s ite a t h ttp://n ce s . e d. go v/ ec l s /myEC LSK2 0 1 1 . The study began in the 2010

- 11 school year with students who were in kindergarten. Now that the ECLS
- K:2011 is well underway, we have identified one o r more students in the study who are in your classroom . For the study data to accurately represent the early schooling experiences of all children in America, it is vital that the sampled students take part in each phase of the study. Therefore, this spring we would like to conduct a child assessment with the sampled children who are attending your school. A component of the data collection involves collect ing data about the sampled students from their teachers using self
- administered questionnaires. We also will collect information from the school administrator, as well as the students’ parents. Teachers are essential contributors to the ECLS

- K:2011. You p rovide valuable insights into the classroom experiences of the children participating in the study. We will ask you to help us in several ways. As the teacher of at least one of our sampled children, we will ask you to answer some questions about your clas sroom and background, and we will ask you to complete a subject

- specific questionnaire for each child participat ing in the study who is a student of yours . You will receive an honorarium of $20 for participating plus $7 for each of the child
- level question naires you are asked to complete . We also will need your cooperation as we complete one
- on - one child assessments in your school. We will make arrangements with your school’s ECLS
- K:2011 school coordinator regarding the times that we can have access to the children and where the assessments will take place. It is possible that we will be taking children out of your classroom so that they can participate in the assessment. The assessments are designed to measure children’s reading, mathematics, and science sk ills and knowledge, as well as obtain indicators of children’s memory and ability to follow rules in a structured task. C hil d r e n als o w ill h a ve their heig

ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool. These assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes per child to complete . Y our p a r ticip a t

i on in this s tudy is volun tary; how ev e r , I e n c ou r age y ou to p ar ticip ate in the EC L S
- K:201 1 . Ple a s e r e a d the e n c lo s e d m a t e ri als for mo r e i n fo r m ation abo u t th e s tudy a nd y o ur im p o r tan t r o l e in it. T h e s e m a teri al s p r ov i de in s tr u c tio n s f

o r y ou o n h ow to compl e te the qu e s t i onnai r e s a nd r e turn th e m to y o ur sc hool’s EC L S
- K:2011 s c ho o l c oo r din a t o r . T h e y al s o p r ov i de info rm a tion ab o ut the o n e - on - one c hil d a ss e s s m e n t s .

SPRING 4 TH GRADE TEACHER LETTERT he N a ti o nal Ce nter f o r E du ca tion St a ti s ti c s o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du cati o n’s I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the p rim a ry s p o n s o r o f the EC L S
- K:201 1 , whi c h i s b e ing c ondu c ted on b e hal f o f N CE S by We s tat. T he E C LS
- K:2011 h a s be e n end o rs e d by the n a tional e du ca tion o rga niz ations li s ted on this l e t t e r . N CE S is auth o ri ze d to c ondu c t thi s s tudy und e r 20 U . S. C od e , S ec tion 9543. U n d e r that l aw , the d a ta y ou p r ovide m ay be u s e d only f o r s tat i s tic al p urp o s e s a nd m ay not be di s c lo s e d, o r u s e d, in id e nti f iable f o r m for a ny oth e r pu rp o s e e x ce pt as r e quir e d by l a w (20 U . S. C od e , S ec t

ion 9573). T he U . S. O f

f i c e of M a nage m e nt and B udge t has app r ove d the d ata c oll ec tion und e r O M B # 1 8 50
- 0750 ( e xpires XX/ XX / 2 0 1X

) . I n fo r m a tion coll ec ted f

r om multiple individuals w ill be c o mbined to p r odu c e r e p o r ts of findin gs f r om the EC L S
- K:201 1 . T he r e p o r t s w ill n o t id e nt

i fy particip a ting di s tri c t s , s c hoo l s , c hildr e n and their paren t s , or individual s t a ff. T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . I f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s about th e s tudy, pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to c all We s tat toll f

r e e a t 1
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- 4 8 64 or s e nd an e m ail to EC LSKH E LP@w e s tat. c o m . Al s o, m o r e in f o r m a t i on ab o ut the EC L S
- K:2011 i s a v ail a ble a t ht tp://n c e s . e d. g ov/ ec l s / m yEC LSK 2 0 1 1 . T hank y ou for yo ur t

ime a nd c on s id e r ation o f the s tudy. Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce sSpring 2 0 1 5 [NAME] [SCHOOL NAME] [ADDRESS 1] [ADDRESS 2] [CITY, STATE ZIP] D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r : W e a r e v e ry happy that y o ur s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in the Ea rly C hildhood Longitu dinal Study , K i nd e rgar ten C l a s s of 2 0 10
- 11 (E C LS
- K: 2 0 1 1). A s y ou kno w , this s p ring w e a r e pl anning to c oll ec t in f o rm a t i on f r om the study c hil d r e n a t your s c hool, th e ir pare n t s , their t eac h e r s , a nd th e ir s c h o ol’s a dmini s tr ato r . E n c l o s e d is a c h ec k for $ 2 5 in app r ec i a tion f o r y o ur h e lpi ng u s w

ith this imp o r tant s tu dy . A s in o ur p r evi o us v

i s i t s to y our s c h oo l , the particip a ting c hildr e n w ill c omplete one - o n - one a ss e ss m e nts w

i th tr ain e d EC L S
- K:2011 a s s es s o rs . T he s e as s e s s men t s a r e d e s ign e d to m ea s ure c hil d r e n’s r ea ding, m a them a ti c s , a nd s c i e n c e s k ills a nd know

le dg e , a s we ll a s obt ain indi ca t o r s of c hil d r e n ’s m e m o ry and ability to foll ow r ul e s in a s tr u c tu r e d tas k . C hil d r e n als o w ill h a ve their heig ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool. T h e s e a ss es s m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill take app r oxim a tely 80 minutes f or eac h c hild to c o mpl e te. A c ompon e nt of the d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t ing in f o r m a tion a bo u t th e s amp l e d s tuden t s f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing sel f
- a dmini s t e r e d qu es tionn air e s . We al s o w ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m the s c hool a dmini s tr a t o r . A s a tok e n of our ap p r ec i ation f o r i t s particip atio n , y o ur s c hool w ill re ce ive a c h ec k for $ 2 0 0 . W e app r ec i a te y our h e lp w i t h four tas k s , w

hi c h are d e taile d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri al s . T h e s e a r e: (1) c o n firm that the c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in the EC L S
- K:2011 are atte n ding your s c h o ol (the list of p ar t i c ip ating c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) c on f irm the d a te and time f

o r the s p ring ac tiv i tie s ; ( 3) id e nti f

y a n ap p r op ri a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y the p rim a ry te ac h e r s o f the particip ating c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri als f or m o r e inf

o r m a ti o n about the s tudy and y o ur i mpo r ta n t r ole in it. T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E du ca tion S t ati s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E du ca tion’s I n s titute o f E d u cation Sci e n ce s is the prim a r y s po n s or of the EC L S
- K: 2 0 1 1 , whi c h is b e ing c o n du c ted on b e half of N CE S by We s tat. T he EC LS
- K: 2 0 11 has be e n e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal e du ca tion o rga niz atio n s li s ted on thi s l e tter. N CE S is autho ri ze d to c ondu c t this s tudy und e r 20 U . S. C od e , S e c tion 9543. U nd e r that l aw , the d a ta you p r ovide m ay be u s e d only f o r s tat is tic al p urp o s e s a nd may n o t be di s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e nt i fi a ble f o r m for a ny oth e r p urp o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a

w ( 20 U . S. Co d e , S ec tion 9573). T he U . S. O ff i c e of M a nage m e nt and B udge t has app r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O MB # 1 8 50
- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/ 2 0 1 X ). T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi th y ou a nd y our s c h ool again. An E C LS
- K:2011 r e p r e s e n tative w ill c all you in th e coming wee ks t o f ur ther e xpl ain the s tudy a nd y o ur r e s po n s ibilit i e s . If y o u h a

ve a ny qu e s t

i ons or c onc e r ns in a dv a n c e of the p hone call, pl ea s e call We s tat toll fr e e a t 1
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- 4864 o r s e nd an e m ail to E C LSKH ELP@we s tat. c o m . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A CONTINUING (ORIGINAL OR DESTINATION) SCHOOLSpring 2 0 1 5 [NAME] [S C HO O L N AM E

] [AD D RE SS 1 ] [AD D RE SS 2] [ C ITY , S TA

T E Z I P] D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r : We are very happy that your school is participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010
- 11 (ECLS
- K:2011 ). As you know, this spring we are planning to collect information from the study children at your school, their parents, their teachers, and their school’s administrator. As in our previous visits to your school, the participating children will complete one - on - one assessments with trained ECLS
- K:2011 assessors. These assessments are designed to measure children’s reading, mathematics, and science skills and knowledge, as well as obtain indicators of children’s memory and ability to follow rules in a struc tured task. C hil d r e n a ls o w ill h a ve their heig ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool. These assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes for each child to complete. A component of the data collection involves collecting information about the sampled students from their teachers using self
- administered questionnaires. We also will collect information from the school administrator. We appreciate your help with four tasks, which are detailed in the enclosed materials. These are (1) confirm that the children participating in the ECLS
- K:2011 are attending your school ( the list of participating children will be sent separately ); (2) confirm the date and time for the spring activities; (3) identify an appropriate space for the assessments; and (4) identify the primary teachers of the participating children. Please read the enclosed materials for more information about the study and your important role in it. The National Center for Edu cation Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences is the primary sponsor of the ECLS
- K:2011, which is being conducted on behalf of NCES by Westat. The ECLS

- K:2011 has been endorsed by the national education organizations listed on this letter. NCES is authorized to conduct this study under 20 U.S. Code, Section 9543 . Under that law, the data you provide may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S. Code, Section 9573). The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has approved the data collection under OMB # 1850

- 0750 (expires XX/XX/201X ). T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi th y ou a nd y our s c h ool again. A n E C LS
- K:2011 r e p r e s e n tative w ill c all you in th e coming wee ks t o f ur ther e xpl ain the s tudy a nd y o ur r e s po n s ibilit i e s . If y o u h a

ve any qu e s t

i ons or c onc e r ns in a dv a n c e of the p hone call, pl ea s e call We s tat toll fr e e a t 1
- 888
- 20 4
- 4864 o r s e nd an e m ail to E C LSKH ELP@

we s tat. c o m . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A TRANSFER SCHOOL THAT HAS PARTICIPATED IN A PREVIOUS DATA COLLECTION ROUNDSpring 2 0 1 5 [NAME] [S C HO O L N AM E

] [AD D RE SS 1 ] [AD D RE SS 2] [ C ITY , S TA

T E Z I P] D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r : W e a r e v e ry happy that y o ur s c hool i s particip a ting in the Ea rly C hildhood Longitu dinal Study , K i nd e rgar ten C l a s s of 2 0 10
- 11 (E C LS
- K: 2 0 1 1). **O ne or**  **m o**  **r e**  **s t**  **u dents**  **w ho have pa**  **r t**  **i c**  **i**

**pa t**  **ed i**  **n t**  **h e**  **s t**  **u dy at**  **a d i**  **f**

**f er**  **e nt**  **s c**  **hool h**  **ave t**  **r ansf** 

**e rr**  **ed to**  **y our**  **s chool.**  T his s p ring w e a r e p l a nning to c oll ec t i n fo r m a ti o n fr o m th e s e s tu d e n t s , their parent s , their t eac h e r s , a nd t h e ir s c h o ol’s a dmini s tr at o r . Par t i c ip a ting c hil d r e n w

ill c o mpl e te on e - o n - one a ss e ss m ents w i th tr ain e d EC L S
- K: 2 0 11 a ss es s o r s . T h e s e a ss es s m e nt s a r e d e s ign e d to m e a s ure c hildren’s r ea ding , m a them a ti c s , a nd s c i e n c e s kill s a nd know

l e dge, a s we ll a s obt ain i n di cato r s of c hil d r e n’s m e m o ry a nd ability to f oll ow r ul e s in a s tr u c tu r e d tas k . C hil d r e n als o w ill h a ve their heig

ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a

ir e a bout th e m se lve s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool. T h e s e as s es s m e nt ac tiviti e s w

ill t a ke app r oxim a tely 80 minutes f or eac h c hild to c omplet e . A c ompon e nt of the d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t ing in f o r m a tion a bo u t th e s amp l e d s tuden t s f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing sel f
- a dmini s t e r e d qu es tionn air e s . We al s o w ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m the s c hool a dmini s tr a t or. W e app r ec i a te y our h e lp w i t h four tas k s , w

hi c h are d e taile d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri al s . T h e s e a r e (1) c o n firm that the c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in the EC L S
- K:2011 are atte n ding your s c h o ol (the list of p ar t i c ip ating c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) c on f irm the d a te and time f

o r the s p ring ac tiv i tie s ; ( 3) id e nti f

y a n ap p r op ri a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y the p rim a ry te ac h e r s o f the particip ating c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri als f or m o r e inf

o r m a ti o n about the s tudy a nd yo ur i mpo r ta n t r ole in it. T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E du ca tion S t ati s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E du ca tion’s I n s titute o f E d u cation Sci e n ce s is the prim a r y s po n s or of the EC L S
- K: 2 0 1 1 , whi c h is b e ing c o n du c ted on b e hal f of N CE S by We s tat. T he EC LS
- K: 2 0 11 has be e n e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal e du ca tion o rga niz atio n s li s ted on thi s l e tter. N CE S is autho ri z ed to c ondu c t this s tudy und e r 20 U . S. C od e , S e c tion 9543. U nd e r that l aw , the d a ta you p r ovide m ay be u s e d only f o r s tatis t i cal p urp o s e s a nd may n o t be di s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e nt i fi a ble f o r m for a ny oth e r p urp o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a

w ( 20 U . S. Co d e , S ec tion 9573). T he U . S. O ff i c e of M a nage m e nt and B udge t has app r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O MB # 1 8 50
- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/2 0 1 X ) . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi th y ou a nd y our s c h ool. A n E C LS
- K:2011 r e p r e s e n tative w ill c all you in th e coming weeks to furth e r e xpl ain the s tudy a nd your r e s po n s ibiliti e s . I f you ha v e any qu e s tio n s or c onc e rns in a dv a n c e of the p hone call, pl ea s e call We s tat toll f r e e at 1
- 888
- 20 4
- 4864 or s e nd an e m ail to EC LSKH ELP@w e s tat. c o m . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A TRANSFER SCHOOL IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENTSpring 2015 [SUP ERI NT E NDE NT N A M E ] [D I S T RI C T NAME / D I OC E S E ] [ADD RE S S] [ADDRESS2] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r Superintendent: **I am**  **wr i**  **t i**  **n g**  **to i**  **n f** 

**o r** **m y**  **o u**  **t h**  **a t o**  **n e**  **or m**  **o r**  **e s**  **t u**  **de n**  **ts w** **ho a** **r e p**  **a r**  **t i**  **c i** **pa t**  **i ng**  **in t**  **h e**  **E a** **r ly**  **C h**  **i ld**  **h ood**  **L o**  **n g**  **i t**  **u d** **i n**  **al S**  **t u**  **dy, K i** **n d**  **e r**  **g a** **r ten**  **C la**  **s s**  **of 2**  **01 0**  **- 1**  **1 (**  **E CL**  **S -**  **K :20**  **11 )**  **have t**  **r ansf**  **e rr**  **e d**  **t o**  **a s**  **cho o**  **l in your d**  **i s**  **t r**  **ic t**  **.** T he EC LS
- K: 2 0 11 is the thir d in a s e ri e s o f l o ng itudin al s tudi e s of y o ung c hildr e n c o ndu c ted by the N a tional C e nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t ati s tics (

N CE S). T h e ea rli e r s tudi e s ha v e b ee n impo r ta nt s ou r c e s of d ata for r e s ea r c h er s a nd poli c y m a k e r s to ad dr e s s k e y i s s u e s r e l a ted to c hild r e n’s d ev e lopment a nd l e a r ning, in c luding lit e r ac y in the ho m e , the te ac hing of r ea ding a n d m a them atic s , a nd the as s o c iations b e tw ee n physic al e x e r ci s e , c hildhood obesi ty , a nd we ll
- b e ing. R e s ea r c h e r s u s ing the d a ta h a ve publi s h e d th eir f

indings w id e ly in s c i e nti f

ic jo urnal s and th e popular p r es s . N CE S al s o p re s e nts r e s ults f r o m th e s e s tudi e s f

o r p r ac t i tione r s a nd the g e n e r al public on o ur we b s i te, ht tp : //n ce s . e d. g ov/ ec l s . Like its p r e d eces s or s tudi e s , the EC L S
- K:2011 will p r ov i de impo r tant i n fo rm ation o n child r e n’s ea rly l ea r ning a nd d eve lop m e nt, tr a n s ition into ki n d e rga rten, a nd p r o g r es s th r ough ele m e ntary s c hool. T he n ew c oh o r t o f s tud e nt s ’ s c ho o l e xp e ri e n ce s w ill be c ompared to th o s e of ov e r a d eca de ea rli e r to s tu dy the ext e nt t o whi c h the d e mo g r a phic pr o file of c hil d r e n and t h e ir e nvironme n t f

o r l ea r ning ha

v e c hange d , a nd how th e s e change s r e l ate to d eve lopme ntal a nd aca d e mic dif

f e r e n ce s ac r o s s the c oho r t s . The participating children will complete individual assessments with trained ECLS
- K:2011 assessors. These assessments are designed to measure children’s reading, mathematics, and science skills and knowledge, as well as obtain indicators of children’s memory and ability to follow rules in a structured task, both of which are associated with l earning. C hil d r e n als o w ill h a ve their heig

ht and we ig ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e about th e m se lv e s a nd their e xp e ri e n ce s in s c hool. These assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes per child to complete . Parents of the study children will be asked to participate by providing background information about their children and their families during a telephone interview. The children’s teachers will be asked to provide information about themselves and the sampled children. We also will ask the school’s administrator to complete a self
- administered questionnaire about the school and his or her background. Par t i c ip a tion in thi s s tudy i s volunt a ry ; ho weve r , w e a s k your ag e n c y to s upp o r t the particip a tion of s c h ools in y our di s tri c t in the EC LS
- K:201 1 . B ecau s e t he EC LS
- K:2011 i s de s igned to be a r e p r e s e n tative s a mple of U . S . s tud e n t s , i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of the s a mpl e d s c hoo l s a nd s tuden t s . The National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences is the primary sponsor of the ECLS
- K:2011, which is being conducted on behalf of NCES by Westat. The ECLS

- K:2011 has been endorsed by the national education organizations listed on this letter. NCES is authorized to conduct this study under 20 U.S. Code, Section 9543 . Under that law, the data provided by your schools, staff, students, and their parents may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identif iable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S. Code, Section 9573). The U.S. Office of

SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR NEW TRANSFER DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERREDManagement and Budget has approved the data collection under OMB # 1850

- 0750 (expires XX/XX/201X

). I n p r eparation for s p ring ac t ivities in the s ch o ol s , in the next few days an ECLS
- K:2011 r e p r e s entat

i ve will contact the s ch o ols in yo ur di s trict that the s tudy’s studen t s atten d . We a r e r equired by law to p r o tect th e nam e s of s c h ools in the s tudy f r o m di s closure; we a s k that each di s tri c t r e s pect t

his r equireme n t and p r otect the identi ty of pa r ti cipating s ch o ols a s well. I n formation collected f

r om multiple indi

viduals will be comb ined to p r oduce r e p o r t s o f findings f r om the ECLS
- K:2011. The rep o r t s will n o t ident i fy participat

ing di s trict s , s choo l s , childr e n and their parent s , or indiv

i dual s t a ff. D e tail e d inf

o rm a ti o n about the EC L S
- K:2011 c an be found in the brochure e n c l o s e d w ith this l e tter . I f you ha

v e qu e s tio n s a bout the stu dy , pl ea s e f eel f r e e to call We s tat toll
- f

r e e a t 1
- 88 8
- 204
- 4864 or s e nd a n e m ail to EC LSKH ELP@ w e s tat. c o m . Al s o, m o r e in f o r m at i on ab o ut the EC L S
K:2011 i s av a

ilable at: ht tp://n c e s . e d. gov/ ec l s / My EC LSK2 0 1 1 . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s E n c lo s ur es : ECLS
- K:2011 Brochure

ECLS
- K:2011 Schools in this DistrictSpring 2015 [SUP ERI NT E NDE NT N A M E ] [D I S T RI C T NAME / D I OC E S E ] [ADD RE S S] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r Superintendent: W e a r e v e ry happy that s c h ools in y o ur di s tri c t are p a r t i c ip a ting in the Ea rly C hild h o od Longitudinal Study , K

i n d e rg a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 1 0
- 11 (E CLS
- K: 2 0 1 1). T hank you for h elping m a ke their pa r ticip ation p o s s ibl e . **I am**  **w r**  **i t**  **i n**  **g to**  **i n**  **f**

**o r** **m you**  **t h**  **a t o**  **n e**  **or m**  **o r**  **e s**  **t u**  **d e**  **n ts**  **who a r**  **e pa** **r t**  **i c**  **i pa**  **t i**  **ng i**  **n t**  **he E CL**  **S -**  **K :20**  **1 1**  **have t**  **r a**  **n s**  **fe rr**  **e d**  **t o a**  **s c** **hool in**  **y o**  **ur d**  **i s**  **t r**  **ict t**  **hat was**  **not p**  **r e** **v i**  **ou s**  **ly p**  **a r**  **t of t**  **h e**  **s t**  **u d** **y .**  The participating children will complete individual assessments with trained ECLS
- K:2011 assessors. These assessments are designed to measure children’s reading, mathematics, and science skills and knowledge, as well as obtain indicators of children’s memory and ability to follow rules in a structured task, both of which are associated with l earning. C hil d r e n als o w ill h a ve their heig ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool. These assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes per child to complete . Parents of the study children will be asked to participate by providing background information about their children and their families during a telephone interview. The children’s teachers will be asked to provide information about themselves and the sampled children. We also will ask the school’s administrator to complete a self
- administered questionnaire about the school and his or her background. Par t i c ip a tion in thi s s tudy i s v olunt a ry ; ho weve r , w e a s k your ag e n c y to s upp o r t the particip a tion of s c h ools in y our di s tri c t in the EC LS
- K:201 1 . B ecau s e t he EC LS
- K:2011 i s de s igned to be a r e p r e s e n tative s a mple of U . S . s tud e n t s , i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of the s a mpl e d s c hoo l s a nd s tuden t s . The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences is the primary sponsor of the ECLS
- K:2011, which is being conducted on behalf of NCES by Westat. The ECLS
- K:2011 has been endorsed by the national education organizations listed on this letter. NCES is authorized to conduct this study under 20 U.S. Code, Section 9543 . Under that law, the data provided by your schools, staff, students, and their parents ma

y be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S. Code, Section 9573). The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has approved the data collection under OMB # 1850
- 0750 (expires XX/XX/201X ). I n p r eparation for s p ring ac t ivities in the s ch o ol s , in the next few days an ECLS
- K:2011 r e p r e s entat

i ve will contact the s ch o ols in yo ur di s trict that the s tudy’s studen t s atten d . We a r e r equired by law to p r o tect th e nam e s of s c h ools in the s tudy f r o m di s closure; we a s k that each di s tri c t r e s pect t

his r equireme n t and p r otect the identi ty of pa r ti cipating s ch o ols a s well. I n formation collected f

r om multiple indi

viduals will be comb ined to p r oduce r e p o r t s o f findings f r om the ECLS
- K:2011. The rep o r t s will n o t ident i fy participat

ing di s trict s , s choo l s , childr e n and their parent s , or indiv

i dual s t a ff. SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR CONTINUING DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERREDI f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bout the stu dy , pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to call We s tat toll
- f

r e e a t 1
- 88 8
- 204
- 4864 or s e nd a n e m ail to EC LSKH E LP@ w e s tat. c o m . Al s o, m o r e in f o rm a t i on ab o ut the EC L S
K:2011 i s av a

ilable at: ht tp://n c e s . e d. gov/ ec l s / My EC LSK2 0 1 1 . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s Enclosure: List of ECLS
- K:2011 Schools Added from your DistrictSpring 2 0 1 5 [PRINC I PAL NAME] [S C HO O L NAME] [ADD RE SS 1] [ADDRESS 2] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r School Administrator: I a m writ ing to inv ite y ou to particip a te i n an i n s ig h t ful s t udy , the Ea rly C hildhood L o ngitudin al Study , K i nd e rgar ten C l a s s of 2 0 10
- 11 (E C LS
- K:201 1 ) . T he EC LS
- K:2011 bega n in t he 2 0 1 0
- 11 s c hool year w

ith app r oxim a te ly 18,200 c hildr e n in a bo u t 950 s c hoo l s ac r o s s the c oun t ry . **W e are**  **i n** **vit i**  **ng y**  **o u**  **t o**  **pa r**  **t i**  **c i** **pa t**  **e becau**  **s e**  **o ne or**  **m o**  **r e**  **s t**  **u d**  **ents who a** **r e**  **p ar**  **t ici** **p a** **t i**  **n g**  **in t**  **h e**  **s t**  **u dy have t**  **r a** **nsfe r** **r ed**  **to y o**  **ur s**  **c hool.**  T he EC L S
- K: 2 0 11 is the thir d in a s e ri e s o f long itudin al s tudi e s of y o ung c hildr e n c o ndu c ted by the N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tics (NC E S). T he ea rli e r s tudi e s ha v e b ee n imp o r tant s ou r c e s of d a ta for r e s ea r c h e r s a nd p oli c y m a ke r s to ad d r es s k e y i s s u e s r e l ated to childr e n ’ s d eve lopment a nd l ea r ning in c luding lit e r ac y in the home, the te ac hing of r e a ding a nd math e m ati c s , a nd the a s s o c i ations b e tw ee n physi cal e x e r ci s e , c hild h ood obesi ty , and we ll
- b e ing. R e s ea r c h e r s u s ing the d a ta h a ve publi s h e d their findings w i d e ly in s c i e nti f

ic jo ur nal s a n d the popul a r p r es s . N CE S al s o p r e s e n ts r e s ul t s f r om these s tudi e s f

o r p r ac tit i one r s a nd the g e n e ral public on o ur we b s ite, ht tp://n c e s . e d . g ov/ ec l s . Like its p r e d eces s or s tudi e s , the EC L S
- K:2011 will p r ov i de impo r tant i n fo rm ation o n child r e n’s e a rly l ea r ning a nd d ev e lopme n t, tra n s ition into ki n d e rga r ten, and p r o g r es s th r ough e l e m e n tary school. T he n ew c oho r t of s tud e n t s ’ s c h ool e xp e ri e n c es w ill be c ompared to tho s e o f ov e r a d eca de ea rli e r to s tudy t

he e xt e nt t o w

hi c h th e d e mogr aphic p r o f ile o f c hildr e n and th e ir e nvi r onmen t s f

o r l ea r ning ha

v e c hange d , a nd how the s e c hange s r e l a te to d ev e lo p m e ntal a nd a ca d e mic dif

f e r e n ce s ac r o s s the c oho r t s . T he s tu dy is d e s c ri b e d in mo r e d e tail in the e n c l o s e d b r o c hu r e. T he partic ipation o f eac h of the sel ec ted sc h ools i s c r u c i a l to the s u cce s s of this imp o r tant s tudy. F or the s tu dy d a ta to acc ur ately r e p r e s e nt the ea rly s c h o oling e xp e ri e n ce s of all c hil dr e n in A m e ri ca , it is vit al that the s a mpl e d s tude n ts ta k e pa r t in e ac h phase of the s tudy . T h e r e fo r e , this s p ring w e w ould li k e to condu c t a c hild a ss e s s m e nt with the study c hil d r e n who are n ow a ttending your s c h ool. T he partic ipating c hildr e n w ill c o mpl e te i ndividual a ss ess m e nts w i t h tr ain e d EC L S
- K : 2 0 11 a ss es s o rs . T h e s e as s es s m e nts a r e d e s ig n e d to m ea s ur e c hildr e n ’ s r e a ding, m a them a tic s , a nd s c i e n c e s kills a nd kno w

l e dg e , a s we ll a s obt ain indi cato r s of c hil d r e n ’ s m e mo ry a nd a bility to f oll ow r u l e s in a s tr u c tur e d t a sk , bo th of w hi c h are a ss o c i a ted w

i th le a r ni ng. C hil d r e n als o w ill h a ve their heig

ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool. T h e s e a ss e ss m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill ta k e app r oxim a tely 80 minutes per child t o c omp l e te. Parents of the study children w ill be a s k e d t o part

i c ip a te by p r oviding ba c k gr o und inf

o rm a ti o n about their c hildr e n and their f amili e s dur

ing a tel e p h one int e r

vi ew. The children’s t eac h e r s w

ill be a s k e d to p r ovide i n fo r m a tion about them s e lv e s a nd the s a mpl e d c hildr e n. W e al s o w

ill as k y ou to co m pl e te a s e l f
- a dmini s tered qu e s tio nnai r e about your school and background. SPRING 4 TH GRADE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR LETTER FOR TRANSFER SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED IN SPRING 2015Par t i c ip a tion in thi s s tudy i s volunt a ry ; ho weve r , I e n c o ur age y our s c h ool’s particip at i on in the EC L S
- K:201 1 . B ecau s e the EC L S
- K:2011 is d e s igned to be a re p r e s e n t ative s ample o f U.S. s tud e n t s , i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a tion of y o ur s c h oo l , t ea c h e rs , a nd s tuden t s . We are asking you to identify a staff member at your school to act as a liaison with the ECLS

K:2011 and facilitate the activities in the school that are part of the study. In appreciation for their time and efforts, participating teachers will receive an ho norarium. T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E du ca tion St a ti s ti c s o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du cati o n’s I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the pr im a ry s p o n s o r o f the EC L S
- K:201 1 , whi c h is being c on du c ted on behalf of N CE S by We s tat. T he E C LS
- K:2011 h a s b ee n e nd or s e d by the n a t i onal e du ca ti o n o rga niz atio n s listed on thi s l e tter. N CE S is autho ri ze d to c ondu c t this s tudy und e r 20 U . S. C od e , S ec tion 9543. Und e r that l aw , the d a ta pr o vid e d by y our s c hool, s ta f f, s tudent s , a n d their paren t s m ay be u s e d only for s tat

i s tic al pu rpo s e s a nd m ay not be di s c lo s e d, o r u s e d, in id e nti f i a ble fo r m f o r a ny oth e r p urp o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a w (2 0 U .S. C od e , S ec tion 9573). T he U . S. O ffi c e of M anag e m e nt and B udge t has appr o ve d the d a ta c oll e c tion und er O M B # 1 8 5 0
- 0 7 50 (e x pir e s XX/XX / 2 0 1 X

). I n f o r m a tion c oll ec ted f

r om multiple indi

vid uals w ill be c omb in e d to p r odu c e r e p o r t s o f findings f

r om the EC L S
- K:201 1 . T he r e po r t s will n ot identi f y par ticipating di s tric t s , s c h o ol s , chil d r e n and th e ir par e n ts , or individual s t a ff. W ithin the n e xt f

ew d ay s , an ECLS
- K:2011 r e p r e s e ntative w ill c ont ac t you a bout particip a t ing in thi s impo r ta nt s tudy. I f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bo u t th e s tudy, p l ea s e f ee l f r e e to c all We s t at toll
f r e e a t 1
- 888
- 204
- 4864 o r s e n d a n e m ail to EC LSKH EL P@we s tat . c o m . Al s o, m o r e in fo r m a ti o n about the ECLS
- K:2011 is av a ilable at ht t

p: / /n ce s . e d. gov/ ec l s / MyEC L S K2 0 11 . T hank y ou for y o ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s E n c lo s ur e: ECLS
- K:2011 BrochureSpring 2 0 1 5 [NAME] [S C HO O L NAME] [ADD RE SS 1] [ADD RE SS 2] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r : W e a r e v e ry happy that y o ur s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in t he Ea rly C hildhood Longitu dinal Study , K i nd e rgar ten C l a s s of 2 0 10
- 11 (E C LS
- K: 2 0 1 1). A s y ou kno w , this s p ring w e a r e pl anning to c oll ec t in f o r m a t i on f r om the study c hil d r e n a t your s c hool, th e ir pare n t s , their t eac h e r s , a nd th e ir s c h o ol’s a dmini s tr a to r . **One o**  **r m**  **o r**  **e s**  **t u**  **d e**  **n t**  **s w** **h o have**  **pa r**  **t ici** **p a**  **ted in t**  **h e**  **s t** **u d** **y at a d**  **i f**  **f er**  **e nt**  **s c**  **h ool**  **have t**  **r ansf** 

**e rr**  **ed to y**  **o ur**  **s c** **hool, and we w**  **o uld**  **l ike**  **t o c**  **o m** **plete a ss**  **e ss**  **m e**  **n ts**  **w i**  **t h**  **t h**  **em, al**  **o ng**  **w i**  **th t**  **he c h** **il d**  **r e**  **n who h**  **ave pa**  **r t**  **i ci** **p ated**  **in y** **our s**  **c h**  **ool i**  **n t**  **he pa s**  **t .**  A s w ith the oth e r particip a t

ing c hildr e n at y o ur s c h oo l , t h e s e a dditional c hil d r e n w ill c omplete one o n - one a ss e s s m e nts w

i th tr ain e d EC L S
- K : 2 0 11 a ss es s o rs . T h e s e a ss es s m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to m ea s ure c hil d r e n’s r ea ding, m a them ati c s , a nd s c i e n c e s k ills a nd know

le dge , a s we ll a s o b tai n indi ca to r s o f c hildr e n ’ s m e mo ry a nd abili ty to f oll ow r ul e s in a s tr u c tu r e d t a sk . C hil d r e n als o w ill h a ve their heig

ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool. T h e s e as s es s m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill t a ke app r oxim a tely 80 minutes f o r eac h c hild to compl e t e . A c ompon e nt of the d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t ing in f o r m a tion a bo u t th e s amp l e d s tuden t s f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing sel f
- a dmini s t e r e d qu es tionn air e s . We al s o w ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m the s c hool a dmini s tr a t o r . W e app r ec i a te y our h e lp wi t h four tas k s , whi c h are d e ta ile d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri al s . T h e s e a r e (1) c o n firm that the c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in the EC L S
- K:2011 are atte n ding your s c h o ol (the list of p ar t i c ip a ting c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) c on f irm the d a te a nd time f

o r the s p ring ac tiv

i tie s ; ( 3) id e nti f y a n ap p r op ri a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y the p rim a ry te ac h e r s o f the particip a ting c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri als f or m o r e inf

o r m ati o n about the s tudy a nd y o ur i m po r tan t role in it . T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E du ca tion St a ti s ti c s (NC E S) o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du ca ti o n’s I n s titute o f E du ca tion S c i e n ce s is the p rim a ry s pon s o r o f the EC L S
- K: 2 0 1 1 , whi c h is b e ing c o n du c ted on b e hal f of N CE S by We s tat. T he EC LS
- K: 2 0 11 has be e n e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal e du ca tion o rga niz atio n s li s ted on thi s l e tter. N CE S is autho ri ze d to c ondu c t this s tudy und e r 20 U .S. C od e , S e c tion 9543. U nd e r that l aw , the d a ta you p r ovide m ay be u s e d only f o r s tatis t i cal p urp o s e s a nd may n o t be di s c lo s e d, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S. Code, S ec tion 9573). T he U . S. O ff i c e of M anage m e nt and B udge t has app r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O MB # 1 8 50
- 0750 (expires XX / XX /201 X ) . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi th y ou a nd y our s c h ool again. A n E C L S
- K:2011 r e p r e s e n t ative will c all you in the c o m ing wee k s to furth e r e xpl ain the s tudy a nd y our r e s po n s ibiliti e s . I f y ou ha v e a ny qu e s tio n s or c onc e r ns in a dv an c e of the p hone call, pl ea s e call We s tat toll f r e e a t 1
- 888
- 20 4
- 4864 or s e nd an e m ail to EC LSKH ELP@w e s tat. c o m . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A CONTINUING SCHOOL WITH NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN SPRING 2015Spring 201 5 [PRINCIPAL NAME] [SCHOOL NAME] [ADDRESS] [CITY, ST ZIP] Dear School Administrator , Thank you for participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010
- 11 (ECLS
- K:2011). Enclosed is an honorarium for your school as a token of our appreciation for your school’s participation in this important study of American education. The study has been very successful to date because of the cooperation and participation of the children, parents, schools, school administrators, and teachers. You can find further information and results from the study at our website at http: //www.myeclsk2011.com/default.html . Thank you for your support of the ECLS
- K:2011. We look forward to working with you in future rounds of the study. If you have any questions or concerns please call our toll
- free number 1

- 888
- 204
- 4864 or email us at ECLSKHELP@westat.com. Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU LETTER - HONORARIASpring 201 5 [PRINCIPAL NAME] [SCHOOL NAME] [ADDRESS] [CITY, ST ZIP] Dear School Administrator , Thank you for participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010
- 11 (ECLS
- K:2011). The study has been very successful to date because of the cooperation and participation of the children, parents, schools, school administrators, and teachers. You can find further information and results from the study at our website at http://www.myeclsk2011.com/default.html . Thank you for your support of the ECLS
- K:2011. We look forward to working with you in future rounds of the study. If you have any questions or concerns please call our toll
- free number 1

- 888
- 204
- 4864 or email us at ECLSKHELP@westat. com. Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU LETTER - NO HONORARIA

## Spring Fifth **- Grade Letters** 

**Distributed During Fall 2015 Ad**  **va nce School Contact** Fall 2015 [NAME] [S C HO O L NAME] [ADD RE SS 1] [ADD RE SS 2] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r : W e a r e v e ry happy that y o ur s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in the Ea rly C hildhood Longi t udinal Study , K i nd e rgar ten C l a s s of 2 0 10
- 11 (E C LS
- K: 2 0 1 1). A s y ou m ay know , w e c oll ec t e d info r m ation l a s t yea r f r om the c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in the s tudy , t h e ir pare n t s , th e ir te ac h e r s , and th e ir s c h oo l ’s a dmini s tr a t o r . W e a r e looking fo r wa r d to f ollow i ng th e s e c hildr e n thi s s c hool yea r . T his s p ring , c hil d r e n w

ill c o mpl e te on e - o n - one a ss e ss m ents w i th tr ain e d EC L S
- K: 2 0 11 a ss es s o r s . T h e s e a ss es s m e nt s a r e d e s ig n e d to m e a s ure c hildren’s r ea ding, m athem ati c s , a nd s c i e n c e s kil l s a nd know l e dge, a s we ll a s ob t ain i n di ca to r s of c hil d r e n’s m e m o ry a nd a bility to f oll ow rul e s in a s tr u c tu r e d tas k . C hil d r e n als o w ill h a ve their heig

ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c hool. T h e s e a ss es s m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill t a ke ap p r oxim a t ely 80 minutes for eac h c hild to c omplet e . A c ompon e nt of the d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t ing in f o r m a tion a bo u t th e s amp l e d s tuden t s f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing sel f
- a dmini s t e r e d qu es tionn air e s . We al s o w ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m the s c hool a dmini s tr a t o r . W e app r ec i a te y our h e lp w i t h four tas k s , w

hi c h are d e taile d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri al s . T h e s e a r e (1) c o n firm that the c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in the EC L S
- K:2011 are atte n ding your s c h o ol (the list of p ar t i c ip ating c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) determine the d a te a nd time f o r the s p ring ac tiv i tie s ; ( 3) id e nti f

y a n ap p r op ri a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y the p rim a ry te ac h e r s o f the particip ating c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri als f or m o r e inf

o r m a ti o n about the s tudy and y o ur i mpo r ta n t r ole in it. T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E du ca tion S t ati s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E du ca tion’s I n s titute o f E d u cation Sci e n ce s is the prim a r y s po n s or of the EC L S
- K: 2 0 1 1 , whi c h is b e ing c o n du c ted on b e hal f of N CE S by [TBD] . The EC L S
- K:2011 has be e n e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal e du ca tion o rga niz atio n s li s ted on thi s l e tte r . N CE S is autho ri ze d to c ondu c t this s tudy und e r 20 U . S. C od e , S e c tion 9543. U nd e r that l aw , the d a ta you p r ovide m ay be u s e d only f o r s tatis t i cal p urp o s e s a nd may n o t be di s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e nt i fi a ble f o r m for a ny oth e r p urp o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a

w (20 U . S. Co d e , S ec tion 9573). T he U . S. O ff i c e of M a nage m e nt and B udge t has app r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O MB # 1 8 50
- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/2 0 1 X ) . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi th y ou a nd y our s c h ool again. A n E C L S
- K:2011 r e p r e s e n t ative will c all you in the c oming w ee k s to furth e r e xpl ain the s tudy a nd y our r e s po n s ibiliti e s . I f y ou ha v e a ny qu e s tio n s or c onc e r ns in a dv an c e of the p hone call, pl ea s e call [TBD] toll f r e e at [TBD] or s e nd an e m ail to [TBD] . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 5 TH GRADE SCHOOL COORDINATOR LETTER FOR CONTINUING SCHOOLS, SENT IN ADVANCE OF FALL RECRUITMENT.Fall 2015 [SUP ERI NT E NDE NT N A M E ] [D I S T RI C T NAME / D I OC E S E ] [ADD RE S S] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r Superintendent: **I am**  **wr i**  **t i**  **n g**  **t o**  **i n**  **f**

**o r**  **m y**  **o u**  **t h**  **a t o**  **n e**  **or m**  **o r**  **e s**  **t u**  **de n**  **ts w** **ho a** **r e p**  **a r**  **t i**  **c i** **pa t**  **i ng**  **in t**  **h e**  **E a** **r ly**  **C h**  **i ld**  **h ood**  **L o**  **n g**  **i t**  **u d** **i n**  **al S**  **t u**  **dy, K i** **n d**  **e r**  **g a** **r ten**  **C la**  **s s**  **of 2**  **01 0**  **- 1**  **1 (**  **E CL**  **S -**  **K :20**  **11 )**  **have t**  **r ansf**  **e rr**  **e d**  **t o**  **a s**  **cho o**  **l in your d**  **i s**  **t r**  **ic t**  **.** T he EC LS
- K: 2 0 11 is the thir d in a s e ri e s o f long itudin al s tudi e s of y o ung c hildr e n c o ndu c ted by the N a tional C e nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t ati s tics (

N CE S). T h e ea rli e r s tudi e s ha v e b ee n impo r ta nt s ou r c e s of d ata for r e s ea r c h er s a nd poli c y m a k e r s to ad dr e s s k e y i s s u e s r e l a ted to c hild r e n’s d ev e lopment a nd l ea r ning , in c luding lit e r ac y in the ho m e , the te ac hing of r ea ding a n d m a them atic s , a nd the as s o c iations b e tw ee n physic al e x e r ci s e , c hildhood obesi ty , a nd we ll
- b e ing. R e s ea r c h e r s u s ing the d a ta h a ve publi s h e d th eir f

indings w id e ly in s c i e nti f

ic jo urnal s and the popular p r es s . N CE S al s o p re s e nts r e s ults f r o m th e s e s tudi e s f

o r p r ac t i tione r s a nd the g e n e r al public on o ur we b s i te, ht tp : //n ce s . e d. g ov/ ec l s . Like its p r e d eces s or s tudi e s , the EC L S
- K:2011 will p r ov i de impo r tant i n fo rm ation o n child r e n’s ea rly l ea r ning a nd d ev e lop m e nt, tr a n s ition into ki n d e rga rten, a nd p r o g r es s th r ough ele m e ntary s c hool. T he n ew c oh o r t o f s tud e nt s ’ s c ho o l e xp e ri e n ce s w ill be c ompared to th o s e of ov e r a d eca de ea rli e r to s tu dy the ext e nt t o whi c h the d e mo g r a phic pr o file of c hil d r e n and t h e ir e nvironme n t f

o r l ea rning ha

v e c hange d , a nd how th e s e change s r e l ate to d eve lopme ntal a nd aca d e mic dif

f e r e n ce s ac r o s s the c oho r t s . T his s p ring, the particip a ting c hildr e n w ill c ompl e te i ndiv

idu al a ss es s m e n ts w

i th tr ain e d EC L S
K :2011 as s e ss o rs . T h e s e as se ss me n ts are d e s ign e d t o m e a s ure c hildr e n ’ s r ea ding, m a th e m a ti c s , a nd s c i e n c e s kills a n d kno w

l e dg e , a s we ll a s obt ain indi cato r s of c hildr e n ’ s m e m o ry a nd a bility to f oll ow r ul e s in a s tr u c tu r e d t a sk , b o th of whi c h a r e as s o c i a ted w ith l ea r ning. C hil d r e n also w ill ha v e the i r h e ig

ht and we ig

ht m e a s ur e d and w

ill c omplete a qu es tio nnai r e a bout th e m s e lv e s a n d th e ir e xp e ri e n ce s in s c h oo l . T he a ss e ss m e n t a c tiviti e s w ill ta k e app r oxim ately 80 minutes p e r c hild to c omplet e . Paren t s o f the s tu dy c hildr e n w ill be a s k e d to particip a te by p r oviding ba c k gr ound info r m a tion abo u t th eir c hild r e n and th e ir f a mili e s durin

g a tel e phone intervi ew. T he c hildr e n’s t eac h e r s w

ill be a s k e d to p r ovide info rm a tion ab o ut th e m s e lv e s a nd the sampled c hildr e n. W e al s o w ill a s k the school ’ s a dmini s tr a tor to c omplete a s e l f
- a dmini s ter e d qu e s ti o nnaire a bout the s c hool and hi s or h e r ba c k

gr oun d . Par t i c ip a tion in thi s s tudy i s volunt a ry ; ho weve r , w e a s k your ag e n c y to s upp o r t t he particip a tion of s c h ools in y our di s tri c t in the EC LS
- K:201 1 . B ecau s e t he EC LS
- K:2011 i s d e s ig

n e d to be a r e p r e s e n tative s a mple of U . S . s tud e n t s , i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of the s a mpl e d s c hoo l s a nd s tuden t s . SPRING 5 TH GRADE LETTER FOR NEW DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING RECRUITMENTT he N a ti o nal Ce nter f o r E du ca tion St a ti s ti c s o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du cati o n’s I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e nc e s is the prim a ry s p o n s o r o f the EC L S
- K: 2 0 1 1, whi c h is b e ing c o ndu c t e d on b e hal f of N CE S by [TBD] . T he EC LS
- K: 2 0 11 has b ee n e ndo rs e d by the n at i onal e du ca tion o rga niz ations listed on this l e tter. NC E S is autho ri ze d to c ondu c t thi s s tudy und e r 20 U . S. C od e , S ec tion 9543. U nd e r that l a w , the d a ta provid e d by y our s c hoo l s , s taf f , s tude n t s , and their parents m ay be u s e d o nly f

o r s tat i s tic al p urp o s e s a nd m ay not be di s c lo s e d, o r u s e d, in id e nti f i a ble f o rm for a ny oth e r pu rp o s e e x ce pt as r e quir e d by l a w ( 20 U . S. C o d e , S ec t

ion 95 7 3). T he U . S. O ffi c e of M a nag e m e nt and Budget has approved the data collection under OMB # 1850
- 0750 (expires XX/XX/201X

). I n p r e paration for our s p rin g ac tiviti e s in the s c hoo l s , in the n e xt f ew d ay s an ECLS
- K:2011 r e p r e s e n tative w

ill c ont ac t the s c h o ols in y o ur di s tri c t that the s tudy ’s s tud e n t s a tten d . W e a r e r e quired by l a

w to p r o te c t th e nam e s of s c h ools in the s tudy f r o m di s c lo s ur e ; w e a s k that eac h di s tri c t r e s p ec t this r e quirem e n t and p r ote c t the id e nti ty of pa r ti cip ating s c h o ols a s we ll. I n fo r m a tion c oll ec ted f

r om multiple indi

vid uals w ill be c omb in e d to p r odu c e r e p o r t s o f findings f r om the EC LS
- K:201 1 . T he r e p o r t s w ill n o t ident

i f y participat

ing di s trict s , s c hoo l s , child r e n and th e ir parent s , or indiv

i du al s t a ff. D e tail e d inf

o rm a tion a b out t

he EC LS
- K:2011 c a n be f

o und in the brochure e ncl o s e d w ith this l e tter. I f y ou ha

v e qu e s t i ons a bo u t th e s tudy, pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to c all [TBD] t oll
- fr e e a t [TBD] o r s e n d a n e m ail to [TBD] . Al s o, m o r e i n fo rm a ti o n a bout the E C LS
- K:2 0 11 is a v ail a ble a t: ht tp://n c e s . e d. g ov / ec l s / MyEC LSK 2 0 1 1 . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s E n c lo s ur es: ECLS
- K:2011 Brochure

ECLS
- K:2011 Schools in this DistrictFall 2015 [SUP ERI NT E NDE NT N A M E ] [D I S T RI C T NAME / D I OC E S E ] [ADD RE S S] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r Superintendent: W e a r e v e ry happy that s c h o ols in y o ur di s tri c t ar e partic i pating in the Ea rly C hil dho o d Longitudinal Study , K

i n d e rg a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 1 0
- 11 (E CLS
- K: 2 0 1 1). T hank you for h elping m a ke their pa r ticip a tion p o s s ibl e . **I am**  **w r** **i t**  **i ng**  **t o i**  **n fo**  **r m**  **y o**  **u t**  **h at**  **o ne**  **o r**  **m o**  **r e**  **s t**  **u d**  **e n**  **t s**  **w ho**  **are pa**  **r t** **ici p**  **a t**  **i n**  **g in t**  **h e**  **ECL S**  **- K**  **:20 1**  **1 have t**  **r a** **nsfe r** **r ed**  **to a**  **s chool**  **i n yo**  **u r**  **d ist**  **r ict**  **t hat**  **was n**  **ot p**  **r e**  **v i**  **o usly p**  **a r**  **t o**  **f t**  **h e**  **s t**  **u d**  **y .**  T his s p ring, the particip a ting c hildr e n w ill c ompl e te i ndiv

idu al a ss es s m e n ts w

i th tr ain e d EC L S
K:2011 as s e ss o rs . T h e s e as se ss m e nts a r e d e s ign e d t o m e a s ure c hildr e n ’ s r ea ding, m ath e m a ti c s , a nd s c i e n c e s kills a n d kno w

l e dg e , a s we ll a s obt ain indi cato r s of c hildr e n ’ s m e mo ry a nd ability to f ollow r ul e s in a s tr u c tur e d tas k , b o th o f whi c h are a ss o c i a ted w ith l ea r ning. C hil dr e n al s o w ill ha v e their heig

ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m s e lv e s a nd their e x p e ri e n ce s in s c h oo l . T he as s es s m e nt a c tiviti e s w il l t a ke app r oxim a tely 80 minutes p e r c hil d to compl e te. Paren t s of the s tudy c hildr e n w ill be a s k e d to parti c ip a te by p r oviding ba c k gr ound info r m a tion abo u t th eir c hild r e n and th e ir f a mili e s durin

g a tel e phone intervi ew. T he c hildr e n’s t eac h e r s w

ill be a s k e d to p r ovide info rm a tion ab o ut th e m s e lv e s a nd the sampled c hildr e n. W e al s o w ill a s k the school ’ s a dmini s tr a tor to c omplete a s e l f
- a dmini s ter e d qu e s ti o nnaire a bout the s c hool and hi s or h e r ba c k

gr oun d . Par t i c ip a tion in thi s s tudy i s volunt a ry ; ho weve r , w e a s k your ag e n c y to s upp o r t t he particip a tion of s c hoo l s in yo ur di s tri c t in th e EC LS
- K:201 1 . B ecau s e th e EC LS
- K:2011 is designed to be a r e p r e s e n tative s a mple of U . S . s tud e n t s , i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of the s a mpl e d s c hoo l s a nd s tuden t s . T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E du ca tion S t ati s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E du ca tion’s I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the p rim a ry s p o n s o r o f the EC L S
- K:201 1 , whi c h is be ing conducted on beh alf o f N CE S by [ TBD ] . T he EC LS
- K:2011 has b ee n e ndo r s e d by the n a t i onal e du ca tion o rga niz ations listed on this l e tter. NC E S is autho ri ze d to c ondu c t thi s s t udy und e r 20 U . S. C od e , S ec tion 9543. U nd e r that l a w , the d ata provid e d by y our s c hoo l s , s taf f , s tude n t s , a nd their pare n ts m ay be u s e d only for s tat i s t i cal purpo s e s a nd may n ot be di s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e n ti f i a ble fo r m for any oth e r p urp o s e e x ce pt as re quired by l a w (20 U . S. Co d e , S ec tion 957 3 ). T he U . S. O f

fi c e o f M anage m e nt and B udge t h a s app r o ve d the d a ta c oll ec ti o n und e r OMB # 1 8 5 0
- 0750 (e xpir e s XX/XX/2 0 1 X ). In preparation for our spring activities in the schools, in the next few days an ECLS
- K :2011 representative will contact the schools in your district that the study’s students attend. We are required by law to protect the names of schools in the study from disclosure; we ask that each district respect this requirement and protect the identit y of participating schools as well. Information collected from multiple individuals will be combined to produce reports of findings from the ECLS

K:2011. The reports will not identify participating districts, schools, children and their parents, or individual staff. SPRING 5 TH GRADE LETTER FOR CONTINUING DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING RECRUITMENTI f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bo u t the s tu dy , pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to call [TBD] toll
- f

r e e a t [TBD] o r s e nd an e m ail to [TBD] . Al s o, m o r e info rm a tion ab o ut the EC L S
- K : 2 0 1 1 is a v ail a ble a t: ht tp://n ce s . e d. gov/ ec l s / MyEC L S K2 0 1 1 . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . Sincerely, Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s Enclosure: List of ECLS
- K:2011 Schools Added from your DistrictFall 2015 [PRINC I PAL NAME] [S C HO O L NAME] [ADD RE SS 1] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r School Administrator: I a m writ ing to inv ite y ou to particip a te i n an i n s ig h t ful s t udy , the Ea rly C hildhood Longitudinal Study , K i n d e rga r ten C l a s s of 2 0 1 0
- 11 (E CL S
- K:201 1 ) . T he EC LS
- K: 2 0 11 b e ga n in the 2 0 1 0
- 11 s c hool year w

ith app r oxim a tely 18,200 c hildr e n in a b o ut 950 s c h ools ac r o s s the c oun t ry . **W e are**  **i nvi**  **t i**  **ng y**  **o u**  **t o**  **pa r**  **t i**  **ci p**  **ate becau**  **s e one**  **or m**  **o r**  **e s**  **t u**  **d ents who a** **r e**  **pa r**  **t i**  **c i** **pa t**  **i ng**  **i n**  **t he**  **s t**  **u dy**  **have t**  **r ansf** 

**e rr**  **e d**  **to yo u**  **r s**  **ch o**  **ol.** T he EC L S
- K: 2 0 11 is the thir d in a s e ri e s o f long itudin al s tudi e s of y o ung c hildr e n c o ndu c ted by the N a tional C e nter f

o r E du ca tion S t ati s tics (

N CE S ) . T h e ea rli e r s tudi e s h a ve b e e n impo r ta nt s ou r ce s of d ata f

o r r e s ea r c h er s a nd poli c y m a ke r s to a d d r es s k e y i s s u e s r e l a ted to c hildr e n’s d ev e l o pment a nd lea r ning in c luding lit e r ac y in the home, the te ac hing of r e a ding a nd math e m atic s , a n d the as s o c i a tio n s b e tw ee n phy s i cal e x e r ci s e , c hildhood obes i ty, and we ll
- b e ing. R e s ea r c h e r s u s i ng the d a ta h a ve publi s h e d th e ir findings w id e ly in s c i e nti f

ic journal s an d the p o pul ar p r e ss . N CE S al s o p r e s e n t s r e s ults f r om these s tudi e s f

o r p r ac titio n e r s a nd the ge n e r al public on o ur we b s i te, ht t

p://n ce s . e d. g ov/ ec l s . Like its p r e d eces s or s tudi e s , the EC L S
- K:2011 will p r ov i de impo r tant i n f

o r m ati o n o n c hildr e n’s ea rly l ea r ning a nd d eve lopment, tr a n s it i on i n to kind e rga r ten, a nd p r o g r es s th r ough e l e m e ntary s c hool. T he n ew c oho r t o f s tud e n t s ’ s c hool e xp e ri e n ce s w ill be c omp ar e d to tho s e o f ov e r a d eca de ea rli e r to s tudy the e xt e nt t o w hi c h the d e mo g

r aphic p r o f

ile o f c hildr e n and th e ir e nvi r on m e n t s f

or l ea rning h a

ve c hange d , a nd how th e s e c hange s r e l a te to d ev e lopment al a nd a ca d e mic dif

f e r e n c e s ac r o s s the c oho r t s . T he s tudy is d e s c rib e d in mo r e d e ta il in the e n c lo s e d b r o c h ur e. T he partic ipation o f eac h of the sel ec ted sc h ools i s c r u c i a l for the suc ces s o f thi s im p o r tant s tudy. F or the s tu dy d a ta to acc ur ately r e p r e s e nt the ea rl y s c hooling e xp e ri e n ce s of all c hildr e n in Am eri ca , it is vit a

l that the s a mpl e d s tuden t s t a ke part in e ac h phase o f the s tudy. T h e r e f o r e , thi s s p ring w e w o uld l

i ke to condu c t a c hild as s es s m e nt wi th the s a mpl e d c hildr e n w ho are now a ttending y our s c hoo l . T he participating c hild r e n w ill c omplete individual a ss ess m e nts w i t h tr ain e d EC L S
- K : 2 0 11 a ss es s o r s . T h e s e a ss es s m e nt s a r e d e s ign e d to m e a s ure c hildren’s r ea ding, m a them ati c s , a nd s c i e n c e s kills a n d kno w

l e dg e , a s we ll a s obt ain indi cato r s of c hildr e n ’ s m e m o ry a nd a bility to follow r ul e s in a s tr u c tur e d ta sk , both of w hi c h ar e a s s o c i a ted w

ith l ea r ning. C hil d r e n al s o w ill ha v e their h e ig

ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a n d w

ill c o m pl e te a qu e s tio nnai r e about them s e lv e s a nd th e ir e xp e ri e n ce s in s c h oo l . T h e s e as s ess m e nt ac tiviti e s w ill ta k e app r oxim ately 80 minutes per child to c omplete. Paren t s of the study children w ill be a s k e d to p ar ticip a te b y p r oviding ba c k gr ound in f

orm a tion about their child r e n a nd th e ir f a mili e s d uring a t el e phone intervi ew. The children’s te ac h e r s w

ill be a s k e d to p r ovide i n fo r m a tion a bout the m s e lv e s a nd the s ampl e d c hildr e n. W e al s o w

ill a s k y o u to compl e te a s e l f
- a d mini s tered qu e s t

i onnaire about your school and background.

SPRING 5 TH GRADE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR LETTER FOR TRANSFER SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENTPar t i c ip a tion in thi s s tudy i s volunt a ry ; ho weve r , I e n c o ur age y our s c h ool’s particip at i on in the EC L S
- K:201 1 . B ecau s e the EC L S
- K:2011 i s de s igned to be a r e p r e s e n tative s a mp l e of U . S. s tud e n t s , i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of y o ur s c h ool, te ac h e r s , a nd s tuden t s . W e a r e a s king y o u to identify a s ta f f m e mb e r a t your s c h ool to ac t a s a li ai s o n w ith the EC L S
- K:2011 and f

a c ili t ate the ac tivi t

ies in th e s c ho ol that a r e pa r t of the s tudy. I n app r ec i a tion f o r the ir time a

nd e ff o r t s , p ar ticip a t

ing te ac h e r s w

ill r ece ive a n hono r a r

ium. T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E du ca tion St a ti s ti c s o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du cati o n’s I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the p rim a ry s p o n s o r o f the EC L S
- K:201 1 , whi c h i s being c ondu c ted on b e hal f of N C E S by [TBD] . T he EC LS
- K : 2 0 11 has b ee n e nd o rs e d by t he nation al e du ca tion o rga niz ations l

i s ted on thi s l e tter. N CE S is auth o ri ze d to co n du c t this s tudy und er 20 U . S. C od e , S ec tion 9543. U nd e r that l aw , the d a ta prov i d e d by y our sc hool, s taf

f , s tu d e nt s , a n d their pa r e nts m ay be u s e d only for s t a ti s tic al pu rpo s e s a nd may n ot be di s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e nti f i a ble fo r m for a ny oth e r pu rp o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a w ( 20 U . S. C od e , S ec t

ion 95 7 3). T he U . S. Of

f i c e o f M a nage m ent and B udge t has ap p r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O M B # 1 8 50
- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX / 2 0 1 X

) . I n fo r m ation coll ec t e d f

r o m multiple indivi du als w ill be c ombined to p r odu c e r e p o r ts of fi n dings f

r o m the EC L S
- K:201 1 . T he r epo r t s w ill n ot id e nti f

y pa r ticip ating di s tri c t s , sch o ol s , c hil d r e n and their parent s , or indiv i du al s t a ff. W ithin the n e xt f

ew d ay s , an ECLS
- K:2011 r e p r e s e ntative w ill c ont ac t you a bout particip a t ing in this i m po r tant s tudy. I f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s about the s tudy , pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to call [

TBD ] toll
f r e e a t [ TBD] o r s e nd an em ail to [ TBD ] . Al s o, m o r e info r m a tion abo u t the EC L S
- K:2011 is av a ilable at ht tp://n c e s . e d. gov/ ec l s / My EC LSK 2 0 1 1 . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of the EC LS
- K:201 1 . Christopher Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s , I n s titute of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s E n c lo s ur e: ECLS
- K:2011 BrochureFall 2015 [SCHO O L CO O RD I N A

TOR N AM E] [S C HO O L NAME] [ADD RE SS 1] [ C ITY , S TAT E Z I P] D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r : W e a r e v e ry happy that y o ur s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in the Ea rly C hildhood Longitu dinal Study , Kind e rga r ten C l as s o f 2 0 1 0
- 11 (E C LS
- K: 2 0 1 1). A s y ou k now, this spring we are planning to collect info r m ation f

r o m the study c hil d r e n a t yo ur s c hool, th e ir paren t s , their te ac h e rs , a n d their s c hool ’ s a dmini s tr at o r . **O n**  **e or**  **m o**  **r e**  **s t**  **u d**  **e n**  **t s**  **w h**  **o ha v** **e p a** **r t** **ici p**  **a ted in**  **t h**  **e s**  **t u**  **dy at a**  **d i**  **f f**  **er e**  **nt s**  **c h**  **ool have**  **t r**  **ansf**

**e rr**  **ed to y**  **o ur**  **s c**  **hool, and**  **we w o**  **uld l** **ike t**  **o c o**  **m plete**  **a ss**  **e ss**  **m ents wi**  **t h**  **t h**  **em a l** **ong w i**  **th t**  **he c h** **il d**  **r en w** **h o**  **have p a** **r t**  **i c**  **i pa**  **t e**  **d i**  **n y** **o u**  **r s**  **chool i**  **n the past.**  A s w ith the oth e r particip a t

ing c hildr e n a t yo ur s c h ool, t h e s e a dditional c hil d r e n w ill c omplete on e - on - one as s es s m e n t s w i t h tr ain e d EC L S
- K:2011 a s s e ss o rs . T h e s e as s e s s men t s are de s igned to m ea s ur e c hildr e n ’ s r ea di ng, m a them ati c s , a nd s c i e n c e s kills a nd kno w l e dge, a s we ll a s obt ain indi ca to r s of c hil d r e n’s m e m o ry a nd ability to follow r ul e s in a s tr u c tur e d tas k . C hild r e n al s o w ill h a ve their heig

ht and we ig

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c om p l e te a qu e s tionn air e a bout th e m s e lv e s and th e ir e xp e ri e n c e s in s c h oo l . T h e s e as s e s s m e nt ac tivi t i e s w ill t a ke app r oxim a tely 80 minutes for eac h c hild t o c omplet e . A c ompon e nt of the d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t ing in f o r m a tion a bo u t th e s amp l e d s tuden t s f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing sel f
- a dmini s t e r e d qu es t

i onnair e s . W e al s o w

ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m the s c hool a dmini s tr a t o r . W e app r ec i a te y our h e lp w i t h f our tas k s , w

hi c h are d e taile d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri al s . T h e s e a r e (1) conf irm that the c hil d r e n parti c ip at ing in the E C L S
- K:2011 are attending your s c hool (the l is t of particip ating c hild r e n w ill be s e n t separately

); (2) determine the d a t e a nd time f o r the as s es s m e nt ac tiviti e s n e xt s p ring; (3) id e n ti f y a n approp ri ate spa c e f

o r th e a ss es s m e n t s ; a nd (4) id e nt i fy the prim ary te ac h e r s of the pa r ticip a ting c hil d r e n. Ple a s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri a l s f o r m o r e info r m ation abo u t th e s tudy a nd y our im p o r ta nt r ole in i t . T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E du ca tion S t ati s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E du ca tion’s I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the p rim a ry s p o n s o r o f the EC L S
- K:201 1 , whi c h i s being c ondu c ted on b e hal f of N C E S by [TBD ] . T he EC LS
- K : 2 0 11 has be e n e nd o rs e d by t he nation al e du ca tion o rga niz ations li s ted on thi s l e tter. N CE S is auth o ri ze d to co n du c t this s tudy und e r 20 U . S. C od e , S ec tion 9543. U nd e r that l aw , the d ata y ou p r ovide m ay b e u s e d only for s tat i s tic al p urp o s e s and may not be di s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e n ti f i a ble f o r m f o r a ny oth e r p urp o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a

w (20 U .S. C od e , S ec tion 957 3 ). T he U . S. O ff i c e of M a nage m e nt and B udge t h a s app r o v e d the d a ta c oll ec ti o n und e r OMB # 1 8 5 0
- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/2 0 1 X ) . T hank y ou for yo ur s upp o r t of th e EC L S
- K:201 1 . W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi th y ou and y our s c h o ol again. A n E C L S
- K: 2 0 11 r e p r e s e n tative w ill call you in the c oming wee ks t o fu r ther e xpl ain the stu dy a nd y our r e s po n s ibiliti e s . I f y ou ha v e a ny qu e s tio n s o r c onc e r n s in a dv an c e of the p hone call, pl ea s e call [

TBD ] toll f

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